[bestbits] RES: IGF and the Brazilian proposal to WPF on Operationalising the Role of Governments in Internet Governance Processes

[Nnenna Nwakanma]

Hi Bill, all

I do believe that there is an "open" wind that may blow if we keep on
calling for openness at these instances.

+1

Nnenna


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:16 AM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:

> Hi
>
> This was part of why I was reluctant about the sign on proposal to hitch
> the idea of IGF debating opinions to the vehicle of the failed Brazilian
> WTPF text.  They don't want it, nor to move the
> action-oriented discussion of the ITU's role to IGF.   But Markus wants to
> invite Brazil to generate a new input doc that could serve as the basis for
> the session on role of governments in multistakeholderism.  That'd be
> useful, especially if some other developing country governments could be
> brought on board.
>
> Meanwhile USG is submitting to ITU Council a doc building on last year's
> proposal from Sweden to open the ITU CWG-Internet to observers.  Presumably
> we might like something more than the restrictive "open participation"
> afforded at WTPF, so maybe a sign on about that would be useful…?  Council
> meets 11-21 June.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
> On May 25, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
>
> Forwarding with permission, in relation to the discussion of Brazil's
> proposal at the IGF.  Those who are on the MAG could circulate this on the
> MAG list too, if that would be helpful.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Alexandre Scudiere Fontenelle <
> alexandre.fontenelle at itamaraty.gov.br>
> *Subject: **RES: IGF and the Brazilian proposal to WPF on
> Operationalising the Role of Governments in Internet Governance Processes*
> *Date: *24 May 2013 1:27:43 AM GMT+08:00
> *To: *Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>
> *Cc: *Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com>, Divisão da Sociedade da
> Informação - Itamaraty <di at itamaraty.gov.br>, Benedicto Fonseca Filho <
> benedicto.fonseca at itamaraty.gov.br>
>
> Dear Jeremy,
>
> Thank you for your e-mail.
> Regarding the proposal to discuss in the IGF 2013 the opinion Brazil
> presented in the last WTPF meeting, we would like to make some
> considerations:
>
> The opinion presented by Brazil contains two key ideas, namely: (a)
> recognition of the need to operationalize the role of governments in the
> multistakeholder model, and (b) the possibility that ITU could contribute
> to this through training and capacity building, within its competence.
>
> We recognize and support the legitimacy and usefulness in discussing point
> (a) in the IGF. We believe, moreover, that this discussion should take
> place not only in the IGF, but in all fora and institutions related to
> Internet governance, and it should not be limited to operationalizing the
> role of governments, but should include disussions on how to strengthen the
> participation of the other stakeholders as well, in order to improve the
> operation of the system as a whole.
>
> With regard to point (b), although it may also be discussed in the IGF, it
> does not seem right to shift the discussion there, since any decision about
> ITU involvement  in capacity  building and training initiatives, in areas
> of its competence, could only be taken by ITU itself and is subject to the
> approval of its members. Nevertheless, we agree that while discussing point
> (a), we could mention the opinion proposed by Brazil as an example of
> initiatives aimed at finding solutions to ensure that all stakeholders are
> appropriately participating in the Internet Governance model.
>
> Brazil will continue to work with other countries and with all concerned
> stakeholders in order to enhance the proposal which would eventually be
> forwarded again to ITU, possibly in the CWG-Internet. In this regard, we
> would like to highlight that Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré affirmed he
> would propose that further discussions on the subject, within the
> CWG-Internet, should take place with participation of all stakeholders, in
> a format similar to that used in the Informal Expert Group (IEG) meeting
> that prepared the opinions examined by WTPF.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alexandre Scudiere Fontenelle
> Subchefe da Divisão da Sociedade da Informação (DI)
> Ministério das Relações Exteriores (MRE)
> Tel: (61) 2030-6609 - FAX: (61) 2030-6613
>
> Deputy Head of the Division for the Information Society (DI)
> Ministry of External Relations - Brazil
>
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