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<div>Dear Wolfgang, dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>In my understanding, they are separate groups, although there may be overlapping memberships.</div><div><br></div><div>The origin of the "panel of 15" can be traced to the General Assembly resolution 58/32 from 3 Dec 2003; GA requested UNSG to study </div><div>information security threats with the help of an international expert group. UNSG reported on the work of the group to the GA in 2005:</div><div><br></div><div>http://disarmament.un.org/Library.nsf/c0996f411fc369518525704c00502170/e67ac010a7a643498525708800716e75/$FILE/exgr60.202.pdf</div><div><br></div><div>This document includes also a list of members. Member countries seem to have changed somewhat.</div><div><br></div><div>The most recent (Nov 2009) relevant First Committee report and recommendation can be found at:</div><div><br></div>http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N09/538/54/pdf/N0953854.pdf?OpenElement<div><br></div><div>On another but related matter, there's an interesting report on a briefing that ECOSOC received July 16 on cyber security threats and challenges, as well as on the discussion of the enhanced cooperation and the continuation of the IGF:<div><br></div><div>http://www.un.org/news/Press/docs/2010/ecosoc6444.doc.htm</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Yrjö<br><br>> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:38:45 +0200<br>> From: wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de<br>> To: governance@lists.cpsr.org; renate.bloem@gmail.com; governance@lists.cpsr.org; roland@internetpolicyagency.com<br>> Subject: AW: [governance] IGF continuance and ECOSOC<br>> <br>> Does anybody know whether this UN Panel of 15 has something to do with the ITU High Level Group on Cybersecurity, which was also established in 2005? And who knows the text of the 15 recomendations, the NYT article refers to? According to the article, these receommednations went directly to the UN Secretary General. Does it include a receommednation for a convention on cybersecurity? <br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> <br>> wolfgang<br>> <br>> <br>> Not on the discussion of the IGF continuance, but this happened also on Friday:<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Step Taken to End Impasse Over Cybersecurity Talks <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/world/17cyber.html?_r=2> <br>> <br>> http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/world/17cyber.html&OQ=_rQ3D3&OP=11610be4Q2F9tWQ609-iQ3FQ256iihZ9ZzUz9zI9UI9ti6Q24-9UIQ3FTQ60W6.lhQ5DQ24<br>> <br>> <br>> Renate Bloem<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ____________________________________________________________<br>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>> governance@lists.cpsr.org<br>> To be removed from the list, send any message to:<br>> governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org<br>> <br>> For all list information and functions, see:<br>> http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance<br>> <br>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t<br>
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