I'm glad to see Fadi interested in IG in light of NSA spying. I'm still predicting that world givernment is going to arise out of ICANN. On 10/9/2013 3:08 PM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote: > 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 > >