[Chapter-delegates] ITU Followships for the World Telecommunication Policy Forum, April 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
Alejandro Pisanty
apisan at servidor.unam.mx
Mon Feb 9 15:41:20 PST 2009
Hi,
my two cents re ITU/WTPF:
It is worthwhile to read through the ITU documents to which Constance and
the ITU pages point to.
The key one is the Secretary General's letter, which last I read was in
its third draft.
For ISOC members there are several salient points:
1. the definition of NGN's or New Generation Networks.
a. The definition is broad, in evolution, and subject to strongly
disagreeing viewpoints;
b. In general the definition of IP-based networks for all,
converged purposes and services sounds like "very Internet-like" and
pleasing but is fraught with the paradigm of "owned networks" and can also
be seen as big-telco-plus-government paradigm recovery;
c. NGNs are seen as the opportunity to regain control over
networks.
2. A very telling point is the relationship between NGNs and the Internet.
For many in ISOC the only point, or surely the main one, for a new build
of IP-based networks is to enable access to the Internet with its full
rainbow diversity of contents and services, not for creating controls and
choke points.
Or, caricaturally if you wish, to allow more use of Skype, not to
restrict it further or make money from it.
3. Thus other issues of interest, like Network Neutrality in some of its
versions, may be questioned.
4. Veni points to issues related to Internet Governance and I think he is
right that the writings of the WTPF have discrepancies with the WSIS
agreements. Sometimes in explicit language and sometimes in a more cryptic
form they endorse a view that is not the same multi-stakeholder,
problem-solving view that most in ISOC and other of the Internet's own
organizations are working on. And, certainly, other related events and
expressions reinforce this view.
One of them is the set of expressions by the SG of the ITU, Dr.
Hamadoun Toure, about the Internet Governance Forum (calling it a waste of
time and apparently impatiently circumventing it with the WTPF, which is
intergovernmental in nature in spite of allowing some - limited,
controlled, and pre-filtered - non-governmental attendance.
I believe that a vigorous discussion about the WTPF's agenda and documents
among chapter delegates and ISOC's membership is necessary and, given the
date, urgent. I hope to be kicking off some of it with the above.
Yours,
Alejandro Pisanty
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On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, Cynthia Waddell wrote:
> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:59:01 -0800
> From: Cynthia Waddell <cynthia.waddell at icdri.org>
> To: 'Constance Bommelaer' <bommelaer at isoc.org>,
> 'Veni Markovski' <veni at veni.com>
> Cc: 'ISOC Chapter Delegates' <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ITU Followships for the World
> Telecommunication Policy Forum, April 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
>
> Thank you, Constance. Hi Veni-
> I am still interested to know what exactly is said in the ITU documents that
> you are concerned about.
>
> Best regards,
> Cynthia Waddell
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constance Bommelaer [mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org]
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:24 AM
> To: cynthia.waddell at icdri.org; 'Veni Markovski'
> Cc: 'ISOC Chapter Delegates'
> Subject: RE: [Chapter-delegates] ITU Followships for the World
> Telecommunication Policy Forum, April 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
>
> Dear Cynthia,
> Dear Veni,
>
> Yes, we are following the work going on in the WG-WSIS, along with the
> preparations of the WTPF.
>
> We will submit comments on the documents elaborated recently in the WG-WSIS.
> Please do not hesitate to share text or ideas on this list if you wish.
>
> Thank you,
> CB
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cynthia Waddell [mailto:cynthia.waddell at icdri.org]
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:53 AM
> To: 'Veni Markovski'; 'Constance Bommelaer'; 'ISOC Chapter Delegates'
> Subject: RE: [Chapter-delegates] ITU Followships for the World
> Telecommunication Policy Forum, April 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
>
> Veni,
> Was is it about the ITU documents for the WTPF that show a position on
> Internet Governance not reflected in the WSIS and WGIG output? Can you
> please be more specific?
>
> Best regards,
> Cynthia Waddell
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Cynthia D. Waddell, JD
> Executive Director and
> Law, Policy and Technology Consultant
> International Center for Disability Resources
> on the Internet (ICDRI) Phone: (408) 691-6921
>
> ICT Accessibility & Government Services Expert
> United Nations Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs
> www.g3ict.com
>
> ICDRI is based in
> Raleigh, North Carolina USA
> http://www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/cynthia_d.htm
>
> See My Books!
> Web Accessibility: Web Standards and
> Regulatory Compliance by Apress 2006
> at www.icdri.org/WSR_Book.htm
> See also Constructing Accessible Web Sites
> www.icdri.org/constructing_accessible_web_site.htm
>
> Is your Web Site Accessible?
> Find out now with Cynthia Says! www.cynthiasays.com
> Endorsed by the American Council of the Blind,
> the CynthiaSaysTM portal is a joint Education
> and Outreach project of ICDRI, The Internet
> Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter,
> and HiSoftware.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Veni
> Markovski
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 2:49 PM
> To: Constance Bommelaer; 'ISOC Chapter Delegates'
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ITU Followships for the World
> Telecommunication Policy Forum, April 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
>
> Thanks, Constance.
>
> Talking about the ITU, it will be good to see also some reaction from
> ISOC on the documents published here (ISOC has the right to comments, I
> guess):
>
> <http://www.itu.int/council/groups/wsis/index.html>http://www.itu.int/counci
> l/groups/wsis/index.html
>
>
> They seem to represent a position about the Internet Governance,
> which was not shared in the consultations around the WGIG, and is not
> reflected in the final documents of the WGIG and the WSIS.
>
> What is ISOC doing about it?
>
> best,
> veni
>
> At 10:44 PM 2/8/2009 +0100, Constance Bommelaer wrote:
>> Dear Chapter delegates,
>>
>> This is to inform you that the ITU is offering fellowships for the
>> 2009 World Telecommunication Policy Forum (21-24 April 2009).
>> Participants who wish to apply for fellowships must register online
>> and complete the fellowship section of the form before 16 March
>> 2009. Full information about conditions and procedures to apply are
>> available on ITU's website:
>> <http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/fellowship-conditions.html>http:/
> /www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/fellowship-conditions.html
>>
>>
>> We would also like to remind you that it is still possible to
>> sign-up for one of the two e-meetings we are organizing on the 17th
>> of February (10:30 UTC or 20:00 UTC) in ISOC's public Marratech
>> auditorium (no login required):
>> <https://marratech.webapps.isoc.org:8001/>https://marratech.webapps.isoc.or
> g:8001/
>> by replying to: <mailto:chapters at isoc.org>chapters at isoc.org.
>>
>> Useful links:
>> On-line registration:
>> <http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/fellowship-conditions.html>http:/
> /www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/fellowship-conditions.html
>>
>> About the WTPF:
>> <http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/about.html>http://www.itu.int/osg
> /csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/about.html
>>
>> http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/community/wtpf_20090424.shtml
>> About ISOC's engagement in the WTPF:
>> <http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/globalengage.shtml#ituwtpf>htt
> p://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/globalengage.shtml#ituwtpf
>>
>> e-Meeting information (17th February):
>> <http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/meetings>http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapte
> rs/meetings
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Constance Bommelaer
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>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Veni Markovski,
> President and Chairman of the Board
> <http://www.isoc.bg/>Internet Society - <http://www.isoc.bg/>Bulgaria
>
>
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