[governance] CoE

[parminder]

On Friday 03 December 2010 08:39 PM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> Hi,
>
> While original OECD member countries are "high developed industrial
> nations" of the
> West, it is not entirely true now. They have been expanding its
> membership and activities.
>
> Of course, major works are still sort of "controlled" by rich
> industrial countries, just
> pointing that out may not be much productive.
>    
And why is it, Izumi, any more productive to keep pointing out that UN 
is the worst possible thing to figure in any global governance 
configuration, a task that we here seem to be singularly devoted to. And 
pointing to how it is 'controlled' by developing country govs which have 
about everything wrong about them. Especially when, unlike in case of 
OECD's control by rich countries, this is even not true.  Developed 
countries still wield by far more power at the UN than developing 
countries. It is a testimony to the ease with which civil society in IG 
arena has mostly allowed itself to be manipulated by powerful interests 
that we keep contributing to the impression that the opposite is true.

> I had similar image about OECD as "the Club of rich Western countries", they
> are trying to shift that.
That is what it is, and everyone knows that. You are just being too kind 
to the powerful group. I have not seen anyone seriously think any other 
way  than that it is the 'club of rich countries' (doesnt matter western 
of not, that is not the point)
Window dressings do not count. We need to be kinder to weaker groups not 
the most powerful ones. That is what civil society is supposed to do.


parminder
> Yes, the procedure to join OECD is not explicitly
> mentioned, and most meetings are "closed" and working documents are
> kept only among member,  thus it is still rather closed, I agree.
>
>  From OECD website:
>
> The 33 member countries of OECD are:
> Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark,
> Finland, France, Germany, Greece,  Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israël,
> Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg,  Mexico, the Netherlands, New
> Zealand,  Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
> Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
>
> Twenty of these countries became members on 14 December 1960, when the
> Convention establishing the organisation was signed. The others have
> joined over the years.
>
> In a Supplementary Protocol to the OECD Convention, the signatory
> states decided that the Commission of the European Community “shall
> participate in the work” of the Organisation. This participation goes
> well beyond that of a mere observer, and in fact gives the Commission
> quasi-Member status.
>
> In May 2007, OECD countries agreed to invite Chile, Estonia, Israel,
> Russia and Slovenia to open discussions for membership of the
> Organisation and offered enhanced engagement to Brazil, China, India,
> Indonesia and South Africa. The approval of so-called "road maps" in
> December 2007 marked the start of accession talks with Chile, Estonia,
> Israel, Russia and Slovenia.
>
> http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,3343,en_2649_201185_1889402_1_1_1_1,00.html
>
> Just FYI.
>
> izumi
>
>
> 2010/12/3 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
> <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>:
>    
>> Dear Parminder
>>
>> you always put COE and OECD in the same basket. This is noty correct. OECD has only high developed industrial nations as members, the CEO has a number of developing nations among its members.
>>
>> Furthermore would you accept if I invite you to serve as an external consultant for the planned CEO project on cross border Internet? I would like to see your concrete comments on the proposed "Framework of Committments" (FoC) - which will be probably a declaration of principles - and the planned recommendation on rights, duties and responsibilities of governments in the cross border Internet.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Wolfgang
>> ___________________________________________________
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