[bestbits] RES: IGF and the Brazilian proposal to WPF on Operationalising the Role of Governments in Internet Governance Processes
matthew shears
mshears at cdt.org
Tue May 28 04:12:17 EDT 2013
Agree - thanks Jeremy and Joana!
We should write to the SG, commending him on the preparatory IEG process
for the WTPF (but note the deficiencies of participation at the WTPF),
recalling his "commitment" to raise opening up the CWG, noting the
Swedish, US proposals, and Bestbits comments to date, building on this
from Fontenelle (not sure if we can quote directly): /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./
Matthew
On 26/05/2013 18:39, Deborah Brown wrote:
> Hi all, I agree. I think the US proposal to open CWG-Internet is meant
> to build on the "success of the Informal Experts Group and WTPF",
> which, as many have pointed out had shortcomings. We could use this as
> an opportunity to call for improving that model for further
> openness/inclusivity.
>
> Deborah
>
>
> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Nnenna Nwakanma <nnenna75 at gmail.com
> <mailto:nnenna75 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> 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 <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
>>> <mailto: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
>>> <mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>>
>>> *Cc: *Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com
>>> <mailto:joana at varonferraz.com>>, Divisão da Sociedade da
>>> Informação - Itamaraty <di at itamaraty.gov.br
>>> <mailto:di at itamaraty.gov.br>>, Benedicto Fonseca Filho
>>> <benedicto.fonseca at itamaraty.gov.br
>>> <mailto: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 <tel:2030-6609> - FAX: (61) 2030-6613
>>> <tel:2030-6613>
>>>
>>> Deputy Head of the Division for the Information Society (DI)
>>> Ministry of External Relations - Brazil
>>>
>>
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