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In agreement with the texts and support the letter.<br><br>
Hakikur<br><br>
At 08:33 AM 12/10/2010, Baudouin SCHOMBE wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">This text is very well made and
I accept<br><br>
Baudouin<br>
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2010/12/9 Izumi AIZU
<<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br>
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<dd>Dear list,<br>
<dd>Here is the draft letter of protest on CSTD WG composition by
IGC,<br>
<dd>NOT the joint one which I sent earlier. <br><br>
<dd>As I wrote earlier, it's been edited by the nominees for CSTD WG<br>
<dd>for both substance and the tone/style.<br><br>
<dd>I like to call for the consensus, will wait till the end<br>
<dd>of Friday, Dec 10 working hours in Europe unless there is<br>
<dd>a) good amount of support expressed earlier than that, and<br>
<dd>b) urgent need (either positive or negative) arises earlier <br><br>
<dd>Comments are all welcome, which will be taken into final<br>
<dd>wording as much as possible.<br><br>
<dd>best,<br><br>
<dd>izumi<br><br>
<dd>---------------------<br><br>
<dd>Honourable Mme. Sherry Ayittey<br>
<dd>Chairperson<br>
<dd>UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development<br><br>
<dd>His Exellency Mr. Frederic Riehl,<br>
<dd>Vice Chairperson,<br>
<dd>UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development<br><br>
<br>
<dd>Dear Ms. Ayittey and Mr. Riehl,<br><br>
<dd>Thank you for undertaking the IGF review process.<br><br>
<dd>We have learned that the membership of the CSTD Working Group on IGF
will comprise Government representatives only and that no Civil Society,
Private Sector, or Technical Community members will be included. Since
there is no official announcement on this issue, we first of all seek a
confirmation if the above mentioned is indeed true.<br><br>
<dd>In the unfortunate case that it has been so decided, we, the
undersigned, would like to express our strong concern about that decision
which is apparently in violation of the mandate given by the concerned
ECOSOC resolution, for setting up the Working Group in an ‘open and
inclusive manner’. We understand that the same mandate is imminent to
also be communicated through a UN General Assembly resolution. We are
unable to identify “openness and inclusion” as underlying principles of
the present process of setting up the Working Group. The overall approach
to this important issue related to Internet Governance is also in
violation of the Tunis Agenda, paras 37, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 83, 97,105,
and 108, both in letter and spirit.<br><br>
<dd>The process also clearly goes against the Chair’s Summary of Vilnius
IGF consultation and the Chair’s tentative road map indicates that the
Working Group will employ multi-stakeholder composition, modality and
work method.<br><br>
<dd>As the Chair’s Summary says:<br>
<dd>It was stressed by many participants that the multi-stakeholder
character and inclusive spirit and principles of the IGF have been
successful and should continue to guide the composition, modalities and
working methods of the CSTD Working Group on the IGF.<br><br>
<dd>Thus, it was emphasised by a large number of interventions that it
was essential that the working Group be composed of a balanced number of
representatives from all stakeholders - governments, civil society and
the private sector.<br><br>
<dd>A majority of stakeholders welcomed the Chair’s suggestion to use the
model of the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), which was
set up in the aftermath of the 2003 Geneva phase of WSIS “in an open and
inclusive manner”<br>
</i><br>
<dd>In this context, we are very much concerned that the WG composition
is not in fact open and inclusive and that non-governmental stakeholders
(civil society, business and Internet technical community) will be
excluded from the WG membership altogether. Non-governmental stakeholders
are critical to the continued development and success of building the
people-centered Information Society. Their exclusion runs counter to WSIS
principles including that "The international management of the
Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the
full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and
international organizations.”<br><br>
<dd>We do not understand why this regressive decision was suddenly made,
but we do request that this decision be reversed, even if that will
require some additional time.<br><br>
<dd>We respectfully call for all government members with whom to date we
have acted as partners in pursuit of IGF improvement, to examine the
possible consequences of this perhaps hastily-considered proposal to the
whole ecology and future of Internet Governance which has been evolving
in a unique multistakeholder manner, and pursue an approach satisfactory
to all stakeholders.<br><br>
<dd>We hope that we may have misunderstood the effect of this decision
and that our reaction is therefore misplaced. However if we are not
mistaken, we fear that the CSTD’s decision will lead not to the
improvement, but rather, to the regression and even destruction of the
IGF and the trust that has been built among the stakeholders since
WSIS. A lack of meaningful multistakeholder involvement will make
IGF both ineffective and irrelevant, and thwart attempts to further
develop effective internet governance at this crucial time.<br><br>
<dd>We look forward to receiving your response at the earliest.<br><br>
<dd>Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus<br><br>
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