Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The Google campaign – An ITU view

[Nii Narku Quaynor]

...are you proposing that we are open at the national level but be closed at the international ?

On Nov 28, 2012, at 16:58, Maye Diop <mayediop at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Doc,
> Then we need to work at national level and be able to conduct nation delegation well prepared including all stakeholders.
> Best Regards;
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> 2012/11/28 Nii Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com>
> ....that's why I fully support open government including that of member governments and ITU
> 
> 
> On Nov 28, 2012, at 9:25, Maye Diop <mayediop at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi McTim,
>> Internet is a democratic tools that allow everyone to express himself about all subjects. And it's becominge and more tools for propoganda. 
>> But when it comes to negociation beetween nations about a global issue, our representatives are our gouvernments. And that's why I fully support regional and national open consultations which allow everyone, in his context and interest, to express his position and specially allow delegations to take into account their concerns about the issue.
>> When a decision has a worldwide impact, we need to think about general intesrest.
>> I asked to french delegations attending preparatory meeting in Dakar, where is the interest of Africa, continuing as user or being a full member of the system?
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> 2012/11/28 McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com>
>> HI Alexander,
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Ntoko, Alexander <alexander.ntoko at itu.int> wrote:
>> Do not forget "... in its own right..."  
>> This is important because many civil society organizations can participate as part of their national delegations and countries are encouraged to consult with their citizens and share all documents with them.  Some do and others do not.  Furthermore, ITU has made public the main input document to the conference.
>> 
>> Understood, and I for one appreciate the greater openness the ITU has shown in the last few years.
>> 
>> However, contrast this one nation-one vote, limited access to documents style with the truly open, transparent bottom up process that we will use this week in Khartoum @ AfriNIC17.
>> 
>> I can (and have) proposed policies that will be discussed this week, and they may even be adopted.  I am not a government nor do I represent a large company, just myself.  It is this kind of openness that has built the Internet we have today.
>> 
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>> Cheers,
>> 
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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