[governance] Brazilian speech morning session CSTD

[Lee W McKnight]

My 2 cents from my Syracuse cheap seat: real issue is neither seats at CSTD's temporary table nor openness of this IGF improvements suggesting process.

It's about future of 'enhanced cooperation,' with many developing countries putting in markers now for a future Internet IGO aka mechanism for enhanced cooperation.

So I'm guessing they reach a conclusion semi-acceptable to cs for now, but this whole day is but a sideshow to 2011's theater.

Lee
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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:

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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"

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