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

Tue Apr 15 16:27:41 EEST 2014

I would prefer a detailed definition to an undefined if popular term which
is open to interpretation.
Many of the current difficulties arise out of language which has become
current without acquiring a stable definition.
Deirdre

On 15 April 2014 09:07, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:

> They do not say NN but they do use things that describes it.
> Why the option to not say NN expressly?
> On Apr 15, 2014 7:49 AM, "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>
>> Carol, it was not "taken out" of the document. It is there, in detail,
>> please re-read.
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> On 04/15/2014 08:10 AM, Carolina wrote:
>> > Pls, mention net neutrality which was taken out of the document put out
>> > for comments yesterday. More later. Should we consolidate all in a pad
>> > to help Nnenna?
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > On Apr 15, 2014, at 5:46 AM, Marianne Franklin <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk
>> > <mailto:m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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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>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------
>> >>> anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
>> >>> executive director, association for progressive communications
>> >>> www.apc.org
>> >>> po box 29755, melville 2109
>> >>> south africa
>> >>> tel/fax +27 11 726 1692
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Dr Marianne Franklin
>> >> Professor of Global Media and Politics
>> >> Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
>> >> Goldsmiths (University of London)
>> >> Department of Media & Communications
>> >> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
>> >> Tel: +44 20 7919 7072
>> >> <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
>> >> @GloComm
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>> >> http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/
>> >>
>> https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
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>> >> www.internetrightsandprinciples.org
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