[PC-NCSG] NCSG support? Fwd: [bestbits] LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF CGI.BR

Mon Jun 27 09:39:33 EEST 2016

I agree with Bill. I was a bit puzzled by the "pre-emptive" request for support, which could indeed set in motion a flood of endorsement requests, some of which might be difficult to assess. But in recognition of the special relation between CGI.br and NCUC I am in favor of signing the letter as NCSG.
My two cents, stefi

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Da: PC-NCSG <pc-ncsg-bounces at ipjustice.org> per conto di William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>
Inviato: luned? 27 giugno 2016 07.34.45
A: Matt Shears
Cc: NCSG-Policy Policy NCSG-Policy
Oggetto: Re: [PC-NCSG] NCSG support? Fwd: [bestbits] LETTER IN SUPPORT OF       THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF CGI.BR

I had answered this from the peanut gallery to the effect that it is very much within our mandate, CGI.br<http://cgi.br> is an active force in our ICANN space, and has financially supported NCUC.  So it?s not like endorsing a later about a global access scheme or whatever.  Busting it down to individual endorsements would carry less weight and be of less value to CGI.br<http://cgi.br>.  They are pretty concerned about what?s going on and hanging onto their desks, so I?d think it highly appropriate that we?d have their backs as they have had ours.

Bill

On Jun 26, 2016, at 14:19, Matthew Shears <mshears at cdt.org<mailto:mshears at cdt.org>> wrote:

I had asked earlier on the list whether or not NCSG had supported similar letters in the past - is it within the mandate of/appropriate for NCSG to do so?  I support the letter but just wanted clarification.

Matthew

On 6/26/2016 2:16 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
Dear members of the PC,

Carlos Afonso, from CGI.br<http://cgi.br> council, has sent the letter below to NCSG list seeking support from our members. Although significant individual support has been expressed, it would be up to the PC to decide upon support coming from NCSG.

Would PC members agree with supporting this letter?

Best wishes and safe travels
Marilia

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From: Carlos Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca<mailto:ca at cafonso.ca>>
Date: Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 7:34 PM
Subject: [bestbits] LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF CGI.BR<http://cgi.br/>
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[sorry for possible duplicates]

Note: given the recent transition in the Brazilian federal government
and the political uncertainties involved, a group of civil society and
academic organizations has produced this public declaration in defense
of the multistakeholder nature of CGI.br<http://cgi.br> and its attributions.

LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTRIBUTIONS AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER NATURE OF CGI.BR<http://cgi.br/>

24-6-2016

The Internet Steering Committe of Brazil, CGI.br<http://cgi.br>, a multistakeholder
commission, has a crucial mission in the development of the Internet in
Brazil. In particular, CGI.br<http://cgi.br> supervises the actions of NIC.br<http://nic.br> - a
non-profit private civil society organizationm in charge of carrying out
the management of all activities derived from policies defined by the
Committee. Decree Number 4829, of September, 2003, describes
attributions of CGI.br<http://cgi.br>, which include:

- proposing policies and procedures regarding the regulation of Internet
activities;

- recommending standards for technical and operational procedures for
the Internet in Brazil;

- establishing strategic directives related to the use and development
of the Internet in Brazil;

- promoting studies and technical standards for network and service
security in the country;

- coordinating the allocation of Internet addresses (IPs) in Brazil and
registration in the ".br" domain;

- collecting, organizing and disseminating information on Internet
services, including indicators and statistics;

- be represented in national and international technical forums related
to the Internet;

- to adopt administrative and operational procedures so that Internet
governance in Brazil follows internationally accepted standards,
enabling it to celebrate agreements and partnerships.

These activities, fully funded by private income derived from
distribution of domain names and IP numbers, are essential for the
operation and development of the Internet in Brazil. These attributions
are being carried out in a multistakeholder approach, with participation
of civil society, academia, technical community, private sector and
government.

This pluralist feature has been the basis for the charter of principles
which is at the origin of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the
Internet ("Marco Civil da Internet"). The success of this pluralist
practice has turned CGI.br<http://cgi.br> into a worldwide reference on Internet
governance, considering that since its creation in 1995, and even in the
preparation of the Decree of 2003, any change in its structure and
operation has been preceded by broad consultations with society,
including significant participation of civil society and academic
organizations.

In order to protect the stability, security and quality of the work
which has been and continues to be carried out and developed by the
Committee, the undersigned organizations affirm the centrality of CGI.br<http://cgi.br>
to develop activities absolutely vital for the Internet of today and
tomorrow in the country, stressing the importance of preserving the
above attributions, as well as the pluralist, multissectorial nature of
CGI.br<http://cgi.br>.

Actantes
Artigo 19
Bar?o de Itarar?
Coding Rights
Colab-USP
Coletivo Digital
CTS-FGV
GPoPAI/USP
Ibase
Ibidem
InternetLab
Instituto Bem Estar Brasil
Intervozes
ITSRio
Lavits
Medialab.UFRJ
Nupef
ProTeste
Safernet Brasil
ULEPICC-BR

--

Carlos A. Afonso
[emails s?o pessoais exceto quando explicitamente indicado em contr?rio]
[emails are personal unless explicitly indicated otherwise]

Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br<https://nupef.org.br/>
CGI.br<http://cgi.br> - http://cgi.br<http://cgi.br/>
ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br<https://isoc.org.br/>

GPG 0x9EE8F8E3

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