Snapshots from ICANN HL Panel in London Re: [governance] [bestbits] press release about meeting of the high level panel
Vladimir Radunovic
vladar at diplomacy.edu
Mon Dec 16 12:36:33 EST 2013
Dear colleagues,
here are few lines on my impressions of what happened at the High Level
Panel meeting in London on Friday. I hope it will help us better understand
the intentions and potentials of this (dynamically evolving and
self-reshaping) initiative.
I was there in status of an observer, representing Diplo who was invited
among others by ICANN to provide its expertise and assist the drafting of
report by the HL panel. The Panel event was under Chatham House rule, so I
will try to bring as many details as possible while still respecting this
rule. The views below are my personal, as I saw the discussions and the
process. Besides the impressions below, I (and several others) have been
extensively tweeting with #InternetPanel (read
here<https://twitter.com/search?had_popular=true&q=InternetPanel>)
so you can get a pretty good snapshot of key points in discussion through
that. Formal Press Release has been published and is available
here<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/high-level-panel-on-global-internet-cooperation-and-governance-mechanisms-convenes-in-london-235789861.html>–
it brings more or less all the basic info on topics and participants
of
the meeting as well as the future timeline.
*HL Group and experts*
Panel includes 21 members listed in the Press Release; additionally, a
final one (Anriette from APC) has been accepted during the meeting in
London to reflect loud civil society requests. Panel is dominated by tech
and corporate sector, with few yet high level representatives of
governments; only now there is a panel member from civil society
organisation.
It was my impression that initially the entire HL Panel was composed based
on “names” rather than on representation of stakeholders; yet it appears
that it was acknowledged at the end that the absence of civil society
organisations can hurt the process. On the other hand, civil society
experts dominate the expert group who is supposed to assist with drafting
the final report – as the agenda in press release shows. As an observer
(replacing Jovan who was invited as expert but was not able to join in
London), I did not have chance to formally raise civil society concerns
expressed on this list and elsewhere, but other experts were involved in
formal discussion. I hope Anriette’s formal presence in future will extend
this direct opportunity.
At London meeting there were most of Panel members, the experts, dozen of
observers assisting Panel members or as guests, and some ICANN staff –
total about 50 people, invited by ICANN. These are likely the people that
will gather also in the next phases of the work. I suppose there will be no
further changes in composition of the panel. I also got the impression the
following two meetings will not be opened for observers rather than those
invited directly or related to panel members, nor there will be greater
transparency during the meetings; instead, it seems public consultations
(primarily on 1Net) will be the public inputs into the work of the panel.
*Task*
The Panel has decided to be titled “Panel on global Internet cooperation
and governance mechanisms”. Their goal is to prepare a blueprint document –
a report – as described in press release. The focus of London discussions
was on mapping the ecosystem and needs, discussing the “desirable
properties” of future system, and agreeing on next steps. While there were
interesting discussions, my impression was that there were very few new
aspects on the table yet. It is my hope that the panel (and especially the
experts who do have extensive knowledge of already-discussed issues in and
various fora in previous years) will reflect to valuable outputs of
previous IGF and other meetings rather than reinventing the wheel. It was
confirmed that the summary of discussion points will be posted to 1Net.org
soon asking for community reflections.
The final draft of the report should be ready during second HL meeting in
US end February; then it should be formally submitted as contribution to
Sao Paolo meeting and Freedom Online conference in Tallinn in April, and
offered for public consultations towards the next draft (not sure if only
through 1Net, but probably will not be limited to that). It is supposed the
draft report will find its place in the Sao Paolo meeting as well. The
outputs of this and public discussions will be fed into the final report to
be wrapped up during the third meeting in Dubai in early May. It should
then be fed into various processes incl. ICANN meeting in London in June,
IGF in September, etc. It is important to mention that the relevance and
legitimacy of IGF was mentioned several times in discussions, and I had a
feeling that the panel and experts are aware that this process should
contribute to (and possibly strengthen) the IGF rather than undermine it.
*Other components*
My impression was that there was distancing by ICANN and the HL panel from
the Sao Paolo meeting. Brazil meeting was mentioned only once at the end as
a place where the report may be discussed – and was mentioned as only one
such opportunity. There was no feeling that Sao Paolo conference is part of
this initiative. At the same time the news was spread that Brazilian
president Rousseff met French President Holland and that France might
support Sao Paolo meeting (I found no direct confirmation for this in news
yet however – pointers welcomed if anyone has).
On the other hand 1Net was mentioned several times as the place in which
public contributions on the draft report should be provided. It was of
course only the reference to 1Net with regards to the HL Panel work, but it
is possible that 1Net was envisaged with a broader goal; there was no
further info however on how 1Net will proceed, nor on its Steering
Committees or further steps.
*Timeline*
The timeline of meetings was presented in the press release as well. Yet
let me combine it here with the updated info on other relevant 2014 events
mentioned and not mentioned in London:
22-25 January, Davos: Side-meeting of the HL Panel during WEF annual meeting
27-28 February, US: 2nd HL meeting
31 March, Dubai (rather than Sharm): ITU WTDC
23-24 April, Sao Paolo: Brazil conference
28-29 April, Tallinn: Freedom Online Conference
3-4 May, Dubai: 3rd (final) HL meeting
I hope this shed bit more light on what this whole new initiative will be
about. It is slightly clearer to me now, though I still have lots of
questions about 1Net. It is my belief that we should try to, whatever the
initial idea behind 1Net was (and also the HL Panel), explore its
potentials to strengthen the IGF and improve communications among
professional (and stakeholder) silos.
Best!
Vlada
PS Sorry for a rather long email.. I decided to be detailed in this case,
and mention as much as possible.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 1:43 AM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a small question from our colleagues that are participating in the
> process. Is the panel only going to move forward in its present opening
> structure or is it open to more stakeholder participation from developing
> countries'. Any chances of remote participation and input?
>
> Best Regards
> Fouad Bajwa
>
> Sent from my mobile device
>
> On Dec 14, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Carolina <carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Bill and glad that Anriette has joined as well.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:28 PM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:
>
> Hi Carolina
>
> The press release pretty much covers what was discussed, who was there,
> and the next steps. I was happy we got agreement to open things up by
> having online discussions per theme, and that they have invited Anriette to
> join the group. In terms of ideas discussed, one that seems to have some
> traction is to do something to help foster the development of
> multistakeholder processes at the national level, inter alia in the hope
> that this will strengthen the diversity of engagement at the global level.
>
> It is currently expected that the final report will be brief, under ten
> pages, and will be revised in light of the feedback from Sao Paulo and
> elsewhere.
>
> The tweets are at #InternetPanel but there’s not so much given the Chatham
> rule.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bill
>
> On Dec 14, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> any reports back from that meeting already?
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>
>> http://www.telegraphindia.com/pressrelease/prnw/en33449.html
>> --
>>
>> High-Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms
>> Convenes in London
>>
>> PR Newswire
>>
>> LONDON, Dec. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Panel on Global Internet
>> Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms -- a diverse group of global
>> stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, the
>> technical community and international organizations -- held their first
>> meeting in London to discuss global Internet cooperation and governance
>> mechanisms. The Panel expressed strong support for a multistakeholder
>> approach to the future of Internet governance. The conversations held at
>> the London meeting were facilitated by a team of Internet governance
>> experts. The discussion will be taken online in the coming days at
>> 1Net.org.
>>
>> "The world relies on the Internet for economic, social, and political
>> progress. It is imperative to ensure emerging issues are properly addressed
>> in a global context, without individual governments or intergovernmental
>> organizations developing their own solutions," said Estonian President
>> Toomas Hendrik Ilves and chair of the Panel.
>>
>> "The success of the Internet is rooted in a distributed and bottom-up
>> model, with openness and collaboration at its core," said Vint Cerf,
>> vice-chair of the Panel. "The inaugural meeting of the Panel brought
>> together a diverse set of perspectives on the future of the Internet, and
>> through this diversity I'm confident we can chart a course to protect the
>> core of the current ecosystem, while evolving its methods, accessibility,
>> and universality to meet the opportunities and challenges of the future."
>>
>> In keeping with its mission, the first meeting of the Panel addressed
>> desirable properties for global Internet cooperation, administration and
>> governance. The Panel will conduct two additional meetings in the coming
>> months. The next meeting, scheduled for late February 2014 in Rancho
>> Mirage, California, will be hosted by The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands.
>> Sunnylands is partnering with the Panel in its substantive work. Following
>> this meeting, a high-level draft report will then be released for open
>> consultation. A final meeting will be hosted by the World Economic Forum in
>> May 2014 in Dubai. During this meeting, the Panel will consider community
>> feedback and discussions at forums including the Global Multistakeholder
>> Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance in Braziland the Freedom
>> Online Coalition's conference in Tallinn, Estonia. A high-level report will
>> be published at the conclusion of the May meeting, and is expected to cover
>> the following areas:
>>
>> • A brief overview of the current Internet governance ecosystem
>> • Opportunities and challenges facing the current ecosystem
>> • Desirable ecosystem properties including:
>> • Ecosystem legitimacy
>> • Effective and inclusive multi-interest and
>> consensus-based system
>> • Ensuring global participation including from the
>> developing world
>> • Co-existence with other governance systems (national
>> and multi-lateral) ensuring a stable system that is not prone to attack,
>> mismanagement, and manipulation
>> Panel members are working in their personal capacity. Members consist of:
>>
>> • Mohamed Al Ghanim, Founder and Director General of the UAE
>> Telecommunications Regulatory Authority; former Vice-Chair, UAE Information
>> and Communications Technology Fund; Chairman of WCIT-12
>> • Virgilio Fernandes Almeida, Member of the Brazilian Academy of
>> Sciences; Chair of Internet Steering Committee; National Secretary for
>> Information Technology Policies
>> • Dorothy Attwood, Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy,
>> Walt Disney Company
>> • Mitchell Baker, Chair, Mozilla Foundation; Chair and former
>> CEO, Mozilla Corporation
>> • Francesco Caio, CEO of Avio; former CEO, Cable and Wireless and
>> Vodafone Italia; Founder of Netscalibur; broadband advisor in UK and Italy;
>> Government Commissioner for Digital Agenda
>> • Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for
>> Google; former Chairman, ICANN; Co-Founder of the Internet Society
>> • Fadi Chehade, CEO and President of ICANN; Founder of Rosetta
>> Net; technology executive
>> • Nitin Desai, Indian economist and diplomat; former UN
>> Undersecretary General; convener of Working Group on Internet Governance
>> (WGIG)
>> • Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet
>> Registration Authority
>> • Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia; former diplomat and
>> journalist; former Minister of Foreign Affairs; former Member of the
>> European Parliament
>> • Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society and
>> Administration, Macedonia; Commissioner to the UN Broadband Commission for
>> Digital Development
>> • Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe;
>> former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Norway
>> • Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria
>> • Olaf Kolkman, Director of NLnet Labs; "Evangineer" of the Open
>> Internet; former Chair of the Internet Architecture Board
>> • Frank La Rue, labor and human rights lawyer; UN Special
>> Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of
>> Opinion and Expression; Founder, Center for Legal Action for Human Rights
>> (CALDH)
>> • Robert M. McDowell, former U.S. Federal Communications
>> Commissioner; Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute's Center for Economics of
>> the Internet
>> • Andile Ngcaba, Chairman and Founder, Convergence Partners;
>> Executive Chairman, Dimension Data Middle East and Africa; former South
>> African Government Director General of Communications
>> • Liu Qingfeng, CEO and President of iFLYTEK; Director of
>> National Speech & Language Engineering Laboratory of China; Member of
>> Interactive Technology Standards working group
>> • Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society;
>> telecoms and IT executive
>> • Jimmy Wales, Founder and Promoter of Wikipedia; Member of the
>> Board of Trustees of Wikimedia Foundation
>> • Won-Pyo Hong, President, Media Solution Center, Samsung
>> Electronics
>>
>>
>> London Panel Agenda
>>
>> December 13
>>
>> 09:00 -- 11:00
>>
>> Backgrounder
>>
>> Expert presentations on Internet Cooperation and
>> Governance to cover:
>>
>> -- History of Internet cooperation and overview of
>> current ecosystem
>>
>> Speaker: Vint Cerf
>>
>> -- Nature and scope of global Internet governance
>>
>> Speaker: William Drake
>>
>> -- Current system opportunities and challenges:
>> ( this includes legitimacy and mandate challenges,
>> challenges for global participation and inclusion)
>>
>> Speaker: David Gross & Bertrand de la Chapelle
>>
>> 11:00 -- 11:15
>>
>> Break
>>
>> 11:15 -- 12:00
>>
>> Backgrounder Q&A Session
>>
>> 12:00 -- 13:00
>>
>> Lunch
>>
>> 13:00 -- 14:30
>>
>> Developing Desirable System Properties
>>
>> Panel is split into the following four proposed tracks,
>> each moderated by an Internet Governance expert:
>>
>>
>> -- Desirable properties for ecosystem legitimacy
>>
>> Moderator: David Gross
>>
>> -- Desirable properties for an effective and inclusive
>> multi-interest & consensus-based system
>>
>> Moderator: Sally Wentworth
>>
>> -- Desirable properties to ensure global participation
>> including from developing world
>>
>> Moderator: William Drake
>>
>> -- Desirable properties for co-existence with other
>> governance systems (national and multi-lateral)
>> ensuring a stable system that is not prone to attack,
>> mismanagement, and manipulation.
>>
>> Moderator: Wolfgang Kleinwachter
>>
>> 14:30 -- 14:45
>>
>> Break
>>
>> 14:45 -- 17:30
>>
>> Joint Observations
>>
>> Panel members, moderated by experts, coalesce
>> around a set of overall joint observations on the
>> desirable system properties
>>
>> 17:30 -- 17:45
>>
>> Break
>>
>> 17:45 -- 18:30
>>
>> Wrap-up
>>
>>
>> Panel members discuss next steps, timelines/dates,
>> communication rules and modus operandi for panel
>>
>> About The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands
>> The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, which operates The
>> Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, is an
>> independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating entity. The Annenberg Retreat at
>> Sunnylands hosts high-level retreats that address serious issues facing the
>> nation and the world, including the recent official meeting between
>> President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China. In
>> addition, Sunnylands offers programs through the Sunnylands Center &
>> Gardens to educate the public about the history of Sunnylands, its
>> architecture, art collections, cultural significance, and sustainable
>> practices.
>>
>> About ICANN
>> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an
>> internationally organised, non-profit corporation that has responsibility
>> for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol identifier
>> assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name
>> system management, and root server system management functions. As a
>> private-public partnership, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the
>> operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to
>> achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to
>> developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up,
>> consensus-based processes. For more information please visit:
>> http://www.icann.org/.
>>
>> About The World Economic Forum
>> The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization
>> committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in
>> partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
>>
>> Incorporated as a foundation in 1971 and headquartered in Geneva,
>> Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it
>> is tied to no political, partisan or national interests (
>> http://www.weforum.org/).
>>
>> Editor's Note: The Panel was previously referred to as the Panel on the
>> Future of Global Internet Cooperation.
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