[governance] Internet Governance : 10 questions for PrepCom3

[William Drake]

Wolfgang,

A short IG declaration for Tunis is a good idea.  Whether this could be
from the caucus or endorsed more generally we'd have to see.   No doubt we
will have plenty to react to by then...

Best,

Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org
> [mailto:governance-bounces at lists.cpsr.org]On Behalf Of Wolfgang
> Kleinwächter
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:27 AM
> To: wdrake at ictsd.ch; Governance
> Subject: Re: [governance] Internet Governance : 10 questions for
> PrepCom3
>
>
> Hi Bertrand,
>
> I share more or less Bill´s view. He also singled out the three
> main points. We as IG CS Caucus should be realistic. This is an
> intergovernmental endgame and we will have only little impact,
> even if our input is well drafted and has all the good arguments
> on its side. As you said correctly, this is part of a bigger
> power struggle and I do not expect, that there will be a
> solution. Even the potential threat of a fragmentation of the
> Internet which could harm everybody, is not so strong that
> somebody in DC or MDR would get nervous. Did you hear a new
> statement from China the last couple of days?
>
> But this does not mean that we should not go ahead with your
> questions for our own discussion. What I propose is that we are
> going towards an own Civil Society internet Governance
> Declaration for Tunis. (Like we had the "big declaration" in
> Geneva). In such a document, we can
> a. formulate our principles, based on the Geneva language and the
> WGIG report, but a little bit more specific, in particular with
> regard to multilateral/multistakeholder and freedom of
> expression, privacy etc.
> b. make clear proposals for i. the Forum, ii. the oversight, iii.
> the GAC reform, iv. the continuing ICANN reform and v. the need
> to open other IGO (ITU etc.) for multistakeholderism.
>
> Such a document should be no longer than three or four pages,
> maximum. It could be drafted during PrepCom3, discussed until
> Tunis and launched with a special event during the Summit. This
> would guarantee also some media coverage.
>
> See you tomorrow
>
> Best
>
> wolfgang
>

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