Congratulations to all the members of this crucial commission. Cheers ! -Olevie- 2014/1/23 Avri Doria <[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]> > 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. > === > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [log in to unmask] > http://1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Olévié (Olivier) A. A. 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