[Chapter-delegates] NYTimes: Regulating the Internet in a Multifaceted World

[Joly MacFie]

Hi Veni,

What we saw at the UN CSTD meeting in on December 14 was the United States,
Europe and England, among others, standing up for the multi-stakeholder
system - in the face of India, Brazil, South Africa, and others.
http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1637

Larry Strickling reiterated USA support at INET New York.

So while there is some support for the ITU or similar model, it's got pretty
strong opposition, too.

Meanwhile the ITU iteslef is having to face up to reality -
http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1359

Not to say we shouldn't be vigilant and forthright on the topic.

j


On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:

> I wish I could be so optimistic as Constance is, but I am afraid there's
> much more work to be done, in order to be considered "on an equal footing",
> if ever.
> But there are other paragraphs in that article, which should worry ISOC
> chapter members:
>
> Yet the multistakeholder approach is not enshrined in any law or treaty,
> and it is not universally liked. The governments of Russia and some
> developing countries, which are not members of the O.E.C.D., have expressed
> dissatisfaction with it. They would like to see the International
> Telecommunication Union, a U.N. agency, exercise greater oversight.
>
> Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with Hamadoun Touré,
> secretary general of the I.T.U., this month in Geneva, where he said that
> “Russia was determined to contribute to the work of the union and to
> strengthen the collaboration with the organization,” according to an I.T.U.
> news release.
>
> The official Russian government Web site carries a more detailed
> description of the discussions, saying Mr. Putin told Mr. Touré: “We are
> thankful to you for the ideas that you have proposed for discussion. One of
> them is establishing international control over the Internet using the
> monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the International
> Telecommunication Union.”
>
>
> I picked this difference two weeks ago, tweeted about it, and shared it
> with people at ISOC and ICANN, as to me the difference in the press releases
> from Russia and from the ITU is striking. It is the ITU which wants
> "increased control and oversight over the Internet governance".
>
> Worth watching what will happen next.
>
> veni
>
>
>
> On 6/26/2011 21:12, Joly MacFie wrote:
>
>>
>> http://j.mp/myyl7o  (New York Times)
>>
>>    Constance Bommelaer, director of public policy at the Internet
>>    Society, a group that campaigns against restrictions on the
>>    Internet, said her organization had been invited to participate in
>>    the drafting of a communiqué to be issued at the O.E.C.D. meeting.
>>    At the G-8 meeting, by contrast, the communiqué had been drafted
>>    in advance by government representatives.
>>
>>    “This time, we will participate on an equal footing with business
>>    and government, which is very encouraging,” she said.
>>
>>
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