[Chapter-delegates] ITU - WG on Internet Public Policy Issues
Veni Markovski
veni at veni.com
Thu Mar 6 17:14:41 PST 2014
Just to remind people - this questionnaire is now over. the CWG-Internet
will start new round.
Attached, please, find the position of the Bulgarian ministry. It is
good that they took into consideration our contributions, too.
Happy to report,
Veni
On 12/23/13 02:38, Władysław Majewski wrote:
> Just FYI: Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitalizion started
> public consultation on December, 11th:
> https://mac.gov.pl/dzialania/grupa-robocza-itu-zbiera-informacje-o-polityce-w-sprawie-internetu-w-krajach-czlonkowskich-onz/
>
>
> Additionally on December, 19th they send an invitation to ISOC Polska
> and 10 other IT-related organizations (including Industry Chambers and
> two of our close allies: Modern Poland Fundation and Panoptykon
> Fundation).
>
> Consultation period ends January, 20th.
>
> My first personal reaction was... mixed. Should we legitimize ITU
> efforts to gain a reports about progress in areas which have nothing
> to do with ITU mission and real activities?
>
> Nevertheless it is a chance to include something important into
> Government's report. So probably the best way is to provide an input
> about what the real problems are, what was done about them, how was it
> done and by whom. In wider perspective Civil Society, including
> Internet Society, IETF, IGF participants, Privacy advocates did a lot.
> Governments and their umbrellas - not that much.
>
>
>
>
> 2013/12/23 Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com <mailto:veni at veni.com>>
>
> Dear all,
>
> The Bulgarian ministry of telecom has just started a public
> comment period on the questionnaire we discussed with Sally:
>
> http://www.mtitc.government.bg/page.php?category=106&id=6917
>
> They accept comments on 3 questions - the original from the ITU
> (we listed below earlier), plus two more:
>
> 2) What is the ITU role to encourage governments in their work on
> Internet-related public policy?
> 3) Which international organizations/forums are best for getting
> governmental support on those issues, related to Internet public
> policy?
>
> Anyone can participate, deadline: January 14. Let me know, if you
> have comments. ISOC-Bulgaria will be sending some, so feel free to
> forward anything you feel appropriate.
>
> veni.
>
>
>
> On 11/27/13 11:22, Sally Wentworth wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> In all the list traffic over recent days, I wanted to underscore
>> Veni's excellent note below regarding the ITU Council Working
>> Group on international Internet public policy issues. This is a
>> good opportunity for Chapters to work with their national
>> governments to help shape gov't input to the group. As many of
>> you did in the run-up to WCIT, this is also a chance to encourage
>> your government to have an open and inclusive process for
>> addressing this activity as well as in their preparations for
>> upcoming ITU Conferences like the World Telecom Development
>> Conference and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. These events
>> seem like they are a long way off but, as you can see from Veni's
>> note, the work is already underway to prepare.
>>
>> Veni's message spells out the details quite well so please read
>> that carefully. As you'll see, the ITU Group is considering a
>> number of very important Internet issues.
>>
>> As you reach out to policymakers in your country, you may also
>> wish to share your experiences with other chapters so we can all
>> learn from one another about your experience and what is
>> happening at the local level.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Sally
>>
>>
>> Sally Wentworth
>> Senior Director, Strategic Public Policy
>> Internet Society
>> +1 703 439 2146 <tel:%2B1%20703%20439%202146>
>> wentworth at isoc.org <mailto:wentworth at isoc.org>
>> www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com
>> <mailto:veni at veni.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> After my initial reaction, and positive feedback I am getting
>>> from you, I decided it's a good time to share something we have
>>> prepared couple of days ago, which fits perfect in Lynn's
>>> informative message:
>>>
>>>
>>> ISOC-Bulgaria has been following the developments around
>>> Internet governance on the global arena since 2001, when we
>>> started participate in the WSIS process. Our representatives
>>> supported the efforts of the Bulgarian government to make sure
>>> the Internet is developed in an open, bottom-up, and transparent
>>> way.
>>> Last week in Geneva (November 11-12) at the ITU there was a
>>> meeting of the ITU Council Working Group
>>> <http://www.itu.int/council/groups/CWG-internet/index.html> on
>>> international Internet-related public policy issues. The group
>>> finished its discussions with a question that the ITU will send
>>> to all member states (note – that means to governments!), and
>>> the text accepted by the group is:
>>>
>>> “Recognizing the scope of work of ITU on international
>>> Internet-related public policy matters, represented by the list
>>> of topics in Council Resolution 1305 Annex 1 which was
>>> established in accordance with decisions of ITU membership at
>>> the Plenipotentiary Conference, the Council Working Group on
>>> International Internet Related Public Policy invites Member
>>> States to provide their position on following question:
>>>
>>> Q1. What actions have been undertaken or to be undertaken by
>>> governments in relations to each of the international
>>> Internet-related public policy issues identified in Annex 1 to
>>> Resolution 1305 (adopted by Council 2009 at the seventh Plenary
>>> Meeting)?”
>>>
>>> Annex 1 gives the following issues:
>>> - Multilingualization of the Internet Including
>>> Internationalized (multilingual) Domain Names
>>> - International Internet Connectivity
>>> - International public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
>>> and the management of Internet resources, including domain names
>>> and addresses
>>> - The security, safety, continuity, sustainability, and
>>> robustness of the Internet
>>> - Combating Cybercrime
>>> - Dealing effectively with spam
>>> - Issues pertaining to the use and misuse of the Internet
>>> - Availability, affordability, reliability, and quality of
>>> service, especially in the developing world
>>> - Contributing to capacity building for Internet governance in
>>> developing countries
>>> - Developmental aspects of the Internet
>>> - Respect for privacy and the protection of personal information
>>> and data
>>> - Protecting children and young people from abuse and exploitation)
>>>
>>>
>>> ISOC-Bulgaria urges all ISOC chapters around the world, but also
>>> Internet Service Providers, Regional Internet Registries,
>>> Internet-related companies and organizations that are involved
>>> in any of the 12 issues, to reach out to their governments, and
>>> help them explain to the ITU what actions are being undertaken
>>> in their respected countries or territories.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Why is it important? *
>>>
>>> For several reasons.
>>>
>>> There are views at the ITU that the organization should “take
>>> care” of the Internet. Different countries understand it
>>> differently. The ITU itself has been talking about “establishing
>>> international control over the Internet using the monitoring and
>>> supervisory capabilities of the ITU”.
>>>
>>> Some countries believe that governments play too small role in
>>> the Internet coordination on a world scale, and believe that
>>> they should take care of all the 12 issues listed above.
>>>
>>> Some countries say that there should be regulation of Internet
>>> content, access to the Net, and some request web sites to be
>>> registered with the government, and content providers to be
>>> responsible for published content. Others claim that this is
>>> impossible to achieve because of the nature of the Internet.
>>> Some believe that the current Internet is not well designed and
>>> built, and there should be a new internet developed, by
>>> governments, which will be more secure, and without spam,
>>> harmful content, etc.
>>>
>>> There are, in general, two views of development of the Internet.
>>> The President of Estonia covered both views
>>> <http://www.president.ee/en/official-duties/speeches/7589-the-president-of-estonia-at-the-international-conference-of-cyber-conflict-8-june-2012/>
>>> in his speech at a conference last year in Tallinn.
>>> ISOC – Bulgaria dealt with these issues back in 1999, when it
>>> filed a case <http://isoc.bg/kpd> against the government at the
>>> Supreme Administrative Court, and reached an out-of-court
>>> agreement to get rid of any licenses or registrations about
>>> ISPs, content, or any Internet-related business.
>>>
>>> We would like to see Bulgaria’s leading role on the ITU
>>> question, and we are hopeful that other countries will also step
>>> in, and will share their positive experience in the Internet
>>> pubic policy that they have accepted within their national
>>> territories. Bulgaria, by the way, did that in an official
>>> information document
>>> <http://isocbg.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/bg-itu/>, submitted to
>>> the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2010.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Veni
>>>
>>> http://www.isoc.bg <http://www.isoc.bg/>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/15/13 23:19, Lynn St.Amour 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.
>>>
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>>
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