[governance] RE: [bestbits] Sign-On Statement regarding the 2014 Internet Governance Summit in Brazil

Sun Oct 27 22:48:59 EDT 2013

Jeremy,

I'm wondering how the chapeau for the statement was created and introduced where there is a full-throated endorsement of (let's call it "pig in a poke") MSism i.e.  a multistakeholder model of agenda setting, participation and decision making from its inception. 

There is no indication in the initial statement of principles of such an uncritical endorsement.  (I have somewhat parallel reservations about the IGF as well--at least as mentioned in the below--but these are less pressing in the current context of an IGF without the capabilities being pointed to.)

For reasons I've expressed in my blog and elsewhere I find this uncritical/undefined kind of endorsement by CS of MSism extremely problematic and for that reason I can't endorse the statement. 

Although I agree that all stakeholders should have a role, I think that there is the issue of a role for those who might not currently be defined (or define themselves) as "stakeholders" (as per Daniel Pimenta's note) and as well the issue of possible subversion or capture of the MS process unless suitable measures are identified and implemented. 

I have no doubt that Brazil with its successful experience with CGI and elsewhere in integrating MS processes into on-going processes of democratic governance, participation and decision making, will be able to avoid these.  However, I'm rather less sure of other of the stakeholder groups likely to be involved in the lead up to Brazil and following.

M 

From: bestbits-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Sana Saleem
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 11:17 PM
To: Andrew Puddephatt
Cc: Valeria Betancourt; Anja Kovacs; Nnenna Nwakanma; bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org; Norbert Bollow
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Sign-On Statement regarding the 2014 Internet Governance Summit in Brazil

Hi all,

Bolo Bhi, Pakistan endorses this statement.

Best,

Sana

On 27-Oct-2013, at 9:18 pm, Andrew Puddephatt <Andrew at gp-digital.org> wrote:

Global Partners Digital endorses the statement

Andrew Puddephatt, Director          Global Partners Digital 

Development House, 56-64 Leonard St, EC2A 4LT, UK

Office 44 (0)207 549 0350

Mobile: +44 (0)771 339 9597

andrew at g <mailto:andrew at global-partners.co.uk> p-digital.org                   <http://www.global-partners.co.uk/> www.global-partners.co.uk

From: Valeria Betancourt <valeriab at apc.org>
Date: Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:05
To: Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in>
Cc: Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75 at gmail.com>, "bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org" <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch>
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Sign-On Statement regarding the 2014 Internet Governance Summit in Brazil

Hi all, 

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) also endorses the statement.  

Valeria 

On 24/10/2013, at 22:12, Anja Kovacs wrote:

The Internet Democracy Project, India, also endorses the statement.

Think there might be a few spelling and grammar mistakes in the intro para? Shouldn't it say "poseS a challenge FOR the whole community to tackle"? 

Thanks,
Anja

On Oct 25, 2013 10:25 AM, "Nnenna Nwakanma" <nnenna75 at gmail.com> wrote:

Jeremy,

I will give you a hug when I see you. This is the kind of thing that turns a human being into a zoombie.

Norbert, kindly note that The World Wide Web Foundation has given an okay to the statement.

Best 

Nnenna

On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> For those who had not heard from my message to the governance list,
> the Best Bits server has been completely lost due to a VPS
> malfunction.  This means that our website and mailing lists are
> offline until further notice.

The statement text that has emerged from our discussions is now online
as a sign-on statement at http://igcaucus.org/sign-on.html

Greetings,
Norbert

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Valeria Betancourt

Directora / Manager

Programa de Políticas de Information y Comunicación / Communication and Information Policy Programme

Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones / Association for

Progressive Communications, APC

http://www.apc.org

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