I just watched the 7 minutes interview that is available. More issues there, then in the post...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 12:24 PM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've commented (twice now actually).<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route<br>
indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
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On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Carolina Rossini<br>
<<a href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com">carolina.rossini@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> fyi, via bestbit's list<br>
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> <a href="http://itu4u.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/operationalizing-the-role-of-governments-in-internet-governance/" target="_blank">http://itu4u.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/operationalizing-the-role-of-governments-in-internet-governance/</a><br>
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> OPERATIONALIZING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br>
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> June 5, 2013 · by itu4u · in Daniel Cavalcanti, Internet, WTPF-13<br>
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> The World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF-2013) provided a unique<br>
> opportunity to put Internet-related public policy issues firmly on the<br>
> international agenda, particularly the very present issue of the<br>
> participation of governments as relevant stakeholders in Internet<br>
> Governance.<br>
><br>
> Brazil is a country that fully embraces the multistakeholder approach to<br>
> Internet Governance. Our National Internet Steering Committee is a vibrant<br>
> organization, as indeed highlighted in the Secretary-General’s Report to the<br>
> WTPF, which includes a reference to Brazil’s ten “Principles for the<br>
> Governance and Use of the Internet”. Nonetheless, at the international<br>
> level, our view is that we still need to achieve full engagement of<br>
> governments in the decision making process on Internet Governance.<br>
><br>
> The fact is that governments so far have only had a limited advisory role<br>
> in international Internet Governance, and no actual involvement in the<br>
> decision making process. Recent events have indicated that even long<br>
> standing advice provided by governments on certain issues has had little<br>
> impact on the actual decisions relating to matters of their direct interest.<br>
> Regretfully, attempts to deal with this fact have suffered from the low<br>
> level of participation of the majority of governments in existing<br>
> international Internet Governance fora.<br>
><br>
> In this regard Brazil presented at the WTPF an opinion that points to the<br>
> fact that we must together address two key issues: operationalizing the role<br>
> of government in the multistakeholder framework for Internet Governance, and<br>
> the need for capacity building on these issues in developing countries,<br>
> particularly in the least developed countries, with the support of the ITU.<br>
><br>
> Brazil´s draft opinion entitled “Operationalizing the role of government<br>
> in the multistakeholder framework for Internet Governance” stems from one<br>
> previously discussed at the Informal Experts Group (IEG), which had resulted<br>
> from the joint work of the drafting group led by Brazil, with the<br>
> participation of a diverse group of experts from several countries.<br>
><br>
> During the course of the WTPF, Brazil conducted further extensive<br>
> consultations with all interested parties, including Member States, sector<br>
> members and civil society entities present at the event. As a result of a<br>
> genuine effort to reflect the inputs received, a revised version of the<br>
> draft opinion was presented, which we expected could have been endorsed.<br>
><br>
> The draft opinion received widespread support, including statements from<br>
> Member States in all ITU regions, as seen during the plenary sessions.<br>
> Despite this fact, in the end the opinion did not achieve consensus at the<br>
> WTPF. Nonetheless, we did receive very positive feedback as to the<br>
> importance of the issues that were raised, and a willingness to engage in<br>
> further discussions, having Brazil as the focal point.<br>
><br>
> The final report by the Chairman of the WTPF indicates, as a way forward,<br>
> that these discussions could take place at the ITU Council Working Group on<br>
> Internet-related public policy issues. Subsequently the output of<br>
> deliberations would be forwarded to the ITU Council for further<br>
> consideration. Hopefully this would lead to the inclusion of the issues in<br>
> the preparatory process for the upcoming World Telecommunication Development<br>
> Conference (WTDC-14) and the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2014 (PP-14).<br>
><br>
> Brazil also welcomes the broadening of the discussion on these issues to<br>
> forums such as the GAC, the CSTD, ECOSOC and the IGF. Interestingly, as the<br>
> WTPF drew to a close with a clear message from the ITU membership and a way<br>
> forward proposed by the leadership of the Union, there were indications that<br>
> in the near future these very same issues will also be on the agendas of<br>
> those other forums. Ensuring a meaningful role for governments and engaging<br>
> them in the decision making process is in the interest of all those who<br>
> aspire to a truly multistakeholder international Internet Governance.<br>
><br>
><br>
> By Daniel B. Cavalcanti<br>
><br>
> Daniel B. Cavalcanti is an Engineer and career professional with the<br>
> Brazilian Government, currently a senior Policy Advisor at the National<br>
> Telecommunications Agency – Anatel. Over the last decade his work has<br>
> focused on broadband policy and Internet related issues.<br>
><br>
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> --<br>
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