[sorry for possible duplicates]

Note: given the recent transition in the Brazilian federal government
and the political uncertainties involved, a group of civil society and
academic organizations has produced this public declaration in defense
of the multistakeholder nature of CGI.br and its attributions.

LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF CGI.BR

24-6-2016

The Internet Steering Committe of Brazil, CGI.br, a multistakeholder
commission, has a crucial mission in the development of the Internet in
Brazil. In particular, CGI.br supervises the actions of NIC.br - a
non-profit private civil society organizationm in charge of carrying out
the management of all activities derived from policies defined by the
Committee. Decree Number 4829, of September, 2003, describes
attributions of CGI.br, which include:

- proposing policies and procedures regarding the regulation of Internet
activities;

- recommending standards for technical and operational procedures for
the Internet in Brazil;

- establishing strategic directives related to the use and development
of the Internet in Brazil;

- promoting studies and technical standards for network and service
security in the country;

- coordinating the allocation of Internet addresses (IPs) in Brazil and
registration in the ".br" domain;

- collecting, organizing and disseminating information on Internet
services, including indicators and statistics;

- be represented in national and international technical forums related
to the Internet;

- to adopt administrative and operational procedures so that Internet
governance in Brazil follows internationally accepted standards,
enabling it to celebrate agreements and partnerships.

These activities, fully funded by private income derived from
distribution of domain names and IP numbers, are essential for the
operation and development of the Internet in Brazil. These attributions
are being carried out in a multistakeholder approach, with participation
of civil society, academia, technical community, private sector and
government.

This pluralist feature has been the basis for the charter of principles
which is at the origin of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the
Internet ("Marco Civil da Internet"). The success of this pluralist
practice has turned CGI.br into a worldwide reference on Internet
governance, considering that since its creation in 1995, and even in the
preparation of the Decree of 2003, any change in its structure and
operation has been preceded by broad consultations with society,
including significant participation of civil society and academic
organizations.

In order to protect the stability, security and quality of the work
which has been and continues to be carried out and developed by the
Committee, the undersigned organizations affirm the centrality of CGI.br
to develop activities absolutely vital for the Internet of today and
tomorrow in the country, stressing the importance of preserving the
above attributions, as well as the pluralist, multissectorial nature of
CGI.br.

Actantes
Artigo 19
Barão de Itararé
Coding Rights
Colab-USP
Coletivo Digital
CTS-FGV
GPoPAI/USP
Ibase
Ibidem
InternetLab
Instituto Bem Estar Brasil
Intervozes
ITSRio
Lavits
Medialab.UFRJ
Nupef
ProTeste
Safernet Brasil
ULEPICC-BR

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Carlos A. Afonso
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