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w:st="on">As Philippe</st1:PersonName> said in his Friday message, we had
pushed <st1:PersonName ProductID="as CONGO" w:st="on">as <st1:country-region
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w:st="on">governance-bounces@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">governance-bounces@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>De la part de</span></b> <st1:PersonName
ProductID="William Drake" w:st="on">William Drake</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> lundi, 30.
janvier 2006 16:06<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> 'Governance'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> Re: [governance]
statement for ITU website<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance :</span></b> Haute</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility/</span></font><span
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Graduate Institute for International Studies </span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Kleinwächter <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Aarhus</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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McKnight Syracuse
University/Internet Governance Project</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> Jeet
Singh IT for
Change</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Social Science Research Center, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berlin</st1:place></st1:State></span></font><span
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face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility/Consultant</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>1. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Parminder</st1:PersonName> thinks we should have some sort of
WSIS-related identification. I'm not much on a lead like 'we the people
of WSIS-CS' or whatever since it implies a level of consultation and consensus
that isn't there, but I suppose I could label it, Statement by Members of the
WSIS-Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus. Any problems with
that? Of course, I'd rather it was simply a statement of the caucus, full
stop, can't imagine that many caucus members are opposed to asking for
inclusion, and we've made caucus statements in the past with fewer ayes (an
issue in itself, I suppose), but maybe that's pushing it a bit...Anyone have
guidance/feelings about this either way?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>2. Avri suggested
I frame this in terms of "civil society organizations and
academics." I view academia as part of CS by definition, but can do
this for emphasis, in which case perhaps I should stick Dr. in front of the
relevant names. With ITU, where claims of 'expertise' are highly relevant
to a claim to participation, this might be desirable.
Guidance/feelings...?</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>I guess I can send this
later in the evening to give more time in case others want to sign on, I'll
just email it directly to relevant staff to make sure it gets seen before the
meeting.</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Parminder</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:parminder@itforchange.net]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 30, 2006
3:25 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'William Drake'; 'Governance'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [governance]
statement for ITU website</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pl add IT for
Change’s endorsement to it. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I still find it
astonishing that ITU can get away with not incorporating open access principle
which is clearly stated in POA, and more clearly so for the kind of work ITU
does – technical IS related info…. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am in the middle of
something urgent, and not able to draft a separate ‘open access’
statement’ – so well, some other time. Though I also see that there
could be some lack of complete consensus on this issue in the CS – it is
certainly is a complex issue……<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For me making such
representations is important not only from a content point of view –
which is of course more important – but as much from process point of
view. We need to take opportunity at these times when the WSIS-CS mandate,
structure and future is uncertain to asset ourselves as the ‘<st1:PersonName
ProductID="WSIS CS" w:st="on">WSIS CS</st1:PersonName>’ or something. We
have gathered some political strength in our collective form, however
rudimentary. It needs to be preserved – and it can only be preserved by
pushing ‘content’ or substantive actions like this
one……<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>That was the reason I had
used the rather artificial sounding opening for the statement I drafted –
‘We, the CS that associated with the WSIS’. See if some acceptable
version of such assertion can be used…… It will be politically
significant….. though we need to figure out how much active the <st1:PersonName
ProductID="WSIS CS" w:st="on">WSIS CS</st1:PersonName> is at present….
More on that later….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for the
effort…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName
ProductID="William Drake" w:st="on">William Drake</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 30, 2006
3:05 PM<br>
<st1:PersonName ProductID="To: Governance" w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [governance] statement
for ITU website</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Since there was no consensus
on making a joint caucus or other CS statement on the website for the ITU's
Wednesday reform meeting, I decided I might as well type up something short to
submit on a personal basis. If anyone would like to sign on you're more
than welcome; either way, I will submit this by close of business today, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place> time. I don't
know that we'd have time to do any text tweaking, but if that might make
this more attractive to potential signatories, let's communicate. I see
that <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Parminder</st1:PersonName> made a nice
submission on the cost of ITU documentation and its nonconformity with the
access to knowledge and information principle enunciated <st1:PersonName
ProductID="in the WSIS" w:st="on">in the WSIS</st1:PersonName> Plan of
Action. The below text is on a different point and is complementary.</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>The WSIS Principles state
that Internet governance should be multilateral, transparent and democratic,
with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and
international organizations. The ITU clearly does not meet the last
criteria. For the overwhelming majority of civil society organizations,
the barriers to becoming a sector member or even an associate are simply too
high. In parallel, there are no options for participating on a more
flexible, ad hoc basis in special workshops and seminars, or in the assemblies
and conferences. In consequence, and unlike other UN agencies, true NGOs
(as opposed to hybrid business/user/technical organizations) are almost
entirely absent and alienated from the ITU. That this is not in the
ITU’s own interest was amply demonstrated by the WSIS process, in which
civil society strongly opposed the ITU playing an expanded, leading role in
Internet governance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>With WSIS follow-up and
implementation efforts forthcoming, now would be a particularly appropriate
time to make opening up to civil society a central element of ITU reform.
Doing so would not in any way disrupt the work of the <st1:place w:st="on">Union</st1:place>,
and the administrative cost would be negligible (we can print our own
documents, etc). The ITU would not face a stampede of hundreds of organizations
seeking to participate in ongoing study group work on frequency propagation,
signaling requirements and protocols, and other technical matters. A much
more likely scenario would be that a manageable number of NGOs would seek to
participate in some of the above-mentioned workshops, seminars, assemblies and
conferences. Civil society experts contributed significantly to the
success of the February 2004 ITU workshop on Internet governance, and
there is every reason to believe that same constructive engagement would ensue
in other forums. Allowing civil society participation in events like the
March 2006 meeting on NGN policies would be a good first step, and would not
require changes to the Constitution and Convention. WSIS and/or ECOSOC
accreditation would seem sufficient for this purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>It is unfortunate that the
ITU’s February 1 reform meeting is closed to civil society
participation. Our exclusion from this and similar events has been
debated extensively on civil society Internet listservs in the course of the
WSIS process and afterwards. There was little enthusiasm for the
website’s cheery invitation to “be part of it” by submitting
statements in this “open forum” for a meeting from which we are
barred. If however the ITU were to initiate a genuine, open and inclusive
dialogue on the matter, the response would be rather different. </span></font><span
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<st1:PersonName ProductID="William J. Drake" w:st="on">William J. Drake</st1:PersonName>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Director, Project on the
Information</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> Revolution and
Global Governance</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> Graduate Institute
for International Studies</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Computer Professionals for <br>
Social Responsibility</span></font><span lang=EN-US><br>
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style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>http://www.cpsr.org/board/drake</span></font></a></span><font
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