Posted on 11/12/2004 10:49:53 AM PST by B4Ranch
Press Release PI/1620 |
UNITED NATIONS ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE
NEW YORK, 11 November (Working Group on Internet Governance) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance. The Working Group will prepare the ground for a decision on this issue by the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in Tunis in November 2005.
The Secretary-General was requested to establish a working group on Internet governance by the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva in December 2003. The task of this Working Group is to organize an open dialogue on Internet Governance, among all stakeholders, and to bring recommendations on this subject to the second phase of the Summit.
The two documents adopted by the Geneva Summit -- the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action -- asked the Working Group to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of the Internet by 2005. The Group was requested to:
-- Develop a working definition of Internet governance;
-- Identify the public policy issues that are relevant to Internet governance; and
-- Develop a common understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of governments, international organizations and other forums, as well as the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries.
The Working Group on Internet Governance will be chaired by Nitin Desai, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the World Summit. It includes 40 members from governments, private sector and civil society, representing all regions (see the list below).
The Working Group is not a negotiating forum, said Mr. Desai. Its purpose is to facilitate the negotiations that will take place in Tunis. We come into this process as facilitators, and will strive to establish a dialogue of good faith among all participants.
The two Summit documents call for an open and inclusive process and a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums. On the basis of these guidelines, the Working Group will hold regular consultations and will seek to make the best possible use of electronic working methods, including online consultations.
The first meeting of the Working Group is scheduled to take place in Geneva from 23 to 25 November. On 24 November, the meeting will be held in an open format, allowing all governments and other stakeholders to interact with the Working Group.
There is a general convergence of views on the need to treat Internet governance from a broad perspective and to build on what has been done elsewhere, said Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations secretariat of the Working Group. Issues that we expect to address include the management of Internet resources, network security, cyber-crime, spam and multilingualism.
The report of the Working Group is expected to be submitted to the Secretary-General in July 2005 and will be made available to the WSIS second phase in Tunis.
Contact: in New York, Edoardo Bellando, tel.: (212) 963-8275, e-mail: bellando@un.org; in Geneva, Markus Kummer, tel.: +41 0 22 917 54 88, e-mail: mkummer@unog.ch. Web sites: www.wgig.org and www.un-wgig.org.
List of Members
Chairman: Nitin Desai.
Members:
-- Abdullah Al-Darrab, Deputy Governor of Technical Affairs, ICT Commission of Saudi Arabia;
-- Carlos Alfonso, Technical Director, RIT, Rio de Janeiro;
-- Peng Hwa Ang, Dean, School of Communication, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
-- Karen Banks, Director, GreenNet, Association for Progressive Communications, London;
-- Faryel Beji, President and CEO, Tunisian Internet Agency;
-- Vittorio Bertola, ICANN at-large Advisory Committee, Turin;
-- José Alexandre Bicalho, Member, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee; Advisor, Board of Directors, National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel);
-- Kangsik Cheon, Chief Operating Officer, International Business Development, Netpia, Seoul;
-- Trevor Clarke, Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations in Geneva;
-- Avri Doria, Technical Consultant, Providence, Rhode Island;
-- William Drake, Senior Associate, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva; Chairman, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility;
-- Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director, LACNIC, Montevideo;
-- Dev Erriah, Chairman, ICT Authority of Mauritius;
-- Baher Esmat, Telecom Planning Manager, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt;
-- Mark Esseboom, Director, Strategy and International Affairs, Directorate General for Telecom and Post, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands;
-- Juan Fernandez, Coordinator, Commission of Electronic Commerce, Cuba;
-- Ayesha Hassan, Senior Policy Manager for E-Business, IT and Telecoms, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris;
-- Qiheng Hu, Adviser, Science and Technology Commission, Ministry of Information Industry, China; former Vice-President, ChineseAcademy of Sciences;
-- Willy Jensen, Director, Norwegian Post and Telecom Authority;
-- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor, International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus;
-- Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFoundation, Geneva;
-- Iosif Charles Legrand, Researcher, California Institute of Technology and CERN, Geneva;
-- Donald MacLean, Director, MacLean Consulting, Ottawa;
-- Allen Miller, Executive Director, World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Arlington, Virginia;
-- Juan Carlos Moreno Solines, Executive Director, Gobierno Digital, Quito;
-- Jacqueline A. Morris, Consultant, Port of Spain;
-- Olivier Nana Nzépa, Coordinator, Africa Civil Society, Yaoundé;
-- Alejandro Pisanty, Director, Computing Academic Services, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico;
-- Khalilullah Qazi, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva;
-- Rajashekar Ramaraj, Managing Director, Sify Limited, Chennai;
-- Masaaki Sakamaki, Director, Computer Communications Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan;
-- Joseph Sarr, President, NTIC Commission, Dakar Regional Council;
-- Peimann Seadat, Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations in Geneva;
-- Charles Shaban, IT Manager, Talal Abu- Ghazaleh International, Amman;
-- Lyndall Shope-Mafole, Chairperson, Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development, South Africa;
-- Waudo Siganga, Chairman, Computer Society of Kenya;
-- Mikhail Vladimirovich Yakushev, Director, Legal Support Department, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, Russian Federation;
-- Peter Zangl, Deputy Director-General, Information Society Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels; and
-- Jean-Paul Zens, Director, Media and Telecom Department, Ministry of State, Luxembourg.
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I guess if they do take over you won't be able to access www.theUNsux.com anymore?
Keep your hands off OUR Internet!
An how are they gonna govern the Internet? Gonna raid a country and arrest citizens for doing something they don't like? Try it anus boy!
I believe this will get them off our shores, and if any of those UN aholes try to enter the USA, they will be turned away...
As long as we have a President like the one we have I'm not too concerned what the UN say, does or demands...and I bet if our hackers were worried the UN wouldn't be able to boot up a computer for years.
Meanwhile, the UN is STILL unable to define the word terrorism . . .
But all the above is practically part of the the Democrat Party platform, anyway.
Well put, thanx...
My pleasure sir...
Could this be the next step towards the one world government? I mean last year they were holding hearings on the taking away of our gun rights....my God what's next?
Who can blame them.. The internet is playing havoc with U.N. goals.. of world dominance.. Could be short wave internet connections (being developed) will be a last resort.. Because socialism is advanceing rapidly in the U.S. with the U.S. being the LAST holdout to socialism.. All democrats and ALL RINOS are for U.N. hegemony..
Issues that we expect to address include the management of Internet resources,
network security, cyber-crime, spam and multilingualism.
The total cost of organizing the core preparatory process and the Summit of the Tunis Phase
is estimated to be about CHF 15 million (US$12.8m), not including elements of the process supported by the host country, Tunisia.
The WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign has set a goal of raising at least CHF 5 million (US$4.3m) in financial contributions
with the expectation that the remainder can be supported through in-kind contributions from various partners.
Financial Contributions for Tunis Phase (as of 14 October 2004)
Governments:
Azerbaijan: US$ 12,800
Burkina Faso: US$ 21,300
Holy See : US$ 3,400
Japan: US$ 329,700
Japan: US$ 333,350
Namibia: US$ 10,600
Netherlands: US$ 64,000
Norway : US$ 153,600
Senegal: US$ 17,000
Senegal (Commitment) : US$ 39,250
Spain (Commitment) : US$ 128,000
Syrian Arab Republic (Commitment): US$ 10,650
Sultanate of Oman : US$ 85,350
International Organizations
UN Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) : US$ 1,050
Universal Postal Union (UPU) : US$ 8,550
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) : US$ 12,800
To date, more than half the core funding comes from Japan, with (count 'em) 2 almost identical contributions.
The balance comes from all the major players one would naturally associate with leading edge internet development...=)
Now the U.N. wants to take the world's best shot at free expression away. Who can we shoot?
Could this be the next step towards the one world government? I mean last year they were holding hearings on the taking away of our gun rights....my God what's next...
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Well that is what they want, ONE WORLD, A SOCIALIST AMERICA --- THAT THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF, OF COURSE. It is all about power and control with these hard-left losers. They have nothing for America...America is there to serve them in their minds...and they will take every right and possession you have, to make that happen, IF YOU LET THEM.
Wrong organization, wrong President, wrong time. Someday we'll have a true patriot as POTUS who will do exactly this. But Michael Peroutka was not elected.
Unless the Republicans start rasing HE!! with POTUS on down to Congress and stick to their guns by voting them out of office even if they are Republicans things will never ever change.
Since most of us if not all on this thread agree that there is no foreseeable reason for the U.S. to belong to the U.N. why not try to form a grass root activist group and lobby congress to withdraw from the U.N. because the U.N. and the U.S. no longer has the same goals and reasons to stay together. As I see it now the U.N. has changed its course in the 1970's whereas the U.N. of today does not represent the same U.N. as was setup in 1947. I can't see where staying in the U.N. has any advantage for anyone anymore.
My list would get us both out in jail. Me for designating and you just for asking to see it. LOL
Well that is what they want, ONE WORLD, A SOCIALIST AMERICA ---
THAT THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF, OF COURSE. It is all about power and
control with these hard-left losers. They have nothing for
America...America is there to serve them in their minds...and they will
take every right and possession you have, to make that happen, IF
YOU LET THEM.
Between those bastards and the liberals will freedom survive in the long term? Keep an eye on them peeps!!
Every time you connect to the Internet, your PC supplies information to your server company that says who you are and just EXACTLY what sites you look at at.
>>I believe this will get them off our shores, and if any of those UN aholes try to enter the USA, they will be turned away...<<
We headquarter these scum! We pay 25% of every cost, we protect them, we support what they do. OUR LEADERS SIGN THEIR TREATIES, REDUCING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF AMERICA.
Turned away? Hah! They are in our beds already!
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