[Chapter-delegates] Internet Governance Update - Nov. 15, 2013

Sun Nov 17 00:19:18 PST 2013

Hi Lynn:

Thanks for share the update information.

it's really important for us and wishes it would be continue in future.

Regards  //  Jahangir Hossain
                  ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter

On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Lynn St.Amour <st.amour at isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Chapter leaders,
>
> Please find the second of what is planned to be regular updates on key
> Internet governance activities.  Future updates will
> be shorter.  The background included here is to help layout today’s overall
> environment.
>
> In the last month, there have been many discussions around two
> developments that took place just prior to and during the Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF) in Bali.  One was the Montevideo Statement<http://www.internetsociety.org/news/montevideo-statement-future-internet-cooperation>,
> which was distributed on 7 October and was well received at the
> IGF. The other was the unexpected announcement at the IGF of an Internet
> Governance Summit, or High Level Meeting, to be held in Brazil in early
> May 2014.
>
> I* CEO Meetings:
>
> With respect to the Montevideo meeting and the statement that was issued
> afterwards, some background might be helpful -- these I* CEO meetings have
> taken place regularly for the past three years (usually twice a
> year, several days).  They were mainly to build relations/common cause
> across the I* organizations.   We work to understand our
> respective positions on key issues (and hopefully are aligned) or at least
> to minimize surprises.  The meetings were not meant to be a "standing
> venue", but rather to build stronger relations.  The meetings are convened
> and chaired by ISOC, specifically, by me, as ISOC President & CEO, at the
> request of the other I* organizations.  This reflects our broad Mission and
> the breadth of our organization and responsibilities.  Finally, the I*
> organizations are:  IAB, IANA functions operator, ICANN, IETF, ISOC, the 5
> RIR's, and W3C.
>
> Unlike past meetings, the I* community felt that the surveillance issues
> (and the reactions we were seeing affecting the Internet and users) were
> so serious that we needed to go on record.  And, thanks to Raúl Echeberria
> for his leadership throughout the meeting around such a statement.
>  As virtually all (maybe all) of the organizations had previously been on
> record for many of these points, we felt it was appropriate to go forward.
>
> Heading to the IGF week, the I* CEO’s had planned to work together
> to “catalyze community-wide efforts towards the evolution of
> global multistakeholder Internet cooperation” as called for in the
> Montevideo Statement. This took on an added urgency and dimension with
> the unexpected announcement of the Brazil meeting.
>
> Brazil High Level Meeting
>
> This “Brazil summit” came out of a discussion between ICANN and the
> Brazilian government and followed the Montevideo I* CEO
> meeting.  This announcement caused concern on the part of many of those
> present at the IGF for various reasons: it was seen to be potentially
> competing with the IGF, the role of governments vs. other stakeholders was
> unclear, the timing prior to several important ITU and UN meetings raised
> concerns about its outcomes and their impact on those meetings. There was
> also a mistaken assumption that the Brazil meeting was linked to the
> collective I* organization’s leadership as an outcrop of the Montevideo
> statement.
>
> In the course of the discussions at the IGF and since, what was originally
> labeled a “Summit” evolved to a “high level meeting.”  Discussions are
> taking place with the Brazilians and a number of organizations, and the I*
> organizations are also involved, including ISOC.  While nothing
> is official, the purpose of the Conference is expected to address
> strengthening Internet cooperation by discussing high-level principles and
> institutional frameworks. This conference is not meant to produce proposals
> on specific Internet policy issues.
>
> Montevideo Statement and catalyzing community-wide efforts
>
> Many of the discussions during the IGF week focused on clarifying and
> gaining support for some possible initiatives (and necessarily included
> the Brazil meeting), as well as gaining support from other communities
> including the private sector, civil society and governments. These
> discussions also aimed to clarify/advance: 1) statements about a shift in
> leadership away from the United States as a result of disclosures about
> surveillance and the subsequent impact on the principles and reality of the
> open global Internet, and 2) continuing discussions about the future of
> Internet Governance and what was called Internet Governance gaps.
>
> Possible Initiatives
>
> Discussions at IGF and elsewhere seem to be coalescing around the
> following initiatives:
>
> 1.     Gauging support for a multi-stakeholder
> coalition/dialogue/initiative that would help close an “Internet Governance
> gap”
> a)     the purpose of and level of formality/structures to support this
> coalition, etc.
> b)     assessing support for a grass-roots campaign (incl. a significant
> online presence)
>
> 2.     The possibility of an independent high level panel to make
> recommendations on IG principles and recommend
> frameworks/institutions for IG
>
> 3.     Less directly, gauging need for developing a possible new
> framework/mechanisms/institution for Internet governance
>
> IANA and ICANN Globalization
>
> An additional topic of discussion was the globalization of IANA and ICANN.
> This is largely (but not unanimously) seen to be separate from the Internet
> governance topics above. There is a lot of work being done on this by the
> I* CEO’s and ICANN, and separate updates will be sent on this going forward.
>
> Status of Initiatives
>
> There have been many meetings held during and since the IGF (some I* CEO
> meetings and many other smaller group meetings), and it has been quite a
> moving target.  To cut to the current status:
>
> Coalition/Dialogue: With respect to the first “initiative” above, the
> emerging purpose seems to be: catalyse a multi-stakeholder movement
> to develop, through an open processes, a framework for evolving, broadening
> and strengthening Internet Governance/Cooperation arrangements, and to
> advocate for its adoption.
>
> In discussions since the IGF with a small group from Industry, Civil
> Society, I*, and others there seems to be support for a global dialogue
> (not a Coalition) and a name was agreed 1Net.  ICANN has put up the basic
> website (see: http://www.1Net.org) and the NRO/AfriNIC CEO is the
> lead.  There are discussions underway with respect to finalizing the
> purpose/charter, the management going forward and a possible steering
> committee. Other open questions remain about the grassroots campaign, what
> will actually be done with the “dialogue/website”, etc.   And, all of these
> should be resolved by the broader community.
>
> There are important funding implications as well, and this is expected to
> be a point of discussion not only within the broader “Dialogue”, but
> with the I* CEO’s as well.
>
> ISOC is watching this space carefully to see what might be useful, while
> being mindful that each organization needs to thoroughly engage its
> own communities.  This Dialogue should not be a substitute for that
> engagement.  Our independent and yet aligned voices are very
> important components of any Internet governance dialogue, and were clearly
> instrumental in our considerable success throughout WSIS I and II.
>
> Independent high level panel – this has been modified significantly
> since it was first moved at the Montevideo I* CEO meeting (where in
> full transparency, virtually all gathered had significant objections to an
> All Star high level panel – for all the reasons one would expect in
> our community).
>
> It is now meant to be only one possible input and has a more Internet
> informed panel.    There will be additional information available shortly.
>
> IMPORTANT - NEW!!  Issues Framework: Internet Challenges: A framework for
> tackling the hard political, technical, operational and social problems
> facing the Internet
>
> Finally, I would like to point to a resource ISOC rcently developed in
> order to better inform various discussions on Internet Governance Issues.
> This framework for tackling Internet issues was developed by Leslie Daigle
> and myself in advance of ISOC’s opening speech at the IGF.  We pulled
> it together over the course of a day and a half, so please help us improve
> it.
>
> The framework is, in part, a response to what I believe are somewhat
> cavalier statements being made about Internet governance gaps and
> so-called orphan issues which entirely belie the underlying complexity of
> the issues, and/or ignore efforts already underway to help address them. We
> felt we needed to engage the broader community in a more thoughtful
> discussion.  This was well received in the IGF, and at the recent IETF
> meeting where it was also featured.
>
> The objective is to categorize possible solution paths for the various IG
> challenges we all see.  This is expected to help in
> subsequent discussions of roles or new mechanisms.
>
> We are looking for input across many communities and would very much
> appreciate any comments you may have. Over the next few weeks you will see
> more specific requests and opportunities to inform, use, and further
> develop this framework. Find out more at:
>
> http://www.internetsociety.org/internetstrong
>
> and please do start discussions on this “framework/taxonomy” on our lists,
> with members, as well as on other lists. We need broad input and review,
> these are cross-cutting issues and require the engagement of many
> different stakeholders.
>
> Closing:
>
> We will post regular updates to our members, and on our website/blogs,
> etc.  We look forward to working together to help make the
> Internet stronger and we encourage everyone to get engaged in
> these discussions – locally, nationally, regionally and, of course
> internationally.   And, bring your friends and colleagues – the more voices
> the better.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lynn St.Amour
>
>
>
>
>
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