[bestbits] Open Letter to UN PGA Calling For an Open WSIS+10 Preparatory Process

[Lea Kaspar]

Dear all,

Please see below information related to an open letter calling for a
transparent and open WSIS+10 preparatory process
<http://www.openwsis2015.org/>, drafted by a group of non-governmental
organisations. So far, it has been signed by almost 90 organisations and
individuals. It has also received informal support by the Government of
Mexico and a number of other governments.

The letter has been shared with the President of the UN General Assembly
(PGA) and a number of UN missions in NY. Further endorsements are invited
as an updated list of signatories will be shared with the PGA next week.

Feel free to share widely.

Best,
Lea

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*Call For an Open WSIS+10 Preparatory Process*

2015 is the year where we celebrate the 10 years of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS). In June 2015, the United Nations will be
launching a process leading to a conference called a “High Level Event” to
review the implementation of the WSIS and to shape a vision for its future.
The event will take place in December in New York.

For the past 10 years, governments, the private sector, civil society,
academia and the Internet technical community have worked together at the
local and the global levels to make the Internet a useful tool for economic
and social development.

Despite that, it seems that the WSIS Review process this year will play
mostly following intergovernmental rules, only referring to currently
undefined consultations with other stakeholders.

In the spirit of multistakeholder cooperation that has marked the past 10
years, a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) historically
engaged in the WSIS process and interested in its review have decided to
write to the President of the UN General Assembly calling for an open and
inclusive preparatory process.

All interested stakeholders are invited to endorse this letter
<http://www.openwsis2015.org/>! Please join with the current signatories
<http://www.openwsis2015.org/signatories/> in calling upon the UN to have
an open and inclusive WSIS+10 preparatory process!

The full letter sent on 12 May 2015 to UN General Assembly President H.E.
Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa can be found here <http://www.openwsis2015.org/>.
Additional signatories will be relayed in the future… so please sign the
letter today!

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*Lea Kaspar*

Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL

Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT

T: +44 (0)20 7549 0337 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 | Skype: l.kaspar

gp-digital.org
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