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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>> Where are our
coordinators? Wouldn't it be appropriate for them to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>> initiate action on
this, e.g. develop a draft?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I apologize for being
amiss on this issue after promising on 30th last to do a draft in 3-4 days. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>A draft is enclosed for your
consideration, and also pasted in the body of this email below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>A couple of points about
the draft.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Firstly, I have made it
elaborate rather than concise – arguing the case and making a formal claim
to know the present position against clear commitments, as a stakeholder of
the WSIS and post WSIS process. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Secondly, between the
options of considering ‘enhanced cooperation’ (EC) as THE required public
policy process(es) spoken of in paras 60 and 61 of Tunis agenda, or considering
it as one of the processes which gets discussed in more details in the
subsequent parts, I have taken the latter option. <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State> agenda can be read either way, and
there can be multitude of opinions on this issue. However, I preferred to avoid
putting all our ‘public policy’ eggs in the EC basket. Also there
is the problem that the opening para 69 that mentions EC for the first time
seem to capture it in a somewhat exclusive governmental framework. The overall
paras 61 however is more multistakeholder inclusive. In any case, other paras talk
about different public policy mechanisms/ processes etc for ccTLDs (63) and
gTLDs (64)…. Keeping EC as just one of the envisaged/possible mechanisms
of public policy also helps us to keep a way out of a situation where a
slightly improved GAC, is attempted to be passed off both as the EC as well as
all that was ever meant in Tunis agenda as any kind global public policy space
or process ….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Parminder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(draft
below, and also enclosed as attachment) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='border:none;padding:0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>From the Civil Society
Internet Governance Caucus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Nitin Desai <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Special Advisor to the
Secretary-General, United Nations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Dear Mr Desai,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Wishing you a happy and
fulfilling 2007! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Internet Governance
Caucus (IGC) would like to congratulate you for the very successful first
meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). A good amount of the credit for
this goes to your personal leadership, and that of your advisory team. The
first meeting of the IGF was a crucial mould-setting exercise, and we
appreciate the fact that all parties approached it positively, and with due care.
We have been able to set the stage for a new multistakeholder exercise in
global governance which is indeed path-breaking, not only in the area of
governance of the Internet, but in general as an outstanding example for future
reforms in global governance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>IGF has got firmly
established as an open platform, inclusive to all, which gives an opportunity
to discuss and debate public policy issues related to the Internet, and explore
possibilities as well as constituencies for needed change and reform. Some of
these issues can even reach high enough degree of consensus among the involved
parties that can drive change on its own – for instance agreements on new
technology or legal standards, incorporating agreed issues of public interest,
that are acceptable to all stakeholders, civil society groups, business and the
governments. However, the fact remains that most public policy processes at the
IGF, at least after they reach a level of maturity of debate and deliberation
in the IGF, require inputting into an appropriate political arena of global
public policy making. It is the lack of progress in this area in the post WSIS
period that continues to cause concern to us. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The <st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State>
agenda clearly recognizes ‘that there are many cross-cutting
international public policy issues that require attention and are not
adequately addressed by the current mechanisms’ (paragraph 60 of <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State> agenda). It
further affirms, for this purpose, the ‘need to initiate, and reinforce,
as appropriate, a transparent, democratic, and multilateral process, with the
participation of governments, private sector, civil society and international
organizations … (p 61). The <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State>
agenda also expressly calls for ‘creating an environment that facilitates
this development of public policy principles’ (p 70). The intent and
mandate of the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State>
agenda in terms of the importance and urgency to proceed with the task of
developing public policy principles for the Internet, and processes/mechanisms
for their development and application, is quite evident.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>As one form or
possibility for this exercise, paragraph 71 lays out such a clear mandate that
it is worth quoting in full. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The
process towards enhanced cooperation, to be started by the UN
Secretary-General, involving all relevant organisations by the end of the first
quarter of 2006, will involve all stakeholders in their respective roles, will
proceed as quickly as possible consistent with legal process, and will be
responsive to innovation. Relevant organisations should commence a process
towards enhanced cooperation involving all stakeholders, proceeding as quickly
as possible and responsive to innovation. The same relevant organisations shall
be requested to provide annual performance reports.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>However, as we enter the
year 2007, there has been no word, much less action, on the broader issue of
developing public policy principles and processes for the Internet, and
specifically, the more clearly mandated issue, with timelines, of initiating
the ‘process towards enhanced cooperation’. As a matter of paramount
global public interest, as well as a stated commitment of the WSIS, we, the
IGC, as stakeholders of the WSIS and post-WSIS process, request to be informed
on the status of these issues, in terms of the action that has been taken, and
is intended to be taken. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We also wish to claim
the full participation of civil society in the envisaged process of
‘enhanced cooperation’ and other public policy processes, which is
implied and mandated in the concerned parts of the Tunis agenda, and we request
you to ensure such participation. We note with concern that some parties have
tried to claim ‘enhanced cooperation’ as a government-only process.
This is completely at variance with the overall envisaged approach to public
policy issues for the Internet (p 60 and 61) as well as in terms of the
specific process of ‘enhanced cooperation’ (p 71). We also offer
our complete cooperation, and assistance as may be required by you, for
initiating these processes, in order to ensure incorporation of public interest
in the development of the most powerful technologies of our times, that holds
much promise for just and equitable social change. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Thanking you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> -----Original Message-----</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> From: Milton Mueller [mailto:mueller@syr.edu]</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:49 AM</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> To: ajp@glocom.ac.jp; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">governance@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> Subject: [governance] Action on Enhanced Cooperation, please</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >>> ajp@glocom.ac.jp 12/28/2006 4:17 AM >>></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >Any thoughts on writing to Nitin Desai asking for an update on</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >enhanced cooperation? And working on
statements/contributions to the</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >February consultation? (about 6 weeks away.)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> I strongly agree with Adam that this is a desirable thing.
Enhanced</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> cooperation, no matter how bullshit a formulation it is, was
supposed to</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> be one of the key outcomes of WSIS, and represents a critical
point of</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> contention between EU and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> There are (legitimate) worries about governments being passive
watchers</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> of IGF "shows", expressed by Jeanette earlier. Enhanced
coop is one of</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> the few areas where state politics can intersect with post-WSIS
Forum</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> politics. At worst, making this inquiry may also bring us face to
face</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> with the possible truth that the govts have no intention of doing</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> anything and are playing games with WSIS/IGF. If so, we need to
call</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> their bluff</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> Where are our coordinators? Wouldn't it be appropriate for them to</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> initiate action on this, e.g. develop a draft?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> Adam has already laid out the basic outlines of what needs to be
said:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >a letter asking for</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >progress/update, why aren't we being told, and we would like
to be</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >involved. And cc'ing govt and others we know interested to see
if</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> >they will also then ask the same questions might be helpful.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> ></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>> </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>> http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</span></font></p>
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