"United Nations", "Working", and "Governance" all in one headline. What and oxymaroon. 
Posted on 11/13/2004 8:30:59 AM PST by wkdaysoff
United Nations Establishes Working Group on Internet Governance Nov 11, 2004 |
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the members of the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance, which is to prepare the ground for a decision on this contentious issue by the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in 2005.
The establishment of the Working Group was requested by the first phase of the Summit, held in Geneva last December. At that time, countries agreed to continue the dialogue on the management of the Internet, at both the technical and policy levels. Many countries were happy with the current minimalist arrangements under the aegis of the U.S.-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). But others felt there was a need for some intergovernmental framework, as with telecommunications, preferably under a United Nations umbrella.
The Working Group 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 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 first meeting of the Working Group will 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.
The two documents adopted by the Geneva Summit -- the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action -- ask the Working Group "to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of the Internet by 2005." The Working Group is to present the result of its work in a report "for consideration and appropriate action" by the Tunis phase of the Summit (16-18 November 2005). Among its task are to:
- Develop a working definition of Internet governance;
- Identify the public policy issues that are relevant to Internet governance;
- 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.
"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, the Swiss diplomat who heads the Geneva-based 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 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 carry out its work in an open, inclusive and transparent manner. It will hold regular consultations in an open format and will seek to make the best possible use of electronic working methods, including online consultations.
The report of the Working Group is expected to be submitted to the Secretary-General in July 2005.
Tell them to keep their hands off the internet, or better still, disolve themselves and go home.
"United Nations Establishes Working Group on Internet Governance."
or
" Internet Establishes Working Group on United Nations Governance."
"United Nations", "Working", and "Governance" all in one headline. What and oxymaroon.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what is motivating them to do this and why it will lead to censorship and global taxation.
The U.N.? Didn't that outfit close shop when Kerry lost the election?
one way or another, they are going to try and get their tobin tax..
Let me know when there is a bounty on UN delegates, as I sure would like to get in on the action. ;)
Why do they need "global governance" of the internet? Look at the internet like the electrical distribution systems only relate information to electricity.
There isn' a "global governance" over electricity which is as necessary as information.
The Internet is not censored...so the truth can be spoken loud and clear. Islam hates the Internet because it (Islam) can bear to hear the truth. The UN has a major bias in favor is Islam.
Ergo, the UN hates the Internet.
(Islam) can bear to hear the truth
should be...
(Islam) cannot bear to hear the truth.
So Solly
Up yours, UN - we are never ever ever bowing to you on this or any other issue.
US out of the UN, and the UN out of the US!
this is just another way to get money from the USA!
http://www.getusout.org/
"Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus."
John Ashcroft
To let them control the Internet would put us in such incredible jeopardy - talk about controlled media! (This has become a double priority since they see how 'the people" can get the word out world wide via the Internet. Hard for the dictators-wannabes to conduct their secret schemes.)
they would make the MSM look like amateurs - not to mention - get control, whenever they chose to execute it - of our ability to communicate: the first step toward controlling a population prior to takeover.
Put this together with their aim to impose International gun control and control over our military - Well, time to learn the goose-step.
The UN must be cut off at the knees. And given the boot. Without the US and US $ they will become irrelevant - and that is vital to our sovereignty.
Well, we can't have those little poeple in the red states saying things of which we don't approve, can we?
The sooner we get out of this union of thugs and dictators the better we will be. Of course they want to limit free speech on the internet. These dictators are threatened by free speech.
They'll never give up....and neither will we.
This is probably Bill Clinton's deal, he wants GenSec so he can try to stop free internet speech against his wife (and assumed Dem Prez nominee) Hillary.
BigBlogger: "Internet Badges?... We ain't got no Internet badges... We don't need no Internet badges... I don't have to show you any stinkin' Internet badges!"
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