[bestbits] Fwd: RE: Best Bits statement to ITU Secretary General on WTPF - please forward

Tue May 28 11:58:19 EDT 2013

I think it's my fault since I started off the thread, but messages have been going to the old mailing list address.  Forwarding to the proper address now.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org>
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Fwd: RE: Best Bits statement to ITU Secretary General on WTPF - please forward
> Date: 28 May 2013 11:54:22 PM GMT+08:00
> To: Andrew Puddephatt <Andrew at global-partners.co.uk>
> Cc: "Gene Kimmleman (external)" <genekimmelman at gmail.com>, "anriette at apc.org" <anriette at apc.org>, "bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org" <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>
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> Hi all, 
> 
> I agree that we should continue to push for getting the Best Bits statement included. Here are some points that might clarify the situation. As Matthew noted the statement Preetam is referencing is the one that some of the IEG members had drawn up for the opening plenary based on our submission (info doc 6). I have already submitted it to the ITU on behalf of Matthew, Nnenna, Avri, and myself, but it hasn't been posted yet. 
> 
> We can, as Anriette suggests, try to append the Best Bits statement to the opening statement. This seems to be a more straightforward task than editing the statement to include more content from the Best Bits statement, since it is already submitted. I'm open to both options, but we need to be realistic on what's possible in the timeframe. I haven't heard back from the various people I emailed it to, so I'm not sure of its current status. It might be too late, but it might not be.
> 
> I think Preetam is trying to tell us that there is no way to upload info docs at this point because the WTPF is over, but we could remind him that some time in late December/early January all of the contributions from the open platform created for WCIT were submitted as info docs and were backdated to the last day of WCIT: http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-INF-0005!!MSW-E.pdf
> 
> Looking forward to others thoughts on next steps.
> 
> Best, 
> Deborah 
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> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Andrew Puddephatt <Andrew at global-partners.co.uk> wrote:
> Both sound good to me as options
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> From: bestbits-request at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of genekimmelman at gmail.com
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> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Fwd: RE: Best Bits statement to ITU Secretary General on WTPF - please forward
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> Worth  pushing both avenues. Is ITU open for CS input or not?
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> 
> Date: 
> To: bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org 
> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Fwd: RE: Best Bits statement to ITU Secretary General on WTPF - please forward 
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> Dear all
> 
> As Matthew has been asked to submit a written statement 'based' on his
> input, can we perhaps submit an updated version of your input that
> includes more content from the Best Bits statement? Or is it too late?
> 
> Another option....
> I know Preetam Maloor and he is an extremely nice person. We could ask
> him to let us submit a new version of Matthew's input that has the 'best
> bits' statement pasted after the verbal input as a reference doc?
> 
> Anriette
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> 
> On 28/05/2013 11:43, matthew shears wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > This is unfortunate (and something we should refer to in any
> > communication re CWG - where we should encourage, at a minimum, an
> > open contribution mechanism along the lines of the WCIT).
> >
> > The closing session civil society statement is up on the WTPF site
> > (pdf and video).  What the ITU person is referring to is the IEG
> > member statement that was drawn from the contribution IEG members made
> > to the WTPF.
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> > On 28/05/2013 11:32, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> >> The ITU refuses to upload our Best Bits statement as an information
> >> document.
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject:     RE: Best Bits statement to ITU Secretary General on WTPF
> >> - please forward
> >> Date:     Tue, 28 May 2013 09:19:59 +0000
> >> From:     Maloor, Preetam <preetam.maloor at itu.int>
> >> To:     Sareidaki, Despoina <despoina.sareidaki at itu.int>, Jeremy
> >> Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Malcolm,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your email.
> >>
> >> Matthew Shears (CDT) has been requested to provide a written
> >> statement based on his intervention at the plenary.  We are awaiting
> >> his statement which will be uploaded on the WTPF website along with
> >> other statements made during the plenary
> >> (http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/speakers.aspx).
> >>
> >> I apologize that at this stage we do not have any provision for
> >> uploading information documents. Thank you for your understanding in
> >> this regard.
> >>
> >> With regards
> >>
> >> Preetam
> >>
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