[governance] room documents posted this morning

[Ian Peter]

http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2033|2034|2035|20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance-
> bounces at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of William Drake
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2005 6:52 PM
> To: jeanette at wz-berlin.de
> Cc: Governance
> Subject: Re: [governance] protest statement drafted by Avri
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Fine with at least one awake gringo...
> 
> Bill
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> > [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of Jeanette Hofmann
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:42 AM
> > To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Subject: [governance] protest statement drafted by Avri
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Avri has redrafted our statement on exclusion of stakeholders from the
> > drafting groups. We weren't be able to discuss it in plenary this
> > morning due to lack of time. We would thus like to read this statement
> > this morning on behalf of the IG caucus. Any objections to that? I know,
> > you americans are still sleeping. Sorry...
> > jeanette
> >
> > Internet Governance Statement on the Decision to Exclude
> > Non-governmental stakeholders from Drafting Groups
> >
> > September 27, 2005
> >
> > 0. We want to thank the chair for your personal efforts to ensure
> > transparency and inclusion. We also want to thank the many nations that
> > have supported the non-governmental organizations in our quest to fully
> > participate in this Prepcom.  Now that it has become the practice of
> > some drafting groups to expel non-governmental participants, Civil
> > society is forced to protest
> >
> > Civil Society believes all non-governmental partners should be able to
> > make statements on the same basis as agreed for the subcommittees, to
> > remain in the room as observers for the entire session and to further
> > contribute at the discretion of the chair of the drafting groups.  Such
> > procedures would put into practice the commitment to the “full
> > participation of all stakeholders” (e.g. Para 39.)
> >
> > 1. The decisions to exclude non-governmental stakeholders from
> > meaningful participation in the drafting groups are not acceptable as a
> > matter of principle. The WSIS and the WGIG have affirmed that governance
> > of the Internet must be based on real partnerships with the
> > participation of all stakeholders in an open, inclusive and transparent
> > manner. These principles are central to the Geneva documents.
> >
> >   The decisions made to exclude non-governmental stakeholders from
> > meaningful participation in the drafting groups breaks these fundamental
> > conditions and undermines the legitimacy of all outcomes of the WSIS.
> > The sincerity of commitments made by some governments to these
> > principles is now open to question.
> >
> > 2. The decisions to exclude non-governmental stakeholders from the
> > drafting groups are not about rules and procedure, but rather a matter
> > of political courage and principle. In each meeting you have the choice:
> > to be inclusive or exclusive, to work in partnership, with transparency
> > and openness, or to chose not to do so. There was a great opportunity
> > here to move forward with all the progress we have made within the UN
> > and WSIS, but this has been a move backwards.
> >
> > 3. The Internet is the creation of the multi-stakeholder cooperation of
> > academia, civil society, governments, private sector and technologists.
> > There has never been a more successful multi-stakeholder partnership
> > than the one that has created and nurtured the Internet. Governments in
> > Geneva risk jeopardizing this partnership.
> >
> > 4. The WGIG process demonstrated that civil society organizations
> > contribute positively. Our exclusion deprives the Prepcom of valuable
> > knowledge, expertise and perspectives. Civil society has been, and will
> > continue to be, the main force for promoting capacity building and
> > development of the Internet in developing countries. Civil society
> > understands what is needed in order to continue that work, and exclusion
> > from the drafting groups makes it more difficult for us to continue that
> > work effectively.
> >
> > 5. The WSIS Plan of Action cannot be implemented by governments alone:
> > the active engagement of civil society actors is needed in the follow-up
> > stage; our exclusion today would discourage many from engaging after
> > Tunis and would therefore reduce the chances of effectively implementing
> > the ambitious Plan of Action of Geneva.
> >
> > 6. We strongly protest the decisions to exclude non-governmental
> > observers from the drafting groups. The Tunis declaration will be
> > meaningless if it is not seen as legitimate by all those involved in the
> > creation and evolution of the  Internet, its applications, services and
> > content.
> >
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