[governance] Reasons of thinking that the selection process of nominees for representing the civil society at GMMIG of Sao Paulo is ongoing

Thu Jan 16 14:49:07 EST 2014

I have responded privately to Prof Kantiza on these matters to address some of the factual misunderstandings (rather than post to about 8 mailing lists). 

Ian Peter

From: Antoine Kantiza 
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Subject: [governance] Reasons of thinking that the selection process of nominees for representing the civil society at GMMIG of Sao Paulo is ongoing

Dear all,

I  begin by congratulating the first round of talented selected persons for representing the Civil society for preparing the upcoming Global Multistakeholder  Meeting of Internet Governance in the Meeting of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

However I quote five reasons of thinking that the selection of nominees for representing Civil society at GMMIG is ongoing:

1°) Only one candidate has been elected in each Committee: Jovan Kurbalija for the High Level Committee and Marilia Maciel for the Executive Multistakeholder Committee as it is displayed by Virginia (Ginger) Paque on the website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/diplo-community-submission-to-cs-coordination-group-brazil-ms-mee‏ where the whole list of applicants was highlighted  since Tuesday, on January 7th, 2014  -sixteen applicants for HLC and twelve applicants for EMC-  meaning that others selected persons are the outsiders elected for theirs proved know-how in Internet Governance 

2°) It has been asserted in the Call for Nomination that four persons will be nominated for the High Level Committee and two persons for the Executive Multistakeholder Committee, so the HLC should be completed by at least by one person.

3°) The developing countries are under-represented among the selection of CS Coordination Group who don’t live the true reality of Internet Governance in enclosed developing countries where the democratization of Internet access is not only denied by the high cost of Internet- one dollar by half past an hour of Internet connection where the average income of inhabitants is less than two dollars by day- but also by many other matters such as the highest digital illiteracy as well as the little level of integrity and the lack professionalism among Internet stakeholders, the deficit of basic ICT infrastructures in rural area  or the monopoly position of closed club of Internet providers what I suggest to be analyzed in 2014 IGF in order to struggle against digital divide inside developing countries, also it has been promised that amid the criteria of selection of candidates “includes perspectives/representation of groups typically under-represented in global IG processes”

4°) The selection of CS Coordination Group is not yet revealed by Virginia (Ginger) Paque who disclosed the list of the nominees of civil society on http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/diplo-community-submission-to-cs-coordination-group-brazil-ms-me and who asserted that she “will post the names of the chosen civil society representatives as soon as it is finalised and sent to 1Net and the LOG (Local Organizing Group)” when the current selections of the CS Coordination Group has been revealed by a non voting chair who recognized that “some aspects of these selections will be controversial”

5°) The selection process for the applicants who will advocate for transparency in Internet Governance process should prove that the selection of candidates has been done in transparency by proclaiming the selected persons classified by scores given by CS Coordination Group in accordance to the prior criteria of selection announced in the call for nominations.

Best

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From: gurstein at gmail.com
To: jeremy at ciroap.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net; governance at lists.igcaucus.org
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:50:14 +0700
Subject: [governance] RE: [bestbits] Results of nominations for civil society representation on Brazil meeting committees

I think that it is worth pointing out that this selection, whatever the evident merits of the individuals selected, was made by a self-appointed group representing a self-selected set of civil society organizations (the CS:CC) from which the Community Informatics network which has been active in civil society (and other matters) concerning the Internet since 2001; was, without cause, explanation or justification, excluded.

Mike

From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of Jeremy Malcolm
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:31 AM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net&gt
Subject: [bestbits] Results of nominations for civil society representation on Brazil meeting committees

Here are the results of the call for nominations to the two Brazil meeting committees, as handled by the Civil Society IG Coordination Group, on which I am the liaison for the Best Bits community.  This email comes from independent chair Ian Peter.

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      Subject: 
     [governance] CS Representation on Brazil Committees

      Date: 
     Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:31:55 +1100

      From: 
     Ian Peter mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com

      Reply-To: 
     governance at lists.igcaucus.org,"Ian Peter" mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com

      To: 
     mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org

I am pleased to announce the following selections for the Brazil Committees on behalf of the Civil Society Coordination Group. Many thanks to all the organisations and individuals who co –operated in this collaborative effort and to those who contributed to a very talented list of names for consideration

High Level Committee

Jovan Kurbalija
Stephanie Perrin
Louis Pouzin

Executive Multistakeholder Committee

Adam Peake
Marilia Maciel

Biographical details appear below.

The representatives were chosen from a field of 33 applications for HLC and 24 applications for EMC, drawn from a widely disseminated call for nominations across various civil society networks, including IGC, Best Bits, APC, NCSG, Diplo, and associated civil society networks , and including nominations from other CS individuals as well. No nominations were denied full consideration.

The full list of candidates was posted on the main civil society lists some time ago (let me know if you need a copy). We thank all the volunteers who put their names forward – this was an incredibly talented field and making decisions on final candidates was subsequently a significant challenge.

The selections were made by a Nomcom consisting of Virginia Paque (Diplo Foundation), Jeremy Malcolm (Best Bits), Chat Garcia Ramilo (APC) and Robin Gross (NCSG). Ian Peter was an independent non voting Chair.

We realise that some aspects of these selections will be controversial. We have attempted to find a balance (among the candidates who best fit our criteria for selection) between such factors as gender, geography, advocacy, knowledge, expertise, and constituency. Geography in particular was a challenge in finalising our HLC candidates – but we did note very strong support from a number of prominent third world centred organisations and individuals for Louis Pouzin, and trust that the perspectives and advocacy he will bring to the discussions will ensure that important issues of concern to many members of civil society are not neglected.

Biographical details are below.

Ian Peter (non voting Chair)

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Dr Jovan Kurbalija is the founding director of DiploFoundation. He is a former diplomat with a professional and academic background in international law, diplomacy, and information technology. In 1992, he established the Unit for IT and Diplomacy at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta. In 2002, after more than ten years of successful work in training, research, and publishing, the Unit evolved into DiploFoundation.

Dr Kurbalija directs online learning courses on ICT and diplomacy and lectures in academic and training institutions in Switzerland, the United States, Austria, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Malta. His main areas of research are diplomacy and the development of an international Internet regime, the use of hypertext in diplomacy, online negotiations and diplomatic law. 

Stephanie Perrin is recognized as an international expert in privacy and data protection and the social impact of technology, and is conducting doctoral research focused on privacy enhanced authentication technologies. Stephanie is a NCSG/NCUC member and has been a strong advocate for privacy on the ICANN Expert Working Group on Directory Services (aka "whois") for the last year.  Her experience includes several positions in the Canadian Government, including in Integrity Services at Service Canada, as Director of Research and Policy in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, and as Director of Privacy Policy at Industry Canada where she was responsible for the development of the private sector privacy legislation (PIPEDA). She has worked in the private sector and has consulted broadly on privacy issues internationally, including advising on the first privacy policy for CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. She is based in Canada.

Louis Pouzin is one of the pioneers in computer communications and the Internet. He designed and directed the development of the Cyclades network in France, the first to use datagrams and matching end-to-end protocols, later adopted by the Internet. He is now retired and contributes to several associations and working groups related to Internet development. He has received ACM SIGCOMM and IEEE Internet awards and is a member of the Internet Hall of Fame. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, and has published 82 articles and a book on computer networks. Louis is a founder or Eurolinc and has been a strong advocate in internet governance discussions.

Adam Peake is a senior researcher at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan. He works on telecommunications, Internet and broadband policy, and follow-up activities for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Adam has been active in policy-making activities for the deployment and development of the Internet since the mid-1990s. He is an expert on the development and deployment of the broadband networks, services and applications in Japan, and has conducted numerous studies for Japanese corporate clients on telecommunications/Internet/ICTs in the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia. Adam teaches a short course on Internet policy for MBA students at the International University of Japan and is a former co ordinator of the Internet Governance Caucus.

Marília Maciel works as a professor of Intellectual Property Law and also as a researcher at the Center for Technology and Society of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (CTS/FGV), in Brazil. She leads project Cultura Livre (Free Culture), which investigates how new media reshapes intellectual property and impacts cultural production and distribution. She also represents FGV at the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Marília has a Masters degree on Latin American Integration from the Federal University of Santa Maria and a Law degree from the Federal University of Pernambuco. She has been a tutor in the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme, organized by DiploFoundation since 2008. She is also a member of the Remote Participation Working Group, composed by individuals from different countries who have joined together with the concern to enhance remote attendance in the Internet Governance Fórum.

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