[Chapter-delegates] New Blog: ITU Plenipotentiary 2014 Opens

Tue Oct 21 00:39:12 PDT 2014

In the past the ITU defined standards for legal intercept access.

It is also offering to define 'metadata' for modern communications systems.

I can't see many of them offering to give that up...

Narelle

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com> wrote:
> 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> 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.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chapter-delegates
>> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org]On Behalf Of Wende Cover
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>> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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