[WSIS CS-Plenary] IGF ???

Mon Mar 27 08:39:17 BST 2006

Dear all,
We wonder if the CS was able to set its own IGF forum
using forums, visioconferences and other ITC tools...
However, if we democraticly decide to deal inside the
official IGF, Finance caucus will be represented, if
we are invited by its co-coordonator Jean Louis
Fulsack....
All the best
Djilali
Juste quelques proposition au cas oÃ¹ la societe
civile n'est pas apte a mettre en place un IGF propre
et si notre caucus finance etait invite il sera
represente par le co-coordonnateur Jean Louis
Fulsack....
AmitiÃ©s

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> [OK, Chris Z., I know the joke, and it does 
> resonate, but...] this is a reasonable question. 
> I'm getting the sense that post-WSIS legitimacy 
> now is being defined by virtue of what, if 
> anything, specific CS groups wish to contribute 
> to the IGF. Joseph isn't the only one who's 
> wondering what's going on. Perhaps CS should look 
> at broadening its agenda instead of following the 
> governmental one? The idea that CS was not 
> allowed to participate fully in setting the 
> agenda seems to mitigate against the notion that 
> CS "has important, and almost equal, official 
> status in the IGF," the latter of which 
> represents a narrowing of the agenda since it's 
> all about 1) the internet; and 2) the governance 
> of the internet. I don't even know who "we" are, 
> let alone where "we" are.
> 
> On the constructive side, perhaps there should be 
> a resource center for listing post-WSIS 
> activities and initiatives, one that reflects the 
> broad issues with which the summit was originally 
> approached by CS actors.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Lisa
> 
> 
> >As a member of the CS-Plenary, and as a 
> >participant of the February 16 and 17th meeting 
> >in Geneva, I wonder were we are?
> >
> >Looking the last emails to this list, I think 
> >that I'm loosing something or indeed many things.
> >
> >Could someone inform me (and in general may be us!)
> where we are?
> >
> >Thanks a lot!
> >
> >
> >Josep Xercavins
> >UBUNTU Forum
> >
> >
> >De: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org 
> >[mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org] En nom de 
> >Parminder
> >Enviat: dijous, 23 / marï¿½ / 2006 17:10
> >Per a: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> >Tema: [SPAM] [WSIS CS-Plenary] IGF theme 
> >proposal: asserting the public-ness of the 
> >Internet as a guiding principle for Internet 
> >Governance
> >
> >
> >
> >I had made this posting a few days back to the 
> >IG caucus, with CC to plenary list, but for some 
> >strange reason it hasn't come on this list. So, 
> >I am reposting (though with a few changes)
> >
> >Dear Friends,
> >We wish to bring to your notice what we think is 
> >an important issue regarding the future of the 
> >Internet.
> >The most important institutional gain from the 
> >WSIS is the setting up of an Internet Governance 
> >Forum (IGF) which is mandated to take up 
> >important public policy issues relating to the 
> >Internet. Even though it is not a negotiating or 
> >decision making body, in the present context 
> >wherein the governance of the Internet is 
> >captured mostly by dominant interests, the IGF 
> >becomes an important global policy space for 
> >pushing progressive and pro-development agenda 
> >in relation to the Internet.
> >A noteworthy thing about the IGF is that civil 
> >society has important, and almost equal, 
> >official status in the IGF as governments and 
> >the private sector. Therefore, if the IGF does 
> >indeed evolve into an effective global policy 
> >space, it can serve as an important global 
> >governance innovation as well.
> >We write this with concern over that fact that 
> >progressive forces promoting the public domain, 
> >communication rights, media rights etc do not 
> >seem to be engaged with the possibilities of the 
> >IG Forum sufficiently. And as the Internet 
> >increasingly emerges as a main arena for these 
> >issues, this lack of engagement can be 
> >disastrous.
> >The imperative NOW:
> >IGF has called for submission of themes for its 
> >first meeting. The way the substantive business 
> >of the IGF takes off initially will in many ways 
> >determine and delimit the scope of the IGF. 
> >Civil society groups need to put forward 
> >progressive themes early enough to be able to 
> >define the substantive spaces within the IGF. 
> >(Experiences in forums like WIPO for pushing 
> >development agenda are instructive on how it is 
> >necessary to capture thematic spaces early in 
> >these global policy forums)
> >We are especially concerned that with issues 
> >like network neutrality already threatening the 
> >Internet in very basic ways, (please see 
>
><http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4552138.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4552138.stm
> 
> >for one such report on how a multiple tiered 
> >Internet with content, services and access 
> >differentiated by ability to pay, and other 
> >considerations, is already taking shape) there 
> >is a need for the public and egalitarian nature 
> >of the Internet to be asserted unequivocally as 
> >a fundamental principle for global public 
> >policies regarding the Internet.
> >Why your participation in this process is URGENTLY
> REQUIRED
> >Fostering the Internet's 'public' character- as 
> >a principle and in its concrete policy 
> >expressions is an urgent imperative. The 
> >implications for policy span the three layers of 
> >the Internet -  logical, content and physical 
> >infrastructure - and the essential public and 
> >egalitarian nature of the Internet concerns all 
> >three layers. (Openness in Domain Name System 
> >space pertains to the logical layer, network 
> >neutrality and preserving the public domain 
> >issues implicates the content layer, while 
> >issues like open spectrum, 
> >community/municipality wireless, wireless 
> >commons etc concern the physical layer). The IG 
> >Caucus  had invited themes for submission to the 
> >IGF and from IT for Change we have made a 
> >proposal on 'defining and fostering the public 
> >nature of the Internet' to be submitted for 
> >being taken up at the first meeting of the IGF. 
> >We are of the view that this issue should get 
> >wider support.
> >If you feel that this is an important issue 
> >which must be taken up by the IGF, please send 
> >your endorsement to this proposal. The last date 
> >for submissions is 31st March, and therefore 
> >your endorsement should reach 
>
><mailto:Parminder at ITforChange.net>Parminder at ITforChange.net
> 
> > by the 30th. In case you have further 
> >clarifications, please write to us.
> >Thank you.
> >Parminder
> >
> >Suggested theme for the first meeting of the 
> >Internet Governance Forum: Defining and 
> >fostering the 'public-ness' of the Internet - 
> >issues of public interest, public domain, public 
> >infrastructure and public good in the context of 
> >the Internet.
> >a.      A concise formulation for the proposed
> theme
> >In determining global public policy issues and 
> >directions for IG, it is important to first 
> >define and characterize the Internet. Its 
> >essential public and egalitarian nature must be 
> >asserted as basic principles through open 
> >discussions at the IGF. And these principles can 
> >then be interpreted in terms of specific issues 
> >that face us today - content issues (protecting 
> >and promoting the public domain, network 
> >neutrality) infrastructure issues (universal 
> >access, public infrastructure, open spectrum, 
> >Internet as public good), as well as many other 
> >issues.
> >b.     A brief description of why it is important
> >The Internet, as understood by most of us, is 
> >what it is basically because of its egalitarian 
> >and public nature. It is important to articulate 
> >these fundamentals of the Internet strongly, and 
> >use them as the guiding principles to debate and 
> >develop global public policies on IG. WSIS was 
> >an arena that required quick resolutions for 
> >consensus positions. This imperative did not 
> >allow sufficient informed debates on developing 
> >public policy principles for IG, including 
> >characterizing the essential public and 
> >egalitarian nature of Internet as the technology 
> >that promises a 'better world for everyone'. IGF 
> >is the right forum for initiating this process, 
> >and taking it forward in a sustained manner. 
> >Formulating these 'essentials' of the Internet, 
> >and due exposition of their implications in 
> 
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