[bestbits] Fwd: Re: CSTD WG on EC - input on mechanisms required

[parminder]

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Subject: 	Re: CSTD WG on EC - input on mechanisms required
Date: 	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:09:43 +0530
From: 	Parminder <parminder.js at gmail.com>
To: 	Correspondence Group of the WGEC <CGEC at LIST.UNICC.ORG>
CC: 	Private Sector Phil Rushton <philip.m.rushton at BT.COM>



Dear Phil

Thanks for beginning this important exercise.

Respectfully, I will like to point two issues with your exercise framing 
email below, which has already led to some confusion in some civil 
society groups to which it was forwarded.

Firstly, the agreed language of the ToR of the group is to identify 
existing 'international mechanism' that may be addressing the listed 
issues and not to identify 'where mechanism of enhanced cooperation 
exists'....

The distinction is important, as you have seen during the debates, 
because there is no unanimity yet on what can be called as 'enhanced 
cooperation' and many WGE members have said that in their opinion 
'enhanced cooperation' has not yet taken off. To quote from India's 
response, for instance. "Enhanced Cooperation, as envisaged in Paras 68 
and 69 of the Tunis Agenda, has not been realized." There are many other 
similar submissions. Your framing will put those who think so in a very 
difficult situation. Would filling in anything at all about some 
international mechanism mean that they admit that EC is taking place? 
Or, alternatively, to be safe, shouldtheysimply not participate in this 
exercise.

It is therefore best to stick to the exact language of the ToR, which 
you know was negotiated over a long time.I am enclosing the group's ToR 
for easy reference.

Secondly, out of the four tasks for the correspondence group, task (d) 
which is to "attempt to identify the gaps" is the most important one, 
and earlier tasks (a), (b) and (c) are to be undertaken with a view to 
be able to contribute to (d)... This sequence and hierarchy is also 
clear from the agreed ToR which links point (d) directly with the 
recommendations that the group has to come up with. Focussing on "gaps" 
is also consistent with the original mandate given by UN GA to the WGEC, 
that is the real purpose here.

However, your framing email below, while mentioning points (a), (b) and 
(c) from the ToR, completely omits point (d), which is the most 
important one, and to which others must lead towards. It is important 
that against each issue category, group members are able to make 
comments about the nature of the gaps they see. Otherwise we will simply 
have some listing against each category by those who think an issue is 
being addressed by so and so, but those who think there is a gap there 
will not be able to make any comment. For instance, I can see that IGF 
will be listed against each category (it being a different matter that 
it is universally known IGF does not "address" any public policies in 
the sense of developing public policies which is the issue under the EC 
rubric).

Just trying to make the work of the CG more purposeful and useful for 
final recommendations of the WGEC.

Thanks and best regards

parminder


On Wednesday 08 January 2014 02:27 AM, Private Sector Phil Rushton wrote:
> Dear Colleague
> First many thanks for volunteering to assist in identifying where the 
> mechanisms of enhanced co-operation exists, and second, apologies for 
> the delay in getting the base text to you.  The information that is 
> being sought (and which is described below) should be provided to me 
> by January 31^st .  This will allow for a second round of 
> clarification, if required, prior to the information being submitted 
> to the CSTD WG meeting in February.
> The attached document has had its 200+ policy issues grouped into 24 
> broad areas (listed in column B), and it is against these broad areas 
> that your input is sought. The input that is being sought in these 
> various broad areas is to:
>
>  1. Use the identified broad areas of international public policy
>     issues pertaining to the Internet in the attached spreadsheet that
>     has been developed in the second meeting of the WGEC (and since
>     updated). /(NB) Additional issues may be added to the identified
>     public policy issues if agreed by the WGEC//./
>
> And
> (b) list where there are existing international mechanisms addressing 
> the issues in the list
> (c) identify the status of mechanisms, if any, whether they are 
> addressing the issues
> Please provide evidence or examples of where some or all stakeholders 
> in their broadest sense (Government, Industry, Academia, Business and 
> Civil Society) have engaged in working together on that issue.
> The detail that is being sought, where it is known, is as follows:
>
>   * the name of the mechanism (in the widest sense this includes
>     policy spaces or forums);
>   * the stakeholders involved,
>   * details of any discussions, or where such details can be read,
>   * dates started, completed;
>   * current status of  mechanism discussion, etc.
>
> Regards
> *Phil Rushton*
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