Hi, Indeed she is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter. She is a hero of mine. avri On 23-Jan-14 13:37, Maria Farrell 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] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > To: 1Net List <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > > FYI, > /John > > === <https://www.ourinternet.org/#__press > <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 > <http://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 > <http://www.ourinternet.org>. Follow the commission on twitter > @OurInternetGCIG. > === > > > _________________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > http://1net.org/mailman/__listinfo/discuss > <http://1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > > > > > -- > Olévié (Olivier) A. A. 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