[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum Closes Focused on Continuing Open Dialogue

Fri May 17 12:31:17 PDT 2013

Hello everyone!

People who aren't informed about internet governance situation, I leave
here some articles, that might clear it for you.

Analyze about the WCIT-12 (World Conference on International
Telecommunications, Dubai 2012):
http://www.asil.org/pdfs/insights/insight130207.pdf
http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-18-2012/december/internets-future-on-the-agenda-at-dubai-meeting/
http://www.cnas.org/theinternetyalta

Some explaining articles:
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121217_wcit_and_internet_governance_harmless_resolution_or_trojan_horse/
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/14/highlights-and-low-points-wcit
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/06/wcit-and-internet-it-all-comes

And because there are many different understanding about the internet
governance, then here is one of the versions of Kleinwächters (who in my
opinion is the closest for defining it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c1azN6E4CI (also explains a little bit of
internet governance history).

Why I'm talking about WCIT-12 and not WTPF? - Well, to understand WTPF it
is good to know the pre-story for that.

All the best,

2013/5/17 Grace Chng <grace.chng1 at gmail.com>

> I agree.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 17 May, 2013, at 5:27 AM, Elver Loho <elver.loho at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I do not mean to sound disrespectful, but could we have human-language
> > summaries of press releases in the future? From what I can decipher,
> > governments want more control over the internet, we don't, we won this
> > time, but we have to continue the fight. Right?
> >
> > It took me, like, fifteen minutes to figure this out and I gotta get
> > up in seven hours to go on live radio to talk about e-voting security
> > after a local Pirate Party activist stole a public computer from the
> > parliament building hoping to uncover secret documents proving that
> > e-voting is rigged and then three weeks later walked into a newspaper
> > office with it, having not found anything, and is now missing and
> > wanted by the police, with the computer, and the Pirate Party refuses
> > to kick him out.
> >
> > Here's a photo of him with the famous computer:
> > http://boards.chan.ee/b/src/1368653567180.jpg
> >
> > Anyway, it would save me some time in the future.
> >
> > And my actual point is that if we want to engage people, then we need
> > to communicate in a way that people understand. Considering that
> > English is not the native language of the vast majority of us, this is
> > doubly important.
> >
> > Best,
> > Elver
> >
> > elver.loho at gmail.com
> > +372 5661 6933
> > skype: elver.loho
> >
> > On 16 May 2013 23:56, Wende Cover <cover at isoc.org> wrote:
> >> ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum Closes Focused on Continuing
> Open
> >> Dialogue
> >>
> >> [Geneva, Switzerland - 16 May 2013] – Today, the World Telecommunication
> >> Policy Forum (WTPF) came to a close with robust debate among all
> >> stakeholders about the role of government in Internet governance.
> >> Throughout the meeting, the Internet Society participated in dialogue
> that
> >> focused on several key areas, including the significant role of Internet
> >> exchange points as a means of enhancing Internet connectivity, the need
> for
> >> timely deployment of IPv6, and the importance of the multi-stakeholder
> model
> >> of Internet governance.
> >>
> >> Six opinions were drafted by a WTPF Informal Experts Group and
> submitted to
> >> the meeting, addressing topics such as capacity building, IP
> addressing, and
> >> Internet governance.  These Opinions were discussed among all
> participants:
> >> ITU member states and sector members, civil society organizations, and
> other
> >> key international stakeholders. The inclusion of stakeholders assisted
> in
> >> broadening the discussion to allow for a more inclusive dialogue.  As a
> >> result, a vigorous debate related to the role of governments in the
> >> multi-stakeholder model exhibited the importance of continued
> discussions in
> >> a variety of fora.
> >>
> >> “This week’s dialogue was a significant step forward,” said Lynn St.
> Amour,
> >> Internet Society President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We know that
> the
> >> multi-stakeholder model has served the Internet and individuals across
> the
> >> world extraordinarily well, leading to innovations and infrastructure
> >> development that may not have come about with a top-down model. We
> welcome
> >> this open dialogue and hope these discussions continue over the coming
> >> months at forums such as the Commission on Science and Technology for
> >> Development and the Internet Governance Forum in order that all voices
> are
> >> heard.”
> >>
> >> The Internet Society is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to an
> >> open Internet for everyone. The Internet Society is a strong advocate
> of the
> >> multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance because it is the heart
> of
> >> the Internet’s architectural foundation and has proven to be the best
> way to
> >> ensure that the benefits of the Internet are available to all.
>  Experience
> >> shows that public policy processes that draw from a base of community
> >> expertise are most effective in creating the environment in which
> Internet
> >> development and access can flourish.
> >>
> >> To read the Internet Society submission to the WTPF, visit:
> >>
> http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/contribution-itu-2013-world-telecommunicationict-policy-forum
> .
> >>
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