[governance] Fwd: My reservation to Wuzhen Declaration

[Remmy Nweke]

Thanks for sharing Izumi
Those points are cogent..

Remmy Nweke
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 AM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:

> Here is what I just sent to the organizing committee of the World Internet
> Conference.
>
> Izumi
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org>
> Date: 2014-11-21 10:59 GMT+09:00
> Subject: My reservation to Wuzhen Declaration
> To: Organizing Committee of World Internet Conference <info at wicwuzhen.cn>
>
>
> Dear Sir/madam,
>
> I have been enjoying the WIC so much. Thank you for creating and sharing
> this wonderful event.
>
> I agree with the theme - Internet governance for all - or Interconnected
> world shared and governed by all. I appreciate the open dialogue sessions.
>
> Now, to the Wuzhen Declaration, I would like to make following comments
> for the record as an active member of the Civil Society engaged in Internet
> Governance and Information Society issues and make my humble reservation.
>
> First, getting the draft in the middle of the night and the deadline of 8
> am for any revision is impossible to accommodate. This is against the
> spirit of "shared and governed by all".
>
> Second, there is no mention of "Multistakeholder" process or approach
> which has been well accepted by most, if not all, of stakeholders at ICANN,
> IGF, and other international fora for Internet governance mechanisms. Even
> though there are a lot of room for improvement and reform, simply ignoring
> this principle from the declaration, in my view, will greatly discredit the
> value of our declaration.
>
> Also, there is no reference to WSIS Tunis Agenda, people-centered
> information society, that is a mistake.
>
> No mention of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights also severely
> undermines the value and effect.
>
> There is too much emphasis on economic and technological potential of the
> Internet, but far less views expressed to social, human and cultural
> dimensions Internet will contribute.
>
> Following points are also observed:
>
> - Consensus is missing from international cooperation
>
> - Internet as an permissionless innovation environment
>
> - Accountable participation as part of cyber security activities
>
> - Advancement of Internet technology should build on global rough
> consensus of the engineering technical community (not politics)
>
> - Internet as an economy of growth and that China should play a bigger
> role to help developing countries from her experience
>
> With these reasons, I like to make my reservation on record.
>
> I also like to mention the statement we co-signed:
>
> "Community Statement Presented at Wuzhen Summit"
>
>
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141120_community_statement_presented_at_wuzhen_summit/
>
> Thank you for your attention and understanding, I still remain committed
> and connected with your great effort.
>
> Izumi Aizu
> Senior Research Fellow and Professor,
> Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo
>
> www.anr.org
>
>
>
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