Thank you for the drafting. I support the letter too.<div>Deirdre<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 October 2010 07:04, Carlos A. Afonso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca">ca@cafonso.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Great, Izumi & Jeremy! Should be sent ASAP.<br>
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frt rgds<br>
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On 10/16/2010 08:00 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:<br>
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Dear List,<br>
<br>
Here is draft text for a letter that the Internet Governance Caucus<br>
proposes to send objecting to the exclusivity of the upcoming enhanced<br>
cooperation consultations.<br>
<br>
While we have asked ICC and ISOC if they are willing to join us to make it<br>
sort of joint statement, we like to first ask our IGC members to discuss about<br>
this and, given short time, call for [rough] consensus within a few days if that<br>
is feasible.<br>
<br>
Please be specific to the wording as much as possible. And of course we welcome<br>
your constructive suggestions for the handling of this with other<br>
stakeholders as well.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Jeremy and Izumi<br>
<br>
His Excellency Sha Zukang<br>
Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs<br>
United Nations<br>
3 United Nations Plaza<br>
New York, NY 10017<br>
<br>
Your Excellency,<br>
Thank you for your open letter of 7 October 2010, addressed to civil<br>
society and private sector stakeholders, in which you invite them to<br>
participate in consultations in New York on 14th December.<br>
<br>
Quoting resolution 2010/2 of the Economic and Social Council, the<br>
letter explains that these are meant as "open and inclusive<br>
consultations involving all Member States and other stakeholders with<br>
a view to assisting the process of enhanced cooperation ... in respect<br>
of international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet ...<br>
through a balanced participation of all stakeholders in their<br>
respective roles and responsibilities."<br>
<br>
In this context we are concerned that the consultations scheduled for<br>
New York are not in fact as open and inclusive as the ECOSOC<br>
resolution requires. Specifically, we were surprised that<br>
non-governmental stakeholders were invited only to give written<br>
contributions, and to nominate a single representative to speak during<br>
the consultations to summarize the contributions of all<br>
non-governmental stakeholders.<br>
<br>
In our respectful view, this does not amount to the open and inclusive<br>
consultation called for by ECOSOC, but rather is effectively an<br>
intergovernmental consultation. This runs counter to the principle<br>
established at the World Summit on the Information Society that "The<br>
international management of the Internet should be multilateral,<br>
transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments,<br>
the private sector, civil society and international organizations."<br>
<br>
We acknowledge that the restraints that have been placed upon the<br>
participation of private sector and civil society stakeholders in this<br>
consultation are said to be as a result of space constraints at the<br>
United Nations complex in New York.<br>
Might we suggest, then, that due to the importance of securing wide<br>
and inclusive participation of all stakeholders in this consultation,<br>
the date and venue be changed to the Palais des Nations in Geneva,<br>
perhaps following the open consultations of the Internet Governance<br>
Forum that are already scheduled for 22 November 2010.<br>
Thank you for your ongoing support of the multi-stakeholder process of<br>
Internet governance, and for considering the important concerns raised<br>
above. We look forward to receiving your response in due course.<br>
<br>
END<br>
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