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The IGF Secretariat has just formally approved the formation of a
new Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet. Its website is at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://opendigital.trade/projects/dc-trade">https://opendigital.trade/projects/dc-trade</a> and its mailing list is
at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://opendigital.trade/mailman/listinfo/dc-trade">https://opendigital.trade/mailman/listinfo/dc-trade</a>.<br>
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The formation of the Dynamic Coalition was motivated by the fact
that many Internet governance issues that are discussed at the IGF
are also the subject of rulemaking through bilateral, plurilateral
and multilateral trade agreements. The purpose of this Dynamic
Coalition is to provide an interface for the exchange of information
and best practices between the negotiators of these trade agreements
and the bodies in which they work, and the Internet Governance Forum
and its multi-stakeholder community. This information exchange will
be both substantive (that is, concerning particular Internet public
policy issues) and also procedural (that is, about how Internet
public policy can be developed in a transparent and inclusive way).<br>
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Our provisional 2017 action plan is:<br>
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<li>To publish a background paper describing the major trade
agreements that are in place or under negotiation, as well as
the venues where this takes place, and identifying the key
Internet governance issues that are the subject of such
agreements and negotiations.</li>
<li>To develop a multi-stakeholder approach to facilitating the
transparency and inclusiveness in international trade
negotiations and the domestic consultation processes.</li>
<li>To build a network of representatives from trade institutions
and delegations for liaison with our Dynamic Coalition and the
broader IGF community.</li>
<li>To hold our inaugural meeting at the 2017 IGF in Geneva to
present our outputs to the IGF community.</li>
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If you are interested to join, please do so by joining the mailing
list. If you also wish to participate in our web platform (highly
recommended!) you should also separately register an account at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://opendigital.trade">https://opendigital.trade</a>.<br>
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Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://eff.org">https://eff.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>
Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
:: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
Public key: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.eff.org/files/2016/11/27/key_jmalcolm.txt">https://www.eff.org/files/2016/11/27/key_jmalcolm.txt</a>
PGP fingerprint: 75D2 4C0D 35EA EA2F 8CA8 8F79 4911 EC4A EDDF 1122</pre>
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