[governance] Chair's paper available

[Danny Butt]

On the CS definition, it'd be good to get an answer in terms of  
Jacqueline's procedural question, which might determine what gets used.

But if there needs to be a new one, Avri's is an improvement on what  
exists. I would also like to see a sentence to the effect that  
reflects the role of CS in promotion of human rights and the  
interests of actors who are not necessarily represented by states or  
the private sector (e.g. women, indigenous groups). The language from  
the WGIG background report para. 270 might be useful:

270. While there is no unanimously agreed definition of civil society  
a working
definition, which draws on several United Nations documents, includes:
“Organizations – including movements, networks and other entities –  
which
are autonomous from the State, are not intergovernmental or do not  
represent
the private sector, and which in principle, are non-profit-making,  
act locally,
nationally and internationally, in defense and promotion of social,  
economic
and cultural interests, defense of human rights, promotion of  
development
objectives and for mutual benefit.”

If that's too long, adding something like:

"Civil society have also been important in the promotion of human  
rights and the social, economic and cultural interests of those not  
always represented by nation-states or the private sector."

Regards,

Danny

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On 23/09/2005, at 8:08 PM, Jacqueline Morris wrote:

> Adam
> Isn't this text the "agreed language " from Geneva? Since this phase
> is not supposed to renew debate on "agreed language" If it is in the
> document, it's open for debate, right? SO it should either be out
> totally, or the WGIG section on stakeholders be included?
> Jacqueline
>
> On 9/23/05, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>
>> Bertrand, thanks.
>>
>> A general comment is that the draft is only three and half pages.  It
>> is missing sections describing follow-up issues (forum and
>> oversight), but even with those sections the total may only be about
>> 5 pages.  This is helpful as it tells us that comments on specific
>> issues will be very short.  Looking at sentences not paragraphs.
>>
>> The paragraphs that stands out as contentious reads:
>>
>>     We strive to establish a transition to a new cooperation model
>> that helps up [us] implement the "Geneva principles" regarding the
>> role of the governments and all stakeholders. Institutional
>> arrangements for Internet governance should be founded on a more
>> solid democratic, transparent and multilateral basis, with stronger
>> emphasis on the public policy interests of all governments, and with
>> clarification of the relationships among different actors.
>>
>> Also, I don't like how CS is defined:
>>
>> Civil society has also played an important role on Internet matters,
>> especially at community level, and should continue to play such a
>> role.
>>
>> Avri has suggested  replacement:
>>
>> Civil society has played an important role on Internet matters.
>> This role has ranged from capacity building at the community level to
>> the contribution of much of the technological innovation and to the
>> creation of much of the content that makes the Internet what it is
>> today.  Civil Society should continue to play such a role.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 11:22 AM +0200 9/23/05, Bertrand de La Chapelle wrote:
>>
>>> The Chair's paper in Group A (Internet governance) is now available
>>> on the official site at :
>>> <http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1962| 
>>> 0>http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1962|0
>>>
>>> Bertrand
>>>
>>>
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