<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Bill, all<br><br></div>I do believe that there is an "open" wind that may blow if we keep on calling for openness at these instances.<br><br>+1<br><br></div>Nnenna<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:16 AM, William Drake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch" target="_blank">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi<div><br></div><div>This was part of why I was reluctant about the sign on proposal to hitch the idea of IGF debating opinions to the vehicle of the failed Brazilian WTPF text. They don't want it, nor to move the action-oriented discussion of the ITU's role to IGF. But Markus wants to invite Brazil to generate a new input doc that could serve as the basis for the session on role of governments in multistakeholderism. That'd be useful, especially if some other developing country governments could be brought on board.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Meanwhile USG is submitting to ITU Council a doc building on last year's proposal from Sweden to open the ITU CWG-Internet to observers. Presumably we might like something more than the restrictive "open participation" afforded at WTPF, so maybe a sign on about that would be useful…? Council meets 11-21 June.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On May 25, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org" target="_blank">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Forwarding with permission, in relation to the discussion of Brazil's proposal at the IGF. Those who are on the MAG could circulate this on the MAG list too, if that would be helpful.<br>
<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">Alexandre Scudiere Fontenelle <<a href="mailto:alexandre.fontenelle@itamaraty.gov.br" target="_blank">alexandre.fontenelle@itamaraty.gov.br</a>><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium"><b>RES: IGF and the Brazilian proposal to WPF on Operationalising the Role of Governments in Internet Governance Processes</b><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">24 May 2013 1:27:43 AM GMT+08:00<br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org" target="_blank">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:medium">Joana Varon <<a href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com" target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>>, Divisão da Sociedade da Informação - Itamaraty <<a href="mailto:di@itamaraty.gov.br" target="_blank">di@itamaraty.gov.br</a>>, Benedicto Fonseca Filho <<a href="mailto:benedicto.fonseca@itamaraty.gov.br" target="_blank">benedicto.fonseca@itamaraty.gov.br</a>><br>
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<div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-size:10pt;direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma">Dear Jeremy,</div><div style="font-size:10pt;direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma"><br>Thank you for your e-mail.<br>
</div><div style="font-size:10pt;direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>Regarding the proposal to discuss in the IGF 2013 the opinion Brazil presented in the last WTPF meeting, we would like to make some considerations:</div>
<div style="font-size:10pt;direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma"><br></div><div style="direction:ltr"><div style="direction:ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>The opinion presented by Brazil contains two key ideas, namely: (a) recognition of the need to operationalize the role of governments in the multistakeholder model, and (b) the possibility that ITU could contribute to this through training and capacity building, within its competence.</div>
<div style="direction:ltr"> </div><div style="direction:ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-size:10pt">We recognize and support the legitimacy and usefulness in discussing point (a) in the IGF. We believe, moreover, that this discussion should take place not only in the IGF, but in all fora and institutions related to Internet governance, and it should not be limited to operationalizing the role of governments, but should include disussions on how to strengthen the participation of the other stakeholders as well, in order to improve the operation of the system as a whole.</span></div>
<div style="direction:ltr"> </div><div style="direction:ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>With regard to point (b), although it may also be discussed in the IGF, it does not seem right to shift the discussion there, since any decision about ITU involvement in capacity building and training initiatives, in areas of its competence, could only be taken by ITU itself and is subject to the approval of its members. Nevertheless, we agree that while discussing point (a), we could mention the opinion proposed by Brazil as an example of initiatives aimed at finding solutions to ensure that all stakeholders are appropriately participating in the Internet Governance model. </div>
<div style="direction:ltr"> </div><div style="direction:ltr"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span>Brazil will continue to work with other countries and with all concerned stakeholders in order to enhance the proposal which would eventually be forwarded again to ITU, possibly in the CWG-Internet. In this regard, we would like to highlight that Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré affirmed he would propose that further discussions on the subject, within the CWG-Internet, should take place with participation of all stakeholders, in a format similar to that used in the Informal Expert Group (IEG) meeting that prepared the opinions examined by WTPF.</div>
</div><br>Best regards,<div><br><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Tahoma"><div><font>Alexandre Scudiere Fontenelle<br>Subchefe da Divisão da Sociedade da Informação (DI)<br>Ministério das Relações Exteriores (MRE)<br>
Tel: (61) <a href="tel:2030-6609" value="+22520306609" target="_blank">2030-6609</a> - FAX: (61) <a href="tel:2030-6613" value="+22520306613" target="_blank">2030-6613</a><br><br>Deputy Head of the Division for the Information Society (DI)<br>
Ministry of External Relations - Brazil<br></font></div></div></div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px"><div style="direction:ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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