[governance] Part 1 - About OECD

[Katitza Rodriguez]

Greetings


Disclaimer: I have been the Liaison for Civil Society at the OECD-ICCP 
Committee since its creation until April 2010 when I changed my job, and 
I move to EFF. I am sharing this information with those who are 
interested to learn more about OECD.


     The OECD is an international organization of thirty countries that 
accept the principles of representative democracy and free market 
economy. The organization provides a setting in which governments can 
compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems; identify 
good practices, and co-ordinate domestic and international policies.


The OECD-ICCP Committee is the primary committee for OECD 
decision-making concerning specific Information Society policy. The 
OECD-ICCP publishes books, statistics, working papers and reference 
materials. Of particular interest to civil society groups in the IT 
field are the /OECD Communications Outloo/k and /OECD Information 
Technology Outlook/. These reports contain forecasts and analysis of the 
communications and information technology industries in OECD member 
countries and non-member economies.

The OECD-ICCP has also developed a series of policy guidelines of 
particular interest to civil society organizations working on Internet 
policy. These initiatives include the OECD Policy Guidance on 
Convergence and Next Generation Networks, Access to Research Data, 
Protecting and Empowering Consumers in Communication Services, Consumer 
Protection in E-commerce, Privacy and Security as well as recent 
recommendations in such areas as mobile commerce, RFID, access to public 
information, critical information infrastructure, online dispute 
resolution, among others.


It's false to think of OECD as governing all things Internet -it does 
not and it can not.

  - OECD does not try to cover all Internet policy issues (at least for 
now), and it does not try to cover all aspects of the Internet. The ICCP 
works on the economic aspect of policy development for the issues that 
its member countries are interested in working on.


- OECD sees itself as being very different in scope to IGF; it does not 
see itself as engaging in IG or social issues; it does not have 
norm-setting power (nor help us Treaties) lathough it's policy reports 
are very influential). It does not see itself as the exclusive voice on 
an issue; for instance, it defers to WIPO on IP issues etc.



*Why CSISAC members (http://csisac.org/members.php) decided to join CSISAC?
*

The main purpose of the CSISAC is to contribute constructively to the 
policy work of the OECD-ICCP and to promote the exchange of information 
between the OECD and the civil society participants in the information 
technology field. Information from the OECD will provide civil society 
participants with a stronger empirical basis to make policy assessments; 
inputs into research and policy development from civil society will 
provide the OECD with the essential perspective of stakeholders "at the 
receiving end" of policy. Strengthening the relationship between civil 
society and the OECD will lead to better-informed and more widely 
accepted policy frameworks.


The CSISAC includes the CSISAC Membership, the CSISAC Steering 
Committee, and the CSISAC Liaison . The OECD Steering Committee reads as 
follows:

Karen BANKS, Association For Progressive Communications

Anna FIELDER, Privacy International, Consumer Focus

Gwen HINZE, EFF

Jaiok KIM, Consumer Korea

Meryem MARZOUKI, EDRI

Rashmi RANGNATH from Public Knowledge

Marc ROTENBERG, EPIC Executive Director

Cristos VELASCO, NACPEC

Tony VETTER, International Institute for Sustainable Development

The *Working Party on the Information Economy (WPIE)*focuses on digital 
content, ICT diffusion to business, ICT-enabled offshoring, ICT skills 
and employment and the publication of the OECD Information Technology 
Outlook, and ICTs and the Environment.

*_CSISAC issues_*: Balanced Intellectual Property Policies, Digital 
Inclusion, Employment, ICT & The Environment, Access to Knowledge, 
Privacy & Transparency, Freedom of Expression, Pluralistic Media, and 
Consumer Protection.

The *Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP)*develops 
policy options to sustain trust, information security and privacy in the 
global networked society.

**

*_CSISAC issues_*: Privacy & Transparency, Consumer Protection, and 
Internet Governance.

The *Working Party on Communications and Infrastructure Services Policy 
(WPCISP**)*reviews telecommunications and Internet policy (regulatory 
reform, convergence of telecommunication, Internet, cable television and 
broadcasting networks).

*_CSISAC issues_*: Balanced Intellectual Property Policies, Privacy & 
Data Protection, Consumer Rights, Internet Governance, Network 
Neutrality, and Digital Inclusion.



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[1] The term "ICCP Committee" includes the Working Parties of the Committee.

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