[governance] UN SG's report on enhanced cooperation

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Bonjour

never forget that ITU is a "technological" agency (at least on the paper) since it is the oldest international telecoms body. Nevertheless -and I'm strongly oppose that activity- ITU organiizes "Internet protection for the children" conferences and is more and more "regulation" oriented then "development" oriented (which is its primary function besides standardizatioin). In other words ITU has'nt any intellectual capacity (nor does it have the financiel resources) to be a main actor in this field.
CS should be very aware of this and rather promote a "structured" cooperation between ITU, Unesco and the UNDP for instance. 

I remember that Bill Drake proposed some ideas for an overdue ITU reform in this context at he 2008 meeting of EuroDIG , and I expressed my readiness for contributing to this thinking. Will it be on a (very) future CS agenda ?

Best regards
Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT




> Message du 14/11/09 10:30
> De : "Fouad Bajwa" 
> A : governance at lists.cpsr.org, "McTim" 
> Copie à : "Parminder" 
> Objet : Re: [governance] UN SG's report on enhanced cooperation
> 
> 
> Hmm, I see ITU's submission on their own part but not as part of the
> report's overall objective. ITU and UNESCO have their own views but
> bringing the issue of IG just under one existing governance
> organizational structure limits it. For example, ITU never talks about
> rights of Human's on the Internet..........it may be more interesting
> in building the invincible hand behind cyber security law enforcement
> standards and practice but not seeing the social aspects of the
> Internet.
> 
> In my opinion, the IG aspect with respect to having the IGF continued
> is still the best way to go!
> 
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 12:55 PM, McTim wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Parminder wrote:
> >> Pl find enclosed the UN SG's report on Enhanced Cooperation. Nothing new
> >> here,
> >
> >
> > Nothing new? Read the ITU section again, it's a bald power play (not
> > that that is new), but this is the first I have heard of, inter alia,:
> >
> > • An improved governance framework could be formed, in 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 ITU has the necessary
> > mandate and hence could play a leading role in the creation of this
> > governance structure.
> >
> > • The role and functions related to policies governing the
> > harmonized and global coordination of services for country-code
> > top-level domains (ccTLDs) should be assumed by a relevant
> > intergovernmental body with a mandate from Governments and experience
> > in providing such services so that concerns and interests of sovereign
> > States can be taken into account.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> >
> > McTim
> > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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