Hi Ish,
At 11:46 01-07-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
>I will reply since my name features in this paragraph. I have stated
>before I am an ardent proponent of transparency & openness. At the
>same time, I respect consensus. That should give you an indication
>why the vote of Logan, Avinash or I could be meaningless when it
>comes to matters such as Internet filtering.
How can you say that you are an ardent proponent of transparency and
openness when you are a secret member who goes to secret
meetings? What is the use of voting on a Council when you can easily
be outnumbered as 40% of the secret members are from government
agencies? For what it is worth, voting is not consensus. Have you
determined consensus in an international venue? A web search would
probably show whether I have done that.
Are you comfortable with being spied upon? Would you tell innocent
young persons that they have to give their consent to being spied
upon as the majority of votes at a secret meeting were in favor of
the National Internet Filtering System?
>Have you done a proper homework about the number members in the ICT
>Advisory Council? I believe you know what the votes of three against
>more than three would mean. Have you contacted the Ministry of TCI
>as Avinash suggested? I would request you to do the same & enquire
>about the ICT Advisory Council and its member composition.
From
https://www.icta.mu/documents/laws/ictact.pdf
"The Council consists of -
(a) a Chairperson;
(b) a representative of the Prime Minister's Office;
(c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject
of Information Technology and Telecommunications;
(d) a representative of the Ministry of Finance;
(e) a representative of the Ministry of Economic Development;
(f) a representative of the Joint Economic Council;
(g) a representative of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and
Industry;
(h) 3 other persons representing the interests of consumers,
purchasers and other users of information and communication
services, including telecommunication services.
According to the above there are ten secret members on the ICT
Advisory Council. I'll send an email to the Ministry tomorrow.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Wed Jul 01 2015 - 21:38:06 PST