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[[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] met with Rousseff on 8 October 2013 to discuss her recent proposals and urge her to take a multistakeholder approach that did not revolve around government or U.N. oversight. Following the meeting, Rousseff announced that Brazil would host a high-level meeting on the future of Internet Governance in April 2014, what would later become NETmundial.<ref>[http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/10/11/328790/brazil-to-host-web-governance-confab/ Brazil to Host Web Governance Confab, PressTV.com] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_icann_explains_brazil_meeting_initiative/ ICANN explains Brazil Meeting initiative, CircleID] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
[[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] met with Rousseff on 8 October 2013 to discuss her recent proposals and urge her to take a multistakeholder approach that did not revolve around government or U.N. oversight. Following the meeting, Rousseff announced that Brazil would host a high-level meeting on the future of Internet Governance in April 2014, what would later become NETmundial.<ref>[http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/10/11/328790/brazil-to-host-web-governance-confab/ Brazil to Host Web Governance Confab, PressTV.com] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_icann_explains_brazil_meeting_initiative/ ICANN explains Brazil Meeting initiative, CircleID] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
NETmundial was a partnership between [[1net]] and the [[Brazilian Internet Steering Committee]] (CGI.br).<ref name="netm" /> In the months before the event, thousands of people applied to be attendees and the event organizers received hundreds of proposals for two subjects, the Principles of Internet Governance and the Roadmap for the future of Internet Governance. A draft of an "Outcome Document" was made a available for public comment and subsequently released just before the meeting commenced after edits based on public feedback.<ref name="apnicwrap">[https://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-netmundial Event Wrap:NETmundial, APNIC.net] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
NETmundial was a partnership between [[1net]] and the [[Brazilian Internet Steering Committee]] (CGI.br).<ref name="netm" /> In the months before the event, thousands of people applied to be attendees and the event organizers received hundreds of proposals for two subjects, the Principles of Internet Governance and the Roadmap for the future of Internet Governance. A draft of an "Outcome Document" was made a available for public comment and subsequently released just before the meeting commenced after edits based on public feedback.<ref name="apnicwrap">[https://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-netmundial Event Wrap:NETmundial, APNIC.net] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref> Governments such as Russia, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan wanted the document to include that future discussions on Internet Governance would occur within the framework of the United Nations, a call the countries would later reiterate upon the closing of the conference.<ref name="bbc">[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27108869 Future of the Internet Debated at NETmundial Brazil, BBC News] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
==Sessions and Topics==
==Sessions and Topics==
The meeting was held over 2 days with the goal of publishing the Outcome document that would provide consensus and a way forward for the multistakeholder community on how the Internet should be governed. The meeting began with an opening ceremony and opening remarks by several members of government and Internet organizations, including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. After initial goal setting, the meeting consisted of a working session for a Principles document and a working session for a Roadmap document. Each document was drafted with collaboration by the attendees in person and remote.<ref>[http://netmundial.br/agenda/ Agenda, NETmundial.br] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> The second day of the meeting continued these two working sessions and concluded with a session called "Beyond NETmundial."
The meeting was held over 2 days with the goal of publishing the Outcome document that would provide consensus and a way forward for the multistakeholder community on how the Internet should be governed. The meeting began with an opening ceremony and opening remarks by several members of government and Internet organizations, including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. After initial goal setting, the meeting consisted of a working session for a Principles document and a working session for a Roadmap document. Each document was drafted with collaboration by the attendees in person and remote.<ref>[http://netmundial.br/agenda/ Agenda, NETmundial.br] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> The second day of the meeting continued these two working sessions and concluded with a session called "Beyond NETmundial."
===Marco Civil===
Not officially part of NETmundial but a topic of discussion at the meeting, Dilma Rousseff signed a new Brazilian law as the meeting commenced in the opening session. The bill is known as Marco CIvil and gives Brazilian citizens basic rights when using the Internet in Brazil.<ref name="bizweek">[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-23/spying-on-rousseff-has-brazil-leading-internet-road-map-reroute Spying on Rousseff has Brazil Leading Internet Roadmap Reroute, BusinessWeek.com] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-23/spying-on-rousseff-has-brazil-leading-internet-road-map-reroute article]
==Outcomes==
==Outcomes==
Official statements by several Internet Organizations such as [[ICANN]] and [[APNIC]] praised the meeting's outcomes and document as a roadmap for future discussions on Internet Governance. [[ICANN]] CEO [[Fadi Chehade]] expressed strong support for NETmundial on the grounds that it could prevent [[ICANN]] from being strongarmed by special interest groups into making policies outside its remit.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17731-as-another-group-rejects-proposal-is-netmundial-stillborn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DomainIncite+%28DomainIncite.com%29 Domainincite is netmundial stillborn] Retrieved 5th December 2014</ref>. Others thought there was room for improvement but that the outcome was positive especially given the short timeframe, while some stakeholders felt the outcome document was too vague.<ref>[http://cgcsblog.asc.upenn.edu/2014/05/13/what-did-africa-get-out-of-netmundial-internet-governance-discussions/ What Did Africa Get out of NETmundial Internet Governance Discussions, UPENN.edu] Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref><ref name="bbc" /> A few civil society groups and government representatives from Russia, Cuba, and India disagreed with either the proposed model or principles, with the government representatives calling for a U.N.-controlled model of Internet Governance.<ref name="apnicwrap" /><ref name="circleid">[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140504_netmundial_multistakeholder_statement_concludes_act_one_of_2014/ NETmundial Concludes, CircleID] by Philip S. Corwin, Retrieved 29 May 2014</ref>
Following NETmundial, the leaders of organizations relating to Internet infrastructure (called [[I* Leaders]]) met in Brazil and expressed their support for the outcomes of NETmundial, stating that the meeting "has energized the multistakeholder discussions and model in a positive fashion."<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-13-en Post-NETmundial Statement by I* Leaders, ICANN.org] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
Following NETmundial, the leaders of organizations relating to Internet infrastructure (called [[I* Leaders]]) met in Brazil and expressed their support for the outcomes of NETmundial, stating that the meeting "has energized the multistakeholder discussions and model in a positive fashion."<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-13-en Post-NETmundial Statement by I* Leaders, ICANN.org] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref>
U.S. Government representatives released a statement saying they were pleased with the proceeding at NETmundial and looked forward to further dialog on the issue. The NETmundial statement did not mentioned the Snowden Revelations directly, although it did condemn surveillance on the Internet. The outcome document also made no mention of censorship of information on the Internet that is currently being carried out by multiple countries worldwide.<ref name="circleid" />
In November 2014, the [[ISOC| Internet Society]] issued a statement saying that it would not occupy the permanent seat allotted to it in the NMI coordinating committee. ISOC had supported the initial declaration, but chose not to be involved with the NETmundial initiative because "the way in which the NETmundial Initiative is being formed does not appear to be consistent with the Internet Society’s longstanding principles", which include bottom-up orientation, openness, transparency, accountability and being multi-stakeholder.<ref>[http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-statement-netmundial-initiative Internet Society Statement NETmundial initiative]Retrieved 15th December 2014.</ref>
Similarly, in December 2014, the [[Internet Architecture Board]] issued a statement to the effect that it would not participate in the NETmundial initiative. IAB emphasized their support for the initial NETmundial meeting, but expressed concern about the creation of the "highly structured co-ordination council" on the grounds that this could "impede the development of broad participation, and so may be premature", particularly because the coordination council members are the responsible parties for the effort.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141204_iab_issues_statement_on_netmundial_initiative_will_not_participate/ IAB issues statement on netmundial initiative and will not participate] Circleid, published and retrieved 4th December 2014.</ref>
Representatives of various stakeholder, not-for-profit and civil society groups, including [[EFF]], [[Access]] and the [[Association for Progressive Communications]] expressed similar concerns about deficits in representation and accountability.<ref>[https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/08/27/why-im-going-to-geneva-for-the-netmundial-initiative NetMundial Initiative] Access Now, Retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/12/im_begging_you_to_join_netmundial_initiative_gets_desperate/ Netmundial initiative gets desperate] The Register, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141217_netmundial_initiative_lacks_backing_and_icann_should_not_lead/ Netmundial initiative lacks backing and ICANN should not lead] Circleid, retrieved 17th December 2014 </ref>
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