[At-Large] [Chapter-delegates] The Future of the Internet Governance Forum

Sat Dec 11 04:30:11 UTC 2010

Dear Siva,
That's exactly what I expect to happen
Best,
Yrjö

> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 05:59:08 +0530
> From: isolatedn at gmail.com
> To: at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] [Chapter-delegates] The Future of the Internet Governance Forum
> 
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Yrjö Länsipuro
> <yrjo_lansipuro at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > All,
> >
> > There are governments that like and  defend the multistakeholder approach
> >  and those who rather would do without it. As far as I understand, the
> > outcome of CSTD meeting resulted from a temporary majority of the latter.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Many of the representatives of the  former were unfortunately absent, no
> > doubt partly because the meeting had been arranged at a short notice.
> > Yrjö
> >
> 
> Dear Yrjo,
> 
> Is there a possibility that those who were absent would challenge (or by any
> process seek to reverse) this extraordinary decision?
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:37:15 +0530
> > > From: isolatedn at gmail.com
> > > To: zaid at sfbayisoc.org
> > > CC: mcnerney at isoc.org; chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org;
> > at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > > Subject: Re: [At-Large] [Chapter-delegates] The Future of the Internet
> >      Governance Forum
> > >
> > > Reposting what I posted in the Governance list here:
> > >
> > > Is there a possibility that a few powerful Governments instructed their
> > CSTD
> > > representatives to cause this sudden shift in thinking across the CSTD
> > and
> > > move away from mutli-stakeholder Governance model to an unilateral
> > > Governance model whereby Governments take the seats leaving Civil Society
> > > out there on the street to hold placards that are ignored? Such
> > instructions
> > > could be part of the abrupt reactions on the wake of the Wiki-Leaks
> > issue.
> > >
> > > Perhaps the Governments want to take total and complete charge of the
> > > Internet, to be in a position to wield totalitarian control over what is
> > and
> > > what is not on the Internet.
> > >
> > > Sivasubramanian M
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Sivasubramanian M <
> > isolatedn at gmail.com>wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I have signed with this comment (not verbatim)
> > > >>
> > > >> Internet evolved largely by community participation and it works
> > because
> > > >> of its participative and user centric model. A multi-stakeholder
> > approach
> > > >> suits Internet Governance for this reason. The idea of reversing this
> > > >> approach to an unilateral approach amounts to reversing progress.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > and posted Jon McNerney's message with the joint statement in the blog
> > > > http://isocmadras.blogspot.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Sivasubramanian M
> > > >>
> > > >> http://www.isocmadras.com
> > > >> facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh
> > > >> LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6
> > > >> Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Zaid Ali <zaid at sfbayisoc.org>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> Signed and supported on behalf of San Francisco Bay area chapter.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Zaid
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Dec 10, 2010, at 3:22 AM, Jon McNerney <mcnerney at isoc.org> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > Dear Colleagues,
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > In an extraordinary meeting on 6 December the United Nation's
> > > >>> Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) decided
> > to
> > > >>> create a Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance
> > Forum
> > > >>> (IGF) (http://www.intgovforum.org/) with a membership made up only
> > of
> > > >>> governments.
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > We believe this decision sets back the model of multistakeholder
> > > >>> cooperation under which the IGF was established, and contradicts the
> > > >>> instructions given to the CSTD for the establishment of the Working
> > Group
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > The Internet Society has joined the International Chamber of
> > Commerce -
> > > >>> Business Action to Support the Information Society, the Internet
> > Governance
> > > >>> Caucus, and many other Internet, business, and civil society
> > organizations
> > > >>> in sending a letter to the CSTD, asking them to retract their
> > previous
> > > >>> decision and to establish an appropriately constituted Working Group
> > that
> > > >>> ensures the full and active participation of governments, the private
> > sector
> > > >>> and civil society from both developing and developed countries,
> > involving
> > > >>> relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and
> > forums.
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > Like the Internet, a multistakeholder approach has been at the core
> > of
> > > >>> the Internet Governance Forum's formation and success. We hope that
> > Internet
> > > >>> Society Chapters and Members, as well as other organizations, will
> > join us
> > > >>> in signing the letter.
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > You may read the full letter, and see the growing list of
> > signatories,
> > > >>> and indicated your own support here:
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=2710
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > Sincerely,
> > > >>> >
> > > >>> > Jon McNerney
> > > >>> > Chief Operating Officer
> > > >>> > Internet Society
> > > >>> > www.isoc.org
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