[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society’s Statement Addressing Reported Attacks Against the ITU Website

[Dave Burstein]

Sally and all

A very similar call came from a group of civil society that met here in
Dubai. There's an emerging civil society caucus here at the WCIT in Dubai.
How can ISOC support what is potentially a very powerful group?

   Some of the principal movers are delegation members sitting just a few
rows behind ISOC and I hope the support becomes strong.

db


The World Conference on International Telecommunications – 12 (December 3 -
14)

Call to Activists by Civil Society participants


We, the physical and remote participants at The World Conference on
International Telecommunications WCIT12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
wish to call the attention of all human rights and technology activists
that the recent outage of the ITU website has proved to be of considerable
disadvantage to the efforts on the review of the International
Telecommunications Regulations - ITRs.

The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is a
critical event that the Civil Society believes is key in shaping greater
connectivity and growth in international telecommunications. The
satisfactory functioning of the ITU website, is central to the success of
the meeting as it serves as the document repository, primary webcast
channel and orientation platform for all participants.

We therefore call on all concerned activists to refrain from any possible
disruptions, hacks or attacks on the ITU website and its related domains.
Such effort will be counterproductive, and will hugely disenfranchise
remote participants.

The Civil Society participation in ITU deliberations is the result of a
long and a hard process that requires constructive efforts for improvement.

We invite you to follow remotely on
http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/default.aspx

And #WCIT12 <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23WCIT12> on Twitter


Dubai World Trade Center

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Friday, 7th of December 2012


On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Christine Saegesser <saegesser at isoc.org>wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please find below a message from Lynn St.Amour, President/CEO of the
> Internet Society:
>
>
> Dear Chapters,
>
> Earlier today (Dubai time) in response to several reports that the ITU
> website would be attacked this weekend, we released a statement saying,
> amongst other things, that "such actions would be wholly counterproductive,
> making it more difficult to have the kind of collaboration and thoughtful
> discussions that are needed at this critical point."  We obviously do not
> support these attacks and being a principled organization, we could not sit
> here in Dubai and not comment.
>
> It has been welcomed by many here, including the ITU leadership.
>
> The statement has been posted on our website at
> http://www.internetsociety.org/ituweb, pushed through social media
> channels, etc.  The statement is below and is on our home page as well.
>
> Regards,
> Lynn
>
> ================================================================
> Internet Society’s Statement Addressing Reported Attacks Against the ITU
> Website
> ================================================================
>
> The Internet Society releases the following statement from President and
> CEO Lynn St. Amour:
>
> “The Internet Society is a strong proponent of openness, transparency, and
> collaboration.  Actions that disrupt these principles and impact dialogue
> or collaboration are counterproductive to an open and globally accessible
> Internet.
>
> The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is an
> important event that the Internet Society hopes will contribute to greater
> connectivity and growth in international telecommunications. We have openly
> expressed our significant reservations about some of the proposals at WCIT,
> and this does not shake our foundational belief that an open dialogue
> between a broad spectrum of stakeholders around the world is the best way
> to ensure the continuation of the Internet’s growth and evolution.
>
> Currently, numerous media reports suggest that attacks are being planned
> against the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) website to disrupt
> the WCIT proceedings in Dubai. Such actions would be wholly
> counterproductive, making it more difficult to have the kind of
> collaboration and thoughtful discussions that are needed at this critical
> point.
>
> We urge everyone to take positive action to have their voices heard, not
> to restrict the very medium that amplifies that voice. Show your support,
> and help our collective cause by contributing constructively to a global
> conversation.  Share this message across your social media channels, so
> that everyone’s voice is heard: The Internet is open and should include
> #Everyone.”
>
> For more information about the Internet Society and our positions on WCIT,
> visit http://www.internetsociety.org.
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society
> Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org
>



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