Internet is not and cannot be the ultimate technology?So will it cease to be a human right when a better technology emerges from research labs? John Kariuki Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:16:39 To: <ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF Hi Victor, On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo@gmail.com> wrote:
I would agree with Grace and disagree with Cerf to some extent.
I think the internet has become an essential component of the human condition, and perhaps that would explain the reasoning of the UN in declaring access to the internet a human right.
I don't believe that the UN has actually declared this a human right. Various Member States have passed laws declaring this, but the General Assembly of the UN has not (yet) to my knowledge actually enshrined Internet access as s human right. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40ya... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.