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<font face="Verdana">Hi All<br>
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As you know the working group on enhanced cooperation set up what
it calls as an open ended 'correspondence group' which will,
roughly, map policy issues to existing insitutions, if any;
assess the adequacy and other characteristics of such mechanisms;
note where there may be none; and overall identify various 'gaps'
which will help the WGEC make its final recommendations. <br>
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The 'correspondence group' obviously has a very important task,
which lies at the heart of figuring out what is needed to change/
improve in global governance of the Internet. The group will
function in an virtual environment, over an elist. Membership of
the group is open and anyone - yes, anyone - can join. You just
have to write to the coordinator of the group - Phil Rushton at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:philip.m.rushton@bt.com">philip.m.rushton@bt.com</a> to put you into the group. (Joy Liddicoat
is the co-coordinator). <br>
<br>
The terms of reference, already circulated on this list - are put
below this email for reference... parminder <br>
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<font size="3">1. The correspondence group will work
electronically. If
necessary, conference calls will be held, but the main method of
working will be emails.</font></p>
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<font size="3">2. The correspondence group is open to all
stakeholders.</font></p>
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<font size="3">3. The correspondence group will provide three
update
reports to the WGEC Chair and Mailing List at: End of November
2013,
beginning of January 2014 and End of January 2014.</font></p>
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<font size="3">4. The Correspondence Group will provide an initial
output in the first week of January 2014 and a final document
for
consideration by the WGEC by the 12</font><sup><font size="3">th</font></sup><font
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of February 2014.</font></p>
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<font size="3">5. The Correspondence Group will:</font></p>
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<font size="3">(a) Review the identified international public
policy
issues pertaining to the Internet in the spreadsheet that has
been
developed in the second meeting of the WGEC.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 9pt" size="2"><i>(NB) Additional issues
may be
added to the identified public policy issues if agreed by the
WGEC.</i></font></p>
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<font size="3">(b) list where there are existing international
mechanisms addressing the issues in the list</font></p>
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<font size="3">(c) identify the status of mechanisms, if any,
whether
they are addressing the issues</font></p>
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<font size="3">(d) Attempt to identify the gaps in order to
ascertain
what type of recommendations may be required to be drafted by
the
WGEC.</font></p>
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<font size="3">6. Any issue that cannot reach consensus in the
Correspondence Group will be referred to the Working Group, with
the
options that represent the range of opinions expressed in the
Correspondence Group. The final decision on such issues will be
made
by the WGEC.</font></p>
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<font size="3">7. This Correspondence Group does not replace the
WGEC
and will not take any decision pertaining to the mandate of
WGEC.</font></p>
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