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]> wrote: > 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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