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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 31/01/13 05:15, Joana Varon wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CALTAiTrZhvQx+-8iKxyWuaECfniGCA-NOYk5nRH4BKUJS_4THQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Sorry for the late reply after the sympathy some have
expressed on drafting a letter highlighting the promises of Dr
Touré at the WCIT SC meeting. I was approaching the Brazilian
government for support on our demand for space and participation
of civil society organizations on ITU processes.
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
Though showing solidarity with the cause, <font
face="Calibri, sans-serif">Brazilian government (or our
telecom regulatory agency responsible for representing the
country at ITU) has signaled that WTPF is not the proper
sphere to submit extensive contribution regarding CS
participation, the plenipotentiary would be so. So, as far
as I know, Brazil will submit a contribution to WTPF only
generally speaking about openness and transparency, but not
presenting a particular proposal for change in the
mechanisms for civil society participation. </font></span></div>
<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
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<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In that sense, they
have also addressed the existence of Informal Experts Group
for WTPF, highlighting that: </span></span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, this is surely not satisfactory, so,
with <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">that in
mind, I wonder if we should go for that joined CS letter
focusing on WTPF and stressing previous commitments from the
Secretary General, do we still have time? Or, for the ones
how are more aware of UN bodies internal procedures, do we
have to wait the loooong time for the plenipot? What could
we grasp right now?</span></p>
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(I'm quoting almost your whole message because I intend on
forwarding my reply to the wcit12 list too, as an almost identical
discussion is going on there.)<br>
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The deadline for comments on the Secretary General's report is
tomorrow, so we may be hard pressed to do anything by then! Having
said that, we could ask for special dispensation to contribute a
belated submission, as was granted for the Best Bits statement to
WCIT.<br>
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Personally I am unlikely to have time to take the lead on a letter
but I am supportive of the idea and would have comments to give on a
draft if say you or Emma from CDT were to send some draft text. The
IGC has not successfully done a statement for a while, and Best Bits
is in transition (watch this space), so probably it would probably
not be under either of those umbrellas, but rather a generic civil
society letter to which groups could sign on.<br>
<br>
I agree that the invitation to participate in the IEG is no
substitute, though for those who can, good on them. Avri said she
is on the group and there is CDT, but unless you count ISOC (I
don't), there is no other civil society that I know of. Doubtless
largely due to the lack of funding, as always (that's why I won't be
there).<br>
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