[bestbits] [ITU Plenipot] Recap Oct 29 - Nov 3

Mon Nov 3 04:50:43 EST 2014

Hi

Thanks for the reportage Lea et al.  It’s a bit frustrating to those of us not in Busan that the Internet and other discussions of particular interest have been taking place in ad hoc working groups for which there’s no webcast or captioning archives (including, of course, the AHGs on ITU openness and transparency).  If ever anyone there has a bit of time (perhaps at night back in the hotel with a glass in hand) for a little more mapping of how these discussions evolved, that’d be much appreciated.

>>> 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;

This is pathetic and organizationally self-defeating.

>>> The 4 newly proposed resolutions have been withdrawn, including the controversial Indian proposal (IND/98), which will nevertheless get a mention in the Chairman's report, 

I would love to have been a fly on the wall for this one…I would be particularly interested to know how other G77 governments & Russia viewed the proposal...

Bill

> On Nov 3, 2014, at 10:32 AM, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <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 <mailto: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
>> 
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>> 
>> 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 <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.
>> 
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>> Lea Kaspar
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