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Please see below today's announcement by chair Ian Peter about the
new members of the Internet Governance Civil Society Co-ordination
Group (on which Best Bits is already represented, through me).<br>
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Relatedly, the group is currently compiling the suggestions that
member groups made for a civil society closing speaker at the IGF,
and our suggestion of Burcu Kilic has been well received - but the
final nomination will be advised within 24 hours.<br>
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<td>[cs-coord] Internet Governance Civil Society
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<td>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:36:31 +1000</td>
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<td>Ian Peter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com"><ian.peter@ianpeter.com></a></td>
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<td>Ian Peter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com"><ian.peter@ianpeter.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cs-coord@lists.bestbits.net"><cs-coord@lists.bestbits.net></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Internet Governance
Civil Society Co-ordination Group (CSCG) would like to
announce the addition of new members and the reappointment
of an independent chairperson.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Formed in 2013 in
response to the need for civil society groups to work more
closely together, particularly on appointing
representatives <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to
outside bodies, the founding members of this “coalition of
coalitions” were</font></p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">·</font></font><span
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><font
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</font></font></span></span></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Internet Governance Caucus, an
organisation with over 200 organisational and individual
members founded in 2004 to specifically address emerging
internet governance issues. Represented by Dr Mawaki
Chango, Co-Coordinator</font></p>
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</font></font></span></span></span><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family: calibri;
mso-hansi-font-family: calibri"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt">Association for Progressive Communications, an
international membership-based network founded in 1990
who work together in using ICTs to empower and support
others to build strategic communities and promote easy
and affordable access to a free and open internet</font></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.</font><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family: calibri;
mso-hansi-font-family: calibri"><font style="FONT-SIZE:
11pt"> Represented by Chat Garcia Ramilo, Deputy
Executive Director</font></span></p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">·</font></font><span
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><font
face="Times New Roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</font></font></span></span></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Best Bits, a network of civil
society organisations from across the world, who come
together to share and collaborate on individual and joint
initiatives in support of human rights and other broadly
shared civil society interests in Internet governance.
Represented by Jeremy Malcolm, Steering Committee member.</font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</font></font></span></span></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Non-Commercial Stakeholders
Group, (NCSG) an organization of more than 400
non-commercial organizations and individuals who develop
Internet policy through participation in ICANN's policy
development process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>NCSG
promotes noncommercial interests in the formulation of
ICANN policy including human rights, academic,
development, educational, and cultural interests.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Represented by Robin
Gross, NCSG Executive Committee</font></p>
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</font></font></span></span></span><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family: arial"><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Diplo Foundation, which has a
focus on assisting participants from small and
developing states to build the capacity to engage
effectively in Internet Governance and diplomacy. Since
2003, Diplo’s Internet Governance Capacity Building
Programme (IGCBP) has involved over 1500 professionals
and activists from 163 states. Diplo Foundation is
represented by Ginger (Virginia) Paque, Internet
Governance Programmes.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The new members
announced today are</font></p>
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</font></font></span></span></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Just Net Coalition, formed in
2014, a global coalition with specific interests in
democracy, human rights and social justice. Represented by
Norbert Bollow, Co-convenor</font></p>
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</font></font></span></span></span><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Civicus, a global civil society
alliance with over 1000 members in 120 countries.
Represented by Mandeep Tiwana, Head of Policy and Research</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The newly expanded group
announced as its first task the reappointment of Ian Peter
as independent chair, with a term expiring in September
2016. Ian Peter has been involved in internet public
access initiatives for over 25 years with various civil
society organisations and was approached to be the first
independent chairperson when CSCG was formed in 2013.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“I am honoured to be
able to work with such a group of representative civil
society bodies”, Ian Peter stated. “My aim in facilitating
decision making with CSCG will be to ensure that the
diverse range of voices and perspectives within civil
society are heard, respected, and represented, and that
civil society works together to advance its causes in the
internet governance area”.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">CSCG sees its primary
role as ensuring a co-ordinated civil society response and
conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments
to outside bodies (such as IGF, NetMundial, and 1Net). It
does not see itself as a policy making body. Further
developments are expected in coming months as the expanded
group begins to address a range of issues where civil
society presence and effectiveness can be enhanced.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:
13pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">CSCG can be contacted
initially through </font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
style="href: "mailto:cscg@internetgov-cs.org""><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" color="#0000ff">cscg@internetgov-cs.org</font></a></p>
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