[Rigf_program] Draft Operating Principles

[parminder]

On Thursday 28 March 2013 06:54 PM, Fouad Bajwa wrote:
> A few concerns:
>
> "The name of this group shall be the Asia Pacific Regional Internet
> Governance Forum
> Multistakeholder Steering Group."
>
> I in favor of keeping the title as Multistakeholder Advisory Group. I
> don't find it necessary to rename the MAG approach. I see ArabIGF also
> adopting the IGF approach to titling MAG.
>
> "shall be the economies covered by APNIC"
>
> I believe that we should be more geared towards a regional
> diversification based other than APNIC. For governments and Civil
> Society organizations around the region, APNIC may not be a recognized
> approach to geographical representation. At APRALO we have a broader
> regional diversification based on the ICANN's acceptance of UN
> allocated diversification.

I agree that we go by a more traditional geo classification.... parminder

>
> I would also like to see some formal acceptance of Human Rights, Human
> Development and Internet Principles in this document. I know the
> political economy of the IGF is still being pushed at no formal
> recognition of recommendations and influencing Internet Public Policy
> but we can find space for cooperation between the stakeholders of the
> APrIGF.
>
> Best
>
> Fouad Bajwa
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Adam Peake <ajpI d at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>> I think "economies" might be used so Taiwan included.  Some of Pacific
>> Islands also perhaps?
>>
>> Unsure, but suspect this the reason.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:57 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 27 March 2013 06:20 PM, Paul Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>> Attached are a revised draft operating principkles for the APrIGF, for
>>> discussion at the meeting tomorrow.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think that the Asia Pacific region should be defined as a group of
>>> countries and not of economies. Our prior identity is cultural-political
>>> before it is as part of an economic entity. In other words, India , for
>>> instance, is a country first, consisting of people and citizens before it is
>>> a bunch of consumers and producers.....
>>>
>>> parminder
>>>
>>>
>>> This is the work of the committee of volunteers from the last meeting, but
>>> all comments welcome.
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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