[governance] IGC statement to IGF MAG - Yea

[Carlos Afonso]

I think the "statement" (why not call it a *CSIG Caucus Proposal to the 
IGF*, not a "pronunciamiento"?) as it stands now is great -- no need for 
further make-up retouching and such :) Let us deliver it to the MAG.

--c.a.

yehudakatz at mailinator.com wrote:
> Parminder Jeet Singh, Vittorio Bertola, William (Bill) Drake 
> 
> Following Ian Peter's First Motion, and with regards to the editorial-concerns
> of 
> Parminder Singh, Adam Peake, & Jeremy Malcolm's:
> 
> I Second the Motion to carry the 'IGC statement to IGF MAG' forward.
> 
> Vote – Yea
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net];
> Sent: 09 May 2007 03:33
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: RE: [governance] IGC statement to IGF MAG
> 
> 
> To keep things moving, I am putting the intro together with the themes. I have
> included the suggestions for changes which I could trace, but if any suggestion
> is left out, please let me know.
> 
> ---
> 
> (Begins):
> 
> In view of their central importance to the current discourse on Internet
> Governance, the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus will like the
> following themes addressed in the main sessions at the IGF.
> 
> (1) Internet Global Public Policy - Issues and Institutions 
> 
> A call to "discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet
> governance" is the first point in the IGF mandate in the Tunis agenda. The
> Agenda deals at length with the question of new global public policy issues
> regarding IG, the possibility of new frameworks and structures, and the role
> of existing ones (e.g., paragraphs 61, 69). We therefore believe that an IGF
> Plenary session should explore the following topics: 
> 
> a) What is "public policy" on the Internet and when do we need to use global
> institutions to establish it? The Tunis Agenda distinguishes between
> "technical" and "public policy" issues, and between public policy and the
> "day-to-day technical and operational matters." What makes an Internet?
> governance issue a "public policy" issue, and what happens when policy
> concerns are closely linked to technical administration?
> 
> b) What was intended by the TA's call for the "development of
> globally-applicable principles on public policy issues associated with the
> coordination and management of critical Internet resources" and how can this
> goal be pursued?
> 
> 
> (2) ICANN and Core Internet Resources
> 
> Policy toward "critical Internet resources" is a major topic  in the Tunis
> Agenda and the mandate for the IGF. Currently, name and number resources are
> administered by ICANN and the Regional Internet Registries. This session
> should discuss the policy issues and policy making processes in these
> institutions. In particular, ICANN's  status as an international
> organization, its representation of various constituencies and stakeholders,
> and the changing role of the  GAC within ICANN should be discussed. 
> 
> 
> (3) Global Internet policies impacting access to and effective use of the
> Internet by disadvantage people and groups - The development agenda in IG
> 
> We would like to have a plenary session devoted to the topic, how can global
> Internet governance policies and practices have an impact on disadvantaged
> peoples' access to, and effective use of, the Internet and their access to
> knowledge? This panel would try to identify and explore the specific
> policies, institutional mechanisms, resource allocation processes, property
> rights regimes and financing mechanisms that are international in scope and
> can have a real affect on access to, and effective use of, the Internet by
> disadvantaged people and groups.
> 
> 
> (4) The role and mandate of IGF
> 
> The Tunis Agenda mandated that the IGF should, inter alia, facilitate
> discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international
> public policies and issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing
> body; interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other
> institutions on matters under their purview;  identify emerging issues,
> bring them to the attention of the relevant bodies and the general public,
> and, where appropriate, make recommendations; and promote and assess, on an
> ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance
> processes. Since these critically important, value-adding functions cannot
> be performed by any existing Internet governance mechanism, nor by annual
> conferences built around plenary presentations from invited speakers, the
> purpose of this panel would be to foster an open and inclusive dialogue on
> how the IGF could fulfill these and other elements of its mandate.
> 
> (ends)
> 
> It is late here, and I will see if it needs a round of cleaning in the
> morning. My proposal is to put up a text for consensus call sometime late
> tomorrow. (will figure out the exact text and time with Vittorio)
> 
> Parminder 
> ________________________________________________
> Parminder Jeet Singh
> IT for Change, Bangalore
> Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities 
> Tel: (+91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890
> Fax: (+91-80) 4146 1055
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Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
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