[IRP] FW: [NetBehaviour] Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'.

[Lee W McKnight]

Michael,

I agree with the formal approach to W3C via George; and can also do a back-channel heads-up email to Tim since we're acquainted, letting him know what would be approaching w3c's front door.

Lee
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From: Michael Gurstein [gurstein at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:21 PM
To: 'Lisa Horner'; Lee W McKnight; ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net; irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
Subject: RE: [IRP] FW: [NetBehaviour] Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'.

I've sent it to people who are close to him so he will likely be aware of it... But I think it would be a good idea for a lot of reasons (including possible funding) to make an overture to w3c<http://w3c.org> to discuss this (they are looking for ways of enhancing the social value being derived from the net).  George Sadowsky who is active on the Governance list is quite active in W3C and could I think act as an intermediary here if one was necessary. (My suggestion would be that a "formal" note be sent to George on behalf of IRP asking him to set up a meeting (or whatever) with w3c to discuss.)

(Also, BTW, I did circulate the Principles to a private e-list on which Vint Cerf is fairly active (he's also around on the Governance list from time to time as I recall)... So he would have seen it and chose not comment although there were other, and fairly critical comments from that list that I've already passed along.)

M

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From: Lisa Horner [mailto:LisaH at global-partners.co.uk]
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Subject: RE: [IRP] FW: [NetBehaviour] Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'.


Not as far as I'm aware.  Great idea though....could someone take the lead with this?

Lisa

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Subject: Re: [IRP] FW: [NetBehaviour] Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'.

Has anyone reached out to Tim yet to  specifically ask him to consider endorsing the 10 internet rights & principles? and/Or maybe invite him onto igf panel?

Lee

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Subject: [NetBehaviour] Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right'.


In a speech at an MIT symposium, Berners-Lee compared access to the Web with access to water. While access to water is a more fundamental right, because people simply cannot survive without it, Web access should be seen as a right, too, because anyone who lacks Web access will fall behind their more connected peers.

"Access to the Web is now a human right," he said. "It's possible to live without the Web. It's not possible to live without water. But if you've got water, then the difference between somebody who is connected to the Web and is part of the information society, and someone who (is
not) is growing bigger and bigger."

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/041211-mit-berners-lee.html?hpg1=bn
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