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On Friday 03 December 2010 08:39 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi,
While original OECD member countries are "high developed industrial
nations" of the
West, it is not entirely true now. They have been expanding its
membership and activities.
Of course, major works are still sort of "controlled" by rich
industrial countries, just
pointing that out may not be much productive.
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And why is it, Izumi, any more productive to keep pointing out that UN
is the worst possible thing to figure in any global governance
configuration, a task that we here seem to be singularly devoted to.
And pointing to how it is 'controlled' by developing country govs which
have about everything wrong about them. Especially when, unlike in case
of OECD's control by rich countries, this is even not true. Developed
countries still wield by far more power at the UN than developing
countries. It is a testimony to the ease with which civil society in IG
arena has mostly allowed itself to be manipulated by powerful interests
that we keep contributing to the impression that the opposite is true.<br>
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I had similar image about OECD as "the Club of rich Western countries", they
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That is what it is, and everyone knows that. You are just being too
kind to the powerful group. I have not seen anyone seriously think any
other way than that it is the 'club of rich countries' (doesnt matter
western of not, that is not the point)<br>
Window dressings do not count. We need to be kinder to weaker groups
not the most powerful ones. That is what civil society is supposed to
do.<br>
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parminder <br>
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<pre wrap="">Yes, the procedure to join OECD is not explicitly
mentioned, and most meetings are "closed" and working documents are
kept only among member, thus it is still rather closed, I agree.
>From OECD website:
The 33 member countries of OECD are:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israël,
Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Twenty of these countries became members on 14 December 1960, when the
Convention establishing the organisation was signed. The others have
joined over the years.
In a Supplementary Protocol to the OECD Convention, the signatory
states decided that the Commission of the European Community “shall
participate in the work” of the Organisation. This participation goes
well beyond that of a mere observer, and in fact gives the Commission
quasi-Member status.
In May 2007, OECD countries agreed to invite Chile, Estonia, Israel,
Russia and Slovenia to open discussions for membership of the
Organisation and offered enhanced engagement to Brazil, China, India,
Indonesia and South Africa. The approval of so-called "road maps" in
December 2007 marked the start of accession talks with Chile, Estonia,
Israel, Russia and Slovenia.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,3343,en_2649_201185_1889402_1_1_1_1,00.html">http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,3343,en_2649_201185_1889402_1_1_1_1,00.html</a>
Just FYI.
izumi
2010/12/3 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de"><wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de></a>:
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<pre wrap="">Dear Parminder
you always put COE and OECD in the same basket. This is noty correct. OECD has only high developed industrial nations as members, the CEO has a number of developing nations among its members.
Furthermore would you accept if I invite you to serve as an external consultant for the planned CEO project on cross border Internet? I would like to see your concrete comments on the proposed "Framework of Committments" (FoC) - which will be probably a declaration of principles - and the planned recommendation on rights, duties and responsibilities of governments in the cross border Internet.
Thanks
Wolfgang
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