[bestbits] CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS - Cross-community WSIS10 statement

[Lea Kaspar]

Hi Jeanette - Matt is right - the intention is to reinforce common messages across stakeholder groups. The closed negotiations (line by line) are taking place at UNGA next week and we were told that widely supported bottom/red line messages were the most likely to get traction. Here's hoping...

Lea

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> On 14 Nov 2015, at 19:23, Matthew Shears <mshears at cdt.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jeanette 
> 
> The import of the statement is both  in the messages, which are necessarily high level, and in the broad set of cross-stakeholder signatories, which reinforces the messages considerably.  
> 
> As it says everyone should put in their own messages as well.
> 
> Best.
> 
> Matthew
> 
>> On 14/11/2015 13:19, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>> I don't understand why this statement focuses so much on organizations. I also found it a bit wishi washi. 
>> 
>> Best, Jeanette 
>> 
>>> Am 14.11.15 um 15:15 schrieb Mishi Choudhary: 
>>> SFLC.in endorses it as well. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> -------- Original message -------- 
>>> From: Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> 
>>> Date: 11/13/2015 15:51 (GMT-03:00) 
>>> To: Best Bits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>, wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net 
>>> Cc: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>, york at isoc.org 
>>> Subject: [bestbits] CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS - Cross-community WSIS10 
>>> statement 
>>> 
>>> Dear friends, 
>>> 
>>> For those of you at the IGF, I hope you're enjoying your last day in Brazil! 
>>> 
>>> Over the past few days, colleagues from the technical community have led 
>>> on an effort to draft _*a short 1-page statement with key 
>>> priorities*_ shared across non-governmental stakeholders to be fed back 
>>> to the WSIS10 Review process in NY. The idea behind the statement is *to 
>>> reinforce our common messages* - it does not preclude additional 
>>> independent or joint interventions/comments. 
>>> 
>>> The statement has already received broad support from the technical and 
>>> the business communities as well as a number of CS colleagues (see 
>>> below). It is *_now open for additional organisational 
>>> endorsements until 6PM today local time (Brazil)._* If you would like to 
>>> endorse (and have not already done so), please let me know *by 6PM 
>>> today* and share *your organisational logo* copying in Constance from 
>>> ISOC (Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>>). 
>>> 
>>> Further organisational and individual endorsements will be solicited via 
>>> the webpage where the statement will be posted shortly. Watch this space. 
>>> 
>>> Best wishes, 
>>> Lea 
>>> 
>>> --- 
>>> 
>>> Organisational CS endorsements so far:         
>>> 
>>>   * Internet Democracy Project, India 
>>>   * Global Partners Digital, UK 
>>>   * Public Knowledge, US 
>>>   * ICT Watch, Indonesia 
>>>   * Bytes for All, Pakistan 
>>>   * Horizontal, Mexico 
>>>   * Law Life Culture, Bangladesh 
>>>   * Center for Democracy & Technology, US 
>>>   * CIPESA, Uganda 
>>> 
>>> --- 
>>> 
>>> *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 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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