<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1199"><div>Here are the principles that those present in Bali agreed to present at the meeting of Montevideo signatories this afternoon:</div><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="author-a-i1z69zz80zz75zhaz77zb3vmuz70zqa">T</span><span class="">he full participation of civil society stakeholders</span><span class="author-a-i1z69zz80zz75zhaz77zb3vmuz70zqa"> in planning and in the meeting should be guaranteed and resourced</span><span class="">.</span></li></ul></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1200"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="author-a-i1z69zz80zz75zhaz77zb3vmuz70zqa">A
strengthened Internet Governance Forum could play a role in the future
Internet governance arrangements to be discussed at the event, and they
should be linked with CSTD WGEC process as appropriate.</span></li></ul></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1201"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="author-a-9z67z0x9pz90zjz85zvpnz81ziq7">The
event should discuss what Internet governance architecture is required
to support an inclusive, people-centric, development-oriented
information society. We believe that this requires at the very minimum
that such a structure is democratic, in that it should be inclusive of
all countries and all stakeholders, and that it protects and promotes
human rights.</span></li></ul></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid1202"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">The event should </span><span class="author-a-suz80zz82zpm9bz79zz89z4z67zz84zz65z83">extend beyond </span><span class="">speeches and presentations</span><span class="author-a-i1z69zz80zz75zhaz77zb3vmuz70zqa">, and m</span><span class="">odalities should be developed to allow all stakeholders, including remote participants, to participate on an equal footing.</span></li></ul></div><div>These could also, I hope, form the core of our statement on the issue, to be finalised after the Bali IGF (as there were suggestions it be a statement rather than a letter).</div></div><br><div>
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