[IRP] IRP Statement to Open Consultation for IGF 2010
Graciela Selaimen
graciela
Tue Jan 12 22:07:24 EET 2010
Dear Lisa and all,
I'm comfortable with all the suggestions to the statement presented so
far, but I feel deeply concerned with the adoption of the term "users"
as a general category. Who are the everyday Internet users?
I think we should stress the importance of assuring diversity of voices,
of regional and linguistical representation, the participation of
underepresented groups, etc, etc, but I see the proposal of bringing the
"everyday internet users" to the IGF quite dangerous.
Besides, I guess everyone who goes to the IGF is an everyday internet user.
best,
Graciela
Lisa Horner escreveu:
> Everyone, please send your ideas through for the Open Consultations. We
> should focus on practical suggestions for the 2010 agenda. It's really
> important that we get our ideas in now, before the agenda is agreed and
> it's too late. We need your ideas NOW as we need to draft a statement
> and get it submitted by the 15th.
>
> I guess if no one has anything to add, we should keep it short and
> succinct, focusing on human rights rather than the process issues.
>
> In addition to my previous comments, I'd like to add another...
>
> The IGF (including regional and international) needs to find ways of
> better involving everyday internet users in the discussions, and of
> improving participation from developing countries. This is particularly
> important if we are to uphold human rights in and through IG - users
> need to know what their rights are and how to claim them, as well as
> contribute to the formation of policies that affect them.
>
> In terms of practical suggestions of how this might happen....
> A main session on what users need from the IGF, including discussion of
> how to better include users in any future incarnations of the IGF?
> Session organizers agreeing to consult with users, and explaining how
> they have on feedback forms/in session reports?
> National IGFs formalizing participation from users, including outreach
> and information campaign?
> Setting up some kind of portal/interface for everyday users to explain
> ideas and needs?
> More focus on the discussion RE funding for a wider range of
> participants.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M I Franklin [mailto:cos02mf at gold.ac.uk]
> Sent: 11 January 2010 10:29
> To: Lisa Horner; irp
> Subject: Re: [IRP] IRP Statement to Open Consultation for IGF 2010
>
> Dear All
>
> Thanks Lisa for these comments.
>
> Anyone else have anything to add?
>
> Cheers
> MF
>
> --On 08 January 2010 11:30 +0000 Lisa Horner
> <lisa at global-partners.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Thanks for taking the lead with this Marianne. Some very quick notes
>> below...would be good to hear people's thoughts and have a discussion
>> about the options...
>>
>> 1) Contributions that take stock of last year's IGF in Sharm el Sheikh
>>
>> - Overall, the meeting was well organized. I think things have
>>
> improved
>
>> each year.
>> - Remote participation seemed to work well. However, workshop
>> organizers weren't given much support on how to use it properly and
>> technicians weren't always on hand. More information in advance would
>> be useful.
>> - A wide range of stakeholders in the plenary sessions reaffirmed the
>> importance of upholding human rights in the internet age. The
>>
> challenge
>
>> now is to focus on how that can actually be achieved in practice, and
>> what roles different stakeholders can/should play.
>> - Discussions, especially in plenary, seemed to be distracted by the
>> issue of whether the IGF should continue, and if so, how. (does anyone
>> have an update on the status of those discussions?)
>> - Links between the main sessions and the workshops still weren't
>>
> great.
>
>> - Main sessions based around the "traditional" categories of openness,
>> diversity etc felt a bit stale. The new themes introduced were
>> refreshing.
>> - main sessions without a large number of panelists worked better, but
>> we need to find better ways of ensuring that wider plenary discussion
>> remains coherent, dynamic and inclusive.
>>
>> 2) Suggestions for the agenda and format of the Vilnius meeting.
>>
>> - Rather than having main sessions based around broad themes, could
>>
> more
>
>> specific questions or policy dilemmas be proposed in advance, that
>> people can debate in advance and suggest specific solutions to?
>>
>> - Related to the previous point, having sessions that look at a "human
>> rights agenda" or "development agenda for IG" I think would be more
>> useful than broad themes such as openness and diversity. I think
>>
> these
>
>> debates have been had in previous open consultations, but I haven't
>>
> been
>
>> able to keep up with everything...does anyone have any insights on
>>
> this?
>
>> As a coalition, we should probably discuss whether it's realistic to
>> propose a human rights main session...could we propose a development
>> main session, and then push for HRs to be a major part of that.
>>
> Should
>
>> we be proposing development/HRs as an overarching theme again?
>>
>> - Again related to previous point, the coalition should propose that
>>
> it
>
>> participates in the organization of the main session related to
>> "openness" or development/HRs/Privacy.
>>
>> - Can we suggest ways of linking the national, regional and
>> international IGFs better together? It would probably be useful if
>>
> this
>
>> could be done in a thematic way, for example with feedback from each
>>
> IGF
>
>> on "openness" being collected beforehand and reported back in the
>> openness session. Would require work though - no resources to do it??
>>
>> - Can we suggest ways of linking the workshops better to the main
>> sessions? There was no formal feedback session last year, and
>>
> workshop
>
>> organizers weren't given a formal opportunity to feedback in the main
>> sessions as far as I'm aware.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
>> [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf
>>
> Of
>
>> M I Franklin
>> Sent: 07 January 2010 18:50
>> To: irp
>> Subject: [IRP] IRP Statement to Open Consultation for IGF 2010
>>
>> Dear All
>>
>> Greetings. To follow on from Max's speed-of-light sending out of the
>> minutes of today's IRP phone-conference, this email is a call for
>> contributions to a statement from the DC as part of the open
>> consultations
>> in preparation for Vilnius later this year.
>>
>> Fouad's invitation for ideas and comments for the MAG meetings is
>>
> pasted
>
>> below fyi so the DC statement also contributes to this side of the
>> process;
>> point 4 in particular.
>>
>> In short, the IRP statement can cover:
>>
>>
>> Time is short, so we need your comments by Monday at the latest. I
>>
> will
>
>> then cobble up a first draft for one more round. The statement has to
>>
> be
>
>> ready to go by 15 January.
>>
>> All input welcome on either or both of the two aspects above.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> ciao
>> MF
>>
>> --On Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:08 +0500 Fouad Bajwa
>> <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Dear Friends,
>>>
>>> As you are all aware about the IGF Open Consultation and MAG meetings
>>> in February 2010, I would like to request those people that cannot
>>> participate but would like to be heard to forward their interventions
>>> so that we can read and extend them on the floor during the Open
>>> Consultation. I further request statements to be brief, concise and
>>>
> to
>
>>> the point as the floor has to be passed on to the wide participation
>>> during the consultation.
>>>
>>> As for the MAG, we have a strong Civil Society MAG group including
>>> myself. The MAG is responsible for suggesting the design/organization
>>> of the IGF2010. IF you have concerns regarding the programming of the
>>> IGF2010, you can forward your statements for intervention to me so
>>> that they can be shared amongst our other team members. Once again,
>>> the requirement for being brief, concise and to the point applies
>>>
> here
>
>>> as well!
>>>
>>> Ideas for interventions can involve statements such as but not
>>>
> limited
>
>> to:
>>
>>> 1. Issues surfaced during the IGF2009 in Sharam.
>>> 2. Developing Country Participation/Inclusion Issues.
>>> 3. Main Program / Main Theme Issues for IGF2010.
>>> 4. Human Rights Issues/Rights on the Internet Issues.
>>> 5. Development Agenda for Internet Governance Issues.
>>> 6. Youth and Gender Participation Issues.
>>>
>>> For your convenience and live correspondence, I will be available on
>>> Skype (ID:fouadbajwa , kindly don't forget to introduce yourself
>>> please while adding me) throughout the three days of meetings (1 day
>>> open consultation + 2 days MAG meetings).
>>>
>>> I look forward to assisting your interventions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards.
>>> --------------------------
>>> Fouad Bajwa
>>> Advisor & Researcher
>>> ICT4D & Internet Governance
>>> Member Multistakeholder Advisory Group (IGF)
>>> Member Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC)
>>> My Blog: Internet's Governance
>>> http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/
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> Media & Communications
> Goldsmiths, University of London
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> United Kingdom
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