[bestbits] Call for sign on CWG-Internet statement2 (Was Call for comments/signatures: Draft Statement on Rejection of Proposal to Open CWG- Internet)

Fri Aug 30 12:53:58 EDT 2013

Hi all.. it also happened to me but then I got the confirmation email
immediately after. It is working.

Anriette

On 30/08/2013 18:42, Andrew Puddephatt wrote:
> I'm also having trouble signing – the website appears to be hung once I press the endorsement button
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> From: Anne Jellema <anne at webfoundation.org<mailto:anne at webfoundation.org>>
> Date: Friday, 30 August 2013 16:48
> To: Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org<mailto:deborah at accessnow.org>>
> Cc: Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75 at gmail.com<mailto:nnenna75 at gmail.com>>, "<bestbits at lists. net>" <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net<mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Call for sign on CWG-Internet statement2 (Was Call for comments/signatures: Draft Statement on Rejection of Proposal to Open CWG- Internet)
>
> Thanks Deborah and everyone else who contributed to drafting. Web Foundation has signed (I hope so anyway - the website hung as I was submitting the form).
> Best
> Anne
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org<mailto:deborah at accessnow.org>> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Please find the revised statement on the ITU Council's rejection of proposals to open participation in the Council Working Group on International Internet-Related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet): http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet-2/
>
> The text takes into account edits in the pad (https://pad.riseup.net/p/CWG-Internet) as of Monday, 19 August. Thanks to all who contributed to the editing process.
>
> Please indicate whether you would like to endorse this statement by end of day *2 September*.
>
> In terms of outreach on the statement, Nnenna suggested targeting specific Council members.  I think is a good idea and I'm interested in hearing others' thoughts on this. I've pasted the list of members of the ITU Council below.
>
> Source: http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/members.aspx
> Council Membership (2010-2014)
>
>  *   Region A (Americas): 9 seats
> Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, United States, Venezuela
>
>  *   Region B (Western Europe): 8 seats
> France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
>
>  *   Region C (Eastern Europe and Northern Asia): 5 seats
> Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation
>
>  *   Region D (Africa): 13 seats
> Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia
>
>  *   Region E (Asia and Australasia): 13 seats
> Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of),  Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates
>
> Best,
> Deborah
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75 at gmail.com<mailto:nnenna75 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I have done a few edits.
> However, I do recall that during WCIT in Dubai,
> There was a face-to-face meeting with Hamadoun Touré on the openness issue. So that "effort" has been on.
> I also recall that HT did say that countries were playing double standards: speaking "openness" in public spaces and kicking against openness in council.
>
> Should we also specifically target some council members? Like send the letter to HT and also send copies to key council members?
>
> Just a thought
>
> N
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <tapani.tarvainen at effi.org<mailto:tapani.tarvainen at effi.org>> wrote:
> Ditto for Effi.
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
>
> On Aug 12 18:20, Anriette Esterhuysen (anriette at apc.org<mailto:anriette at apc.org>) wrote:
>
>> Dear Joana and all
>>
>> I like this and am pretty sure APC will support, but I will run it by
>> members and staff.
>>
>> I am not entirely sure this last paragraph is necessary. I think to some
>> extent it detracts from the main message in the letter which is about
>> opening the CWG.
>>
>> "We also take this opportunity to renew our call for the ITU to continue
>> to coordinate itseffortswith that of relevant /multistakeholder/Internet
>> governance bodies, taking advantage of those bodies’ expertise and not
>> attempting to duplicate their functions. These bodies include those
>> devoted to technical issues (such as ICANN, the IETF and the RIRs) and
>> those dealing primarily with non-technical issues (such as the Internet
>> Governance Forum)."
>>
>> Anriette
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/08/2013 17:12, Joana Varon wrote:
>>> Dear people,
>>>
>>> As you may know, the ITU Council has rejected proposals to open
>>> participation in the Council Working Group on International
>>> Internet-Related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet).
>>>
>>> That happened in disregard of our previous
>>> request<http://bestbits.net/cwg-internet/>,
>>> of contributions from some Member States
>>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S13-CL-C-0084!!MSW-E.pdf><http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S13-CL-C-0069!!MSW-E.pdf>
>>> and
>>> of a statement from the Secretary General at the closing session of WTPF,
>>> where we called for adopting an IEG model of participation within other
>>> meetings of the organization.
>>>
>>> The CWG-Internet is a particularly relevant WG, as the Brazilian proposal
>>> on the role of States shall be discussed. Also a very important topic in a
>>> context where "Snowden conjecture" seams to be causing reactions for a
>>> State centric internet governance (at least that's my perception).
>>>
>>> Therefore, Deborah, Matthew, Gene, Carolina and I have drafted a response
>>> to submit to ITU. Please, find it bellow, just like the link for the
>>> editable pad:
>>>
>>> https://pad.riseup.net/p/CWG-Internet
>>>
>>> Your comments are more then welcome. *The plan is to leave it open until
>>> next Monday, 19th.* Hope you find it useful.
>>>
>>> All the best
>>>
>>> Joana
>>>
>>>
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