[IRPCoalition] [governance] Re: [bestbits] Nnenna to Keynote at Netmundial - Civil Society major issues

[Marianne Franklin]

Dear all

+1 from me re. Nnenna's role, and +1 from me re. Anriette's points below.

best
MF

On 15/04/2014 19:44, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Congrats Nnenna!
>
> Put on one of your fabulous outfits, and then remind them, that 
> working inclusively and respectfully with all stakeholder groups, 
> particularly those that lack power and influence - i.e. civil society 
> - is very different from putting on a colourful West African outfit :) 
> It takes hard work, change in behaviour, change in structures and 
> procedures, consultation, respect, trust, debate, and struggle, 
> because do not always agree. It also requires a common framework of 
> principles that defines what the public interest is in internet 
> governance that can be used to promote and protect this public 
> interest across the internet governance ecosystem and it is this 
> framework that we trust the NetMundial can get us closer to.
>
> You could also mention surveillance, with particularly - but not only 
> - mass surveillance demonstrating how easy it is to destroy trust, and 
> to deny accountability. And, is there any tougher test for 
> multi-stakeholder internet governance? I think it would be good to get 
> the message accross that the IANA transition is not the only issue 
> that NetMundial should be discussing, but at the same time, it is a 
> key opportunity to come up with solutions and approaches that are not 
> simply cosmetic.
>
> Anriette
>
> On 15/04/2014 09:23, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>> + 1
>> jeanette
>>
>> Am 15.04.14 08:38, schrieb Ian Peter:
>>> Congratulations Nnenna – great choice!
>>> *From:* Nnenna Nwakanma <mailto:nnenna75 at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:35 PM
>>> *To:* Governance <mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org> ;
>>> mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> *Subject:* [bestbits] Nnenna to Keynote at Netmundial - Civil Society
>>> major issues
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I got a message this morning from NetMundial Chair, Virgilo, 
>>> inviting me
>>> to speak at the Opening Ceremony of Netmundial (meaning I have to pack
>>> one of those African dresses) for some 8 minutes.
>>>
>>> I have replied to say "I will be speaking from the Civil Society
>>> perspective, which is my Stakeholder Group".
>>>
>>> There is a Web Foundation media team that will help me put my ideas 
>>> into
>>> place, but I cannot not request input from here, so that no major 
>>> issues
>>> will be overlooked.
>>>
>>>
>>> I travel Thursday evening thru Friday, so the earliest I can share a
>>> draft/keypoints will be Monday.
>>>
>>> Hope we can pull this off well.
>>>
>>> All for now
>>>
>>> Nnenna
>>>
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