[governance] Draft IGC letter pf protest on CSTD WG composition

[Deirdre Williams]

I agree
Deirdre

On 9 December 2010 10:13, Jacqueline Morris <jam at jacquelinemorris.com>wrote:

> text is good in general.
>
> Jacqueline A. Morris
> Technology should be like oxygen: Ubiquitous, Necessary, Invisible and
> Free. (after Chris Lehmann )
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 4:49 AM, Derrick L. Cogburn <dcogburn at syr.edu>
> wrote:
> > I agree with the text.
> > DLC
> >
> >
> > Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn
> > Associate Professor of International Relations
> > International Communication Program
> > School of International Service
> > American University
> > Director: Center for Research on Collaboratories and
> > Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (Cotelco)
> > http://cotelco.net
> > Sent from my iPad
> > On Dec 9, 2010, at 4:47 AM, "Louis Pouzin (well)" <pouzin at well.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I agree with this text.
> > - - -
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear list,
> >> Here is the draft letter of protest on CSTD WG composition by IGC,
> >> NOT the joint one which I sent earlier.
> >>
> >> As I wrote earlier, it's been edited by the nominees for CSTD WG
> >> for both substance and the tone/style.
> >>
> >> I like to call for the consensus, will wait till the end
> >> of Friday, Dec 10 working hours in Europe unless there is
> >> a) good amount of support expressed earlier than that, and
> >> b) urgent need (either positive or negative) arises earlier
> >>
> >> Comments are all welcome, which will be taken into final
> >> wording as much as possible.
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> izumi
> >>
> >> ---------------------
> >>
> >> Honourable Mme. Sherry Ayittey
> >> Chairperson
> >> UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
> >>
> >> His Exellency Mr. Frederic Riehl,
> >> Vice Chairperson,
> >> UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Ms. Ayittey and Mr. Riehl,
> >>
> >> Thank you for undertaking the IGF review process.
> >>
> >> We have learned that the membership of the CSTD Working Group on IGF
> will
> >> comprise Government representatives only and that no Civil Society,
> Private
> >> Sector, or Technical Community members will be included. Since there is
> no
> >> official announcement on this issue, we first of all seek a confirmation
> if
> >> the above mentioned is indeed true.
> >>
> >> In the unfortunate case that it has been so decided, we, the
> undersigned,
> >> would like to express our strong concern about that decision which is
> >> apparently in violation of the mandate given by the concerned ECOSOC
> >> resolution,  for setting up the Working Group in an ‘open and inclusive
> >> manner’. We understand that the same mandate is imminent to also be
> >> communicated through a UN General Assembly resolution. We are unable to
> >> identify “openness and inclusion” as underlying principles of the
> present
> >> process of setting up the Working Group. The overall approach to this
> >> important issue related to Internet Governance is also in violation of
> the
> >> Tunis Agenda, paras 37, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 83, 97,105, and 108, both in
> >> letter and spirit.
> >>
> >> The process also clearly goes against the Chair’s Summary of Vilnius IGF
> >> consultation and the Chair’s tentative road map indicates that the
> Working
> >> Group will employ multi-stakeholder composition, modality and work
> method.
> >>
> >> As the Chair’s Summary says:
> >> It was stressed by many participants that the multi-stakeholder
> character
> >> and inclusive spirit and principles of the IGF have been successful and
> >> should continue to guide the composition, modalities and working methods
> of
> >> the CSTD Working Group on the IGF.
> >>
> >> Thus, it was emphasised by a large number of interventions that it was
> >> essential that the working Group be composed of a balanced number of
> >> representatives from all stakeholders - governments, civil society and
> the
> >> private sector.
> >>
> >> A majority of stakeholders welcomed the Chair’s suggestion to use the
> >> model of the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), which was
> set
> >> up in the aftermath of the 2003 Geneva phase of WSIS “in an open and
> >> inclusive manner”
> >>
> >> In this context, we are very much concerned that the WG composition is
> not
> >> in fact open and inclusive and that non-governmental stakeholders (civil
> >> society, business and Internet technical community) will be excluded
> from
> >> the WG membership altogether. Non-governmental stakeholders are critical
> to
> >> the continued development and success of building the people-centered
> >> Information Society. Their exclusion runs counter to WSIS principles
> >> including that "The international management of the Internet should be
> >> multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of
> >> governments, the private sector, civil society and international
> >> organizations.”
> >>
> >> We do not understand why this regressive decision was suddenly made, but
> >> we do request that this decision be reversed, even if that will require
> some
> >> additional time.
> >>
> >> We respectfully call for all government members with whom to date we
> have
> >> acted as partners in pursuit of IGF improvement, to examine the possible
> >> consequences of this perhaps hastily-considered proposal to the whole
> >> ecology and future of Internet Governance which has been evolving in a
> >> unique multistakeholder manner, and pursue an approach satisfactory to
> all
> >> stakeholders.
> >>
> >> We hope that we may have misunderstood the effect of this decision and
> >> that our reaction is therefore misplaced. However if we are not
> mistaken, we
> >> fear that the CSTD’s decision will lead not to the improvement, but
> rather,
> >> to the regression and even destruction of the IGF and the trust that has
> >> been built among  the stakeholders since WSIS.  A lack of meaningful
> >> multistakeholder involvement will make IGF both ineffective and
> irrelevant,
> >> and thwart attempts to further develop effective internet governance at
> this
> >> crucial time.
> >>
> >> We look forward to receiving your response at the earliest.
> >>
> >> Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus
> >>
> >>
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