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Hi all<br>
I am sharing the invitation to Working Group members (message below)
which includes details about the upcoming first meeting of the
working group on 30-31 May in Geneva (and apologies for any cross
postings). I do not yet know what the format of the meeting will be
and only have a very broad outline of the working methods.<br>
<br>
Probably of most substantive interest is the the proposed discussion
on the themes for the groups mandate, on which a questionnairre and
survey will be developed as the work rolls out this year and early
next - for ease of reference I have posted this list inline below.
Note that this list is simply a redaction of previous discussions
and has been developed as a summary of points raised in 2012
meetings. I can't vouch for its accuracy.<br>
<br>
With other deadlines this week (IGF workshops, WSIS, WTPF, etc)
civil society participants have not yet been focussing on this
upcoming meeting yet, but of course, please do share your comments
and ideas in the coming weeks.<br>
<br>
Kind regards<br>
<br>
<br>
Joy Liddicoat<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Shopping list of themes for WGEC*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Overarching issues:*<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
? Definition and understanding of ?enhanced cooperation?<br>
<br>
? Role of enhanced cooperation vis-à-vis the IGF (some
countries think IGF is already enhanced cooperation)<br>
<br>
? Procedure used to identify specific themes<br>
<br>
? Undertaking a mapping exercise of themes to identify what
has been achieved / what is outstanding / what are the opportunities<br>
<br>
? What are the public policy issues at global level?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
*SUBTHEMES*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*1. Digital divide*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? How to deal with asymmetric Internet governance regimes and
the emergence of regional and multilateral arrangements for
discussion mainly in the North<br>
<br>
? The South is preoccupied with access to the Internet, while
the North leads privacy, e-commerce, IP and online digital
enforcement. This is not a democratic approach and narrows choices
for developing countries. There is a need to harmonize initiatives
from the North and South to prevent fragmentation (?Digital
domination?, ?digital dependency?)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*2. Reaching out to developing countries/LDCs*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Improving accessibility and affordability of the Internet
(including through the use of Universal Service Funds)<br>
<br>
? Adaptability of online services for devices used in
developing countries (such as specific versions of mobile phones)<br>
<br>
? E-commerce: Compatibility of online payment processors with
Africa<br>
<br>
? Tackling unemployment in developing countries through
adoption of e-solutions<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*3. IP, copyright and censorship*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Copyright enforcement of Internet content at national level<br>
<br>
? Licensing of Internet content by companies<br>
<br>
? Accessibility of content<br>
<br>
? Internet censorship at national level<br>
<br>
? Internet freedom: Freedom of expression, Freedom of
information<br>
<br>
? Piracy<br>
<br>
? Freedom of accessing information (blocking content for
countries due to political reasons)<br>
<br>
? Fostering innovation on the Internet<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*4. Applications, content and literacy*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Promoting content and linguistic diversity<br>
<br>
? What Internet applications can be supported and prioritized
as part of enhanced cooperation (e-health, e-education)<br>
<br>
? E-governance, e-commerce, infotainment, resource mapping and
meteorological and other essential services<br>
<br>
? Capacity building for Internet literacy<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*5. R&D and technical/engineering cooperation*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Naming / global domain name system / Top level domains
(arabic .ar domain name)<br>
<br>
? Addressing / IPv6 adoption<br>
<br>
? Research and development (for example Domain Name System
Security Extensions - DNSSEC)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*6. Internet governance*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Internet governance and institutionalization (including the
question of how to institutionalize/formalize multi-stakeholder
governance and decision-making)<br>
<br>
? Definition of equal footing in multi-stakeholder
collaboration<br>
<br>
? Roles and responsibilities - for example, standard setting
and legislation vs. day-to-day technical administration<br>
<br>
? Privatization of regulation: Open public Internet is
narrowing down. No opportunity to opt out of or scrutinize Internet
regulation that was envisioned and developed by the private sector<br>
<br>
? Politicization of Internet governance and erosion of
multi-stakeholderism (lack of non-governmental participation).<br>
<br>
? Transparency and accountability in governance (for example,
ICANN and the role of GAC)<br>
<br>
? Reducing the cost of governance and improving
transparency/reducing corruption with the help of the Internet
(e-government)<br>
<br>
? Oversight/governance of the technical and logical
infrastructure of the Internet<br>
<br>
? Independent reviews of different aspects of the Internet
(accountability, transparency, stability?)<br>
<br>
? Hard law vs. soft law for regulation<br>
<br>
? How to continuously adapt Internet governance and enhanced
cooperation institutions to a rapidly-changing Internet?<br>
<br>
? The sovereign right of states in defining public policy on
the Internet<br>
<br>
? Multilateral, stable funding of IGF and WGEC<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*7. Security*<br>
<br>
* *<br>
<br>
? Management and protection of Internet resources and
infrastructure / measuring infrastructure performance<br>
<br>
? Security and Safety / Cybercrime / Rule of law on the
Internet<br>
<br>
? Protecting children<br>
<br>
? Privacy<br>
<br>
? International ownership of data (cloud)<br>
<br>
? Access to troubleshooting<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
- -------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation<br>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:12:57 +0200<br>
From: Peter Major <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pmajor@bluewin.ch"><pmajor@bluewin.ch></a><br>
To: <br>
<br>
<br>
[snip]<br>
<br>
Dear Friends,<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I hope that you have received my invitation letter to the first
meeting of<br>
the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC) to be held
the 30<br>
May in the afternoon and the 31 May the whole day in the Conference
Centre<br>
of Varembé (CCV) in Geneva (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cicg.ch/en/the-ccv/">http://www.cicg.ch/en/the-ccv/</a> ).<br>
<br>
The WGEC, mandated by the resolution of the UN GA, should "examine
the<br>
mandate of WSIS regarding Enhanced Cooperation, through seeking,
compiling<br>
and reviewing inputs from all Member States and all other
stakeholders, and<br>
to make recommendations on how to fully implement this mandate". To
comply<br>
with this resolution I suggest that during our first meeting we
carefully<br>
determine the relevant topics on Enhanced Cooperation with the view
to<br>
create a questionnaire to be sent out to all Member States and all
other<br>
stakeholder.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
As you know the Chair of the 15th Session of the CSTD conducted and
Open<br>
Consultation on the 18 May 2012. You may find useful to read the
attached<br>
transcripts of this Consultation in preparation for our meeting.
Copies of<br>
presentations and contributions are available at<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=61"><http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=61></a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=61">http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=61</a>. Summary
report<br>
of the Open Consultation is available at<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/ecn162012crp2_en.pdf">http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/ecn162012crp2_en.pdf</a>.
Links<br>
to the webcasts are available at<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/201205forum/#friday"><http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/201205forum/#friday></a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/201205forum/#friday">http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/201205forum/#friday</a>. I also attach for
your<br>
consideration a document prepared by the Secretariat based on the<br>
transcripts. The document lists the topics mentioned during the Open<br>
Consultation on the 18 May 2012.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I would like to have your suggestions, comments and observations
focusing on<br>
our mandate. I need your support to efficiently manage our work. I
would<br>
like to ask member states having more than one person on their
delegation to<br>
designate one person to express views on behalf of the respective<br>
delegation. I am confident that each delegation will contribute to
the<br>
successful completion of our task.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Please, do not hesitate to contact me in case you have questions,
remarks or<br>
suggestions.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
I look forward meeting you in Geneva.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Peter Major<br>
<br>
Chair, CSTD WGEC<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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