[governance] Just Net Coalition Response to NetMundial Outcome Document

Tue Apr 22 10:55:28 EDT 2014

Norbert where's the URL to this?

Carlos Vera Quintana
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> El 22/04/2014, a las 8:27, Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net> escribió:
> 
> Thanks a lot - excellent.
> 
> Norbert Klein
> Cambodia
> 
> 
>> On 4/22/2014 5:12 PM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> please find below and attached the Just Net Coalition's response to
>> the draft NetMundial Outcome Document.
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> Norbert
>> co-convenor, Just Net Coalition
>> 
>> 
>> * Just Net Coalition Response to NetMundial Outcome Document *
>> 
>> President Dilma's Speech in the UN General assembly last September,
>> resonated throughout the world. It expressed the outrage of the people
>> on the "grave violation of human rights and of civil liberties", the
>> threat of "cyberspace being used as a weapon of war" and violation
>> sovereign rights of countries including Brazil. She expressed the
>> global discontent in the way the Internet is being currently governed.
>> She called for protection of data as it travels on the web and
>> multilateral mechanisms (or UN mechanisms) for the Internet to ensure
>> democratic governance, cultural diversity, inclusive and non
>> discriminatory societies, and responsible regulation.
>> 
>> It is in this context within which the NetMundial conference -- on
>> April 23rd-24th -- is taking place in Sao Paulo for which Brazil has
>> taken the initiative.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, all the above issues that President Dilma highlighted in
>> her UN speech, are missing from the current draft that is being placed
>> before the conference. The document fails to mention the word
>> 'democracy' at all - and instead talks only about the multistakeholder
>> model and governance on the basis of consensus. This, even though such
>> systems have failed in protecting the global citizens from drag-net
>> surveillance, the threat of cyber war and the emergence of global
>> monopolies. Such a model also completely ignores the concept of public
>> interest in Internet governance.
>> 
>> If we take the pharmaceutical example, a multistakeholder governance
>> would have meant deciding /by consensus/-- between global pharma, AIDS
>> patients in the global south and global governments -- what should be
>> the cost of such lifesaving drugs, without addressing or identifying
>> where public good lies. Brazil and other countries rejected such an
>> approach and that iswhy people in the global south today can afford to
>> buy drugs for their treatment. And who would accept that pharmaceutical
>> companies have equal rights with respect to decisions on safety and
>> effectiveness of their products?
>> 
>> A model that gives equal rights for public policy to governments, and
>> corporations, is giving global corporations, a veto to prevent any
>> meaningful reform and regulation. This is a violation of all democratic
>> norms and the rights of the people -- their political, economic, social
>> and cultural rights, essentially surrendering global public interest to
>> private, unelected, rich and powerful global corporations. How could,
>> for instance, network neutrality ever be imposed in such a model?
>> 
>> Governments are answerable to their people; corporations to their
>> shareholders. People and profits cannot be equated through a specific
>> model of governance. This is what NetMundial must address; not an
>> endorsement of the status quo but a new beginning in Internet
>> governance; an Internet governance that must place public good over
>> private profit, protect global citizens from mass surveillance and the
>> threat of cyber weapons. This is the leadership role that we would
>> expect President Dilma and Brazil to play in NetMundial. This is what
>> all countries and groups who believe in democracy, advancing human
>> rights and social justice and a peaceful world must strive for in the
>> final outcome document.
>> 
>> The Just Net Coalition has submitted a detailed clause-by-clause
>> amendment to the Draft of the NetMundial document. We believe that the
>> draft should be significantly revised to include the following:
>> 
>> 1. A democratic and multistakeholder Internet governance model with
>> different roles and responsibilities for different stakeholders;
>> recognising that corporations and governments cannot be placed on an
>> equal footing in governing the Internet.
>> 
>> 2. Restoring the reference to the necessary and proportionate principle
>> and therefore countering the continuation of mass surveillance.
>> 
>> 3. Restoring reference to the need for a global compact on prohibition
>> of cyberwar and cyber weapons.
>> 
>> 4. Adding a clear reference to net neutrality principles (the current
>> reference is too vague and ambiguous, permitting practices such as
>> tiered access and differential pricing).
>> 
>> 5. Addressing emerging increased power of monopolies in the Internet
>> space with respect to cultural and language diversity, and
>> profiteering, and the need for regulating such monopolies.
>> 
>> 6. Addressing the issue of appropriation and monetisation of data of the
>> people by corporations.
>> 
>> 7. Recognizing the concept of global commons or public good in internet
>> governance.
>> 
>> 8. Rejecting unilateral preconditions on the IANA transition
>> discussions.
>> 
>> We expect that the final outcome document will explicitly foster a
>> decentralized, free and open, non-hierarchical network of networks, and
>> not implicitly favour the current trends of Internet governance which
>> are leading us more and more towards monolithic, centralized walled
>> gardens. NetMundial must dedicate itself to a roadmap to for an open,
>> robust and resilient Internet -- acceptable to everyone including the
>> 70 per cent unconnected majority.
>> 
>> [Just_Net_Coalition_Response_NetMundial_2014-04-22.pdf  application/pdf
>> (47084 Bytes)]
> 
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