[bestbits] [Help]after a successfully signed ITU transparency letter, let's advocate for it??

[Niels ten Oever]

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Hi all,

If you don't know who your representative at the ITU is, drop me an
email (mentioning your country) and I will send you the email address
of your representative.

So please reach out to your country delegate with the letter:
http://bestbits.net/busan-transparency/

And tweet it under the hashtag #openITU

Let's Open Up the ITU !

Best,

Niels

Niels ten Oever
Head of Digital

Article 19
www.article19.org

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On 10/13/2014 04:56 AM, Joana Varon wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> As Lea has mentioned below, the letter asking for ITU transparency
> was sent to the Secretariat and remains open for signatures at the
> Best Bits platform: http://bestbits.net/busan-transparency.
> Therefore, signatures keep coming in (thanks for those who have
> already signed). But a statement is not enough, its just the first
> step.
> 
> As we have no public voice to raise these points at the plenary of
> the ITU Plenipotentiary - PP, besides reaching the Secretary
> General (who ultimately also cannot change the rules), _*we need to
> influence country delegations to support and improve the texts from
> draft resolutions* that already exist and are asking for
> transparency.__ _ While countries who have proposed theses draft
> resolutions (which most of us cannot see because its information
> under ITU password protection!) are already allies in the matter
> and could incorporate some of our demands. On the other hand,
> people from countries which doesnt have a position on this could
> also be strategic. Therefore, being from any country and even if
> you are not going or dont intend to be deeply engaged in the PP,
> just sending the statement to your country delegation is already a
> huge help for the cause of openness.
> 
> Remember that, due to the dynamics of the Plenipot, most of the
> CSO people participating at the PP has to be subscribed within
> country delegations, therefore might have some diplomatic
> constraints for doing outreach of CSO positions to other countries,
> being able to bring these positions only to their own delegation.
> Thats why any extra help on outreach to Member States is truly
> welcomed = we need you!* ** So, t**his is the a call:* * ** **a)
> Reach your country delegate: *ping ur delegation at the ITU-PP on 
> this (list of delegations is available under ITU account, would be
> good if anyone could point to a link where its public so people
> would find it easier to send emails to the right person - I couldnt
> find it yet). To make your engagement easier, a draft sample of an
> email to deliver it to your representative is available here: 
> https://pad.riseup.net/p/letter2delegation (if you improve it or 
> translate it to other languages, please, also post in the pad so
> you help the work of others from the same region as you).
> 
> *b) Tweet under the hashtag #openITU:* if you have delivered the
> letter, and feel comfortable to, please, tweet about it under the
> hashtag #OpenITU, so we can also create a little buzz in social
> media. Example of a tweet: ITU transparency statement was shared
> with "your_country" delegates #openITU
> *http://tinyurl.com/oxamjjs*or even tweet it straight to your
> delegates. ** Lets take advantage that the issue on transparency is
> so important to raise substantial consensus among many of us to
> have a little win. In return, those who are going can - and lets be
> sure we do it - give a follow up to all the lists we have engaged
> for signatures or requests like this... so people dont get
> frustrated on signing papers with the impressions it lead nowhere
> :)
> 
> Currently, as far as I know, the main argument against opening
> access to documents is $$$. As some have been arguing that
> organizations apply for member$hip to have access to this
> documents. Rationale questionable /per se/ and not strong enough to
> justify blocking access to policy processes. Times have changed,
> openness should be a rule.
> 
> Hope it sounds like a (good/possible) plan.
> 
> all the best
> 
> joana
> 
> 
> 
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