[bestbits] [UPDATE - time sensitive] Open CS letter to the ICDPPC: open for signatures until COB Monday 18 September

[Sheetal Kumar]

Dear all,

This letter is now also live on bestbits, where signatures can continue to
be added:

https://bestbits.net/icdppc/

Do feel free to share with your networks and if you have a data protection
authority in your respective country or region, please also share it with
the respective Commissioner/s or other relevant persons.

Do let us know if you have any questions! Thanks for your support.

Best
Sheetal.

On 27 September 2017 at 17:38, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> (With apologies for cross-posting)
>
> I previously shared the joint civil society letter to the ICDPPC organisers
> to the bestbits community (in the previous email below).
>
> A group of us are now at the ICDPPC in Hong Kong. Having received some
> responses from Commissioners, we have drafted a response in the form of
> statement, welcoming the responses and the positive steps taken so far but
> also reiterating the points made in the letter.
>
> We plan to take advantage of the ongoing Conference to present this
> statement to the outgoing and incoming Executive Committees and to the
> ICDPPC Secretariat. You can find the statement below:
>
> https://pad.riseup.net/p/qjfjAhCwVfi7
>
> We plan to present this on Friday AM Hong Kong time, before the close of
> the Conference and welcome sign-ons until COB Thursday, 28 September. Note
> the statement will remain open for signature past the 28 September deadline
> but we strongly encourage sign on beforehand so that we can add the
> signatures to the statement that will be presented during the Conference
> itself. Should you have any trouble adding your organisational signature,
> please let me know.
>
> In case you can't access the letter please find it below in full below the
> dotted line.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> *DRAFT JOINT PRESS RELEASE/STATEMENT*
>
> *Joint global civil society statement on the International Conference of
> Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners*
>
> To the outgoing and incoming Executive Committees of the ICDPPC
>
> *Hong Kong *– Ahead of the 2017 International Conference of Data Protection
> and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC) held in Hong Kong between September 25
> to 29, a group of more than 30 civil society organisations sent a letter to
> the organisers and data protection authorities calling for greater
> inclusion of NGOs in the event.
>
> We acknowledge the positive steps forward, taken during the Hong Kong
> conference, in particular by lifting the participation fee for several
> civil society groups. As a result, this year's conference has already
> acknowledged the value of civil society participation and active dialogue
> with data protection authorities.
>
> Despite these improvements, civil society continues to be kept at the
> periphery of the event, absent from the programming committee and
> underrepresented at public sessions. To that effect we call on the
> Executive Committee to:
>
>     1. Include civil society in the Programme Committee to guarantee civil
> society representation in developing the agenda
>     2. Promote diversity and inclusion through public consultations
>     3. Restore space and visibility for civil society speakers at the
> sessions. This includes the restoration of the full day joint civil
> society-DPA event in the official programme and ensuring a civil society
> representative is included when non-members of the ICDPPC are part of the
> deliberations which lead to the official outcomes
>     4. Enhance civil society participation and meaningful dialogue by
> removing the access fee and providing travel support for civil society
> representatives
>     5. Increase transparency of the event sessions and deliberations
> through remote participation and publication of draft resolutions
>
> We look forward to cooperation with the incoming Secretariat, Executive
> Committee and hosts of the upcoming Conference in 2018.
>
> --
>
>
> *Sheetal Kumar*
> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
> T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 <+44%207739%20569514>  |
> PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D
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>
>
> On 15/09/2017, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm writing to share an open letter to the organisers of the
> International
> > Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC
> > <https://icdppc.org/>) which has been drafted by civil society groups
> and
> > signed on to by more than 25 civil society groups from around the world.
> >
> > The letter calls for a more open, inclusive and transparent Conference
> and
> > includes concrete recommendations to the ICDPPC. Find the letter in the
> > etherpad below:
> >
> > https://pad.riseup.net/p/wvDnM0Z05bE9
> >
> > With apologies for the short notice, should you or your organisation be
> > interested in signing onto this letter, we welcome signatures until *COB
> > Monday 18 September.* The letter will be presented to the organisers of
> the
> > Conference before the start of the next Conference proceedings, which
> start
> > on 25 September in Hong Kong.
> >
> > In case of interest, for more information about the ICDPPC, GPD and
> Access
> > Now have worked together on tools which provide an introduction to the
> > ICDPPC for human rights advocates and which you can find by following the
> > links below:
> >
> >
> >    - *Navigating human rights in the digital environment: the ICDPPC: *
> >
> > http://www.gp-digital.org/publication/navigating-human-
> rights-in-the-digital-environment-the-icdppc
> >    - *Understanding the ICDPPC (podcast):*
> >    http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/understanding-the-icdppc/
> >    - *Recording of a webinar & live Q&A on the ICCDPC:  *
> >    https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital/the-
> icdppc-live-qa-140917
> >    <https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital/the-
> icdppc-live-qa-140917>
> >
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Sheetal.
> >
> > --
> > *Sheetal Kumar*
> > Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> > Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
> > T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
> > PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0
> 457D
> > AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |
> >
>
>
> --
>
>
> *Sheetal Kumar*
> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
> T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
> PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D
> AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |
>



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*Sheetal Kumar*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D
AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |
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