Deja Vu - US Gov contribution

[Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org>]

Hi,

"First, the WSIS should encourage governments to focus on creating, 
within their own
nations, the appropriate legal, regulatory, and policy environment that 
encourages privatization,
competition, liberalization and intellectual property protection and 
enforcement. The
development of and access to basic telecommunication services and 
content is the next step."

"The United States recognizes that open source software can contribute 
to increased access and diversity of choice but it is only one of many 
possible models for the development of software. The WSIS
documents should not promote one over the other (i.e. open source vs. 
proprietary), but should
instead foster the availability of diverse alternatives and the freedom 
to choose among those
alternatives. In short, the WSIS should remain neutral with respect to 
different technologies and
modes of technology development."

"Market conditions have led to the development and expansion of 
Internet infrastructure
and services. The United States believes that Internet infrastructure 
and services should be
market-driven and that Internet interconnection agreements should 
continue to be negotiated on a
private, commercial basis. We object to the statement “guidelines on 
Internet contracts should be
established and existing contracts for Internet traffic renegotiated” 
(paragraph 15 of the draft
Action Plan)."

"Security of, and confidence in, ICT infrastructures are essential if 
the economic and
social benefits of these technologies are to be achieved. Security 
requires action by all countries
to prevent malicious activity and defend cyberspace through national 
action and cross border
cooperation. The WSIS should endorse a global approach to cybersecurity 
rather than urging the
creation of a global instrument on this topic. The WSIS should promote 
the adoption of effective
substantive and procedural laws to counteract electronic crime; 
prevention of and defense against
threats to cyber infrastructures; encouragement of information-sharing 
regarding computer
emergency response; and support for existing international and regional 
mechanisms."

excerpts from the US governement contribution to the intersessional 
meeting. I recommend reading the whole contribution.

Human Rights, ooops, "ethical dimensions", is Article 19 only (read: 
free flow of information).

A kind of deja vu impression...

Meryem