<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">¿Qué pasa? Miembros de la
comunidad peleando por puestos claves…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Como quedamos ante los ojos del mundo… ¿El
NomCom fue solamente de pantalla? Para tapar apetitos angurrientos.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Llamo a una reflexión urgente de
todos los miembros de la lista, a pronunciarse al respecto, porque estamos
quedando como personas que solamente perseguimos fines propios y no dirigidos
hacia la sociedad que más lo necesita </span></p><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><b>Cordialmente: José Félix Arias Ynche</b><div><b> Investigador Social Para El Desarrollo</b></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/3/17 Carlos A. Afonso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ca@cafonso.ca" target="_blank">ca@cafonso.ca</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hmmm... we are certainly in a sort of crossroads here. Now a member of the academic community says to a member of organized civil society not to speak for CS...<br>
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What is the proposed solution? A huge permanent assembly which would by magic bring everyone from everywhere in a giant unconference?<br>
<br>
Frankly...<br>
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fraternal regards<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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--c.a.</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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On 03/17/2013 08:01 AM, Adam Peake wrote:<br>
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Parminder, please don't speak for civil society or for members of the caucus.<br>
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Adam<br>
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On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 7:19 PM, parminder <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net" target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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Dear Constance,<br>
<br>
Thank you for your response. There a few other points i'd like to raise but<br>
for the present, quickly, just the following two.<br>
<br>
Good that you clearly state the criteria you used to identify who would be<br>
considered as members of the 'technical and academic community' for the<br>
purpose of selection to the WG on Enhanced Cooperation in the following:<br>
<br>
"......community of organizations and individuals who are involved in the<br>
day-to-day operational management of the Internet and who work within this<br>
community." (Constance)<br>
<br>
One of the main purposes of our proposed letter to you/ISOC was to obtain<br>
this definition used by you. So thanks again. BTW, this definition seem not<br>
to match the understanding of most people in our current discussion on the<br>
IGC, but on that later.<br>
<br>
Secondly, since you say; "...it is unclear how attacks between different<br>
stakeholder groups can support multistakeholderism." (Constance)<br>
<br>
Would you help us to identify what in the proposed draft of the letter, or<br>
even in the recent discussion on the list, do you consider as 'attack on a<br>
stakeholder group'.<br>
<br>
Would you, for instance, consider a letter seeking clarity from a UN body on<br>
some process issues, or even raising concerns about some process issues, as<br>
an attack on that UN body, or on governments generally? IGC has often done<br>
such things.<br>
<br>
Best regards, parminder<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Sunday 17 March 2013 02:48 PM, Constance Bommelaer wrote:<br>
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Dear Anriette,<br>
<br>
I am writing to you in your capacity of focal point for the Civil Society<br>
for the nomination process of the CSTD working group on Enhanced<br>
Cooperation. At the outset, I would like to reaffirm the importance we<br>
attach to the relationships we have been able to build across various<br>
stakeholders groups throughout the years. For this reason I am also sending<br>
a copy to Ayesha and to the Civil Society group.<br>
<br>
The process of setting up the CSTD working Group on Enhanced Cooperation<br>
has taken an unfortunate twist. We noticed that there is a move underway to<br>
question the representation of the technical and academic community in the<br>
Working Group and we presume that this was triggered by the discussions<br>
surrounding the non-selection of Michael Gurstein.<br>
<br>
I was asked to coordinate the selection of the representatives of our<br>
stakeholder group and I did so in a thorough process within our community.<br>
The names put forward were subject to considerable discussion as well as<br>
oral dialogue with many individuals from Civil Society and the Business<br>
community (including their focal points). The criteria used were shared with<br>
all interested individuals as well as with the UN.<br>
<br>
Mr Gurstein’s application was assessed in light of the same criteria and<br>
his name was not retained. We fail to understand why he appeals to the<br>
Chairman of the CSTD and tries to question our procedures. Up until February<br>
2013, he considered himself being part of Civil Society and spoke as one of<br>
its leaders and representatives at the recent WSIS+10 meeting. I also<br>
understand that he initially expressed an interest to be endorsed by the<br>
Civil Society to participate to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced<br>
Cooperation, which also leads to confusion. For purpose of transparency, I<br>
mentioned his interest to the Chair of the CSTD who nominates the<br>
representatives of the various stakeholder groups. I do believe, however,<br>
that unsuccessful applicants in one process should not engage in<br>
“constituency shopping” and question the entire process.<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 and<br>
always asked ISOC to coordinate the selection process. It is understood that<br>
the definition contained in the Tunis Agenda can be discussed; new groups<br>
could even appear tomorrow. However, the context was clear and it referred<br>
to the community of organizations and individuals who are involved in the<br>
day-to-day operational management of the Internet and who work within this<br>
community. This category manifested itself in the WGIG process. Other<br>
academics had been involved in WSIS right from the start but identified<br>
themselves with Civil Society. This distinction has been used by the UN<br>
since 2005.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, it is unclear how attacks between different stakeholder groups<br>
can support multistakeholderism. In my view, advocating for the technical<br>
and academic community to be merged with Civil Society or even for its<br>
representatives to be appointed by governments contradicts the<br>
multistakeholder principle that we are all attached to. Furthermore, I<br>
believe no group should attempt to impose control upon another, nor should<br>
any group be beholden to another. This would be the end of<br>
multistakeholderism.<br>
<br>
Multistakeholder cooperation is still in its beginning. It is a delicate<br>
plant but each stakeholder group can contribute to nurturing it with its own<br>
culture, and processes. The technical community’s work is based on open and<br>
inclusive development processes. In this spirit, the Internet Society has<br>
always demonstrated its commitment to open and inclusive policy dialogues.<br>
We systematically advocate for the inclusion of Civil Society in arenas<br>
where critical discussions are being held (e.g. ITU, OECD, etc). We also<br>
support the participation of individuals from all stakeholder groups in<br>
Internet governance discussions (IGF, IETF, etc.).<br>
<br>
Cooperation and reciprocal encouragements among all stakeholder groups are<br>
key to advance the cause of multistakeholderism. I look forward to working<br>
with all of you in this spirit.<br>
<br>
Thank you and best regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
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