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<font size="+1">Thanks for all the <font size="+1">support
everyone. And th<font size="+1">an<font size="+1">ks for the
inputs so far.<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">Michael.. <font size="+1">not sure wh<font
size="+1">en you and I will find time to organised our
thoughts and everyone's inputs :) <font size="+1">But
lets try. Many useful comments have come in. <font
size="+1">Alon<font size="+1"> Bar's input sent to
t<font size="+1">he IRP list also very useful.</font></font></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font
size="+1">By <font size="+1">some kind of
'research co<font size="+1">incidence' I
found this text on - APC's position<font
size="+1">s going into Tunis - </font>today
on Wikipe<font size="+1">di<font
size="+1">a. Pasted below. I have no
idea who put there, but it was
really <font size="+1">quite
amazing to <font size="+1">read
it, and to remember sud<font
size="+1">denly </font>the
exact <font size="+1"><font
size="+1">time and place
when we <font size="+1">drafted
this text<font size="+1">.
I also remember when <font
size="+1">many of us
still in this space</font>
drafted the Geneva <font
size="+1">statement<font
size="+1"> "shaping
information societ<font
size="+1">ies for
human<font
size="+1">
needs"<font
size="+1">
(and that
includes you
Trac<font
size="+1">ey!)</font></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1">The
only <font
size="+1">proposal
below that we
have '<font
size="+1">paused'
<font
size="+1">is
the idea of a
'multi-stakeholder'
convention<font
size="+1">. We
paused because
we feared that
any convention
that could be
negotiated
would at the
lo<font
size="+1">we<font
size="+1">st
common
denominator
level and
might<font
size="+1"> do
more harm than
good. <font
size="+1">It
would be good
to see what
comes out of
serious
discussions on
principles for
internet
governance a<font
size="+1">nd
then reassess
this.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
<font size="+1"><font
size="+1"><font
size="+1"></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
<font size="+1">Anriette</font><br>
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<p>The second phase took place 2005-11-16 to 2005-11-18 in <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis,_Tunisia" title="Tunis,
Tunisia" class="mw-redirect">Tunis, Tunisia</a>. It resulted in
agreement on the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis_Commitment"
title="Tunis Commitment">Tunis Commitment</a> and the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis_Agenda_for_the_Information_Society"
title="Tunis Agenda for the Information Society">Tunis Agenda
for the Information Society</a>, and the creation of the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Governance_Forum"
title="Internet Governance Forum">Internet Governance Forum</a>.</p>
<p>Just on the eve of the November 2005 Tunis event, the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Progressive_Communications"
title="Association for Progressive Communications">Association
for Progressive Communications</a> came out with its stand. (APC
is an international network of civil society organizations – whose
goal is to empower and support groups and individuals working for
peace, human rights, development and protection of the
environment, through the strategic use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs), including the internet).</p>
<p>APC said it had participated extensively in the internet
governance process at the World Summit on Information Society. It
says: Out of this participation and in collaboration with other
partners, including members of the WSIS civil society internet
governance caucus, APC has crystallized a set of recommendations
with regard to internet governance ahead of the final Summit in
Tunis in November 2005. APC proposed specific actions in each of
the following five areas:</p>
<ul>
<li>The establishment of an <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Governance_Forum"
title="Internet Governance Forum">Internet Governance Forum</a>;</li>
<li>The transformation of <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN" title="ICANN">ICANN</a>
into a global body with full authority over <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System"
title="Domain Name System">DNS</a> management, and an
appropriate form of accountability to its stakeholders in
government, private sector and civil society;</li>
<li>The initiation of a multi-stakeholder convention on internet
governance and universal human rights that will codify the basic
rights applicable to the internet, which will be legally binding
in international law with particular emphasis on clauses in the
universal declaration of human rights specifically relevant to
the internet, such as rights to freedom of expression, freedom
of association and privacy.</li>
<li>Ensuring internet access is universal and affordable. APC
argued: "The internet is a global public space that should be
open and accessible to all on a non-discriminatory basis. The
internet, therefore, must be seen as a global public
infrastructure. In this regard we recognize the internet to be a
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_public_good"
title="Global public good">global public good</a> related to
the concept of the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_heritage_of_humanity"
title="Common heritage of humanity" class="mw-redirect">common
heritage of humanity</a> and access to it is in the public
interest, and must be provided as a global public commitment to
equality."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Summit_on_the_Information_Society#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>Measures to promote capacity building in "developing"
countries with regard to increasing "developing" country
participation in global public policy forums on internet
governance.</li>
</ul>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/02/2013 05:22, Tracey Naughton
wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Excellent choices!
Tracey Naughton
On 21 Feb 2013, at 3:36 AM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de"><wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de></a> wrote:
This has my full support.
wolfgang
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Sendt: on 20-02-2013 11:19
Til: IGC
Emne: [governance] Brief report Re: Civil society representation at WSIS+10 in Paris
Dear all
As I mentioned before, Janis Karklins of UNESCO requested Marianne
Franklin (one of two co-chairs of the Internet Rights and Principles
Coalition) and myself to suggest speakers for the Paris WSIS+10 main
sessions to represent civil society. In the absence of any really
convincing answer to the question of who else should do this :-) we
have done so.
By necessity my participation in this process was not a formal
nomination activity of the Caucus, which would have required a NomCom,
and without a standing NomCom available for any tasks that might come
up, there was simply not enough time for initiating a NomCom
process.
First there was the request regarding the opening session, and very
recently the request regarding the other sessions. In each case a
reasonably quick response was expected.
I recommend that for future major events, a NomCom should be set up well
in advance, and it should prepare well in advance with thoughts on
potential nominees and selection criteria.
For the current WSIS+10 event, a very much ad hoc process was used,
where I have done my best to take into account the responses to the call
for expressions of interest that I posted here on the list.
I believe that we have a very good end result:
Opening session:
Grace Githaiga
"High level" session on Monday afternoon:
Anriette Esterhuysen and Michael Gurstein
Closing:
Anita Gurumurthy
I have also encouraged these civil society representatives to consult
widely, as per the email message pasted below.
Greetings,
Norbert
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Janis Karklins <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:j.karklins@unesco.org"><j.karklins@unesco.org></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I am writing to you with proposal to take the floor on behalf of the
civil society
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Dear Anita, Anriette, Grace and Michael (the civil society
representatives at the plenaries of WSIS+10)
As you probably know, Janis Karklins of UNESCO had requested Marianne
and myself to suggest speakers for the WSIS+10 main sessions to
represent civil society. In the absence of any really convincing answer
to the question of who else should do this :-) we have done so.
Speaking just from my personal perspective right now, I would like to
encourage all of you to consult widely on what are important points to
make, using the mailing lists of the Internet Governance Caucus and the
Internet Rights and Principles coalition and whatever other networks
you're active in.
Of course if you do that, given the great breadth and diversity of
civil society, you're going to get more suggestions than you can use,
and it's of course each panelist's discretion to select which of the
points you want to mention and which of them you want to specifically
emphasize and how much you want to add from your personal perspective -
also taking into account what in your view may have been
underemphasized by other civil society speakers.
Overall (and I emphasize again that I'm speaking just from my personal
perspective here), I think that it is particularly important to clearly
draw attention to important points that have so far been largely
overlooked or ignored in the IGF process and other WSIS followup
processes.
Greetings,
Norbert
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