[NCUC-DISCUSS] Brazil meeting -- press release

[Joana Varon]

Hi Jorge,
I've checked and the Portuguese version says "governance". You catch a
mistake on the translation. ;)
Best
Joana
On 26 Nov 2013 22:45, "Jorge Amodio" <jmamodio at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Thank you Carlos.
>
> This translation will generate some level of conflict: "universally
> accepted government principles"
>
> It should say "governance" not "government"
>
> Regards
> Jorge
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
>
>> Dear people, below is the translation of the CGI.br press release
>> regarding the Brazil Meeting.
>>
>> fraternal regards
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> ===============
>> November 26th 2013
>>
>> Announcement of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee about the
>> Global Multistakeholder Meeting on Internet Governance
>>
>> President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the United Nations and the
>> Montevideo Statement [1] prompted the opportunity to discuss proposals
>> on a new Internet governance, which became possible by the Brazilian
>> initiative to host the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on Internet
>> Governance. The meeting is scheduled for 23 and 24 April 2014, in São
>> Paulo, and will be organized in a partnership between CGI.br and
>> international entities representing the different sectors involved with
>> Internet governance.
>>
>> The meeting represents an opportunity for government leaders and
>> representatives from different global sectors to discuss proposals about
>> Internet governance and development. The purpose of that meeting is to
>> pursue consensus about universally accepted government principles and to
>> improve their institutional framework.
>>
>> The event shall have the participation of governments, civil society,
>> academy, international organisms and entities, as well as technical and
>> business communities.
>>
>> “We would like to thank the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee for
>> its role organizing that meeting. I genuinely believe that the global
>> Internet community will gather in this truly multistakeholder
>> opportunity with the goal of shaping the future towards the continued
>> prosperity and growth of the Internet”, said Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO at
>> AfriNIC and coordinator of 1Net.
>>
>> President Roussef nominated Prof. Virgílio Fernandes Almeida,
>> Coordinator of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and Secretary
>> for Informatics Policies, to coordinate the organization for that meeting.
>>
>> “The Internet Steering Committee acknowledges the opportunity to discuss
>> new paths for the global Internet governance and appreciates the
>> importance of a multistakeholder meeting for those discussions”, said
>> Professor Virgílio Almeida.
>>
>> Four committees shall be created in order to warrant the event’s
>> success. The committees will have the support of a shared secretary,
>> which shall help them to conduct their work and to coordinate the
>> communications.
>>
>> The four meeting committees are:
>>
>> 1. High-Level Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for conducting the
>> political articulation and fostering the involvement of the
>> international community.
>>
>> 2. Executive Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for organizing the
>> event, including the agenda discussion and execution, and for the
>> treatment of the proposals from participants and different stakeholders;
>>
>> 3. Logistics and Organizational Committee: Responsible for overseeing
>> every logistic aspect of the meeting;
>>
>> 4. Governmental Advisory Committee: Will stay open to all governments
>> which want to contribute to the meeting.
>>
>> The meeting will allow face-to-face and remote participation of the
>> global community. Mechanisms and the schedule for receiving inputs of
>> the global community will be established.
>>
>> E-Mail for contact and input => info at cgi.br
>>
>> ===========
>>
>> [1] http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/a-07oct13-en.htm
>>
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