[[--Translated text (es -> en)--]] Subject: Fw: Dircurso Open Society in IGF Civiel From: jumaropi@yahoo.com Carlos Afonso speech share. Thank lacigf list. Sent from my BlackBerry of course ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian G. Casasbuenas" <julian@colnodo.apc.org> Sender: lacigf-bounces@lacnic.net Date: Wed, November 7, 2012 16:30:44 To: <lacigf@lacnic.net> Reply-To: lacigf@lacnic.net Subject: [Lacigf] Dircurso Open Society in IGF Civiel Good afternoon, I share with you the speech of Carlos A Afonso during the act of FGI opening. Sincerely, Julin Your Excellencies, Mr Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary General, UNDESA, Abatov minister Ali Chairman, Secretary Chengetai Masango, in the name of Whom I wish to salute all present authorities; ladies and gentlemen: I have been Assigned the task of speaking honorably in the opening IGF ceremony of this in the name of Civil Society Organizations, social Movements and Individuals active in Internet Governance Processes, many of them Involved In These Processes since the inception of WSIS nearly 10 years ago. Several of them collaborated with me in drafting the Following statement. We Believe That The Absence of gatekeepers and the open, global communication enabled by the Internet is crucial to realize the promise of Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To impose restrictions (legal or otherwise) to the free flow of information is and 've always been single Contrary to the human right to freedom of Expression. THEREFORE We Oppose Efforts to create "national Internets," or to block and filter Internet access in Ways That Individuals deny access to applications, content and services of Their Choice. All Attempts to Deem Certain forms of communication and information illegal and restrict or block them must follow ESTABLISHED, transparent, Processes of law and due Should not Involve prior restraint. We Oppose Efforts to militarize the Internet, or any actions That would destructive and wasteful foster a cyber arms race among governments or private actors. We Consider the covert use of exploits and malware for surveillance or attacks to be criminal Regardless of Whether They are deployed by governments, private corporations or Organized criminals. We are skeptical of Efforts to subordinate the design and use of Information and Communication Technology to "national security" agendas. We believe That Will Be Achieved Internet security Primarily at the That operational level and national security and military agendas Often Rather than work against for users' security needs. In the Processes of policy formulation, we need to Emphasize the Dialogue with policy makers prioritize over subordinated Their law enforcement agencies. Global Governance Institutions Should not be restricted to states, so we welcome the additional participation in global policy making That multi-stakeholder Processes provide. But we caution That multi-stakeholder participation is not an end in itself. Opening up to Global Governance Institutions additional voices from civil society and business does not by itself Ensure That single Adequately protected rights are the best substantive or That Policies Developed and are enforced. In the spaces created by pluralist Informal Institutions, it is possible That powerful Governmental and corporate actors can make deals Contrary to the Interests of Internet users. Multistakeholder Processes, while Involving all interest groups, must Incorporate and institutionalize concepts of due process, separation of Powers and user's inalienable civil and political rights, and Governmental decision-making ought to take into account the inputs of all participants of pluralist Such processes. Let us remind ourselves That participation goes beyond representation, and participation in decision-making goes beyond just discussions and dialogues. Regarding the ITR review process to be Concluded in Dubai (and here I use the standard terminology defines the technical community to refer to the different components of the network): We agree That the internet layer and the layers above it (transport layer and applications layer) should not be included in any way in the Regulations, while the free flow of Internet packets Should be guaranteed in the link layer, in line with network neutrality in Which Internet packets are never touched by the operators Providing the physical connectivity infrastructure. Let the Internet flourish freely to the benefit of Those who live at its edges, Which are all of us. Thank you. - Julian G. Casasbuenas Director Colnodo Diagonal 40A (Old Av 39) No. 14-75, Bogota, Colombia Tel: 57-1-2324246, Cel 57-315-3339099 Fax: 57-1-3380264 Twitter @ jcasasbuenas www.colnodo.apc.org - Using Internet Estratgico Development Member of the Association for Progressive Communications, APC- www.apc.org _______________________________________________ [[--Original text (es) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/c1387ee097.html --]]