Re: Notes of meeting of the Multistakeholder Forum

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 08:12:43 -0700

Hi Nadim,
At 02:53 13-06-2015, Mohammad Nadim wrote:
>Why are you not operating in a transparent manner then? I have asked
>you about the discussions in the meeting and I have not been given a
>satisfactory answer.

I have been informed that operating in a transparent manner is
incompatible with the procedures of other groups, e.g. government,
private sector, academia. I explained that it is a requirement of
the Mauritius Internet Users. I was informed that I was sharing
information on Facebook. I replied that I am not on Facebook and
that I have never shared any information on Facebook. I added that
it is not possible for me to stop other persons from sharing information.

>I insist to know what happened at the Multi-stakeholder forum
>yesterday (Friday 12 June 2015) as a member of MIU who has been
>contributing on the discussions on .mu, I believe it is unfair that
>common internet users like me are being kept in the dark about
>something that concerns us. Internet is no longer a luxury, it is
>utility which we use everyday.

What happened is that rational arguments does not have any value in
Mauritius. It seems that ideas such as concepts or principles do not
even exist in Mauritius. It is not possible to discuss about those
ideas as it may be considered as too innovative.

The utility or luxury which the common internet users use everyday is
Facebook. I do not use that thing.

>How can I be sure that Ish or you did not sell us out (eski zot inn
>vann nous)? We entrusted you both to represent us and report back on
>what was discussed in the meeting. Instead of reporting back, you
>accepted what the government officers dictated to you.

There is an assumption that you have to blindly trust me as I am
representing you and the other persons on this mailing list. There
is an assumption that I can decide about everything on your
behalf. There is an assumption that you will blindly accept
everything I say as the truth without verifying what I said. There
isn't any way currently for you to be sure that I did not sell you out.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Sat Jun 13 2015 - 15:13:11 PST