+1 On 25-Jun-16 01:19, William Drake wrote: > Hi > > I too would strongly support endorsing this Letter, which is squarely > within the domain of our activity. Indeed CGI.br <http://cgi.br> has > been a supporter of NCUC and related initiatives, as well as an > exemplar of multi stakeholder collaboration and governance through > years where this has been challenged at the national and global > levels. If our support would be at all useful to them, they deserve to > have it. > > Bill > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 24, 2016, at 22:35, Mueller, Milton L <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> I would support this statement in principle. >> >> Milton L Mueller >> Professor, School of Public Policy >> Georgia Institute of Technology >> >> On Jun 24, 2016, at 15:16, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> As a grateful former student of EGI.br <http://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] >>> <mailto:[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 <http://cgi.br> and its >>> attributions. >>> >>> LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER >>> NATURE OF CGI.BR <http://CGI.BR> >>> >>> 24-6-2016 >>> >>> The Internet Steering Committe of Brazil, CGI.br >>> <http://cgi.br>, a multistakeholder >>> commission, has a crucial mission in the development of the >>> Internet in >>> Brazil. In particular, CGI.br <http://cgi.br> supervises the >>> actions of NIC.br <http://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 <http://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 <http://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 <http://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 <http://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. 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