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<font face="Verdana">Hi All<br>
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As you know the working group on enhanced cooperation set up what
it calls as an open ended 'correspondence group' which will,
roughly, map policy issues to existing institutions, if any;
assess the adequacy and other characteristics of such mechanisms;
note where there may be none; and overall identify various 'gaps'
which will help the WGEC make its final recommendations. <br>
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The 'correspondence group' obviously has a very important task,
which lies at the heart of figuring out what is needed to change/
improve in global governance of the Internet. The group will
function in an virtual environment, over an elist. Membership of
the group is open and anyone - yes, anyone - can join. You just
have to write to the coordinator of the group - Phil Rushton at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:philip.m.rushton@bt.com">philip.m.rushton@bt.com</a>
to put you into the group. (Joy Liddicoat is the co-coordinator).
<br>
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The terms of reference, already circulated on this list - are put
below this email for reference... parminder <br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">1. The correspondence group will
work electronically. If necessary, conference calls will be
held, but the main method of working will be emails.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">2. The correspondence group is open
to all stakeholders.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">3. The correspondence group will
provide three update reports to the WGEC Chair and Mailing List
at: End of November 2013, beginning of January 2014 and End of
January 2014.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">4. The Correspondence Group will
provide an initial output in the first week of January 2014 and
a final document for consideration by the WGEC by the 12</font><sup><font
size="3">th</font></sup><font size="3"> of February 2014.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">5. The Correspondence Group will:</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">(a) Review the identified
international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet in
the spreadsheet that has been developed in the second meeting of
the WGEC.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font style="font-size: 9pt" size="2"><i>(NB)
Additional issues may be added to the identified public policy
issues if agreed by the WGEC.</i></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">(b) list where there are existing
international mechanisms addressing the issues in the list</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">(c) identify the status of
mechanisms, if any, whether they are addressing the issues</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">(d) Attempt to identify the gaps in
order to ascertain what type of recommendations may be required
to be drafted by the WGEC.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">6. Any issue that cannot reach
consensus in the Correspondence Group will be referred to the
Working Group, with the options that represent the range of
opinions expressed in the Correspondence Group. The final
decision on such issues will be made by the WGEC.</font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm" align="JUSTIFY"
lang="en-GB"> <font size="3">7. This Correspondence Group does
not replace the WGEC and will not take any decision pertaining
to the mandate of WGEC.</font></p>
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