<div dir="ltr">It is endorsed +1<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/5/10 Norbert Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a>></span><br>
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Are there any objections to IGC endorsing this statement?<br>
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Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
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Am Fri, 10 May 2013 10:40:27 +0800<br>
schrieb Jeremy Malcolm <<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>>:<br>
<br>
> On 09/05/13 17:51, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:<br>
> > On 09/05/13 17:16, <a href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a> wrote:<br>
> >> BTW will the BB be signable by individuals and networks this time,<br>
> >> or just organizations with paid staff?<br>
> ><br>
> > Individuals too, but there was no such limitation last time either<br>
> > (at least there wasn't meant to be, sorry if the wrong impression<br>
> > came across). Expect a link and call for endorsements tomorrow.<br>
><br>
> Here is the link - please endorse if you agree, and share!<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/</a><br>
><br>
> Full text is below:<br>
><br>
> We reaffirm the goals and principles of the statement submitted to the<br>
> ITU Secretariat in November 2012 in which we urged member states to<br>
> implement inclusive and transparent ITU processes and uphold and<br>
> protect the public interest and fundamental human rights.<br>
><br>
> These fundamental human rights must be at the forefront of internet<br>
> governance and ITU convenings, including the WTPF. Internet policy<br>
> topics, including but not limited to affordable access, development,<br>
> openness and access to knowledge, net neutrality, privacy, and<br>
> security must be considered through the framework of human rights, in<br>
> particular freedom of expression.<br>
><br>
> We welcome progress made by the Secretary-General and the Informal<br>
> Experts Group in achieving consensus on the six draft opinions. These<br>
> begin to address important goals, including the expansion of key<br>
> internet infrastructure in order to reduce costs for those in need;<br>
> the reaffirmation of multistakeholder processes; and the promotion of<br>
> transparent and inclusive enhanced cooperation. Rather than seeking to<br>
> address additional issues, we urge the Secretary-General to move<br>
> forward in engaging all stakeholders to implement these opinions.<br>
><br>
> Unfortunately, we must object to the Secretary-General’s report’s<br>
> framing of the debate on multistakeholderism. The WTPF has not yet<br>
> achieved open and participatory internet policy making. In endeavoring<br>
> to foster multistakeholder consensus, it is critical that the WTPF<br>
> facilitate civil society’s participation as an independent and<br>
> authoritative voice. The ITU should, for this and future fora, bring<br>
> all stakeholders together to work on implementing WTPF opinions at the<br>
> national, regional, and global levels. This means creating spaces for<br>
> civil society to express their views, for example through an online<br>
> platform for comment that is part of the official WTPF record, through<br>
> speaking rights as was done during the WSIS process, as well as<br>
> providing for both remote participation and live webcasting of the<br>
> WTPF meeting. Video, audio, and text transcripts will further enables<br>
> participation by all, including persons with disabilities.<br>
><br>
> Open and transparent participation will augment the critical efforts<br>
> toward broadband connectivity, IXP promotion, enhanced cooperation,<br>
> and IPv6 deployment that the WTPF is undertaking with these opinions.<br>
> We look forward to working together with the ITU as it pursues these<br>
> policies and institutes a multistakeholder structure that can achieve<br>
> the goals articulated herein in a manner consistent with the public<br>
> interest and fundamental human rights.<br>
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