I agree<div>Deirdre<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 December 2010 10:13, Jacqueline Morris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jam@jacquelinemorris.com">jam@jacquelinemorris.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
text is good in general.<br>
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Jacqueline A. Morris<br>
Technology should be like oxygen: Ubiquitous, Necessary, Invisible and<br>
Free. (after Chris Lehmann )<br>
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On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 4:49 AM, Derrick L. Cogburn <<a href="mailto:dcogburn@syr.edu">dcogburn@syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> I agree with the text.<br>
> DLC<br>
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> Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn<br>
> Associate Professor of International Relations<br>
> International Communication Program<br>
> School of International Service<br>
> American University<br>
> Director: Center for Research on Collaboratories and<br>
> Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (Cotelco)<br>
> <a href="http://cotelco.net" target="_blank">http://cotelco.net</a><br>
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> On Dec 9, 2010, at 4:47 AM, "Louis Pouzin (well)" <<a href="mailto:pouzin@well.com">pouzin@well.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I agree with this text.<br>
> - - -<br>
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> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Dear list,<br>
>> Here is the draft letter of protest on CSTD WG composition by IGC,<br>
>> NOT the joint one which I sent earlier.<br>
>><br>
>> As I wrote earlier, it's been edited by the nominees for CSTD WG<br>
>> for both substance and the tone/style.<br>
>><br>
>> I like to call for the consensus, will wait till the end<br>
>> of Friday, Dec 10 working hours in Europe unless there is<br>
>> a) good amount of support expressed earlier than that, and<br>
>> b) urgent need (either positive or negative) arises earlier<br>
>><br>
>> Comments are all welcome, which will be taken into final<br>
>> wording as much as possible.<br>
>><br>
>> best,<br>
>><br>
>> izumi<br>
>><br>
>> ---------------------<br>
>><br>
>> Honourable Mme. Sherry Ayittey<br>
>> Chairperson<br>
>> UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development<br>
>><br>
>> His Exellency Mr. Frederic Riehl,<br>
>> Vice Chairperson,<br>
>> UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Dear Ms. Ayittey and Mr. Riehl,<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you for undertaking the IGF review process.<br>
>><br>
>> We have learned that the membership of the CSTD Working Group on IGF will<br>
>> comprise Government representatives only and that no Civil Society, Private<br>
>> Sector, or Technical Community members will be included. Since there is no<br>
>> official announcement on this issue, we first of all seek a confirmation if<br>
>> the above mentioned is indeed true.<br>
>><br>
>> In the unfortunate case that it has been so decided, we, the undersigned,<br>
>> would like to express our strong concern about that decision which is<br>
>> apparently in violation of the mandate given by the concerned ECOSOC<br>
>> resolution, for setting up the Working Group in an ‘open and inclusive<br>
>> manner’. We understand that the same mandate is imminent to also be<br>
>> communicated through a UN General Assembly resolution. We are unable to<br>
>> identify “openness and inclusion” as underlying principles of the present<br>
>> process of setting up the Working Group. The overall approach to this<br>
>> important issue related to Internet Governance is also in violation of the<br>
>> Tunis Agenda, paras 37, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 83, 97,105, and 108, both in<br>
>> letter and spirit.<br>
>><br>
>> The process also clearly goes against the Chair’s Summary of Vilnius IGF<br>
>> consultation and the Chair’s tentative road map indicates that the Working<br>
>> Group will employ multi-stakeholder composition, modality and work method.<br>
>><br>
>> As the Chair’s Summary says:<br>
>> It was stressed by many participants that the multi-stakeholder character<br>
>> and inclusive spirit and principles of the IGF have been successful and<br>
>> should continue to guide the composition, modalities and working methods of<br>
>> the CSTD Working Group on the IGF.<br>
>><br>
>> Thus, it was emphasised by a large number of interventions that it was<br>
>> essential that the working Group be composed of a balanced number of<br>
>> representatives from all stakeholders - governments, civil society and the<br>
>> private sector.<br>
>><br>
>> A majority of stakeholders welcomed the Chair’s suggestion to use the<br>
>> model of the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), which was set<br>
>> up in the aftermath of the 2003 Geneva phase of WSIS “in an open and<br>
>> inclusive manner”<br>
>><br>
>> In this context, we are very much concerned that the WG composition is not<br>
>> in fact open and inclusive and that non-governmental stakeholders (civil<br>
>> society, business and Internet technical community) will be excluded from<br>
>> the WG membership altogether. Non-governmental stakeholders are critical to<br>
>> the continued development and success of building the people-centered<br>
>> Information Society. Their exclusion runs counter to WSIS principles<br>
>> including that "The international management of the Internet should be<br>
>> multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of<br>
>> governments, the private sector, civil society and international<br>
>> organizations.”<br>
>><br>
>> We do not understand why this regressive decision was suddenly made, but<br>
>> we do request that this decision be reversed, even if that will require some<br>
>> additional time.<br>
>><br>
>> We respectfully call for all government members with whom to date we have<br>
>> acted as partners in pursuit of IGF improvement, to examine the possible<br>
>> consequences of this perhaps hastily-considered proposal to the whole<br>
>> ecology and future of Internet Governance which has been evolving in a<br>
>> unique multistakeholder manner, and pursue an approach satisfactory to all<br>
>> stakeholders.<br>
>><br>
>> We hope that we may have misunderstood the effect of this decision and<br>
>> that our reaction is therefore misplaced. However if we are not mistaken, we<br>
>> fear that the CSTD’s decision will lead not to the improvement, but rather,<br>
>> to the regression and even destruction of the IGF and the trust that has<br>
>> been built among the stakeholders since WSIS. A lack of meaningful<br>
>> multistakeholder involvement will make IGF both ineffective and irrelevant,<br>
>> and thwart attempts to further develop effective internet governance at this<br>
>> crucial time.<br>
>><br>
>> We look forward to receiving your response at the earliest.<br>
>><br>
>> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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