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"It would be useful for this list to think not only about how to designate CS representatives, but also what operating principles and working methods could ensure this WG to function correctly. This may include conditions for CS participation."<br>
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<div id="divRpF346889" style="direction:ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] on behalf of Bertrand de La Chapelle [bdelachapelle@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; parminder<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] UNGA<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Adam and all,
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<div>Still sadly noting that the WG to be set up on enhanced cooperation will have other stakeholders as "invitees", not full participants.
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<p class="" style=""><i>21.<span class=""> </span><span class="">Requests </span>
the Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development to ensure that the working group on enhanced cooperation has balanced representation between Governments from the five regional groups of the Commission, and
<u><b>invitees</b></u> from all other stakeholders, namely, the private sector, civil society, technical and academic communities, and intergovernmental and international organizations, drawn equally from developing and developed countries;</i></p>
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<p class="" style="">This unfortunately is a direct legacy of the mistakes made during the formation of the first WG on IGF improvements, and still a strong setback from the format of the WGIG where non-governmental stakeholders were full members. Here is the
text of the Geneva Declaration of Principles for the WGIG: </p>
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<p class="" style=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); text-align:justify; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i>We ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that
ensures a mechanism for the <b>full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society</b> from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums, to investigate
and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005. (emphasis added)</i></span></p>
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<p class="" style="">The formulation this year is even less positive than the one used for the setting up of the WG on IGF improvements in 2010 (that tried to make reference to the text that created the WGIG):</p>
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<p class="" style=""><span style="font-style:italic; line-height:20.833332061767578px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">“invite the Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development
(CSTD) to establish, <b>in an open and inclusive manner</b>, a working group which would seek, compile and review inputs from all Member States and all other stakeholders on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in line with the mandate set
out in the Tunis Agenda,(...)". (emphasis added)</font></span></p>
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<p class="" style="">At the risk of repeating myself (from what I unsuccessfully raised at the formation of the WG on IGF Improvements), the resolution asks the
<u>Chair</u> of the CSTD to form a group. This is NOT a WG of the CSTD. This means there are no pre-established rules of procedure: the Chair of the CSTD and the Chair of the WG should have as much latitude to set up an open and balanced format as the Secretary
General of the UN and the Chair of the WGIG had in 2004.<br>
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<p class="" style=""><b>Who will be the Chair of the WG will therefore be extremely important</b> (as we witnessed for the WG on IGF improvements). It would be useful for this list to think not only about how to designate CS representatives, but also what operating
principles and working methods could ensure this WG to function correctly. This may include conditions for CS participation. <br>
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<p class="" style="">A more general comment: As we approach the 10-year review of the WSIS that will take place in 2015, it is saddening to see that the innovative modalities that were possible in 2004 are not even available any more. Instead of progress, we
have witnessed some kind of backlash. Making sure that the 2015 WSIS+10 review will not be less participatory than the 2005 Summit is therefore an important issue to keep in mind. The resolution adopted last week in the UNGA confirms that the modalities of
the WSIS+10 will be decided in the UNGA at the end of 2013 (see para 11). The upcoming WSIS+10 consultations at Unesco in February will be a good opportunity to raise the issue of the format of the 2015 review. </p>
<p class="" style="">Best</p>
<p class="" style="">Bertrand</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:10 AM, parminder <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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the one attached to your email was the G 77 proposed text, not the final version<br>
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final version is attached..<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div>On Tuesday 18 December 2012 02:51 PM, Adam Peake wrote:<br>
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<pre>I sent the wrong attachment. The Nov 9 version was draft. Final
version attached. Important, the final version is a *great*
improvement.
Adam
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank"><anriette@apc.org></a> wrote:
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<pre>Dear all
It would be very good to have civil society participants at the Peru CSTD
intersessional. Business will be represented. Not sure about tech
community. But there is no doubt that they will begin to talk about
membership and working modalities.
I suggest that we:
- send a written submission
- try to get someone there from CS
Remember that any CS entity accredited to WSIS can attend CSTD meetings.
Anyone able to go?
Anriette
On 16/12/2012 22:20, Adam Peake wrote:
Hi Wolfgang, here
<a href="http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/67/L.61" target="_blank"><http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/67/L.61></a>
Better than the earlier drafts, so perhaps lobbying works. Good.
The first CSTD meeting will be in Peru, 07-09 January 2013
<a href="http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=186" target="_blank"><http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=186></a> But
that it too early to begin substantive discussion, modalities and
membership? (I'm interested this time around)
Adam
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