AW: AW: [governance] Multistakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
"Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de
Sat Jan 19 04:34:54 EST 2013
Adam you are right. All the proposals for the Chisinau emeting which takes place in early February 2013 in Moldova (a regional WTDC prepmeeting for CIS countries) are behind TIES. Our letter should raise this question.
wolfgang
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Gesendet: Sa 19.01.2013 09:22
An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang
Cc: Anriette Esterhuysen
Betreff: Re: AW: [governance] Multistakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
How can the ITU hope to merge World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) with WSIS+10 when most information about WTDC is, as usual, behind TIES account and does not seem to be multi-stakeholder. Prep meetings are not open. Step back even from WSIS in 2002.
Adam
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:14 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote:
Hi Anriette and others,
you are right to think more in mid-term categories and general strategies linked to an institutional reform of the ITU (BTW, I have my doubts that ITU member states are ready for this in Busan in 2014). A key process will be WTDC 2014. There will bis SIX regional PrepCom meetings in 2013. And as you know, the ITU has decided to merge the WTDC process with the WSIS 10+ Follow up. With other words, in all of the six WTDC regional PrepComs they will discuss on two or three extra days implementation of WSIS, including (regional) Internet Governance. The WSIS 10+ Hihg Level meeting will be done now in conjunction with WTDC 14in Egypt, propbably in Sharm el Sheikh, in spring 2014. ITUs Plenipotentiary Conference is in Busan in October 2014.
If we write a letter to ITU and liked minded ITU member states with regard to WTPF, we should raise kn the same letter also CS participation in the WTDC process.
Wolfgang
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/rpm.aspx
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Von: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org im Auftrag von Anriette Esterhuysen
Gesendet: Fr 18.01.2013 08:13
An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
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Strong support here for Mawaki and Deborah's input.
We should also keep in mind that if our long term goal is institutional reform at the ITU to enable more effective and sustainable participation from civil society we need to be patient and persistent.
And we need to work towards CS participation not just in Geneva, but in regional telecommunications unions and in national regulators.
Anriette
On 17/01/2013 17:59, Mawaki Chango wrote:
Great point, Deborah! I think we need always to follow-up and build on
the formal outcomes of our previous interactions with the structures
and authorities we're dealing with. Some of us who in various
capacities have various experiences with those entities may be
skeptical or even attempted to be cynical. I'd favor the following
principle: Be cynical all you want, but act hopeful. Which does not
prevent anyone from strategizing with or petitioning other actors and
potential allies.
Just my 2 cents
mawaki
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org> <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org> wrote:
+1
In addition to the commitments that the SG made during the meeting with
civil society at WCIT that Joana mentioned, the ITU issued the following
statement in response to a 10 December civil society letter to WCIT.
* We recognize that the current institutional structures do not
facilitate independent civil society participation in the work of the ITU.
Given that it is unlikely that institutional changes can be implemented
during the WCIT, we ask that the two above issues be addressed immediately
and that the ITU commit to reviewing and putting in place mechanisms that
will encourage a more flexible approach to participation by civil society.
[From 10 December letter]
Only the Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITU - the highest governing body
of the organization - can change institutional rules and procedures or
effect changes to the ITU Constitution. I believe post-WCIT-12 we will have
time to take stock and provide our membership with some important
recommendations in line with what you raise. I would also take the
opportunity to remind you that all civil society organizations, who are
international in nature and who are working in the area of ICTs are welcome
to join the ITU and apply for exemption of fees. I believe we will all
benefit from a greater civil society engagement at ITU and in line with this
I recently invited the International Trade Union Movement to join.
The document is available on WCITLeaks, but (ironically) is locked behind a
TIES log in:
http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-INF-0005!!MSW-E.pdf
I don't think seeking the right to participate at the WTPF would require
changes at the plenipotentiary level (please do correct me if this
assumption is wrong) so if we decide to go ahead with a letter, we might
want to cite the sentence I highlighted above.
Best,
Deborah
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> <mailto:anriette at apc.org>
wrote:
Agree, and I think that Jeremy and Joana and Wolfgang's suggestions are
not mutually exclusive.
We can send a letter, and ask member-states and sector members to also
raise this issue and make sure that our letter is discussed.
Best
Anriette
On 17/01/2013 12:43, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
Hi Joana and all
there is another PrepMeeting for the WTPF in February in Geneva.
http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/ieg.aspx
It is important to raise this question in this meeting. I have no idea
whether this meeting (February 6 - 8, 2013 in the ITU HQ) is open. If not we
should send a letter to like minded governments and to the ITU SG before
February 6 and to push for a clear response to our request for equal
participation in the WTPF, independent from national governmental
delegations.
Wolfgang
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Gesendet: Do 17.01.2013 04:55
An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Jeremy Malcolm
Cc: <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org> <mailto:bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>
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Dear Jeremy and all,
Regarding your observation and the fact that a couple of civil society
representatives were able to have a meeting with Mr Toure during the WCIT
and managed to deliver to him our statement that reinforced some points of
the best bits statement, including demands for an open participation of CS
in ITU processes, isn't it the time to recall him of our "Civil Society
statement on the new ITRs and the future of multi-stakeholder engagement"
and try to ask for the changes he has promised to try to make during our
meeting?
Please, correct me if it seams too naive, but if we go again through these
alternative channels to submit our comments and so on( such as CS being part
of government delegation - it's own or other "friendly" governements, or
just engaging with sector members), we will just repeat the quite
frustrating (lack of) participation scenery of WCIT at WTPF.
Maybe Wolfgang, Avri or other fellows that have attended WCIT could have
some thoughts to add on this.
best,
joana
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