[bestbits] [IGFmaglist] GA 2nd Committee / ICT4D negotiations update

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

I should add, as a point of contrast: There will be a world summit on sustainable cities in 2013 (HABITAT III) - contrary to the dynamic that we see playing out in Internet policy, that conference will be very substantially multistakeholder; in fact, HABITAT II in 1996 was too (I was part of the preparatory process in depth and the conference itself). The 2nd committee resolution draft on HABITAT II can be found here <http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N14/581/67/PDF/N1458167.pdf?OpenElement>.

It is depressing to see that multi-stakeholder decision-making is much more advanced and accepted in many other areas of international policy than it is in relation to technology.

> On 11 Dec 2014, at 10:26, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Izumi.
> 
> For those interested, the most recent easily accessible version is here: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/69/L.11 <http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/C.2/69/L.11>
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>> On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:02, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org <mailto:iza at anr.org>> wrote:
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>> Some of you may already know but still want to share this here.
>> 
>> izumi
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Vyacheslav Cherkasov <cherkasov at un.org <mailto:cherkasov at un.org>>
>> Date: 2014-12-10 1:56 GMT+09:00
>> Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] GA 2nd Committee / ICT4D negotiations update
>> To: igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org <mailto:igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org>, Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org <mailto:Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
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>> 
>> Dear All,
>> I would like to inform and share with you that the representatives of the Member- States have concluded informal discussions of the draft UN resolution  A/C.2/69/L.11 on Information and communications technologies for development.
>> 
>> It was an extremely challenging discussion process with many formal and informal consultations on ICT4D including a possible extension of the IGF mandate.  The draft has more references on the significant role of IGF than in the 2013 Resolution and acknowledges the importance of the IGF and its mandate  as a forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on various matters, including public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance and its role in building partnerships among different stakeholders, including through national and regional initiatives.
>> 
>> The Resolution welcomes the offer of Mexico to host the next meeting of the IGF 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015.
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>> The resolution also recalls the GA resolution 68/302 on the “Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society” and welcoming the High Level Meeting of the UNGA in December 2015.
>> 
>> Please find below  the para 17 of the draft resolution relating the IGF mandate for your info. Once the resolution is adopted, we will share it with you. best, slava
>> 
>> 17. Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015 [adopted ad ref],
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