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<DIV>Hi Parminder,</DIV>
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<DIV>While I agree with your analysis, I don’t think there is any chance at all
that this process will be changed in the short timeframe involved, however
strong a protest we make. So my own thoughts are that it is probably best to get
involved, and from that position make a strong statement that the process is
flawed and problematic from our point of view.
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size=3 face=Calibri>I also feel that we should be involved because in doing so
we are able to correct some excesses from our point of view, but certainly not
all.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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that’s just a personal point of view. We have just opened a discussion on
this in CSCG and decisions may be quite different.</DIV></DIV>
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problem is that CSCG as such cannot nominate. Those who can according to this
process are: </DIV>
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style='face: "Times' New roman?>Non-governmental organizations in consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council • Organizations accredited to the
World Summit on the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) •
Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015 •
Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development • Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D Conference or the
UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference • Organizations accredited to the
Financing for Development (FFD) process • Organizations accredited to the United
Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 • Organizations already accredited
to the WSIS+10 process (July and October meetings)</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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if CSCG as such is involved, it will have to be with our nominations as
representatives of civil society organisations who do fit one at least of the
above criteria.</DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'>Another
problem is that the time frame for selecting speakers is roughly that of IGF –
and with a 15 hour estimated commitment it may not be easy to find people able
to represent us. I believe that if we are involved we should try to fill both
civil society slots on the selection panel. But that will have to be as two
separate nominations (backed by CSCG) from different CS groups.</DIV></DIV>
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if we do nominate representatives on the selection panel, we have to do so this
week. </DIV></DIV>
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if I may add a further factor – I will be stepping down as the Independent Chair
of CSCG shortly, as my term expires soon. I will not be standing again, as
various factors are making it difficult for me to maintain an active involvement
in these forums; and I think it is time for one of our very talented (and
younger) members to take over. CSCG is currently drafting an EOI to seek a
new independent Chair, with the aim of opening that process before IGF so that
people get a chance to discuss it while many are present in Brazil. So the
replacement process hopefully will complete by the end of this year.</DIV></DIV>
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in these circumstances – it would be good to hear from anyone who has an
interest in working with CSCG as part of this particular process; I don’t
necessarily want to be involved if we have good reps able to consult with CSCG
members. If anyone is interested in this and wants to contact me privately to
assist in this way, I would be happy to discuss further and approach CSCG
as regards their involvement.</DIV></DIV>
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for opening up a discussion on this. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=parminder@itforchange.net
href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:32 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bestbits@lists.bestbits.net
href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</A> ; <A
title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bestbits] NOTE - Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
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face=Verdana>Please see the below announcement.<BR><BR>It seems that there is a
strong effort to institutionalise a system of civil society reps for speaker
roles, but perhaps later also for more substantive roles, </FONT>being selected
by multistakeholder committees, meaning that big business and technical
community gets a veto over civil society rep selection. (Do remember here that
'technical community' here is not that odd free and open software group
volunteering their time in supporting government schools or the such. This term
is accepted in the IG world now to denote those who work for and represent
organisations engaged with technical governance of the Internet, and thus
represent a governance status quo group. The semantic confusion about the term,
as being people with technical capacities, is deliberate in order to utilise a
certain legitimacy for what is a power based governance system.)<BR><BR>The
structural problem with such a process should be obvious.<BR><BR>This is not
acceptable for me, my organisation and the networks that I work with. Civil
society has traditionally been fiercely protective of its independence, which
includes the right to choose its own nominees (for instance, any efforts at
national govs 'clearing' civil society reps from their countries has been
strongly resisted at the UN and other global governance levels). I think
we need to write back to those responsible for this process that , thanks but no
thanks, you tell us how many CS sepakers you want and we have a process of
selection for CS reps and we will deliver the names by the date you
want.<BR><BR>May I appeal to Ian and the CSCG to frame and send such a letter to
WSIS process co-facilitators, and the concerned UN bureaucracy, at the earliest.
Before these mentioned deadlines pass.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, let me give some
background on this....<BR><BR>Just Net Coalition did write a letter addressed to
the co-facilitators against such a process of big business sitting over
decisions on CS reps. It seems to have had no effect.<BR><BR>A few years back,
there was an attempt by a certain group in the IGF MAG, led by the then Exec
Director of the IGF, Markus Kummer, to institute a method of selections of non
gov MAG members by a committee of older non gov MAG members. I was able to
attend MAG meetings in those days as a Special Advisor to the chair. I opposed
such a process of CS nominee selection by a committee that included big business
and technical community (read the ICANN/ ISOC system). I was able to get
the support of a few CS MAG members in the room, and I distinctly remember
Graciala, Katitza, and Foaud in this regard, and perhaps a person or two more
whose names may have dropped from my memory (my apologies).... And because of
the CS opposition this problematic move had to be abandoned. Now it seems
to be coming back from another door, and we need to stand up against it once
again.<BR><BR>Again, we have very little turnaround time here. <BR><BR>parminder
<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On Friday 30 October 2015 08:04 PM, Carolina Rossini
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote><BR>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>NGO News</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:ngonews@un.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">ngonews@un.org</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: Fri, Oct 30,
2015 at 10:14 AM<BR>Subject: [NGO News:] Call for Nomination: Stakeholder
Speakers at the General Assembly High-level Meeting on WSIS+10<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:crossini@publicknowledge.org"
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<P><STRONG>Deadlines:
</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><STRONG>8 November 2015: Apply for
Selection Committee</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><STRONG>12 November 2015: Apply for
Speaking Roles</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>The General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of
the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
Society will take place on 15-16 December 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New
York.</STRONG></P>
<P>This high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth
discussions on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes,
including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future
actions.</P>
<P><STRONG>To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the
form available <A
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform"
target=_blank moz-do-not-send="true">here</A></STRONG>. Applications will be
accepted from <STRONG>30 October to</STRONG> <STRONG>12 November
2015</STRONG>.</P>
<P><STRONG>A Selection Committee will be established</STRONG> in order to
ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in the high-level
meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be accepted from
<STRONG>30 October to 8 November 2015</STRONG>. To learn more about the
Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference <SPAN>by <A
href="http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf"
target=_blank moz-do-not-send="true">clicking on this link</A></SPAN>.
<STRONG>To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please
complete the form available </STRONG><A
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform"
target=_blank
moz-do-not-send="true"><STRONG>here</STRONG></A><STRONG>.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Background</STRONG></P>
<P>In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit
on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and commitment to
build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information
Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of information and
communication technology to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting Geneva Plan of Action established
targets and the eleven action lines, which guide development in specific
areas.</P>
<P>The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the
achievements of the Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing
additional issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of
the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252,
requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015. In response, the General
Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review will be
concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be
preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs
from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.</P></DIV></DIV><BR><BR clear=all>
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International Policy and Strategy <BR></I></FONT></DIV>
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