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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:1.15;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Hi all,</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For those of you interested in the ITU PP, find below an attempt to summarise some of the highlights of the last couple of days at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">For those of you still coming to Busan, we have secured a meeting room and are now holding coordination meetings in Room K every day at 17:30 (local time - KST) - unless communicated otherwise. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:1.15;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:1.15;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Also, a second meeting with the ITU Secretariat will take place on Friday, 8AM (KST). If you have suggestions for what issues should be raised at that meeting, share them here.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:17.25px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;line-height:17.25px;white-space:pre-wrap">Hope this is helpful.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Lea & the jolly PP team</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">---</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Plenipot recap (Oct 20-28)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:21pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">1.</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">     </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Elections highlights</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Mr. Zhao from China elected as new Secretary General, Mr. Johnson from UK elected as Deputy SG. They assume their posts at the beginning of 2015.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Elections for seats on ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board (RRB) took place earlier today (Monday). Full results available <a href="http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/results.aspx">here</a>.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:21pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">2.</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">     </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Procedures and setting up the work of committees</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Work of Committees has been established and discussions have kicked off.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">From a HR/internet perspective, relevant committees will be Committee 5 (e.g. counterfeit devices), Committee 6 (e.g. access to ITU docs), and the Working Group of the Plenary – WGPL (public policy issues). These meetings will be webcast, however the ad hoc groups that stem from these main committees (and where the actual discussions about text take place) won’t.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">After a set of proposals is presented in a committee or the WGPL, but not yet discussed, the Chair establishes ad hoc working groups or drafting groups to streamline discussions on proposals that are topically related. Most ad hocs run in parallel.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ad hocs work on specific text and report back on progress to the relevant mother ship (Committees or WGPL). If no agreement on text is reached in an ad hoc group, discussion is referred back to the Committee/WGPL.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:21pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">3.</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">     </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Discussions</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Overview of main discussions divided by relevant committee or ad hoc working group, adapted from the <a href=" http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/newsroom/highlights/Pages/issue4.aspx">official ITU blog</a></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. This list is not exhaustive and many proposals haven’t been discussed yet. You can find the full ITU PP daily schedule</span><a href="http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/schedule.aspx" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Committee 5 – Ad hoc working group on Res 177 and draft new resolution on counterfeit devices</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Ad hoc has finished first reading of the new resolution on counterfeit devices</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The new draft contains problematic text that, in an effort to combat counterfeit and unauthorised devices, may disproportionately and negatively affect user connectivity, innovation, and efforts to bridge the digital divide.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The group meets again on</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Wednesday, 17:30, Room F</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Committee 5 and 6 – Access to ITU documents and opening up of ITU meetings (Decision 11, Decision 12, New Decision on access to ITU documents, etc.)</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Proposal to amend</span><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0022!!MSW-E.pdf" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Decision 12</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (Free online access to ITU ) was approved in Committee 6 and has been forwarded to the editorial committee. Decision 12 now states that</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">all basic ITU texts (including resolutions, decisions, etc.) should be open to general public on a permanent basis.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Decision 12 still won’t allow access to working and temporary documents of the ITU, nor does it open meetings to non-members. Proposals along these lines are yet to be discussed.</span></p></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:17.25px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">WGPL – Ad hoc working group on Resolution 130</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of ICTs)</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Seven proposals have been submitted to the conference for consideration regarding Resolution 130 and presented by US, Cuba, Uzbekistan, Brazil, Algeria, UK, and Indonesia. Consolidated version of proposals can be found</span><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-DL-0010!R1!MSW-E.pdf" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Several Member States supported the proposals to modify Resolution 130, mentioning that in the last four years, the global ICT landscape had changed, as had cyber threats and that there was therefore a need to adjust the resolution to address new and emerging challenges. Others supported the proposal from the United States, essentially calling for "No Change", arguing that during PP-10 much time had been spent negotiating the existing text, which is still considered appropriate.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ad hoc to discuss these proposals, chaired by Brazil, met for the first time on Saturday and has managed to carry out the first reading of parts of the preamble.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Next time on the agenda:</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tuesday, 18:30, Room A</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">WGPL – Ad hoc working group on Internet-related resolutions</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(Res 101, Res 102, Res 133, Res 180, and 4 new proposals)</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">WGPL established an ad hoc group to look at a group of internet-related resolutions including:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">101 – Internet Protocol-based networks</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">102 – ITU’s role in international internet related public policy issues & management of internet resources, including domain names and addresses</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">133 – Role of Member States in the management of internationalised (multilingual) domain names</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">180 – Facilitating the transition from IPv4 to IPv6</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">4 newly proposed resolutions:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Proposal for new resolution “Voluntary guidelines and best practices for designing, installing and operating Internet exchange points (IXP)” (IAP-7)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Proposal for new resolution “Bridging the international connectivity divide” (PRG-1)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Proposal for new resolution “Preserving and promoting multilingualism on the Internet for an integrating and inclusive information society” (IAP-1)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Proposal for new resolution “ITU’s role in realizing Secure Information Society” [IND-1]</span></p></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Current version of consolidated proposals for this ad hoc group can be accessed</span><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-DL-0011!R2!MSW-E.pdf" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">So far, this ad hoc has met twice and has gone through two readings of Res 133 and Res 101;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Any reference to ‘multistakeholder’ is being challenged by Saudi Arabia, Russia, etc. Due to lack of agreement, most text in both resolutions is currently in square brackets.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Next time on the agenda: Wednesday 17:30, Room B</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">WGPL – Ad hoc on resolution 174 (ITU's role with regard to international public policy issues relating to the risk of illicit use of ICTs)</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A total of seven proposals to revise this resolution have been submitted to the conference for consideration by Cuba, Brazil and Algeria (on behalf of Arab region).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ad-hoc group, led by Algeria, met for the first time on Monday, and finished the first reading of the consolidated</span><a href="http://www.itu.int/md/S14-PP-141020-DL-0013/en" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">draft</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> proposals. There was very little agreement and most text was put in square brackets.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Arab states proposed that ITU start reflecting on the implementation of a global charter on cybersecurity. UK & US opposed and asked for clarification on meaning of ‘illicit’ and how this would complement other ITU activities.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Next time on the agenda: TBC</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">WGPL – Ad hoc on WSIS related resolutions (Res 140, Res 172)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d9db89d2-56ca-8681-7a87-cfaf145c7830"></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">An ad hoc has been established and will begin its work on </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Wednesday, 18:30, Room C</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">---</span></p>

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