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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