What Ed said...+1 Mark Leiser, BS, LLB (Hon) | PhD Candidate | University of Strathclyde | Faculty of Humanities and Social Science | The Law School l Centre for Internet Law and Policy | PGR Room, 141 St. James Road | Lord Hope Building | Glasgow G4 OLT | Tel. +44 7719739090 Email: [log in to unmask] Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mleiser LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=189149411&trk=tab_pro Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105289982691060086995/posts On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 **** > > Same sentiment here, Carlos**** > > ** ** > > *From:* NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of > *Edward Morris > *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:14 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [governance] Rousseff & Chehade: Brazil > will host world event on Internet governance in 2014**** > > ** ** > > Carlos,**** > > ** ** > > I want to thank you for posting on this list. **** > > ** ** > > Believe it or not, a lot of us are not internet governance professionals > and spend most of our time working in other areas of life. I simply don't > have the time or energy to monitor or subscribe to the seemingly unlimited > number of lists, blogs or newsletters on IG. I actually wouldn't want to. > Sometimes the IG world seems so insular I think it's good that a number of > us that care deeply about the issues leave time to participate in other > spheres unrelated to IG. It broadens perspectives.**** > > ** ** > > I assume I'd eventually have become aware of Fadi's comments and the > ongoing developments in Brasil. Thanks to you, though, I'm aware of them in > almost real time. Thanks.**** > > ** ** > > Kind Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Ed**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:* > *** > > Sorry, Adam. I thought NCSG members are not in "every list" and this is > relevant to them since it involves nothing less than the entity without > which NCSG would not exist taking a crucial step regarding international > Internet governance. > > --c.a. > > On 10/10/2013 01:43 AM, Adam Peake wrote: > > Please stop ccing every list -- why has the NCSG been added to this ever > lengthening list. One at a time. > > > > And thank you for the information. Incredible :-) > > > > Adam > > > > > > On Oct 10, 2013, at 6:46 AM, 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 > > > >**** > > ** ** >