The commission has brilliant minds on it. Congratulations to them and wishing them all the best. Best, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito On 23/01/2014, Maria Farrell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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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