[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Statement on the NETmundial Initiative

[Livingood, Jason]

 11/19/14, 12:15 PM, "Evan Leibovitch" <evan at telly.org<mailto:evan at telly.org>> wrote:

​What negative publicity?

All I have seen are nearly<http://www.onlydomains.com/showNews/title/isoc-civil-society-unhappy-with-netmundial-initiative-not-consistent-with-democracy>-congratulatory<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141117/17550129174/internet-society-says-oh-hell-no-to-icanns-plan-un-security-council-internet.shtml> comments<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/17/isoc_slams_netmundial_initiative/>, praising ISOC for singularly having the courage to stop the affront to openness and MSM in its tracks. Suddenly we're relevant again.

Agree! It is worth reading all of the Just Net Coalition statement in your first link – very interesting reading:
http://justnetcoalition.org/NMI-neoliberal-caravan

What debate exists, from what I can see, are tactical rather than on substance. I see nobody saying that NMI was a Really Good Idea outside of the three founders -- forget perfect, even workable or even necessary. The main debate I have seen was whether to meekly join and try to fix things from the inside, or to reject the initial offer, pressuring for change as a condition of participation. And the ISOC statement properly questions whether there is a need at all for such an overarching body.

Well said!

​I can fully appreciate the challenge between the dogmatic and pragmatic. I think the ISOC approach has addressed both, rejecting the initial NMI foundation but keeping the door open, and calling for the dialogue that should have taken place BEFORE the fact.​

Exactly right. There has been no discussion as to what needs are not being met and how to meet those needs, and as a result the process seems to have been reversed. A NMI structure is being imposed from above by 3 organizations (really just 1 is in charge it seems) without any of this being discussed. As a result, it seems unsurprising that there is no consensus or groundswell of support to join in an effort. Though maybe this is building on the rousing success of the 1Net Coalition. ;-)

Jason
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