Hi,
Indeed she is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter.
She is a hero of mine.
avri
On 23-Jan-14 13:37, Maria Farrell wrote:
> Seconding the congrats and also noting there is also on this group a
> really terrific Member of the European Parliament on it - Marietje
> Schaatke - who does terrific work on Internet privacy and freedom of
> expression. Hurray!
>
>
> On 23 January 2014 17:29, Olivier Kouami <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> Congratulations to all the members of this crucial commission.
> Cheers !
> -Olevie-
>
>
>
> 2014/1/23 Avri Doria <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>
> Hi,
>
> Many of you might have seen this announcement on several other
> lists, but I want to make sure this list got a copy.
>
>
> I especially want to point out that 2 of the commission have
> NCSG linkage:
> • Anriette Esterhuysen (APC)
> • Dorothy Gordon
>
> Congratulations to them.
>
> I also want to point to something that someone pointed out to me:
>
> The commission roughly starts its work after the HLL and the
> Brazil meeting.
>
> And something I realized:
>
> The commission roughly finishes its work as the UNGA considers
> the fate of the IGF.
>
>
> Happenstance?
>
> Good luck to this commission and to our members on it.
>
> avri
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [discuss] CIGI and Chatham House launch Global
> Commission on Internet Governance - FYI
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:14:10 -1000
> From: John Curran <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> To: 1Net List <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>
> FYI,
> /John
>
> === <https://www.ourinternet.org/#__press
> <https://www.ourinternet.org/#press>>
>
> CIGI and Chatham House launch Global Commission on Internet
> Governance, chaired by Sweden’s Carl Bildt
>
> Davos-Klosters, Switzerland – January 22, 2014 – Carl Bildt,
> Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, will chair a new Global
> Commission on Internet Governance, launched by The Centre for
> International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Royal
> Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).
>
> Announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters,
> the Global Commission is a two-year initiative that will produce
> a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder
> Internet governance.
>
> “In most countries, increased attention is being given to all
> the issues of net freedom, net security and net governance. And
> they are, in my view, closely related to each other. The rapid
> evolution of the net has been made possible by the open and
> flexible model by which it has evolved and been governed. But
> increasingly this is coming under attack,” said Carl Bildt. “And
> this is happening as issues of net freedom, net security and net
> surveillance are increasingly debated. Net freedom is as
> fundamental as freedom of information and freedom of speech in
> our societies.”
>
> The commission will include about 25 members drawn from various
> fields and from around the world, including policy and
> government, academia and civil society.
>
> The Global Commission on Internet Governance will encourage
> globally inclusive public discussions and debates on the future
> of Internet governance through a public consultation platform,
> and through other institutional, media, and academic channels.
> It will create and advance a strategic vision for the future of
> Internet governance that can act as a rallying point for states
> that are striving for a continued free and open Internet.
>
> The commission will focus on four key themes:
>
> • Enhancing governance legitimacy;
> • Stimulating innovation;
> • Ensuring human rights online;
> • Avoiding systemic risks.
> “The work of this vitally important undertaking will be
> supported by a highly innovative research program at both CIGI
> and Chatham House as well as widespread stakeholder
> consultations with civil society and the private sector. The
> Commission’s work is also intended to build on a number of
> important strategic dialogues that are already underway and to
> feed into ongoing policy discussions at the global level,” said
> Fen Osler Hampson, Director of the Global Security & Politics
> Program at CIGI.
>
> “The issue of Internet governance is set to become one of the
> most pressing global public policy issues of our time. The
> Commission will work to develop ideas and propose a policy
> framework that enhances the legitimacy of Internet governance
> whilst preserving innovation. Chatham House is honoured to
> partner with Foreign Minister Bildt and CIGI in the Global
> Commission on Internet Governance,” said Dr. Robin Niblett,
> Director of Chatham House.
>
> Members of the commission currently include the following, with
> full biographies available at www.ourinternet.org
> <http://www.ourinternet.org>:
>
> • Carl Bildt, Chair of the Global Commission on
> Internet Governance
> • Gordon Smith, Deputy Chair of the Global Commission
> on Internet Governance
> • Dominic Barton
> • Pablo Bello
> • Dae-Whan Chang
> • Moez Chatchouk
> • Michael Chertoff
> • Anriette Esterhuysen
> • Hartmut Glaser
> • Dorothy Gordon
> • Dame Wendy Hall
> • Fen Osler Hampson
> • Melissa Hathaway
> • Patricia Lewis
> • Mathias Müller von Blumencron
> • Beth Simone Noveck
> • Joseph S. Nye
> • Sir David Omand
> • Nii Quaynor
> • Latha Reddy
> • Marietje Schaake
> • Tobby Simon
> • Michael Spence
> • Paul Twomey
> • Pindar Wong
> “For many people, Internet governance sounds technical and
> esoteric, but the reality is that the issues are ‘high politics’
> and of consequences to all users of the Internet, present and
> future,” said CIGI Distinguished Fellow Gordon Smith, who is
> deputy chair of the new commission.
>
> “Internet governance is too important to be left just to
> governments. The Internet is a fundamental part of the global
> economy and how we manage its future will be decisive in
> facilitating development for all. Finding a way through the
> issues of access, privacy, security, protection and surveillance
> requires in-depth consideration and the wisdom that the Global
> Commission will provide,” said Dr. Patricia Lewis, Research
> Director, International Security Department, Chatham House.
>
> Among those supporting the commission’s work will be CIGI Senior
> Fellow Laura DeNardis, who will act as its Director of Research.
> Additional commission members will be confirmed over time.
>
> For more information on the Global Commission on Internet
> Governance, please visit: www.ourinternet.org
> <http://www.ourinternet.org>. Follow the commission on twitter
> @OurInternetGCIG.
> ===
>
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