[bestbits] Quick update on WGEC meeting day 1

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

One further point.

After the discussion of the points that had originally been presented
on behalf of a group of WGEC Members and Observers (Avri Doria, Grace
Githaiga, Lea Kaspar, and Joy Liddicoat) on 12 February 2014 - (copied
below), we were asked to review and revise.

This is what was presented after that revision effort over lunch.


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Recommends that existing mechanisms for public policy related Internet
issues take into account  existing  multistakeholder approaches to
Internet governance.

Recommends that existing  multilateral and multistakeholder mechanisms
be used to support Enhanced  Cooperation among all stakeholders
including governments on an equal  footing.

Encourages the UN and the global Internet community to identify
mechanisms that can facilitate the collection of financial contributions
to support the participation/engagement of all stakeholders from
developing countries,to ensure that developing countries have equal
leadership with developed countries in development of internet policy
globally.

Encourages and enables developing countries, including both governmental
and non-governmental stakeholders, to play a more effective role in
global Internet governance by developing multistakeholder mechanisms at
national and regional level and by democratisation at all levels
including the global level.

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This was rejected by Iran, Saudi Arabia, India and Parminder

It received a fair degree of support from other group members, though we
were told they would look for some wording changes if it ever got close
to consensus.  Which it probably won't.

avri


Original proposal by  WGEC Members and Observers (Avri Doria, Grace
Githaiga, Lea Kaspar, and Joy Liddicoat) on (12 February 2014)

● No new multilateral arrangements are required to support Enhanced
Cooperation in developing countries;

● Encourage the efforts of various existing mechanisms to understand
internet governance and to make public policy in light of, and taking
into account, its multi-stakeholder nature;

● Encourage the UN and the global internet community to identify
mechanisms that can  facilitate the collection of financial
contributions to support the participation/engagement of stakeholder
from developing countries, in the perspective of ensuring that
developing countries have equal leadership with developed countries in
development of internet policy globally.

● Encourage governments of developing countries to foster engagement
with Internet governance issues at the national and regional levels.

● Enable developing countries, including both governmental and
non-governmental stakeholders, to play a more effective role in global
Internet governance by developing mechanisms at national and regional
level and by democratisation at all level including the  global level.