The commission has brilliant minds on it. Congratulations to them and
wishing them all the best.

Best,

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

On 23/01/2014, Maria Farrell <[log in to unmask]> 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]> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations to all the members of this crucial commission.
>> Cheers !
>> -Olevie-
>>
>>
>>
>> 2014/1/23 Avri Doria <[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]>
>>> To: 1Net List <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> FYI,
>>> /John
>>>
>>> === <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:
>>>
>>>         • 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. Follow the commission on twitter
>>> @OurInternetGCIG.
>>> ===
>>>
>>>
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