[governance] <Urgent> Draft Joint Letter protesting CSTD WG composition only by governments

[Graciela Selaimen]

I also agree.
Thanks, Izumi.

Graciela Selaimen
Instituto Nupef

>     > Message du 09/12/10 01:54
>     > De : "Izumi AIZU"
>     > A : "Governance List"
>     > Copie à :
>     > Objet : [governance] Draft Joint Letter protesting CSTD WG
>     composition only by governments
>     >
>     > Dear list,
>     >
>     > The "rumor" that the decision to compose CSTD WG only by governments
>     > is now proven to be true, decided by very few members of CSTD.
>     >
>     > I have contacted ICC and ISOC, similar to the joint letter work
>     we had on
>     > Dec 14 consultation on enhanced cooperation. They shared the same
>     > concern and worked out with many others mostly at ICANN Cartagena
>     > meeting including ICANN, government folks etc: UK, Sweden, US,
>     > ICANN, ccNSO etc.
>     >
>     > Here is the draft text as of now. They plan to send it shortly,
>     and asking IGC
>     > to join. There may be last-minute minor edit, but it is almost
>     final.
>     >
>     > I propose that IGC to sign. IF you have any comments or suggestions,
>     > please reply to this quickly. In general, we need 48 hours to
>     decide,
>     > but in this
>     > special case, we may not have that luxury of time.
>     >
>     > I have prepared our own draft (sorry for the complication), and now
>     > it is being edited by our nominees for CSTD WG. My suggestion is
>     > to carry on this draft as well, and send it in addition to the
>     joint one.
>     >
>     > I will post that draft in a separate email and welcome your
>     comments.
>     > We will send that and perhaps make statement at Dec 17 WG meeting
>     > if they do not change their decision. We will also include that and
>     > read that at Dec 14 EC consultation meeting in New York.
>     >
>     > Sorry for the confusing manner, but this could happen, and I think
>     > acting quickly to keep the Multi-stakeholder framework is urgently
>     > needed and important for us.
>     >
>     > I hope you understand and support this.
>     >
>     > best,
>     >
>     > izumi
>     >
>     > ------------------
>     > DRAFT
>     >
>     > To Frederic Riehl
>     > Cc Ghana Chair of the CSTD
>     >
>     > We are surprised and deeply concerned by the CSTD Bureau’s decision
>     > that the Working Group on IGF Improvements mandated by resolution
>     > (2010/2) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
>     > will be composed exclusively of member states.
>     > This ECOSOC resolution, which was initially negotiated during
>     the CSTD
>     > in May 2010 by or in the presence of many of the signatories below,
>     > asked the Chair of the CSTD to establish a Working Group to: "seek,
>     > compile and review inputs from all Member States and all other
>     > stakeholders on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF),
>     > in line with the mandate set out in the Tunis Agenda".
>     > These words are a clear reference to the paragraph of the WSIS
>     Plan of
>     > Action (Geneva 2003) that led to the establishment of the very
>     > successful Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and
>     ultimately
>     > the creation of the IGF itself:
>     >
>     > We ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a
>     working
>     > group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that
>     > ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of
>     > governments, the private sector and civil society from both
>     developing
>     > and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and
>     > international organizations and forums, to investigate and make
>     > proposals for action…
>     >
>     > We therefore expected that the composition of the Working Group
>     would
>     > be strongly inspired by the methodology adopted for setting up the
>     > multi-stakeholder WGIG, as stated as the CSTD Vice-Chair’s
>     > recommendation in his report on the meeting he convened on 16
>     > September 2010.
>     >
>     > The format decided by the Bureau of the CSTD is contrary to both the
>     > letter and the spirit of the ECOSOC resolution and is therefore not
>     > acceptable.
>     >
>     > In any event, it is not up to the Bureau of the CSTD to make a
>     > decision on this matter. This is not a Working Group of the
>     CSTD, but
>     > rather a Working Group to be convened by the Chair of the CSTD as
>     > instructed by the ECOSOC resolution.
>     > The CSTD Chair entrusted you with the mission of implementing the
>     > request made to her. In light of that and the above information we
>     > urge you to retract the decision of 7 December, and to establish an
>     > appropriately constituted Working Group consistent with the WSIS
>     > formulation ensuring “the full and active participation of
>     > governments, the private sector and civil society from both
>     developing
>     > and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and
>     > international organizations and forums”.
>     >
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