[bestbits] [ITU Plenipot] Recap Oct 29 - Nov 3
Carolina Rossini
carolina.rossini at gmail.com
Mon Nov 3 04:32:21 EST 2014
yeah...amazing harder than the 130 on cybersecurity I feel...
The worst so far as been the one of gender (!!!!!) and openness. The bus is
booked to leave PP-14 at 1am today...
On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:28 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro>
wrote:
> This was an extremely difficult resolution to get to consensus on, and was
> for some time in danger of resulting in voting in Plenary on multiple
> resolutions.
>
> On 3 Nov 2014, at 15:59, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Note that regarding Res 64 the background (not spoken) issue is exports
> control. For an overview see this article:
> http://newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Translating_Norms_to_the_Digital_Age_Final.pdf
>
>
> C
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> This is to give an update of the ongoing discussions at the ITU PP14.
>>
>> Civil society in Busan have participated in many debates outlined below,
>> through their national delegations or informal discussions with other
>> delegates. It would be great if colleagues following particular discussions
>> could expand or reflect on the summary presented below. On a general note,
>> with 4 days to go, most people seem to think that compromises have been
>> reached sooner than expected.
>>
>> A number of us participated in the second meeting with the outgoing ITU
>> Secretary General, which was largely seen as an ITU PR-stunt. In order to
>> ensure continuity, an informal meeting of CS reps with the Secretary
>> General elect, Mr. Zhao, is expected to take place in the next few days. If
>> you have suggestions for what issues should be raised at that meeting,
>> share them here.
>>
>> Hope this is useful.
>>
>> Best,
>> Lea
>>
>> ---
>>
>> *Process*
>> At the beginning of Week 3 of the Plenipot, most ad hoc working groups
>> (AHGs) dealing with specific proposals are wrapping up. Many AHGs have
>> already agreed text, which has been sent to Committee 5 (COM5), Committee 6
>> (COM6), and the Plenary Working Group (WGPL). Once agreed in an ad hoc, the
>> text rarely gets re-opened for discussion in the Committees or WGPL, and
>> even more rarely in the Plenary.
>>
>> Discussions
>> What follows is an overview of main discussions divided by relevant AHGs.
>> The list is not exhaustive. For a visual representation of various AHGs
>> pertaining to the WGPL, see this useful chart
>> <http://regmedia.co.uk/2014/10/30/wg-plenary-chart-v1.png> created by Samantha
>> Dickinson <https://twitter.com/sgdickinson> (who has also been
>> diligently live-tweeting the meeting).
>>
>> COM5 AHG on draft new resolution on counterfeit devices
>> Status: Ad hoc closed, text
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0058!!MSW-E.pdf>
>> sent to COM5 which will consider it on Monday afternoon.
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - All references to ‘unauthorised devices’ have been dropped so the
>> resolution is now only about counterfeit devices.
>> - References to a device database in which all telecommunications/ICT
>> would need to be registered, are removed from the document;
>> - Problematic language on combating counterfeit is now balanced by
>> reference to taking into consideration ‘importance of maintaining user
>> connectivity’ (which is very similar to the BB recommendation). This means
>> that in combating counterfeit equipment, countries should not simply
>> disconnect all counterfeit devices without considering how this affects
>> user connectivity, which is great win for end-users.
>> - We did not manage to get references to IMEI and other unique
>> identifiers completely out of the text, but it doesn't seem that this will
>> do much harm or increase mandate of ITU, since this is mostly regulated via
>> national legislation and regulation and the provision on the consideration
>> of end-user connectivity. ITU-T also already has a strong standard on this
>> (namely X.1255 which can be found here:
>> http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.1255-201309-I
>>
>>
>> AHGs on ITU openness and transparency (Decisions 11 & 12, New Decision on
>> Access to ITU documents)
>> Status: Ad hoc on access to documents closed, text
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0061!!MSW-E.pdf>
>> agreed by COM5; Ad hoc on Decision 11
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-DL-0044!R2!MSW-E.pdf>
>> (opening up CWGs) ongoing, next to meet on Monday afternoon.
>> Highlights:
>> COM5 AHG on access to documents (New decision):
>>
>> - Member States agreed on the broad principle that the ITU needs to
>> be more transparent and that more of its documents should be open to the
>> public.
>> - They disagreed on how this should be done in practice (what the
>> official policy would look like), who should take the decision, and the
>> appropriate timeframe.
>> - The agreed text decides to open all input and output documents of
>> ITU conference and assemblies starting in 2015. It then instructs one of
>> the Council Working Groups to draft a policy to present to the Council for
>> consideration. The Council can then, on an interim basis, decide to
>> implement the policy, as appropriate. The final decision on policy to be
>> taken at PP 2018.
>>
>>
>> WGPL AHG on Council Working Groups (CWGs) & CWG Internet (Decision 11):
>>
>> - [Currently, all CWGs are open to all ITU Member States; some are
>> open to Sector Members; none are open to observers. CWG-Internet is only
>> open to Member States. Best Bits submitted a request to open this CWG in
>> 2013, which was denied by Council.]
>> - Proposals from Europe and US ask for all CWGs to be open to all
>> Member States and Sector members, and for CWG-Internet to be open to all
>> stakeholders. There is no agreement on this and discussions are ongoing.
>>
>>
>> WGPL AHG on Resolution 130 (Strengthening the role of ITU in building
>> confidence and security in the use of ICTs)
>> Status: Ad hoc closed, text
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0067!!MSW-E.pdf> to
>> be presented for WGPL consideration on Monday afternoon.
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - The agreed text does not diverge greatly from the original
>> Resolution 130 – an outcome that is most aligned with proposals from those
>> who advocated a ‘no-change’ approach to this Resolution (US, Europe);
>> - Proposals to include references to privacy and human rights have
>> been resisted;
>> - Proposals for the ITU to come up with a roadmap for dealing with
>> cybersecurity have equally been resisted,
>>
>>
>> WGPL AGH on Internet-related resolutions (Res 101, Res 102, Res 133, Res
>> 180, and new proposals)
>> Status: Ad hoc closed. Texts to be considered by WGPL on Monday
>> afternoon. Status of texts as of Nov 2 is available here
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-DL-0011!R9!MSW-E.pdf>
>> (updated text from Nov 3 not yet online).
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - Compromise text was reached on all Internet-related resolutions,
>> with minor revisions, some slight improvements, and a limited concession on
>> the side of the US/Europe to acknowledge more explicitly the role of the
>> ITU in Internet-related issues (particularly in Res 102);
>> - It was also agreed that the ITU should take a more conservative
>> approach to opening up the CWG Internet. On that point, it was agreed that
>> CWG Internet will hold open consultations on various agenda items prior to
>> CWG meetings, but otherwise the doors of the CWG will stay closed to
>> non-Member States;
>> - The 4 newly proposed resolutions have been withdrawn, including the
>> controversial Indian proposal (IND/98), which will nevertheless get a
>> mention in the Chairman's report,
>>
>>
>> WGPL AHG on Res 174 (ITU's role with regard to international public
>> policy issues relating to the risk of illicit use of ICTs)
>> Status: Ad hoc closed, text
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0043!!MSW-E.pdf>
>> agreed by WGPL
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - Outcome document has been boiled down to awareness raising and
>> sticking to the ITU’s existing mandate in combatting illicit use of ICTs;
>> - All references to ‘global charter’ related to security of ICTs have
>> been dropped,
>>
>>
>> WGPL AHG on WSIS related resolutions (Res 140, Res 172)
>> Status: Ad hoc on WSIS reached agreement on Res 140 text
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0048!!MSW-E.pdf>,
>> which was subsequently considered and approved by WGPL. Res 172 has been
>> supressed.
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - The group decided to supress Resolution 172 (reasons: text seen as
>> out-dated and otherwise covered in Res 140), which was subsequently
>> approved by WGPL.
>> - The agreed text of Res 140 resolves that ITU continues its
>> facilitating role in the WSIS process, subject to UNGA 2015 WSIS Review,
>> and continues being the lead facilitator in relevant WSIS Action Lines as
>> specified in the Tunis Agenda (C2, C5, C6). The resolution encourages the
>> UNGA overall review to take into account ITU’s review of the WSIS,
>> including the outcome doc of WSIS+10 High Level Event.
>>
>>
>> WGPL AHG on Res 64 (Non-discriminatory access)
>> Status: Ad hoc closed, proposed text to be considered by WGPL on Monday
>> afternoon
>> Highlights:
>>
>> - It is also worth noting the discussion on Resolution 64
>> <http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S14-PP-141020-TD-0073!!MSW-E.pdf>,
>> which has spurred a stand off between Cuba and others in relation to
>> non-discriminatory access to ICTs. For context, similar discussions have,
>> arguably, led to the break-down of WCIT. It now seems that a compromise
>> text has been found and should be presented to WGPL on Monday afternoon.
>>
>>
>> ----
>>
>> *Lea Kaspar*
>> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>> T: +44 (0)20 7549 033*7* | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 | Skype: l.kaspar
>>
>> gp-digital.org
>>
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