[governance] IGC press release in response to the NTIA announcement of March 14

[McTim]

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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 3:07 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> The revised draft expresses the opinion and good intentions of the IGC much
> better. However some finer points:
>
>> the Caucus wishes to particularly emphasize the need for maintaining the
>> openness and the global availability of the Internet while continuously
>> improving not only on its security but also on its safety for all users
>> around the globe.
>
>
> Instead of "security but also on its safety" we could say, "security of
> Internet at the same time preserving and furthering Civil Liberties for all
> users around the globe",  ( 'safety' already forms part of 'security' ,
> Civil Liberties are of greater concern ! )

I support this change

>
>
>>  across the world, in developed as well as in developing regions.
>
>
> "across the world" already includes 'developed' and 'developing' countries.
> If developing countries are to be seated equally, why do we insist on
> separation ?


I support this change

>
>
>>
>> Indeed IGC supports the multistakeholder policymaking model to the extent
>> that it is meant to be inclusive, bottom-up and consensus driven and, as
>> such, it enhances democracy by seeking further participation from all people
>> potentially impacted by its decision outcomes. It is our constant concern to
>> make sure the term 'multistakeholder' is not reduced to mean
>> 'anti-intergovernmental' or 'private sector led' but is rather positively
>> open to embrace and actualize a 'pro-all-peoples-of-the-world' meaning.
>
>
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus supports the multi-stakeholder policy making
> model as an inclusive, bottom-up, consensus driven model that enhances
> democracy by its inclusiveness of all people from around the world
> potentially impacted by its policy decision outcomes. With faith we express
> hope in the multi-stakeholder process,  which could be defined and
> acknowledged as model different and clearly distinct from the
> "inter-governmental" or "private sector led" models, but rather as a more
> complete model, an inclusive model that positively embraces and actualizes
> participation by all stakeholders from around the world for the benefit of
> all the people of the world
>
>
> ( This change is suggested because the sentence "to make sure the term ...."
> could be misread to imply an accusation that term multi-stakeholder is
> already or is being reduced to mean 'anti-intergovernmental' or 'private
> sector led'.  I felt that IGC could welcome the current development with
> more positive wording. This is an initial statement as a positive note, it
> is intended to be a broad statement, so even a reference to any of IGC's
> concerns could be broad and positive )


I support this change


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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