[governance] Possible CS text on forum

Ralf Bendrath bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de
Thu Oct 20 17:51:42 EDT 2005


Thanks a lot, Vittorio. Very nice first draft.

One comment:
> 4. Such forum should operate through public consultations open to all 
> stakeholders, similar to the open consultations of the WGIG process, and 
> make extensive use of online instruments for remote participation. It 
> should be supported by a very lightweight Secretariat and coordinated by 
> a multi-stakeholder Executive Group, whose members would serve as peers 
> in individual capacity. Overlap or duplication with existing 
> institutions should be avoided and the best possible use should be made 
> of research and work carried out by others. [WGIG para 46 revised]

The last sentence ("Overlap or duplication with existing institutions 
should be avoided") is misleading. It can be easily used as an excuse for 
the US and other to say "IPR? Nay, this overlaps with WIPO!"
Can we just delete the last sentence? (Or put it into brackets - just 
kidding). Or am I missing something here?

Ralf
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