[governance] Workshops proposals for IGF was Re: [] COMMENTS SOUGHT: ...

[parminder]

Here is the workshop proposal

1.      Workshop working title  (max 60 characters):

'Traditional telecom regulations/institutions and the Internet'


2.      Concise description of broader thematic area of interest (max
500 characters):

Whether traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions apply to 
the Internet or not has been a controversial subject. Much of WCIT 
revolved around this subject. This issue is also playing out at the 
national level in many countries, with telecom regulators unclear about 
application of traditional communication related rules and norms to the 
Internet. The specific issues here range from content related regulation 
to net neutrality and universal access.

3.      Concise description of specific issues or policy questions to
be addressed (max 500 characters):

a) Does traditional telecom regulations, norms and institutions apply to 
the Internet or not?

b) If they do not apply, how should traditional norms of communication 
infrastructure like common carriage (net neutrality), universal access, 
emergency communications etc get applied to the Internet, or is there no 
need to do so?

c) Whether they do apply or not, or partially apply, what changes of 
frameworks, institutions, participation processes are needed, both at 
the national and global levels?

Indication of workshop format:

Yes to be worked out, but also proposed that a main session be organised 
around this policy question, and alternatively have a workshop plus 
round table.



On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:53 PM, parminder wrote:
>
 > On Tuesday 19 March 2013 05:09 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
 >> Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
 >>
 >>> I agree with this. I support #3 as expressed below.
 >>>>> Third, flows from (surprisingly) the only clear policy
 >>>>> question idea was was proposed during the MAG meeting. This
 >>>>> was done by Thomas Schneider of the Swiss government, and
 >>>>> supported by Bill. I am not clear about the wordings used but
 >>>>> it was the key WCIT issue of 'how traditional telecom
 >>>>> regulations, and regulatory norms and institutions, apply or
 >>>>> dont apply to the Internet' . Having witnesses the turmoil of
 >>>>> and around WCIT, there could be few more pertinent policy
 >>>>> related questions than this one. So, well I propose we have a
 >>>>> workshop on this question.
 >> [with IGC Coordinator hat on]
 >>
 >> This workshop proposal seems to seems to enjoy broad support, but
 >> it still lacks a volunteer or a team who would do the work of
 >> organizing, and there is also the need for the proponents to put
 >> together concrete text for http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/proposals
 >> .
 >
 > I can take this up. At least temporarily , at this stage....
 > parminder
 >>
 >> Greetings, Norbert
 >>
 >


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