<div dir="ltr">Jeremey,<div>Could you please provide some background to this to help the understanding of those of us not in Bali? Thanks<br></div><div><br></div><div>mawaki</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org" target="_blank">jeremy@ciroap.org</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"><div><div><div>Here are the principles that those present in Bali agreed to present at the meeting of Montevideo signatories this afternoon:</div><ul><li><span>T</span><span>he full participation of civil society stakeholders</span><span> in planning and in the meeting should be guaranteed and resourced</span><span>.</span></li>

</ul></div><div><ul><li><span>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><ul><li><span>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><ul><li><span>The event should </span><span>extend beyond </span><span>speeches and presentations</span><span>, and m</span><span>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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