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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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