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

Sun Nov 15 09:34:35 EST 2015

Ok, I am glad! I was really really unhappy with the earlier version.
thanks, Jeanette

Am 15.11.15 um 15:19 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
> Hi Jeanette, indeed the version now online has been adapted to
> accommodate individual endorsements. See it here:
> https://www.openwsis2015.org/joint-statement-on-wsis10/
>
> For convenience, I paste the relevant paras here:
> "Representatives of the organizations below who gathered at the 10th
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in João Pessoa, Brazil, along with
> other organizations and individuals from around the world, would like to
> convey the following three key messages to contribute to negotiations in
> the final phase of the World Summit on the Information Society 10-year
> review process (WSIS+10).
>
> These organizations and individuals would like to collectively highlight
> and support the extension of the IGF’s mandate to continue its important
> work, and the collective work to support and successfully implement the
> United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)..."
>
> Best,Lea
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 15 Nov 2015, at 14:06, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu
> <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Lea, pershaps I am slow on the uptake this week but how do these
>> paragraphs include individuals or am I looking at an obsolete version?
>>
>> Representatives of  (COMPLETE ORGANISATION NAMES) gathered at the 10th
>> Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in João Pessoa, Brazil, and would
>> like to convey the following three key messages to guide negotiations
>> in the final phase of the World Summit on the Information Summit
>> 10-year review process (WSIS+10).
>>
>> These organizations would like to collectively highlight and support
>> the extension of the IGF’s mandate to continue its important work, and
>> the collective work to support and successfully implement the United
>> Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organizations may
>> continue to provide separate and more detailed input on other elements
>> of the WSIS outcome document, and related processes that are equally
>> important to their respective communities.
>>
>> Best, jeanette
>>
>>
>> Am 15.11.15 um 02:30 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
>>> Hi Jeanette, not sure I follow - the statement refers to both orgs
>>> and individuals in the preamble.
>>>
>>> Lea
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On 14 Nov 2015, at 23:17, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu
>>>> <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Why would individuals sign a statement that exclusively refers to
>>>> organizations?
>>>> jeanette
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Am 15.11.15 um 02:14 schrieb Lea Kaspar:
>>>>> Thanks, all, for the additional endorsements, which have now been
>>>>> passed
>>>>> on to Constance.
>>>>>
>>>>> The statement and the list of signatories is now live and open for
>>>>> further organisational and individual endorsements:
>>>>> https://www.openwsis2015.org/joint-statement-on-wsis10/signatories/
>>>>>
>>>>> Feel free to circulate widely.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Lea
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On 14 Nov 2015, at 12:15, Mishi Choudhary
>>>>> <mishi at softwarefreedom.org <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>>>>> <mailto:mishi at softwarefreedom.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> SFLC.in endorses it as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>> From: Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>
>>>>>> <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>>
>>>>>> Date: 11/13/2015 15:51 (GMT-03:00)
>>>>>> To: Best Bits <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>> <mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>>, wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net
>>>>>> <mailto:wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>> <mailto:wsis10 at lists.bestbits.net>
>>>>>> Cc: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org
>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>
>>>>>> <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>>, york at isoc.org <mailto:york at isoc.org>
>>>>>> <mailto: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>
>>>>>> <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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gp-digital.org <http://gp-digital.org> <http://gp-digital.org/>
>>>>>
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