<div dir="ltr">Dear Parminder, <div><br></div><div>Let me try to provide some rationale for this, but others please feel free to jump in. <div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 9:45 AM, parminder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Friday 10 May 2013 02:56 PM, Jeremy
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Why should civil society recommend that ITU takes up issues like
Internet Exchanges and IPv6 adoption (subject matter of the
'opinions') and not for instance net neutrality, which is not
among the subjects covered in the opinions. Why this artificial
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There is a rationale for this but I'll let one of the others speak
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[DB] I believe the issue here is whether or not to open up the draft opinions rather than drawing an artificial line about what Issues the ITU may work on. The fear is that by opening up the draft opinions, we might be left with a less desirable outcome, this at least is my sense from the discussions at the last informal experts group meeting and some of the contributions made since the 6 draft opinions were published. The additional issues put on the table for consideration by governments are not net neutrality and development priorities, and at this point, it is probably unrealistic that they would be taken on. So it's not that the ITU shouldn't work on anything except what is in these 6 opinions, but that the SG should engage all stakeholders moving forward in implementing them. This could have been better articulated, but does this explanation make sense?</div>
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There is no response of this. I would think any clarification sought
on a public statement deserve to be responded to ....<br>
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"Rather than seeking to address additional issues, we urge the
Secretary-General to move forward in engaging all stakeholders to
implement these opinions."<br>
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is that WTPF rather than address other issues.....move forward.....
to implement these opinions...... <br>[DB] Yes, specifically *engaging all stakeholders* to implement these opinions<br>
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I am willing to sign.<br>
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Can someone please clarify whether the limitation is placed on WTPF
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[DB] I'm pretty sure that the limitation is meant to apply only to the draft opinions, not the WTPF itself or future ITU convenings, since the previous paragraph reads: <i>These fundamental human rights must be at the forefront of internet governance and ITU convenings, including the WTPF. Internet policy topics, including but not limited to affordable access, development, multilingualism, openness and access to knowledge, net neutrality, privacy, and security must be considered through the framework of human rights, in particular freedom of expression.</i></div>
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Thanks. parminder <br>
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PS: I do completely agree with Michael though that we should have
put real development issues in. This would also be in keeping with
the mandate bestbits gave itself going forward - to get substantive
and develop a positive agenda, rather than reacting....<div class="im" style>+1 on this point and Jeremy's previous remarks on best practices. </div></div></blockquote><div> </div><div style>Best, </div><div style>
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