<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Coming up at 15:00 UTC (<a href="https://otter.ai/u/W6VcalkCrcA54skKgu0XNFd00ow?utm_source=copy_url">REAL TIME TEXT</a>)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><div class="gmail_default">The session's announcement precipitated some fairly vigorous discussion on GigaNet.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Pari Esfandiari cited her CircleID essay <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/how-trumpas-trade-war-reshaping-the-global-internet">How Trump’s Trade War is Reshaping the Global Internet</a> which includes<br><i>"What began as a debate over tax fairness has morphed into a contest over who gets to write the rules of the internet economy. With the United States aggressively defending its tech sector and other countries asserting fiscal sovereignty, the world is entering an era of contested digital governance. Whether the internet evolves as a shared global commons or fragments into isolated walled gardens will depend on choices being made right now."</i></div><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Wolfgang Kleinwächter responded</div><i>"A landmark moment was last week in Geneva during the UNCSTD session. During the negotiations on the WSIS+20 resolution it was mainly Iran which watered down proposals to make the IGF a "permanent institution" and to refer to the "Sao Paulo Multistakeholder Guidelines" (SPMGs). Nevertheless, the final text included some positive language on human rights, sustainable development goals, AI and against "duplication" of processes and institutions. But when the resolution was ready for adoption, it was the US which asked for a "roll call". The US rejected all references to SDGs, gender and climate and voted as the only country with "No".  The UNCSTD resolution will go to ECOSOC and constitutes the main reference for the "intergovernmental prepratory process" (as mentioned in 79/227) for the WSIS+20 high level review conference in December 2025.  So far, all WSIS documents  were adopted by consensus. An interesting "Road to NYC" is ahead of us. Will we move from the "WSIS Spring" (Tunis) to the "WSIS Winter"?<span class="gmail_default">"</span></i><br> <br>Milton Mueller, <span class="gmail_default"></span>t<span class="gmail_default">hen</span> chimed in<br> <i> <span class="gmail_default">"</span>I think as part of the Oslo IGF and the WSIS+20 process, we need to start asking hard questions about whether participating in multilateral UN processes is our friend, our enemy, or just unnecessary baggage in the quest for a free and open internet. I think we need to shore up the independence and legitimacy of the native internet institutions, such as ICANN, RIRs, IETF, and yes, IGF (which was supposed to provide a link to, not control by, the UN system). Agree with Alexander that ICANN's tendency to keep itself out of the line of fire by saying nothing is short-sighted and cowardly. If they won't stand up for self-governance by the Internet community, who will?<span class="gmail_default">"<br></span></i><br><div class="gmail_default">So, should be interesting!</div><br><br><div class="msg-5763591542552152385"><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(16,21,23);line-height:1.7;background-color:rgb(246,247,247)"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-5763591542552152385body" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:676.023px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-5763591542552152385container" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:676.023px;padding-top:24px"><div class="m_-5763591542552152385content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px"><table role="presentation" class="m_-5763591542552152385main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(255,255,255);width:676.023px;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-5763591542552152385wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:24px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:628.04px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:628.04px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=11b14c49642593885741def91a77102f76d91c9aceb43794359210698e63d16d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=43703a8dc0a037ce9c804deff070e93c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTkyMjU&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb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</strong>, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PANEL</strong><br><strong>Eileen Donahoe</strong> - Former U.S. Special Envoy for Digital Freedom<br><strong>Ambassador David A. Gross</strong> - Wiley Rein LLP / Former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy<br><strong>Jason Pielemeier</strong> - Executive Director, Global Network Initiative,</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>MODERATOR</strong><br><strong>William J. Drake</strong>, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=93dc3ada1a0a89f1cf8c09fd1778ede8807d154c482177277cc62b7ec490b8b0&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=ea80be17b223a1564199e5f07e5ff53b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9XUjdiNWktQ2N6OA=&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">LIVESTREAM</a></strong>  |<strong> SIMULCASTS <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=044834138ea96ad46d035057fc33c65491d2256d307c021092141cd666a876a3&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=6334cc545b0ed97bc7ede1044e96f38a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly94LmNvbS9JU09DX0xpdmU&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">X Live</a> | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e632c8c21d8cb2a885fa51e232aed60d43005b91ef7b518c807fe41463a401cd&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=83a8e92a3e322fd258045de329bd3e6b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHdpdGNoLnR2L2lzb2NsaXZl&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Twitch</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e5896bb4c5005eea6165ee1181b0a66f0d561c2d904b65ebf9f0a4336157f350&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f3df1cf8f7baae56c4cea42c03a76bf8&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvU3phd0RUT2RhMUk&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM</a>  | REAL TIME TEXT (see <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=11b14c49642593885741def91a77102f76d91c9aceb43794359210698e63d16d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=43703a8dc0a037ce9c804deff070e93c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTkyMjU&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">ISOC.LIVE</a>) | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5beef6109c46466518d0b70ed578142cdc646371711c22d3e6f8cb7035a7a440&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=dfa473408fb59a16021bb86fb6582513&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9hZGRjYWwuY28vZS9mMzJxbTN3aTF1dWQ&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">ADD TO CALENDAR</a> | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=11b14c49642593885741def91a77102f76d91c9aceb43794359210698e63d16d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=43703a8dc0a037ce9c804deff070e93c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTkyMjU&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">PERMALINK</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>X <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c44e235a587050aa50dc02867362dfc44886ae1e809511b9787df2d8af46069f&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c95a0505e353840f06448a2d8a794335&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly94LmNvbS9zZWFyY2g/cT0lMjNpbnRlcm5ldGZyZWVkb20mc3JjPXR5cGVkX3F1ZXJ5JmY9bGl2ZQ=&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">#internetfreedom</a> @wjdrake @Columbia_Biz | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8a0c22c16c30d71f2eaa02419c36cf5a41b63cb9d693a24ac44d29a4d25b319d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=19225&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=142bfe7a4ad591bf15552f8e784a5145&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9pbnRlcm5ldGZyZWVkb20lMjA&email_id=877445420651eba9b80ce7037f215db8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">MASTO</a>  | <a href="http://isoc.l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