[governance] Draft letter to Under-Secretary-General Sha for comments

[Baudouin SCHOMBE]

dear all,

I personally agree with the contents of this letter that deeply express our
concerns.
It is inconceivable that we could return to the starting point of all
discussions that took place during the preparatory meetings for Phase 1 and
2 of the World Summit on the Information Society.

I thanked us all for being supportive and to be constant, constructive and
prudent in all mechanisms of disorientation in relation to the evolution of
digital technology.

The experience proved enough to the real civil society is that the IGC is
not corruptible nor passive.
We do not lower the bar any price.

Let me express to all my sincere considerations.

SCHOMBE BAUDOUIN
*COORDONNATEUR DU CENTRE AFRICAIN D'ECHANGE CULTUREL (CAFEC)
 ACADEMIE DES TIC
*COORDONNATEUR NATIONAL REPRONTIC
*MEMBRE FACILITATEUR GAID AFRIQUE
*NCUC/GNSO MEMBER (ICANN)

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2010/10/17 Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org>

> Dear List,
>
> Here is draft text for a letter that the Internet Governance Caucus
> proposes to send objecting to the exclusivity of the upcoming enhanced
> cooperation consultations.
>
> While we have asked ICC and ISOC if they are willing to join us to make it
> sort of joint statement, we like to first ask our IGC members to discuss
> about
> this and, given short time, call for [rough] consensus within a few days if
> that
> is feasible.
>
> Please be specific to the wording as much as possible. And of course we
> welcome
> your constructive suggestions for the handling of this with other
> stakeholders as well.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jeremy and Izumi
>
> His Excellency Sha Zukang
> Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
> United Nations
> 3 United Nations Plaza
> New York, NY 10017
>
> Your Excellency,
> Thank you for your open letter of 7 October 2010, addressed to civil
> society and private sector stakeholders, in which you invite them to
> participate in consultations in New York on 14th December.
>
> Quoting resolution 2010/2 of the Economic and Social Council, the
> letter explains that these are meant as "open and inclusive
> consultations involving all Member States and other stakeholders with
> a view to assisting the process of enhanced cooperation ... in respect
> of international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet ...
> through a balanced participation of all stakeholders in their
> respective roles and responsibilities."
>
> In this context we are concerned that the consultations scheduled for
> New York are not in fact as open and inclusive as the ECOSOC
> resolution requires.  Specifically, we were surprised that
> non-governmental stakeholders were invited only to give written
> contributions, and to nominate a single representative to speak during
> the consultations to summarize the contributions of all
> non-governmental stakeholders.
>
> In our respectful view, this does not amount to the open and inclusive
> consultation called for by ECOSOC, but rather is effectively an
> intergovernmental consultation. This runs counter to the principle
> established at the World Summit on the Information Society 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 acknowledge that the restraints that have been placed upon the
> participation of private sector and civil society stakeholders in this
> consultation are said to be as a result of space constraints at the
> United Nations complex in New York.
> Might we suggest, then, that due to the importance of securing wide
> and inclusive participation of all stakeholders in this consultation,
> the date and venue be changed to the Palais des Nations in Geneva,
> perhaps following the open consultations of the Internet Governance
> Forum that are already scheduled for 22 November 2010.
> Thank you for your ongoing support of the multi-stakeholder process of
> Internet governance, and for considering the important concerns raised
> above. We look forward to receiving your response in due course.
>
> END
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