[Pal-dc] Recent submissions on internet governance issues from IFLA

[Don Means]

Thanks, Stephen / IFLA for great submissions to both High Level Panel & WISIS!

And yes, Mei Lin, great idea to foster local community discussions! Cooperation is the organizing principle of P4PA. Webinar (possibly a short series?) could be an excellent way to showcase the iFLA toolkit and highlight the various public access approaches and enabling policies/processes.  Let’s put at top of next call agenda on 12/27. 

P4PA.net might also consider an additional submission for HLPDC, building on to the IFLA case plus those from any other partner.  

Don

> On Dec 19, 2018, at 11:53 AM, Mei Lin Fung <mlf at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
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> Stephen
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> Thank you for the update - it looks like the UN high level panel took seriously your comments and there is a call for Community Dialog <https://digitalcooperation.org/get-involved/>
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>  <https://digitalcooperation.org/>
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> In particular - I would like to HIGHLY RECOMMEND that IFLA roll out a process for member associations to host community dialogs using the toolkit they have provided which includes a method for uploading summary insights and inputs
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> Dirlling down into Host your own discussion you'll see
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> I would be more than willing and urge the P4PA to take on this challenge to trigger many local discussions at local libraries, community centers, educational institutions.
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> Stephen - if IFLA would host a webinar for library associations on this - I am sure you can call on P4PA members to speak.
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> Jane - likewise for ISOC
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> Karen and Konstantinos and Kartik - can we trigger especially Student branches to host dialogs?
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> Mei Lin
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> On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 3:34 AM Stephen Wyber <Stephen.Wyber at ifla.org <mailto:Stephen.Wyber at ifla.org>> wrote:
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> We wanted to share a couple of submissions IFLA has recently made to UN processes around internet governance, with a strong focus on public access.
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> First of all, we submitted initial comments <https://www.ifla.org/node/91762> to the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, an initiative launched by the UN Secretary General in order to encourage more effective collaboration between stakeholders to find solutions to common challenges. IFLA focuses, in its reply, on the need to engage with organisations such as libraries which are in a position to deliver on social policy goals, as well as to cooperate to find new ways of ensuring that the remaining 50% of the world’s population online has the possibility to connect.
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> Secondly, we have responded <https://www.ifla.org/node/91772> to the call for inputs on the annual review of the WSIS process, tackling in particular Target 4 – Connect All Public Libraries. We underline some evidence of greater awareness of the role of libraries as connectors and hotspots, but also concerns about laws and other government and commercial practices that make internet access costlier, riskier, and less attractive.
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> Many thanks,
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> Stephen Wyber
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> Manager, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA
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> Mei Lin Fung
> Unit Coordinator, California Health Medical Reserve Corp
> Board member, co-founder, People Centered Internet <http://www.peoplecentered.net/>
> External advisor to the Stanford Center for Population Health Science <http://med.stanford.edu/phs.html>
> Member of the Steering Committee, World Economic Forum, Internet for All <https://www.weforum.org/projects/internet-for-all>
> Vice Chair, Internet Inclusion, IEEE Internet Initiative <http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/> 
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