[Chapter-delegates] New Blog: ITU Plenipotentiary 2014 Opens
Veni Markovski
veni at veni.com
Mon Oct 20 18:41:30 PDT 2014
I am also a little bit wondering what's the role of the ITU in national
security issues?
Now, of course, I am against *any* type of wiretapping (including
legal), but that's only because I grew up in a country, where ALL
communications were monitored 24x7. So, the first 21 years of my life
were spent in all-wired environment. There were more microphones around
my house, than there were at the National Public Radio.
But the ITU and these issues?
v.
On 10/20/14 21:37, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
> Richard,
>
> what would the ITU do regarding privacy and surveillance?
> Traditionally it has been the seat of authorized and then overarching
> pro-surveillance arrangements. They are deeply rooted in the ITRs, as
> is the "kill switch". What depth of reform would be required to
> reverse the trend? ITRs? WCIT? Convention? Constitution?
>
> Yours,
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
>
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 2:15 AM, Richard Hill <rhill at hill-a.ch
> <mailto:rhill at hill-a.ch>> wrote:
>
> Thanks for this. I would add one item to the list of groups of
> issues:
> * How to address concerns regarding mass surveillance and
> privacy? Several countries have made proposals to address these
> topics.
>
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> *Subject:* [Chapter-delegates] New Blog: ITU Plenipotentiary
> 2014 Opens
>
> Hello everyone – Sally Wentworth just posted a blog with
> insights on several key issues to watch at the ITU
> Plenipotentiary. The blog is pasted below or you can read it
> on our website:
>
> http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/itu-plenipotentiary-2014-opens
>
> Regards, Wende
>
> ITU Plenipotentiary 2014 Opens
>
> By Sally Wentworth, Vice President of Global Policy Development
>
> The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opens today, and I wanted
> to share some thoughts on several of the key issues that we’ll
> be watching over the next three weeks of debate. Last week,
> our CEO, Kathryn Brown, outlined the Internet Society’s high
> level approach to the Conference and offered insights on the
> importance of collaboration within the Internet ecosystem.
> Today, I’ll get into a few more specifics.
>
> An ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is a complex treaty-writing
> event held every 4 years where governments of the world debate
> a multitude of issues around how the ITU should function, who
> should lead the organization, what the ITU should be doing,
> and how much the ITU’s budget should be. While these are all
> important issues, the Internet Society’s focus will be on the
> host of Internet issues that will be considered and on how the
> decisions made will impact the broader Internet ecosystem.
>
> As of this writing, proposals are still coming in from regions
> and Member States but we do already have a general view of
> what some of the key Internet topics will be. We are working
> hard to analyze the various proposals from the perspective of
> an open and accessible Internet and are keeping an issues
> matrix updated on our website:
> www.internetsociety.org/issuesmatrixpp14
> <http://www.internetsociety.org/issuesmatrixpp14>
>
> In thinking about the Conference as it relates to the
> Internet, I see several groups of issues that governments will
> debate:
>
> • How the ITU does its work – should the work of the ITU be
> made more inclusive, more transparent and more collaborative?
> This issue will be addressed via consideration of access to
> ITU documents, publications and meetings. Thus far, we see
> divisions among countries emerging on this point.
>
> • What is the ITU’s role in different aspects of the
> Internet? This includes discussion of IP-based networks,
> Internet policymaking, security, Internet-of-things, and IP
> addressing.
>
> • What can the ITU do to expand connectivity and spur
> development? There is keen interest to build on the success
> of the ITU Development conference earlier this year
> http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/default.aspx
> and find ways to bring about the benefits of ICTs.
>
> • How to address the economic concerns of countries? Several
> countries have made proposals to address topics around
> regulation of over-the-top services, interconnection rates and
> policies for alternative calling procedures.
>
> Naturally, within any negotiation, there are opportunities for
> positive outcomes and also areas of deep concern. While the
> bottom-up, collaborative model of development has proven
> itself when it comes to the Internet, not all countries are
> willing to accept greater inclusiveness and transparency. In
> some proposals, we see an emphasis on nation-state solutions
> in areas where greater cooperation would produce more robust
> results.
>
> The promise of the Internet to connect the unconnected, break
> down barriers, and transform lives depends on collaboration
> between all engaged and informed stakeholders. The Internet
> Society is committed to collaborating with partner
> organizations in every region of the world to increase access
> to the Internet to further spur economic and social
> development. We look forward to a collaborative and
> productive dialogue in Busan and a positive outcome for the
> future of the Internet.
>
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