<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">Dear Wolfgang,<br></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">It is necessary to assert our views on this, as it does not only a cause for concern for Civil Society, but also for Business. </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">Though the draft resolution mentions "partnerships with private sector", it should be a matter of concern to the private sector that the draft resolution leads the process away from multi-stakeholder model to the multi-lateral model, which is not an inclusive process despite occasional "partnerships" with the private sector"</font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif">Some more comments ( with full support for the idea of the letter to be sent )</font></div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/9/27 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi<br>
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here is a very first draft of the letter. Additions,m changeas, enhancements are welcome.<br>
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And lets start to invite other NGOs / CS Orgs to join.<br>
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Nairobi, September 29, 2011<br>
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Kul Gutam, President of the 66th UN General Assembly<br>
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Dear Mr. President,<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>( Should this be addressed only to the President of the UN General Assembly? )</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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on behalf of a group of non-governmental and civil society organizations assembled in Nairobi for the 6th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), we want to draw your attention to an issue which has raised our concerns.<br></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>If we don't have time to get an endorsement from other NGOs and CS organizations present, why not simply "The Internet Governance Caucus { to add a brief description of the IGC here } wishes to draw your attention" ?</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Four member states of the UN have proposed under Item 93 of the provisional agenda of the 66th UN General Assembly an "International Code of Conduct for Information Security" (A66/356). While we share a number of visions as that "it is of great significance that the common challenges in the sphere of information security should be dealt with through international cooperation and in the spirit of mutual respect" and "highlighting the importance of the security, continuity and stability of the Internet and the need to protect the Internet and other information and communications technology networks from threats and vulnerabilities, and reaffirming the need for a common understanding of the issues of Internet security and for further cooperation at the national and international levels", we have concerns in particular with two paragraphs of the proposed code of conduct which touch key issues of Internet Governance.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Our foremost concern ought to be primarily about this being brought up for debate at the UN. These issues could to have been brought up at the IGF for discussion. That needs to expressed by emphatically referring to the IGF mandate, about the discussions that have taken place at the IGF during the last 6 years, and say that it is more appropriate to raise these concerns at the IGF</div>
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The Tunis agenda, adopted by Heads of UN member states at the 2nd phase of the World Summit on the Information Society has defined Internet Governance as "the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet."<br>
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What we miss in the proposed code of conduct is any reference to the multistakeholder approach and the role of civil society in strengthening the security and stability of the Internet as proposed by the Code of Conduct.<br>
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In Paragraph .g of the proposed code, the need is underlined to establish "a multilateral, transparent and democratic Internet management system to ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet." While we agree with the general idea we believe that a stable and secure functioning of the Internet can be reached only by involving all stakeholders, including civil society.<br>
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In Paragraph .d it is proposed that states should "lead all elements of society, including its information and communication partnerships with the private sector, to understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to information security, in order to facilitate the creation of a culture of information security and the protection of critical information infrastructure." Our concern is that this excludes civil society which plays an important role in the creation of a culture of information security.<br>
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We express our hope that the UN committee which will deal with the proposed document will take into consideration our concerns.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Here we could call for continued commitment from the UN to the Tunis agenda adopted by member states.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Sivasubramanian M</div><div>India</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://internetstudio.in">http://internetstudio.in</a></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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