RV: [governance] Statement to OC meeting in May regarding "Internet

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Hi Ginger, as I wrote before (email of late March),

there is no decision to exclude rights and principles as a theme, and 
even less so on the grounds that it is not properly defined. You quote 
from a reporting section that summarizes a discussion of the MAG.

It is important for us to explain why we want to see rights and 
principles discussed but we should not generalize or misinterpret the 
opinion of a minority of MAG members.

jeanette

Ginger Paque wrote:
> Here is a starting draft for discussion, please opine:
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> The Internet Governance Caucus notes the statement from the Programme 
> Paper: “....Some favoured the inclusion of ‘Internet rights and 
> principles’ as a cross-cutting theme”. This concurs with the widespread 
> support for this concept from various stakeholder groups at the February 
> open consultations.
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> However we are concerned at the decision to exclude it as a theme this 
> year on the grounds that there is “no established definition of this 
> theme and that therefore it should not be discussed at the Sharm El 
> Sheikh meeting.”
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> We are surprised by this reasoning for exclusion and request that the 
> MAG revisit this subject given the wide support which has been 
> expressed. Given that these matters are specifically contained in the 
> Tunis Agenda (paras 70 and 42) we do not see lack of definition as a 
> reason for exclusion. However, if it is not possible to include this 
> concept until it is defined within IGF, we ask that the IGF 2009 include 
> a prominent plenary space to establish this definition, in preparation 
> for more comprehensive discussions in future debates and meetings.
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