<p>Great response from one of the IGC Coordinator.</p>
<p>Thank you, lets take it from there.</p>
<p>Sonigitu Ekpe Aji :-@ SEA</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 17, 2013 4:15 PM, "Norbert Bollow" <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
[I'm writing this email in my role as a co-coordinator of the Civil<br>
Society Internet Governance Caucus, i.e. "with coordinator hat on".]<br>
<br>
Constance Bommelaer <<a href="mailto:bommelaer@isoc.org">bommelaer@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> For this reason I am also sending a copy [..] to the Civil Society<br>
> group.<br>
<br>
Thank you for that; this is very much appreciated.<br>
<br>
> Mr Gurstein’s application was assessed in light of the same criteria<br>
> and his name was not retained. We fail to understand why he appeals<br>
> to the Chairman of the CSTD and tries to question our procedures. Up<br>
> until February 2013, he considered himself being part of Civil<br>
> Society and spoke as one of its leaders and representatives at the<br>
> recent WSIS+10 meeting.<br>
<br>
Let me first point out that there is absolutely nothing wrong when an<br>
academic becomes a highly respected member of a civil society group,<br>
and when some consider him a leader (civil society is so diverse that<br>
no-one can reasonable expect to be considered a leader of civil<br>
society as a whole).<br>
<br>
Having been involved in the selection of the civil society nominees for<br>
the recent WSIS+10 meeting, I would like to further comment on what<br>
you have written above.<br>
<br>
Mr. Gurstein is a non-technical academic. At the recent WSIS+10 meeting,<br>
there was no process available for non-technical academics to apply for<br>
nomination for a speaking slot on the basis of representing a community<br>
of non-technical academics.<br>
<br>
The only way in which he could therefore be considered and potentially<br>
accepted was as a civil society nominee.<br>
<br>
By contrast, in the UN General Assembly resolution that contains the<br>
decision to establish a Working-Group on Enhanced Cooperation<br>
(A/RES/67/195), “technical and academic communities” is recognized as<br>
an explicit stakeholder category, and consequently the Chair of the<br>
CSTD has appointed a corresponding “focal point”.<br>
<br>
I personally thought this to be a very positive development, and an<br>
appropriate recognition of the important work of the various academic<br>
communities.<br>
<br>
> I do believe, however, that unsuccessful<br>
> applicants in one process should not engage in “constituency<br>
> shopping”<br>
<br>
Mr. Gurstein did not “engage in ‘constituency shopping’”.<br>
<br>
He simply selected, in each case, among the available processes the<br>
one that would reasonably appear to be the best fit to his particular<br>
situation.<br>
<br>
> and question the entire process.<br>
<br>
By denying his right to question the process, you have just committed a<br>
human rights violation.<br>
<br>
> The Tunis Agenda identified the technical and academic community as a<br>
> separate sub-group. De UN de facto recognized it as a separate group<br>
> and always asked ISOC to coordinate the selection process. It is<br>
> understood that the definition contained in the Tunis Agenda can be<br>
> discussed; new groups could even appear tomorrow. However, the<br>
> context was clear and it referred to the community of organizations<br>
> and individuals who are involved in the day-to-day operational<br>
> management of the Internet and who work within this community.<br>
<br>
I find it absolutely astounding that you have chosen, in this<br>
roundabout way via the Tunis Agenda, to interpret the term “technical<br>
and academic communities” of the UN General Assembly resolution that<br>
contains the decision to establish a Working-Group on Enhanced<br>
Cooperation (A/RES/67/195), to mean “community of organizations<br>
and individuals who are involved in the day-to-day operational<br>
management of the Internet and who work within this community”.<br>
<br>
Please note in particular the plural “communities” in the UN General<br>
Assembly resolution and the singular in your interpretation.<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert Bollow<br>
one of the coordinators of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus<br>
<br>
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