Hi As a grateful former student of EGI.br, I'd support Carlos' ask for international organizations to sign this letter. Renata Aquino Ribeiro http://bit.ly/renataineng Em 24 de jun de 2016 14:34, "Carlos Afonso" <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > [sorry for possible duplicates] > > Note: given the recent transition in the Brazilian federal government > and the political uncertainties involved, a group of civil society and > academic organizations has produced this public declaration in defense > of the multistakeholder nature of CGI.br and its attributions. > > LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF > CGI.BR > > 24-6-2016 > > The Internet Steering Committe of Brazil, CGI.br, a multistakeholder > commission, has a crucial mission in the development of the Internet in > Brazil. In particular, CGI.br supervises the actions of NIC.br - a > non-profit private civil society organizationm in charge of carrying out > the management of all activities derived from policies defined by the > Committee. Decree Number 4829, of September, 2003, describes > attributions of CGI.br, which include: > > - proposing policies and procedures regarding the regulation of Internet > activities; > > - recommending standards for technical and operational procedures for > the Internet in Brazil; > > - establishing strategic directives related to the use and development > of the Internet in Brazil; > > - promoting studies and technical standards for network and service > security in the country; > > - coordinating the allocation of Internet addresses (IPs) in Brazil and > registration in the ".br" domain; > > - collecting, organizing and disseminating information on Internet > services, including indicators and statistics; > > - be represented in national and international technical forums related > to the Internet; > > - to adopt administrative and operational procedures so that Internet > governance in Brazil follows internationally accepted standards, > enabling it to celebrate agreements and partnerships. > > These activities, fully funded by private income derived from > distribution of domain names and IP numbers, are essential for the > operation and development of the Internet in Brazil. These attributions > are being carried out in a multistakeholder approach, with participation > of civil society, academia, technical community, private sector and > government. > > This pluralist feature has been the basis for the charter of principles > which is at the origin of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the > Internet ("Marco Civil da Internet"). The success of this pluralist > practice has turned CGI.br into a worldwide reference on Internet > governance, considering that since its creation in 1995, and even in the > preparation of the Decree of 2003, any change in its structure and > operation has been preceded by broad consultations with society, > including significant participation of civil society and academic > organizations. > > In order to protect the stability, security and quality of the work > which has been and continues to be carried out and developed by the > Committee, the undersigned organizations affirm the centrality of CGI.br > to develop activities absolutely vital for the Internet of today and > tomorrow in the country, stressing the importance of preserving the > above attributions, as well as the pluralist, multissectorial nature of > CGI.br. > > Actantes > Artigo 19 > Barão de Itararé > Coding Rights > Colab-USP > Coletivo Digital > CTS-FGV > GPoPAI/USP > Ibase > Ibidem > InternetLab > Instituto Bem Estar Brasil > Intervozes > ITSRio > Lavits > Medialab.UFRJ > Nupef > ProTeste > Safernet Brasil > ULEPICC-BR > > -- > > Carlos A. Afonso > [emails são pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contrário] > [emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise] > > Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br > CGI.br - http://cgi.br > ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br > > GPG 0x9EE8F8E3 > > _______________________________________________ > To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, > please log into the ISOC Member Portal: > https://portal.isoc.org/ > Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.