Dear Avri, see for yourself -- watch the video with Fadi's interview minutes after his meeting with the Presidenta: http://blog.planalto.gov.br/brasil-vai-sediar-encontro-mundial-sobre-governanca-da-internet-em-2014/ [] fraterno --c.a. On 10/09/2013 07:02 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > Hi, > > Do I understand correctly: according to this the President of ICANN has just agreed with the need for external oversight of ICANN, and unnamed other organizations, involved in governance/management of the Internet, just as long as it is multistakeholder? > > Wow! > > avri > > > > On 9 Oct 2013, at 17:46, Carlos A. Afonso wrote: > >> [sorry for possible duplicate posts] >> >> Dear people >> >> Here is the Google Translate English version (I did some editing) of the >> official report on the meeting between President Rousseff and ICANN's >> President and CEO Fadi Chehadé, which just happened. >> >> The original version in Brazilian Portuguese is at the end. >> >> fraternal regards >> >> --c.a. >> >> http://convergenciadigital.uol.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=35107&sid=4&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#.UlXEbbOm1q8 >> >> Brazil will host world event on Internet governance >> >> From the editor :: Convergência Digital :: 09/10/2013 >> >> Brazil will host the meeting in 2014 to discuss the necessary changes to >> Internet governance. After meeting with the president of the Internet >> Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann, its acronym in >> English), Fadi Chehadé, President Dilma Rousseff agreed to meet global >> leaders from different sectors interested in the topic. >> >> According to Chehadé, the world counts on Brazil's leadership on this >> issue, after President Dilma Rousseff spoke at the opening of the 68th >> UN General Assembly, held in September in the United States. "The world >> heard the Brazilian president, who spoke with deep conviction, with >> great courage, and expressed the frustration that many people around the >> world feel about the fact that the trust relationship we have with the >> Internet had been broken,"said, revealing that the speech by Dilma was >> the motivation of his proposal for their meeting. >> >> Chehadé cited allegations of espionage involving the communication of >> Brazilian authorities and citizens, among them the very president, >> Petrobras and the Ministry of Mines and Energy. "I came to ask the >> president to elevate her leadership to a new level, to ensure that we >> can all get together around a new model of governance in which all are >> equal," he said. The president of Icann said that future decisions on >> how leaders can manage the internet should be based on the principles of >> the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet in Brazil which is going >> through the National Congress. >> >> Fadi Chehadé was yesterday (Oct.7th) with Communications Minister Paulo >> Bernardo, to ask for help from Brazil to start discussions about changes >> in the governance of the Internet, and said that the arrangements should >> begin this year. According to him, the need for a new governing body of >> the Internet requires the involvement of multiple actors, not just the >> government. >> >> "I understand that the internet has a new feature that requires active >> participation by governments, their respective agencies within the >> United Nations, but also in the context of users, civil society, the >> technicians, who after all make the Internet work," Chehadé defended. >> For the president of the corporation, academics and industrialists need >> to participate in the debate, as they reflect on rights and carry out >> the management of the Internet infrastructure. >> >> The president of Icann said telecommunications companies must also >> attend the conference."They are integral part of the family with which >> we must work," he said. According to Paulo Bernardo, President Dilma >> agreed that changes in network governance must occur multilaterally and >> with the participation of all actors who engage the internet, and said >> that "we must not allow economic, political and religious interests to >> interfere in the free circulation of ideas." The minister said that the >> suggestion of the president is that the event be held in April 2014 in >> Rio de Janeiro. >> >> Source : Agência Brazil >> >> -------- original in pt-br ------------- >> >> O Brasil vai sediar em 2014 o encontro para discutir as mudanças >> necessárias para a governança da internet. Após se encontrar com o >> presidente da Corporação da Internet para Atribuição de Nomes e Números >> (Icann, na sigla em inglês), Fadi Chehadé, a presidenta Dilma Rousseff >> concordou em reunir líderes globais de diferentes setores interessados >> no tema. >> >> De acordo com Chehadé, o mundo conta com a liderança brasileira nesta >> questão, depois que a Presidenta Dilma Rousseff discursou na abertura da >> 68ª Assembleia Geral da ONU, ocorrida em setembro nos Estados Unidos. “O >> mundo ouviu a Presidenta brasileira, que falou com profunda convicção, >> com muita coragem, e externou a frustração que muitas pessoas, em todo >> mundo, sentiam com o fato de que a confiança havia sido quebrada que >> temos com relação à internet”, disse, revelando que o discurso de Dilma >> foi a motivação da sua proposta para o encontro. >> >> Chehadé citou as denúncias de espionagem envolvendo a comunicação de >> autoridades e cidadãos brasileiros, dentre eles a própria presidenta, a >> Petrobras e o Ministério de Minas e Energia. “Vim solicitar à presidenta >> que elevasse sua liderança a um novo nível, de modo a assegurar que >> todos possamos nos reunir em torno de um novo modelo de governança, em >> que todos sejamos iguais”, afirmou. O presidente da Icann disse que as >> futuras decisões sobre como os líderes poderão gerir a internet devem >> ter como base os princípios do marco civil brasileiro, que tramita no >> Congresso Nacional. >> >> Fadi Chehadé esteve anteontem (7) com o ministro das Comunicações, Paulo >> Bernardo, a fim de pedir ajuda do Brasil para iniciar os debates sobre >> mudanças na governança da internet, e disse que as articulações devem >> começar este ano. Segundo ele, a necessidade de um novo órgão gestor da >> internet passa pela participação de múltiplos atores, não só do governo. >> >> “Entendo que a internet tem um novo recurso, que exige participação >> ativa por parte dos governos, dos seus respectivos órgãos no âmbito das >> Nações Unidas, mas também no âmbito dos usuários, da sociedade civil, >> dos técnicos, que afinal de contas fazem a internet funcionar”, defendeu >> Chehadé. Para o presidente da corporação, os acadêmicos e industriais >> precisam participar do debate, pois refletem sobre o direito e fazem a >> gestão da infraestrutura da internet. >> >> O presidente da Icann disse que as empresas de telecomunicações devem >> também participar da conferência. “Elas são parte integrante da família >> com a qual precisamos trabalhar”, afirmou. Segundo Paulo Bernardo, a >> presidenta Dilma concordou que as mudanças na governança da rede devem >> ocorrer de forma multilateral e com a participação de todos os atores >> que se envolvem a internet, e disse que não se pode “permitir que >> interesses econômicos, políticos e religiosos interfiram na livre >> circulação das ideias”. O ministro informou que a sugestão da presidenta >> é que o evento ocorra em abril de 2014 no Rio de Janeiro. >> >> fonte: Agência Brasil >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> [log in to unmask] >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >