[governance] draft for a caucus intervention for Geneva

[Adam Peake (ajp@glocom.ac.jp)]

Jeanette, Jeremy: thank you. Very good statement. I think it reflects
what we've discussed, I can't think of anything to add that has been
broadly supported by the caucus before. Please read it if you get
chance.

Apologies for being slow to reply, too much travel at the moment.

Thanks,

Adam





On 2/15/06, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wz-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hi, here comes attached and below, and as usual very late, a potential
> caucus statement. Jeremy helped drafting it.
>
> *Please let us know if the text is acceptable or which parts need
> further editing or should be deleted because they are controversial.
>
> *The text is still a bit long. Suggestions for shortening are welcome too.
>
> Since I am travelling tomorrow, it would be good if somebody - perhaps
> somebody already in Geneva? Bill? - took over the editing function.
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> I Founding principles for the Forum on Internet Governance
>
>
> •       Added Value: The goal of the forum is to add value to the existing
> institutional arrangements relevant to Internet governance by extending
> participation to a broader community and by improving the quality of
> dialogue, discussion and development in this field.
>
> •       Capacity-building: The IGF must contribute to building capacity in
> Internet governance amongst all stakeholders directly engaged in
> Internet Governance and ICT policy issues as well as within the wider
> communities affected by them. The IGF must overcome the specific
> barriers to effective participation, in particular from developing
> countries, found in the current institutional structures of Internet
> Governance.
>
> •       Multi-stakeholder approach and openness: The forum must be open to the
> participation of all relevant actors from all sectors and regions
> including governments, private sector, civil society and international
> organizations. The multi-stakeholder approach should not only be applied
> to the forum but to all bodies and processes related to the forum such
> as the secretariat and a potential program committee.
>
> •       Inclusiveness and remote participation: Physical attendance should not
> be required for participation. In order to strengthen the inclusiveness
> of its collaboration, the forum should integrate new forms of remote
> participation to enable contributions from stakeholders who are unable
> to attend in person.
>
> •       Equality of participation: It is vital to the legitimacy of the forum
> that all stakeholders participate on an equal basis. Since the forum is
> expected to act as a facilitating body without binding decision making
> capacity, equal footing for all participants is the most effective
> working principle to enable high quality results.
>
> •       Thematic autonomy: The Forum must be free to choose its topics as it
> considers appropriate. Most topics relevant to Internet Governance are
> cross-cutting issues, which touch upon the responsibilities and
> competences of existing organizations. However, the forum should not be
> seen as their competitor. The IGF will function as a facilitator that
> promotes enhanced cooperation amongst all involved bodies by generating
> and diffusing "best-practice" and "lessons learned" forms of knowledge.
>
> •       Forum as process: The forum should be designed as an ongoing process
> with most of its work taking place throughout the year in smaller
> thematic groups over the Internet. Its face to face meetings should
> constitute just one element in this process.
>
> •       Accessible location: The highest priority in choosing locations for
> the forum should be accessibility to all potential participants. In
> considering perspective locations issues such as: proximity to
> governmental missions and the local hotel and transit infrastructure
> should be balanced with concerns about travel costs and the availability
> of entrance visas.
>
> •       Transparency: For the sake of its legitimacy, the forum must take an
> open and transparent approach to its structure, procedures, membership
> and to all of its deliberations and recommendations. The forum must
> publish regular and frequent reports detailing its activities.
>
>
> II Tasks of the Forum on Internet Governance
>
>
> The Tunis Agenda for the Information Society calls on the Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF) to play a multidimensional, catalytic role in
> relation to existing Internet governance mechanisms.  Among other
> things, the Forum should:
>
> •       Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices between
> bodies dealing with different international public policies regarding
> the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any
> existing body. In this regard the Forum should make full use of the
> expertise of the academic, scientific and technical communities;
>
>        Interface: with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other
> institutions on matters under their purview;
>
>        Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing
> and/or future Internet Governance mechanisms, particularly those from
> developing countries;
>
>        Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant
> bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations;
>
> •       Contribute to capacity-building for Internet Governance in developing
> countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;
>
> •       Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS
> principles in Internet Governance processes.
>
>
> jeanette
>
>
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