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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I ABSTAIN MYSELF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There are part of the statement
that I don't agree with.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>But because it seems that there
is a majority that like, I prefer to abstain instead than to vote against.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards to everybody.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Giacomo Mazzone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>On 30/01/2010 07:32, Jeremy Malcolm wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you have not voted on the IGC statement for the next open
consultation meeting, please vote now. At present the statement might not
pass the consensus call - not because there has been a lot of opposition to it,
but because the total number of responses is still relatively low. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Please also remember that we have another thread in which to
discuss the agenda for the Vilnius meeting: so far there has been no response
to Parminder's suggestion of a theme on "Network Neutrality/Open
Internet". <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Here once again is the statement on which we have a
consensus call. Everyone who has voted YES so far has been contacted
off-list to clarify their attitude towards thematic working groups - none have
yet changed their vote.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Please vote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>YES + thematic working groups </b>to accept the
statement as shown here<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>YES</b> to accept the statement without the
[underlined passage]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>NO</b> to reject the statement<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Submission of the IGC in taking stock of the Sharm
el Sheikh meeting of the IGF</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) strongly supports the
continuation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a multi-stakeholder
forum for the discussion of Internet-related public policy issues. When,
as we expect, the forum's mandate is extended for a further term, there are a
number of adjustments that we believe should be taken into account, continuing
the IGF's pattern of incremental improvement since its inauguration in 2006.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>None of these suggestions would fundamentally alter the IGF
as an institution; for example, we are content that it remain formally
convened by the UN Secretary General, with an independent budget and a
Secretariat under contract with the United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs (UNDESA). We do not see any benefit to the IGF in
moving underneath a different UN body such as the ITU.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>One question on which the IGC is in clear agreement is
that the composition of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) itself
should be more evenly divided between the stakeholder groups. Many also
believe that the stakeholders should have a more direct role in the selection
of MAG members, and that MAG discussions should continue to be made more
transparent.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>One particular aspect of the IGF's operations in which the
participation of stakeholders could be improved is in setting the
substantive agenda of IGF meetings. We understand that the MAG might not
be rotated this year (though in our view the uncertainty about the IGF's future
need not preclude that). If a rotation does not take place, care must be
taken that this does not result in the programme for the Vilnius meeting
being prematurely set in stone. <span class=apple-style-span><s>[[The IGC
is ready to make innovative contributions to enhance the present
"Secretariat-MAG-Open Consultation" mechanism for the
preparation of IGF meetings.]]</s></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The IGF should also consider how to improve its orientation
towards the development of tangible outputs, even if these would amount to
"messages" rather than to recommendations, declarations or statements
(though many of our members would also support outputs of these stronger
kinds). Whatever form its outputs take, efforts should be taken to ensure
that they are transmitted to relevant external institutions through appropriate
mechanisms.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Similarly, attention must be given to the effectiveness of
the IGF's intersessional work program, which is currently limited to open
consultations, MAG meetings, dynamic coalition meetings, and loosely
connected national and regional meetings. In particular, there
should be a better mechanism than at present for these other groups and
meetings to present their outputs to the IGF as a whole. This would
require the IGF to set more stringent standards for such groups and meetings,
including open membership, democratic processes, and perhaps multi-stakeholder
composition.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><u>[The MAG should also
organize thematic working groups to develop background material,
IGF discussion synthesis etc on major themes selected to be taken up by
the IGF.]</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>We thank you for the opportunity to present you with these
thoughts, which reflect a "rough consensus" of our several
hundred members from civil society. We look forward to continuing to
constructively engage with and participate in the IGF over the course of its
renewed term.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>About the IGC</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The IGC is an association of individuals in civil
society, with a wide spread of geographic and gender
representation, who are actively engaged in internet governance and
the IGF. Formed during the lead up to the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS), our mission is to promote global public interest
objectives in Internet governance policy making. It now comprises more than 400
individual subscribers to its mailing list, who have subscribed to its Charter.
More about our coalition can be found at <a
href="http://www.igcaucus.org">http://www.igcaucus.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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