[chapter-delegates] Re: ISOC Annual Report 2003

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Franck,

while we discuss the way forward, the reference for the report on 
responses to the WGIG questionnaire is in 
http://www.wgig.org/docs/IG-questionnaire-response.pdf.

Patrick Vande Walle has suggested that the discussion about this summary 
is better suited for the Members PubPol list and in fact he already made 
a contribution there. What do others think?

Alejandro Pisanty

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On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Franck Martin wrote:

> Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:52:36 +1200
> From: Franck Martin <franck at sopac.org>
> To: Alejandro Pisanty <apisan at servidor.unam.mx>
> Cc: Fred Baker <fred at cisco.com>, chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] Re: ISOC Annual Report 2003
> 
> 
> 
> Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >let's try to start with a step forward (not forgetting the past, just 
> >trying to discuss forward instead of backward.) 
> >
> >I've sent out the present-day summary of responses to the WGIG 
> >questionnaire in order to spark a discussion among chapters, and in the 
> >pubpol list, to see if it can in turn lead to an expression of the 
> >chapters that can be taken to the WGIG in at least two ways, one of them 
> >through the formal ISOC representation and another through several of us 
> >who are WGIG members (I recall at least Vittorio Bertola is in all three 
> >universes, probably Carlos Afonso too?)
> >  
> >
> Where did you sent it? Cannot find it on the chapter-delegates list...
> 
> >For the formal representation we would have to have a quite finished 
> >statement, and to be able to assess the level of consensus behind it.
> >
> >For the direct route into WGIG we members will make good use of whatever 
> >feedback we can get from this community.
> >
> >I'll be glad to help clarify as much as materially possible the background 
> >and other questions that may appear.
> >
> >This could be an opportunity for us to help shape what we want ISOC to do 
> >in the future by concrete, though strategically broad, views and 
> >proposals.
> >
> >Certainly when we read again and again the statements that express the 
> >"need" for a "new body" to discuss Internet governance, I see recurrently 
> >a vacuum that should have not existed, that should or could have been 
> >filled by ISOC, and that a number of reasons caused for it not to be 
> >filled by ISOC. If ISOC is to be one of the primary forces to shape the 
> >future of the Internet, especially given the WSIS/WGIG framework, now's 
> >the time, but we still have to actually do it.
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> I have read ISOC comment to the WGIG, while I agree with it, it does not 
> provide a solution. ISOC has the right to be critical, but this comment 
> is likely to be rejected if it is not supported by a show of power. Will 
> any government will ask WGIG to answer to ISOC comments? This would be 
> something.
> 
> In the other hand, ISOC can be part of the solution and highlights 
> everything it is doing today and request people to join ISOC and its 
> chapter for better Internet Governance. The best way is to monitor WGIG 
> but to not let their actions and statements stir away ISOC from its 
> mission. Remember the UN system is based on public servants who prime 
> goals is to get the UN retirment package after doing 5 years there, 
> while not upsetting anybody. They do that by recommending that 
> consultants do the work on the ground and report back to them.
> 
> In the ISOC answer, I would have said that the liberalisation of Telecom 
> did not generate the growth of the Internet, but that the growth of 
> Internet generated the liberalisation of the telecommunication industry. 
> As soon as you touch the Internet, and see its potential you want to be 
> able to contact anybody anywhere at the cheapest price talking about 
> anything. Before you wanted to contact only the close people to you in a 
> reliable fashion.
> 
> Where do we go from now?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> -- 
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> Franck Martin
> franck at sopac.org
> "Toute connaissance est une réponse à une question"
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