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[Veni Markovski]

I think you should familiarize yourselves with these selected quotes 
from the Iranian contribution to the Sec-Gen report on the WTPF (attached).


It might be good for chapters to start thinking how better to educate 
our governments, so that they don't fall into issuing similar statements.


v.

...

Internet has been used as a tool/means to disseminate false, untrue, 
misleading, inciting, provocative information, propaganda, cultural 
attack which have had adverse impact on culture, dignity, customs, 
tradition, conviction belief, friendship, family life, honor of peoples 
in certain circumstances, and for certain countries as well as social 
instability, security, integrity, unity, solidarity, integrity, 
political stability and peace in certain other countries.

...

Are we serious that Internet is part of telecommunication infrastructure 
(wired and/or wireless? At recent WCIT-12, Internet was considered as a 
"Holly Word "and no one was allowed to pronounce it loudly otherwise the 
action could have had a severe consequences?

...

The catastrophic issue is thatsome country , exercisesmajorcontrol over 
a vital area of Internet governanceimproperly and misleadingly claims 
that the broaden intergovernmental participation in the governance of 
Internet wouldresult in handingover the key issues toother countries to 
have any role in the governance of the Internet .

The question is that requiringthatservice providers to block access to 
certain websites, very much contrary to official positionsclaimed bysome 
country on censorship and internet freedom, isalmost certainly in 
contradiction withtransparency,openness, and democratic functioning of 
Internet.

...

The fundamental question here is whether Today's Internet is /, 
transparent and democratic and open. Due to the fact that these 
adjectives have different meaning in view of different  entities /people 
/In view of many governments, in particular, those of developing 
countries none of these three adjectives prevail in the Internet Process 
.a) it is not transparent as the relevant information is not actually 
clear and transparent. It is not democratic since governments has either 
no role or little advisory role in the management of the Internet .It is 
not democratic because governments are not treated with / on equal 
footing with respect of other players .It is there under almost private 
or  less inclusive / non collective management. In fact some of the most 
important area of Internet dealing with public policy issues are not 
governed by collective governments cooperation or any intergovernmental 
organization but by individual national government( s) and big 
businesses as a totally decentralized bottom-up regime of governance 
.The most blend of that is that a very narrow pro WGIG DEFINITION of 
Internet governance exclude vital issues such as intellectual property, 
privacy, enforcement, and data protection on line filtering and network 
neutrality.

The catastrophic issue is that some country, exercises major control 
over a vital area of Internet governance  improperly and misleadingly 
claims that the broaden intergovernmental participation in the 
governance of Internet would  result in handing  over the key issues to 
  other countries to have any role in the governance of the Internet.

....

Best,

Veni




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