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

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Joly,

1. it's not the ITU alone

2. the ITU is a complex entity, successful in part of its tasks, strongly 
supported in parts of the world for diverse reasons (not all of my or your 
liking)

e-G8 was pretty scary and so are lots of other events, organizations and 
trends.

Vigilance, communication, understanding, principles, rational dialogue, 
and action are the order of the day.

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Sun, 26 Jun 2011, Joly MacFie wrote:

> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:10:06 -0400
> From: Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com>
> To: Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com>
> Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] NYTimes: Regulating the Internet in a
>     Multifaceted World
> 
> 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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