AW: AW: AW: [governance] UN General Assembly 2009 FYI

[Yehuda Katz]

Bill this paragraph renders the IGF Toothless: (P.S. Reference below)

The first section of the paragraph suggest an "enhancement" of Governmental
Participation, when in fact an open doors to Governmental Participation has
been open to Governments since the start of WSIS. [Bertrand can verify that].

It also specifies that Governments have the legitimate power in: "the
formulation of international public policy for information and communications
technologies." 

The second paragraph reduces the Legitimate Players and the venue motus to be
used: " there already exist intergovernmental bodies under the United Nations
umbrella that have strong participation of Governments, the experience and also
the necessary mandate. "

The final paragraph Kills and renders the IGF Toothless:
"caution must be exercised when suggesting that the Internet Governance Forum
could play a decision-making  role or provide oversight functions in
Internet-related public policy issues."

The forth paragraph coronates the ITU as the designate body of	authority,
abolishing-any and all-previous Mandates: 
"International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has the necessary mandate and
hence could play a leading role in the creation of such a governance structure.
Resolution 102 of the 2006 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference instructs the ITU."

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Basically the "United Nations umbrella" as its written here, will hyjack the
IGF and use it as a guise to make: "decision-making  role(s) or provide
oversight functions in Internet-related public policy issues". 

Seems that the IGF is changing, and I find the changes in mind to be, less
'transparent' to the Common World and even more so to the Developing World. 

The UN has its own systemic problems, (The UN Model itself is imbalanced). I
feel that to grab the IGF in such a manner suggested, only creates a
continuation of these systemic problems. 

Sometimes some thing Old (The UN System / ITU) has to die, in order for new
things to grow (That beyond the IGF). The notion of: "rather than attempting to
create new ones." suggest to me that  there are Members of the UN that are not
ready and willing to move forward with the birth of new models. 

Thats a sad reality, given the Human price it extracts.

To Many 'Career Politicians' under the Umbrella (ITU in particular), perhaps
they should step out into the rain of the real world. 

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P.S. Re.:
> 
> The current Internet governance framework could be enhanced to ensure greater
and more active participation of Governments in the formulation of
international public policy for information and communications technologies. 

Measures taken could ensure better cooperation between Governments and other
stakeholders in the policy formulation process. 
It should be noted that there already exist intergovernmental bodies under the
United Nations umbrella that have strong participation of Governments, the
experience and also the necessary mandate. 

An improved governance framework could leverage such existing structures to
enhance Government participation, rather than attempting to create new ones.
there already exist intergovernmental bodies under the United Nations umbrella
that have strong participation of Governments, the experience and also the
necessary mandate. 

Also, caution must be exercised when suggesting that the Internet Governance
Forum could play a decision-making  role or provide oversight functions in
Internet-related public policy issues.

An improved governance framework could be formed within which all countries
would have an equal say in Internet-related public policy issues and in the
management of critical Internet resources....
An intergovernmental organization such as the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) has the necessary mandate and hence could play a leading role in
the creation of such a governance structure. Resolution 102 of the 2006 ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference instructs the ITU.
>
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