[IRP] forward IGC open consultation statement & endorsement draft
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craighubleyca
Fri Feb 20 21:45:03 EET 2009
". We wont have time to raise and tweak controversal points, so i suggest we generally endorse the IGC statement and update the secretariate on our name change and merger process. Please send a quick supportive yes or constructive critique/edit suggestions."
This is a wholly inappropriate way to deal with sensitive text. It highlights the inadequacy of email and teleconferences and the need for a serious wiki-based collaboration method like those the W3 and other orgs that influence Internet policies use. Here's a nice reference on what a really advanced such method looks like:
http://groups.google.com/group/votorola/browse_thread/thread/550739baa9e7f836?hl=en
There are of course many simpler methods in use right now all over the web.
The only "constructive" suggestion I can make is to mark this thing draft or interim and commit to a more serious consultation process involving more actual stakeholders and fewer self-selected committee members.
Craig
--- On Fri, 2/20/09, Lisa Horner <lisa at global-partners.co.uk> wrote:
> From: Lisa Horner <lisa at global-partners.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [IRP] forward IGC open consultation statement & endorsement draft
> To: "Max Senges" <maxsenges at gmail.com>, "irp" <Irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>, "Lee W McKnight" <lmcknigh at syr.edu>
> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 6:27 AM
> Suggestions incorporated into draft as requested...
>
> Please allow us to take this opportunity to share with the
> IGF organizers and community that our coalition has changed
> its name from "Dynamic Coalition on an Internet Bill of
> Rights" to "Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights
> and Principles (IRP)". Furthermore we have agreed to
> merge the IRP with the Dynamic Coalition on Framework of
> Principles for the Internet and should have concluded this
> process in the near future.
>
> This new focus on principles in addition to rights is
> intended to broaden the coalition of stakeholders advocating
> a Rights based approach to Internet Governance, and we
> invite all interesed parties to join and participate in our
> discussions and initiatives. The inclusion of principles in
> our mandate will also enable us to define better what
> applying established human rights to the internet
> environment means in practice, examining the implications
> for internet users and policy makers
>
> Furthermore and on todays subject, the Dynamic Coalition on
> Internet Rights and Principles wants to express its support
> of the assessment and indications brought forward in the
> statement developed by the Internet Governance Caucus in
> general, and we want to especially endorse the proposal to
> have "Internet Rights and Principles" as a major
> theme at the IGF 09 in Egypt.
>
> Naturally our coalition is working to prepare thematic
> events on the theme on "Internet Rights and
> Principles" for Egypt and we are most interested in
> working with other groups and institutions to ensure that
> the IGF 09 will be successful in developing insights and
> solutions regarding this key theme of protecting the openess
> of the internet as public sphere in which all humans enjoy
> their basic rights and freedoms.
>
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> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org on
> behalf of Max Senges
> Sent: Fri 20/02/2009 10:11
> To: irp; Lee W McKnight
> Subject: [IRP] forward IGC open consultation statement
> & endorsement draft
>
>
> Dear IRPlers
>
> As discussed below the IGC statement we agreed to endorse
> and some very drafty lines of support to be read at the open
> consultations next monday/tuesday. I will leave to conquer
> some mountains over the weekend so please take this forward
> without me. We wont have time to raise and tweak
> controversal points, so i suggest we generally endorse the
> IGC statement and update the secretariate on our name change
> and merger process. Please send a quick supportive yes or
> constructive critique/edit suggestions.
> I will check-in on sunday night.
>
> Also - who will be present in geneva and would be willing
> to read our brief statement?
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> Best
> Max
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> committed citizens can change the world.
> Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
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> Dr. Max Senges
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> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Ginger Paque
> <gpaque at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The following statement includes minor changes as
> requested during discussion. We should now have consensus on
> the following statement on The Way Forward. Please indicate
> YES or NO in response as soon as possible. Thanks! Ginger
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> STATEMENT
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus supports "Internet
> Rights and Principles" as a major theme for IGF-4 in
> Egypt. This should lead to discourse at the IGF meetings
> moving towards the definition and clarification of rights in
> relation to the Internet, and how they relate to
> pre-existing definitions of human rights. It also includes a
> space for discussions about the responsibilities of all
> parties.
>
> The concept of "rights" continues to stress the
> importance of openness and universal access. This framework
> will continue to emphasize the significant themes of access
> to knowledge and development, while adding the important
> issues of basic user rights and control to access, content
> and applications of their choice, in keeping with current
> international debates regarding an "open Internet"
> and relevant aspects of the often confusing network
> neutrality discussions.
>
> The inclusion of "principles" allows for wide
> discussion of the responsibilities that the different
> stakeholders have to each other. It allows for open
> examination of the principles that should govern the
> Internet, particularly in its commercial facets.
>
> Within the mandate of the IGF and in support of
> strengthening this
> multistakeholder process, we ask that the IGF Secretariat
> continue and
> expand the use of Remote Participation as a tool for
> attendance at the IGF
> 2009 in Egypt as a proven method to include new voices. To
> that end, we
> recommend that the Secretariat recognize the Remote
> Participation Working
> Group as a collaborating organization for the RP at the
> IGF 2009, especially
> in the area of Hub participation, and facilitate the use
> of the RP resources
> from the first planning stages for this 4th meeting.
>
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