[governance] Brazilian speech morning session CSTD

[Michael Gurstein]

Hmmm... Interesting... Clearly a difference in perception as to what the
central issue is...
 
Some (all?) governments seem to see it as a question of "transparency" and
"openness", everyone else sees it as an issue of "seat at the table-ism".
 
M

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Subject: Re: [governance] Brazilian speech morning session CSTD


Since I just finished sending Alvaro a reply on the same, I might as well
share it. 


Thanks Alvaro.  I appreciate your intent to find a middle way, but being
invited as a non-member of the WG to speak at a meeting isn't real
multistakeholderism, isn't consistent with the Tunis Agenda, and isn't
terribly attractive.  I don't see why nongovernmental should help in such a
scenario, personally.



On Dec 17, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:


Brazilian speech, Dec 17th, morning session CSTD:

QUOTE


Brazil welcomes the way out we find today that is discussing ways of
involving stakeholders but always respecting UN rules:

Brazil also would like to play a constructive role in this, and we believe
we could offer to your consideration Madam Chairperson, two suggestions
regarding transparency and openess:

*	
The meetings should also be fully committed to openess: each chair of each
meetings of the working group may invite, for example, 5 speakers from each
stakeholder group which are recognized in Tunis Agenda - civil society,
business sector and international institutions; 

*	
each stakeholders present in each session of work could decide themselves
who will be the five representatives, but they will take into account,
whenever possible, the balanced participation of representatives from
developing and developed countries, including those who are not already
registered as observers in UN or ECOSOC;

*	
The working group already defined by you, Madam Chairperson, will have
meetings that are fully committed to transparency - any states, or other
stakeholders may attend the meetings.

In order to conclude Brazil would like to thank you very much, Madam
Chairperson, for all the consultations made about the establishment of this
working group: in vilnius, in last november and december the 6th. You
provided us an example of how dealing with a such a complex process in a
transparent way, not in a black box approach"


UNQUOTE

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Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
FGV Direito Rio

Center for Technology and Society
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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