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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Saturday 31 October 2015 04:12 PM,
Lea Kaspar wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Ian, Parminder,</div>
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<div>Thanks for putting this on our agenda. Not against taking a
stand on this. We have precedent with the IGF MAG, so could
point to that. Although not ideal, UN DESA did take on 9/10 CSCG
recommendations in the last MAG intake. And seeing as the MAG
selection process is still something that needs improvement, we
could leverage this effort (if successful) in the next round of
MAG nominations.</div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Going
beyond the principle, I'd also be interested to hear from CS
who were sitting on the selection committee for the July WSIS
event (I think the UN used the same selection mechanism). Did
that work at all? </span></div>
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Two responses Lea<br>
<br>
I was on the selection committee, and I wrote to the group about the
problems that I am mentioning now. I think it did not work. The
business and tech community reps that get themselves on the
selection committee are the ones who know the IG CS scene very well,
and know those whose views are not exactly what for instance big
business will relish and they tend to vote accordingly, certainly
very conservatively is not will actual mal-intent, which pushes away
some important sections of the civil society.<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Would
the final selection of CS reps at the July event been
different had CS had control over the process? <br>
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I would judge the rightness or wrongness of such a structural
element of civil society's independence separately from actual
outcomes of any given process. To provide an analogy, I would not
like to compare democracy with dictatorship on basis of whether a
dictatorship has shown some good economic etc results. If we do not
defend our processes now they would become institutionalised, and
precedents will be cited. We must act now. <br>
<br>
parminder<br>
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<div>While we're on the topic, Ian, does the CSCG actively monitor
UN calls for CS representation in relevant spaces? For instance,
did the CSCG ever discuss the call for nominations for the Adis
Ababa Technology Facilitation Mechanism Advisory Group? The call
has now passed (last weekend I think), and IMO it's a real shame
that we didn't have a broader CS discussion about this. The TFM
is passing under people's radar, but could end up being
influential in the broader IG ecosystem. </div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
<div>Lea<br>
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Sent from my iPhone</div>
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On 31 Oct 2015, at 08:08, Ian Peter <<a
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<div>Is there general agreement we should write something
pointing this out and asking for a process where CS
chooses its own reps?</div>
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<div>Perhaps we could ask for UNDESA to forward CS names
submitted to us and we will advise our choices?</div>
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<div>Interested in other opinions on this.... we would
have to move quickly...</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:58 PM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] [bestbits]
NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers
at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on
WSIS+10</div>
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face="Verdana">This is what para 3 of part I of the
section on roadmap of the NetMundial outcome document
says:<br>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><font face="sans-serif"><font
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt" size="4">"Stakeholder
representatives appointed to multistakeholder
Internet governance processes should be selected
through open , democratic, and transparent
processes. Different <i><b>stakeholder groups
should self - manage their processes based on
inclusive, publicly known, well defined and
accountable mechanism</b></i>s." (Emphasis
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Saturday 31 October 2015
01:19 PM, parminder wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Saturday 31 October
2015 12:47 PM, Ian Peter wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Parminder,</div>
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<div>While I agree with your analysis,</div>
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Ian, I am not sure you are seeing it the way I am.
This is not about 4-5 of us getting a few minutes from
the podium. This is about civil society representation
will be chosen in the IG space. And if you really feel
it the way i do, why would you not agree to write as
such to those in charge of the process. <br>
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<div>I don’t think there is any chance at all
that this process will be changed in the short
timeframe involved, however strong a protest
we make. </div>
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As I said, it does not matter if it changes. There is
a larger structural point here. On the other hand, I
am about 90 percent sure that if all groups involved
in CSCG writes that this is not right, and please let
us do our own selection they would agree. Civil
society seems to have forgotten to leverage its
legitimacy, and we seem to cave in to just about
everything, a being beyond us to influence. This is
not how it should be at all, <br>
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<div>So my own thoughts are that it is probably
best to get involved, and from that position
make a strong statement that the process is
flawed and problematic from our point of view.</div>
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Are you saying that the chosen speakers will speak
from the podium that this process is flawed, and in
this way? Please be clear. But if we are ready to have
our speakers speak about it at the high level meeting,
why would we not want to write about it to the
co-facilitators and the concerned UN bureaucracy? Isnt
that much simpler, and at least have the potential of
meaningful impact.<br>
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face="Calibri" size="3">I also feel that
we should be involved because in doing so
we are able to correct some excesses from
our point of view, but certainly not all.</font></div>
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<font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Again, did not
understand. What excesses, and how are they
corrected?</font></font><br>
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that’s just a personal point of view. We
have just opened a discussion on this in
CSCG and decisions may be quite different.</div>
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problem is that CSCG as such cannot
nominate. Those who can according to this
process are: </div>
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These criteria are for those individuals who want to
apply to be on the multistakeholder selection
committee. My proposal is to disassociate CS selection
from this multistakeholder selection process, and ask
for CSCG to do it (I find it highly likely that they'd
agree). So, the issue of the creteria you mention
simply does not apply to the proposal I am making and
seeking your and other people's views on. <br>
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style="face: "Times" roman?="" new="">Non-governmental
organizations in consultative status with
the Economic and Social Council •
Organizations accredited to the World
Summit on the Information Society held in
Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) •
Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum
held from 2011 to 2015 • Organizations
with observer status with the United
Nations Conference on Trade and
Development • Attendees of the UNESCO
WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the UNESCO
WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference •
Organizations accredited to the Financing
for Development (FFD) process •
Organizations accredited to the United
Nations Sustainable Development Summit
2015 • Organizations already accredited to
the WSIS+10 process (July and October
meetings)</font></div>
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CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be
with our nominations as representatives of
civil society organisations who do fit one
at least of the above criteria.</div>
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I am not asking for the CSCG to get involved with this
multistakeholder selection process. On the contrary, I
am asking for us to disassociate from it. <br>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION:
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problem is that the time frame for selecting
speakers is roughly that of IGF – and with a
15 hour estimated commitment it may not be
easy to find people able to represent us. I
believe that if we are involved we should
try to fill both civil society slots on the
selection panel. But that will have to be as
two separate nominations (backed by CSCG)
from different CS groups.</div>
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<br>
Again, you are speaking of CSCG getting involved with
the current process, which is fundamentally different
from my proposal to ask for CS nominations to be taken
off the multistakeholder process, and be taken over by
CSCG itself. Same about the rest of your email below.<br>
<br>
<br>
Ian, lets look at it in two parts. Do the involved CS
groups agree that other stakeholders - big business,
gov, ICANN/ ISOC - should not be involved in selection
of its reps? Yes or no. If yes, then let us that put
down in a letter. I am happy to fight the case, but if
we have such a position and want to fight the case. We
cannot keep citing expediency for just everything. But
if we are ok with such a process, that is a different
matter, and let different groups and individuals give
their views... Their has to be some limit to - we
agree it is wrong, but....<br>
<br>
parminder <br>
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we do nominate representatives on the
selection panel, we have to do so this week.
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I may add a further factor – I will be
stepping down as the Independent Chair of
CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I
will not be standing again, as various
factors are making it difficult for me to
maintain an active involvement in these
forums; and I think it is time for one of
our very talented (and younger) members to
take over. CSCG is currently drafting an
EOI to seek a new independent Chair, with
the aim of opening that process before IGF
so that people get a chance to discuss it
while many are present in Brazil. So the
replacement process hopefully will complete
by the end of this year.</div>
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these circumstances – it would be good to
hear from anyone who has an interest in
working with CSCG as part of this particular
process; I don’t necessarily want to be
involved if we have good reps able to
consult with CSCG members. If anyone is
interested in this and wants to contact me
privately to assist in this way, I would be
happy to discuss further and approach CSCG
as regards their involvement.</div>
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for opening up a discussion on this. </div>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 31,
2015 3:32 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a
title="bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"
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moz-do-not-send="true">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bestbits] NOTE -
Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
Speakers at the General Assembly
High-level Meeting on WSIS+10</div>
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face="Verdana">Please see the below
announcement.<br>
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It seems that there is a strong effort to
institutionalise a system of civil society
reps for speaker roles, but perhaps later
also for more substantive roles, </font>being
selected by multistakeholder committees,
meaning that big business and technical
community gets a veto over civil society rep
selection. (Do remember here that 'technical
community' here is not that odd free and open
software group volunteering their time in
supporting government schools or the such.
This term is accepted in the IG world now to
denote those who work for and represent
organisations engaged with technical
governance of the Internet, and thus represent
a governance status quo group. The semantic
confusion about the term, as being people with
technical capacities, is deliberate in order
to utilise a certain legitimacy for what is a
power based governance system.)<br>
<br>
The structural problem with such a process
should be obvious.<br>
<br>
This is not acceptable for me, my organisation
and the networks that I work with. Civil
society has traditionally been fiercely
protective of its independence, which includes
the right to choose its own nominees (for
instance, any efforts at national govs
'clearing' civil society reps from their
countries has been strongly resisted at the UN
and other global governance levels). I think
we need to write back to those responsible for
this process that , thanks but no thanks, you
tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we
have a process of selection for CS reps and we
will deliver the names by the date you want.<br>
<br>
May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and
send such a letter to WSIS process
co-facilitators, and the concerned UN
bureaucracy, at the earliest. Before these
mentioned deadlines pass.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, let me give some background on
this....<br>
<br>
Just Net Coalition did write a letter
addressed to the co-facilitators against such
a process of big business sitting over
decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no
effect.<br>
<br>
A few years back, there was an attempt by a
certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then
Exec Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to
institute a method of selections of non gov
MAG members by a committee of older non gov
MAG members. I was able to attend MAG meetings
in those days as a Special Advisor to the
chair. I opposed such a process of CS nominee
selection by a committee that included big
business and technical community (read the
ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get the
support of a few CS MAG members in the room,
and I distinctly remember Graciala, Katitza,
and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person
or two more whose names may have dropped from
my memory (my apologies).... And because of
the CS opposition this problematic move had to
be abandoned. Now it seems to be coming back
from another door, and we need to stand up
against it once again.<br>
<br>
Again, we have very little turnaround time
here. <br>
<br>
parminder <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Friday 30
October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini
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Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:14 AM<br>
Subject: [NGO News:] Call for
Nomination: Stakeholder Speakers at the
General Assembly High-level Meeting on
WSIS+10<br>
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<p><strong>Deadlines: </strong></p>
<p><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>8
November 2015: Apply for
Selection Committee</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>12
November 2015: Apply for
Speaking Roles</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>The General Assembly
High-level Meeting on the overall
review of the implementation of
the outcomes of the World Summit
on the Information Society will
take place on 15-16 December 2015
at the UN Headquarters in New
York.</strong></p>
<p>This high-level meeting will
provide an opportunity for in-depth
discussions on important issues in
the implementation of the WSIS
outcomes, including the progress,
gaps and challenges, as well as
areas for future actions.</p>
<p><strong>To apply to speak at the
High-level Meeting, please
complete the form available <a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a></strong>.
Applications will be accepted from <strong>30
October to</strong> <strong>12
November 2015</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>A Selection Committee will
be established</strong> in order
to ensure broad and inclusive
participation of stakeholders in the
high-level meeting. Applications to
the Selection Committee will be
accepted from <strong>30 October to
8 November 2015</strong>. To learn
more about the Selection Committee,
please see the Terms of Reference <span>by
<a
href="http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">clicking
on this link</a></span>. <strong>To
apply to participate in the
stakeholder Selection Committee,
please complete the form available
</strong><a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Background</strong></p>
<p>In December of 2003, the world came
together in Geneva at the World
Summit on Information Society (WSIS)
to declare a "common desire and
commitment to build a
people-centred, inclusive and
development-oriented Information
Society," and ushered in an era of
harnessing the power of information
and communication technology to
contribute to the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The resulting Geneva Plan of Action
established targets and the eleven
action lines, which guide
development in specific areas.</p>
<p>The second phase of WSIS, conducted
in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
achievements of the Geneva Plan,
with the resulting Tunis Agenda
addressing additional issues, such
as financing and internet
governance. Paragraph 111 of the
Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the
General Assembly in resolution
60/252, requested the General
Assembly to undertake the overall
review of the implementation of the
outcomes of WSIS in 2015. In
response, the General Assembly in
resolution 68/302, decided that the
overall review will be concluded by
a two-day high-level meeting of the
General Assembly, to be preceded by
an intergovernmental process that
also takes into account inputs from
all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.</p>
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