<p>Yep, the idea is have the endorsements from this list through email and once it is on at the bestbits site, with the endorsements we have already collected, we spread the link and call for support at the other lists.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 7 Jun 2013 18:35, "Deborah Brown" <<a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org">deborah@accessnow.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Nnnenna, and all, <div><br></div><div>Since the text is not up on the Best Bits site yet, the plan is to endorse by mail for now. Then if Jeremy posts it to <a href="http://bestbits.net" target="_blank">bestbits.net</a>, he will notify the list and we can transfer the email endorsement to the site. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Apologies for confusion!</div><div><br></div><div>Best, <br>Deborah </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Nnenna Nwakanma <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nnenna75@gmail.com" target="_blank">nnenna75@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div>Hi Joana<br><br></div>Apologies I did not have enough time to look the text over. The text is not yet up on <a href="http://bestbits.net" target="_blank">bestbits.net</a><br>
<br></div>Or are we endorsing by mail?<br>
<br>Best<span><font color="#888888"><br><br>Nnenna<br></font></span></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Joana Varon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com" target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Dear</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> all, <br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Please, find bellow the final version of Civil Society proposal to open participation in the Council Working Group on International-Related Public Policy Issues</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold">. <br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Thanks a lot for all the inputs. Deborah and I have considered and adopted all the proposed changes, as explained in the comments posted at the working document. I hope you are happy with it<br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left">As the ITU Council will gather next week, <span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">the time frame is short, <b>we shall try to deliver the text next Monday, 10th.</b> Though leaving it open for endorsements at the platform. <br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">So we suggest to already start the first round of endorsements through this list while we take the time to submit the text at the Best Bits platform for collecting more. Jeremy, are you fine with this? Can you help us to upload the text?</span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Deborah is doing the follow up about who to reach at ITU to deliver it. But we also think it's important to deliver it to governments. I'll mention the existence of this process to the Brazilian Government at the Anatel's meeting today and deliver it to them once we have more endorsements. Of course, Access and CTS/FGV endorses it, do you? <br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">All the best</span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Joana<br>
</span></p><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><br>-- <br><br>Joana Varon Ferraz<br>Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS-FGV)<br>@joana_varon<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:left"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><br>
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold"><br>
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold"></span>--------<br>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold"><br>
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:bold">Civil
Society proposal to open participation in the Council Working Group on
International Internet-Related Public Policy Issues </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">We
acknowledge the outcome of the World Telecommunication Policy Forum,
which resulted in the adoption of six opinions that may begin to address
some important goals to foster an environment that facilitates and
encourages the usage of ICTs, in particular the opinions that focus on
enabling environment for greater growth and development of broadband
connectivity; supporting capacity building for deployment of IPv6;
supporting the multi-stakeholder approach in Internet Governance and
operationalizing processes for enhanced cooperation. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">We
commend the steps taken by the ITU to show more openness and
inclusiveness in the WTPF process through the Informal Experts Group. We
believe that the multistakeholder nature of the IEG meetings and the
willingness of all stakeholders to work together, contributed to
bringing about the credible texts that were forwarded to the WTPF. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Nevertheless,
more steps need to be taken to meet the goal of an open, transparent,
and multistakeholder debate, both in terms of openness and of
establishing a clear and transparent process for participation. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">We
believe that as a next step towards greater multistakeholder
participation in the ITU the IEG model should be carried forward into
the ITU’s work more generally. As such we welcome the commitment by ITU
Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré to propose that the Council Working
Group on International Internet-Related Public Policy Issues
(CWG-Internet) “be open to all stakeholders in the [same] format” as the
IEG. We encourage him to carry out his commitment and for Member States
to give ample consideration to this important step and to the
advantages it would lend to the work of CWG-Internet. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Opening
up CWG-Internet is supported by many Member States of the ITU. We note
the contribution of the United States of America (C13/69-E), which
proposes modifications to Council Resolutions 1336 and 1344, to open
CWG-Internet, enabling participation by all stakeholders, conducting
meetings and deliberations in an open, transparent, and inclusive
manner, and ensuring that documents are freely accessible. We also note
the contributions of Sweden (C13/70-E and C13/71-E), which propose
making all documentation available in relation to CWG-Internet and
Plenipotentiary 2014. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">We
support and encourage these proposals for opening CWG-Internet (which,
we argue, should extend also to other ITU bodies that consider
Internet-related public policy issues), to achieve open, transparent,
and multistakeholder processes. However, we firmly believe that the ITU
should continue to coordinate its work with that of relevant
multistakeholder Internet governance bodies rather than attempt to
duplicate their functions. </span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">But
opening doors for more stakeholders to attend meetings is not
sufficient. Multistakeholderism has been used with a variety of
meanings, sometimes only referring to a very limited kind of openness
and consultation. If the goal is to achieve an open, inclusive and
participatory debate, some processes should be improved to maximize a
meaningful civil society participation.</span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">In
that sense, we observe that the modalities of participation and
contribution in the IEG and WTPF were not clear, and should be improved
upon. </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Civil
society was invited to join late in the process just before the final
IEG meeting. Therefore, contributions from members of the IEG with a
civil society background were limited to the final IEG meeting.
Additionally, because of the late notice, only a few members from civil
society were able to join, and in fact only one person was able to
attend in person. In part, this was a result of the absence of financial
means to support participation by civil society recognizing that civil
society in these contexts has no external means of financial support.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Information
docs from IEG members who were not members of the ITU were not
considered for debate at the WTPF as they should have been in a truly
inclusive process. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Members
of civil society who did not join the IEG (for the above mentioned
reasons) were not able to even submit information documents for the
meeting. Amongst the documents that could not be submitted was a
statement endorsed by 39 civil society groups and individuals from all
regions at <a href="http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/</a>.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">It was not clear that only IEG members would have participation rights at the WTPF, otherwise others may have joined. </span></p>
</li></ul><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Had these modalities been clearer we could have anticipated more participation from all stakeholders around the world.</span></p>
<br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">In order to improve multistakeholder participation we recommend: </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Outlining
clear procedures for inviting stakeholders to Council Working Groups,
at least 90 days prior to the relevant meeting dates.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Issuing clear procedures for all the stakeholders to submit official documents for consideration.</span></p>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">Establishing
mechanisms for remote participation, allowing not only remote
participants to follow the debate, but also to request the floor.</span></p></li></ul><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">But
even improving multistakeholder processes within its structure, we
would like to recall that the ITU should continue to coordinate its work
with that of relevant multistakeholder Internet governance bodies,
taking advantage of those bodies’ expertise and not attempting to
duplicate their functions. These bodies include those devoted to
technical issues (such as ICANN, the IETF and the RIRs) and those
dealing primarily with non-technical issues (such as the Internet
Governance Forum).</span></p><br><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal">For
all these processes, civil society can be a valuable and important
stakeholder in its own right, and we stand willing and able to
participate.</span></p><br clear="all"><br></div>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font face="garamond, serif">Deborah Brown</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px">
<font face="garamond, serif">Policy Analyst</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font face="garamond, serif">Access | AccessNow.org</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px">
<font face="garamond, serif">E. <a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px">
<font face="garamond, serif">@deblebrown</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font face="garamond, serif">PGP 0x5EB4727D</font></div>
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