<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title=""> Hi all<br>I strongly support all exchanges are now. </span><span style="" title="">These reactions show our motivation enough not to leave without stepping on toes that we can claim our rights.<br>
</span><span style="" title="">I
also propose that we combine potential expertise in developing
countries, women and men.<br>APC and DiploFoundation have focal points
in most of these countries.<br></span><span style="" title="">From my side, I began to attract academic institutions and contacted individually some professors in different universities.</span></span><br><br><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title=""><br>
<br clear="all"></span></span>SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN<br>*COORDONNATEUR DU CENTRE AFRICAIN D'ECHANGE CULTUREL (CAFEC)<br> ACADEMIE DES TIC<br>*COORDONNATEUR NATIONAL REPRONTIC<br>*MEMBRE FACILITATEUR GAID AFRIQUE<br>*NCUC/GNSO MEMBER (ICANN)<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/10/13 parminder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<font face="sans-serif">Hi All<br>
<br>
Find as enclosed an open letter to all stakeholders to participate in
what is supposed to be an open consultation on 'enhanced cooperation'
in NY on 14th December.<br>
<br>
However, the process is hardly open. It does not seem to be even as
open as many traditional UN activities are. Both the Tunis Agenda, and
the CSTD/ ECOSOC resolution (quoted in the letter) speaks of 'enhanced
cooperation' itself as involving ' a balanced participation of all
stakeholders '.<br>
<br>
It should be obvious that a consultation on 'enhanced cooperation', EC,
(which is different from the process of enhanced cooperation ) should
be even more open and participative that even EC itself. In fact it
should be more or less, within limits of logistics constraints,
completely open, though probably also structured enough that all
governments, for instance, do get to speak all they want to (that is
what they normally like to ensure/protect, UN style)<br>
<br>
However, the letter says that non -governmental stakeholders will only
be allowed to give written contribution, plus a very tokenistic gesture
of allowing just one representative (?? whose rep) to speak during the
consultations to summarize the contributions of all non governmental
stakeholders (whew!) (in maybe about 5 minutes?). So basically they are
calling for an inter-governmental consultation. This is not at all an
open consultation, and i think we should not give it legitimacy as such.<br>
<br>
In fact, the letter clearly speaks of a "consultation with UN member
states, Permanent Observers and other inter-governmental organizations
to be held on....."<br>
<br>
So, it is simply not the "open and inclusive consultations involving
all member states and other stakeholders....." that the recent ECOSOC
resolution called for, which resolution has been quoted in the letter
itself. <br>
<br>
I think all non-governmental stakeholders should refuse to accept it as
an open consultation, and write to the SG/ USG immediately about it. If
no changes in the format are forthcoming they may all together even
agree not to participate in the consultations at all - not even
submitting written contributions, and forgoing the 'one rep speaks for
all nongov stakeholders' offer.<br>
<br>
On the other hand, if there are any genuine concerns of governments
that the format should allow enough speak and discussion time for gov
reps, which they may feel does not happen in fully open spaces, we can
discuss and take them on board to devise a mutually acceptable format. <br>
<br>
Parminder <br>
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