[IGFmaglist] important topics for IGF 2013

[Markus Kummer]

Dear all,

I agree - the IGF cannot afford to ignore this issue. Let's put it on the agenda of our next call on 26 July.

Best regards
Markus




On Jul 8, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Carolina Aguerre <carolina at lactld.org> wrote:

> Dear Raul and Colleagues,
> 
> I agree that this issue should be discussed in this list for inclusion in the next IGF.
> If the IGF does not address the issue of government surveillance it will be missing a crucial and increasingly important practice that is shaping many stakeholders' perspectives on the Internet, its underlying infrastructure and values particularly after these last weeks' events. More importantly, it will lose credibility as a forum where the relevant issues of global Internet Governance are discussed.
> 
> What I'm not sure is the actual program space for its inclusion and where would it be best placed. (I do not have seen this in any of the discussion lists either).
> 
> Best regards,
> Carolina
> 
> 
> On 2013-07-08 12:21, Raul Echeberria wrote:
>> Dear MAG colleagues:
>> 
>> I know that I should propose that in the proper groups' lists. Maybe
>> some of the groups created are already discussing it. However I think
>> that the issue is enough important for being discussed in the MAG
>> plenary.
>> 
>> Based on the recent news about Internet surveillance and the
>> different actions/programs that many governments have in this area, I
>> think that there should be proper discussion at IGF2013 on the
>> following 2 topics:
>> 
>> - Ethic and rights on Internet Surveillance, and
>> - Implications of one country inspecting IP packets exchanged between
>> people from other 2 countries
>> 
>> 
>> Those issues will be broadly discussed in the near future and it is
>> up to us that the discussions are held in IGF which should be the
>> right venue due to the multistakeholder participation in the forum.
>> 
>> 
>> It would be nice to know other opinions on this issue.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> 
>> Raul
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