[Chapter-delegates] Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation

Tue Oct 8 08:45:56 PDT 2013

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On 10/08/13 11:42, Ang Peng Hwa (Prof) wrote:
> If I may be so bold to share an article otherwise likely to be read 
> only by my co-author and our respective mothers . . . .
>
> I did an academic paper investigating this question: how far can 
> "Internet cooperation" go? Is the goal/ideal (world peace, 
> Internet-as-a-happy-family) we all seem to be aiming for realistic? 
> It's to be published in /Revue française d'études américaines /in 
> English. The paper was presented at the IGF in Lithuania. It's 
> available at 
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8p9HJg2cUQ2a3dKdEg0MnljWDg/edit?usp=sharing and 
> is especially helpful for those suffering from insomnia.
>
> The paper has two parts. The first part uses a theory from Dani 
> Rodrik, political scientist at Harvard, and he shows that there is 
> trilemma in international cooperation. You have globalization, 
> democracy and national sovereignty as competing interests. You can 
> only have two out of the three. My paper concludes that governments 
> will not give up on democracy and national sovereignty and so of the 
> "trilemma", globalization will give. No entirely but what I call 
> "think globalization". That is, globalization with a lot of national 
> characteristics. Sort of like the English language. Different accents, 
> different idioms, even different meanings for the same word. But 
> recognizably English.
>
> The other part on collaboration (i.e. Cooperation) was done by my 
> colleague and she concluded that it was possible to have international 
> cooperation. There will be some free-loading but it is possible overall.
>
> In short, to encapsulate in a soundbite, it's "All for one but not one 
> for all". All should aim for one Internet and in many areas it would 
> be possible. But in many areas, it cannot be one Internet for all. 
> Realistically, we have to allow for national variations and it is 
> already happening.
>
> Regards,
>
> Peng Hwa ANG
>
> cid:image001.png at 01CC003C.6A078FE0A*NG Peng Hwa (Professor) 
> |* Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre | Wee Kim Wee School 
> of Communication and Information | Nanyang Technological University 
> *|* WKWSCI 02-17, 31 Nanyang Link, Singapore 639798
> Tel: (65) 67906109 GMT+8h | Fax: (65) 6792-7526 | Web: 
> www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc <http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc>
>
>
>
>
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> From: Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
> Reply-To: Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 4:40 AM
> To: Wende Cover <cover at isoc.org <mailto:cover at isoc.org>>, 
> "chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>" 
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>>
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Montevideo Statement on the Future of 
> Internet Cooperation
>
>     Well said.
>     We, the users, need more active engagement from all these
>     organizations (and others, too), and I am hopeful the chapters can
>     use whatever is available (including from the signed
>     organizations) to help change their national policies become more
>     Internet-friendly.
>
>     v.
>
>     On 10/07/13 16:05, Wende Cover wrote:
>>
>>     Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
>>
>>     [Montevideo, Uruguay – 7 October 2013] -- The leaders of
>>     organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet
>>     technical infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo,
>>     Uruguay, to consider current issues affecting the future of the
>>     Internet.
>>
>>     The Internet and World Wide Web have brought major benefits in
>>     social and economic development worldwide. Both have been built
>>     and governed in the public interest through unique mechanisms for
>>     global multistakeholder Internet cooperation, which have been
>>     intrinsic to their success.  The leaders discussed the clear need
>>     to continually strengthen and evolve these mechanisms, in truly
>>     substantial ways, to be able to address emerging issues faced by
>>     stakeholders in the Internet.
>>
>>     In this sense:
>>
>>     •They reinforced the importance of globally coherent Internet
>>     operations, and warned against Internet fragmentation at a
>>     national level. They expressed strong concern over the
>>     undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users
>>     globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and
>>     surveillance.
>>
>>     •They identified the need for ongoing effort to address Internet
>>     Governance challenges, and agreed to catalyze community-wide
>>     efforts towards the evolution of global multistakeholder Internet
>>     cooperation.
>>
>>     •They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA
>>     functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders,
>>     including all governments, participate on an equal footing.
>>
>>     •They also called for the transition to IPv6 to remain a top
>>     priority globally. In particular Internet content providers must
>>     serve content with both IPv4 and IPv6 services, in order to be
>>     fully reachable on the global Internet.
>>
>>     Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO
>>
>>     African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)
>>
>>     John Curran, CEO
>>
>>     American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>>
>>     Paul Wilson, Director General
>>
>>     Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
>>
>>     Russ Housley, Chair
>>
>>     Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
>>
>>     Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO
>>
>>     Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>
>>     Jari Arkko, Chair
>>
>>     Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
>>
>>     Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO
>>
>>     Internet Society (ISOC)
>>
>>     Raúl Echeberría, CEO
>>
>>     Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC)
>>
>>     Axel Pawlik, Managing Director
>>
>>     Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
>>
>>     Jeff Jaffe, CEO
>>
>>     World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
>>
>>
>>
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>     -- 
>
>     Best,
>     Veni Markovski
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