<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear all, <br><br></div>This letter is now also live on bestbits, where signatures can continue to be added:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://bestbits.net/icdppc/">https://bestbits.net/icdppc/</a></div><div><br></div>Do feel free to share with your networks and if you have a data protection authority in your respective country or region, please also share it with the respective Commissioner/s or other relevant persons. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Do let us know if you have any questions! Thanks for your support.<br></div><br></div><div>Best<br></div>Sheetal. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 September 2017 at 17:38, Sheetal Kumar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
<br>
(With apologies for cross-posting)<br>
<br>
I previously shared the joint civil society letter to the ICDPPC organisers<br>
to the bestbits community (in the previous email below).<br>
<br>
A group of us are now at the ICDPPC in Hong Kong. Having received some<br>
responses from Commissioners, we have drafted a response in the form of<br>
statement, welcoming the responses and the positive steps taken so far but<br>
also reiterating the points made in the letter.<br>
<br>
We plan to take advantage of the ongoing Conference to present this<br>
statement to the outgoing and incoming Executive Committees and to the<br>
ICDPPC Secretariat. You can find the statement below:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/qjfjAhCwVfi7" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pad.riseup.net/p/<wbr>qjfjAhCwVfi7</a><br>
<br>
We plan to present this on Friday AM Hong Kong time, before the close of<br>
the Conference and welcome sign-ons until COB Thursday, 28 September. Note<br>
the statement will remain open for signature past the 28 September deadline<br>
but we strongly encourage sign on beforehand so that we can add the<br>
signatures to the statement that will be presented during the Conference<br>
itself. Should you have any trouble adding your organisational signature,<br>
please let me know.<br>
<br>
In case you can't access the letter please find it below in full below the<br>
dotted line.<br>
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*DRAFT JOINT PRESS RELEASE/STATEMENT*<br>
<br>
*Joint global civil society statement on the International Conference of<br>
Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners*<br>
<br>
To the outgoing and incoming Executive Committees of the ICDPPC<br>
<br>
*Hong Kong *– Ahead of the 2017 International Conference of Data Protection<br>
and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC) held in Hong Kong between September 25<br>
to 29, a group of more than 30 civil society organisations sent a letter to<br>
the organisers and data protection authorities calling for greater<br>
inclusion of NGOs in the event.<br>
<br>
We acknowledge the positive steps forward, taken during the Hong Kong<br>
conference, in particular by lifting the participation fee for several<br>
civil society groups. As a result, this year's conference has already<br>
acknowledged the value of civil society participation and active dialogue<br>
with data protection authorities.<br>
<br>
Despite these improvements, civil society continues to be kept at the<br>
periphery of the event, absent from the programming committee and<br>
underrepresented at public sessions. To that effect we call on the<br>
Executive Committee to:<br>
<br>
1. Include civil society in the Programme Committee to guarantee civil<br>
society representation in developing the agenda<br>
2. Promote diversity and inclusion through public consultations<br>
3. Restore space and visibility for civil society speakers at the<br>
sessions. This includes the restoration of the full day joint civil<br>
society-DPA event in the official programme and ensuring a civil society<br>
representative is included when non-members of the ICDPPC are part of the<br>
deliberations which lead to the official outcomes<br>
4. Enhance civil society participation and meaningful dialogue by<br>
removing the access fee and providing travel support for civil society<br>
representatives<br>
5. Increase transparency of the event sessions and deliberations<br>
through remote participation and publication of draft resolutions<br>
<br>
We look forward to cooperation with the incoming Secretariat, Executive<br>
Committee and hosts of the upcoming Conference in 2018.<br>
<br>
--<br>
<br>
<br>
*Sheetal Kumar*<br>
<span class="">Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL<br>
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL<br>
</span>T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 <+44%207739%20569514> |<br>
<span class="">PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53 | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D<br>
AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |<br>
<br>
<br>
</span><span class="">On 15/09/2017, Sheetal Kumar <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> I'm writing to share an open letter to the organisers of the International<br>
> Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC<br>
</span>> <<a href="https://icdppc.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://icdppc.org/</a>>) which has been drafted by civil society groups and<br>
<span class="">> signed on to by more than 25 civil society groups from around the world.<br>
><br>
> The letter calls for a more open, inclusive and transparent Conference and<br>
> includes concrete recommendations to the ICDPPC. Find the letter in the<br>
> etherpad below:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/wvDnM0Z05bE9" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pad.riseup.net/p/<wbr>wvDnM0Z05bE9</a><br>
><br>
> With apologies for the short notice, should you or your organisation be<br>
</span>> interested in signing onto this letter, we welcome signatures until *COB<br>
> Monday 18 September.* The letter will be presented to the organisers of the<br>
<span class="">> Conference before the start of the next Conference proceedings, which start<br>
> on 25 September in Hong Kong.<br>
><br>
> In case of interest, for more information about the ICDPPC, GPD and Access<br>
> Now have worked together on tools which provide an introduction to the<br>
> ICDPPC for human rights advocates and which you can find by following the<br>
> links below:<br>
><br>
><br>
</span>> - *Navigating human rights in the digital environment: the ICDPPC: *<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.gp-digital.org/publication/navigating-human-rights-in-the-digital-environment-the-icdppc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gp-digital.org/<wbr>publication/navigating-human-<wbr>rights-in-the-digital-<wbr>environment-the-icdppc</a><br>
> - *Understanding the ICDPPC (podcast):*<br>
> <a href="http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/understanding-the-icdppc/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gp-digital.org/<wbr>multimedia/understanding-the-<wbr>icdppc/</a><br>
> - *Recording of a webinar & live Q&A on the ICCDPC: *<br>
> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital/the-icdppc-live-qa-140917" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/<wbr>globalpartnersdigital/the-<wbr>icdppc-live-qa-140917</a><br>
<span class="">> <<a href="https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital/the-icdppc-live-qa-140917" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/<wbr>globalpartnersdigital/the-<wbr>icdppc-live-qa-140917</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
> Best<br>
><br>
> Sheetal.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
</span>> *Sheetal Kumar*<br>
<span class="im HOEnZb">> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL<br>
> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL<br>
> T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 |<br>
> PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53 | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D<br>
> AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |<br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">--<br>
<br>
<br>
*Sheetal Kumar*<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL<br>
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL<br>
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 |<br>
PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53 | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D<br>
AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |<br>
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