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

[Sivasubramanian M]

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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.


Sivasubramanian M

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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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