[governance] Consensus call on letter from IGC, ICC and ISOC

[Jeremy Malcolm]

This (the s) was a typo on my part, sorry.

On 19-Oct-2010, at 9:32 AM, Jacqueline Morris  
<jam at jacquelinemorris.com> wrote:

> I agree, but with one note - in para 3, line 1:
> "In this context we are concerned that the consultations scheduled  
> for 14 December in New York is not in fact as open and inclusive as  
> the ECOSOC resolution requires."
>
> Should be either "consultation...is" or "consultations .... are".
>
> Jacqueline
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>  
> wrote:
> Here is the same text as just posted, but with the changes merged  
> and with "civil society" now placed first in the list of  
> stakeholders; an amendment which Izumi proposed and which ISOC has  
> agreed to (I doubt ICC will object either).
>
> On the point about the number of representatives of non-governmental  
> stakeholders, it seems that we needlessly assumed the worst.  Re- 
> reading the invitation letter (at http://mini.me.my/h) the  
> interpretation that there will be three representatives does seem  
> the most sensible one ("the views of civil society and private  
> sector organisations, as well as the Internet technical community,  
> will be summarized for presentation by a designated representative,  
> who will base the group's presentation on submissions received").
>
> Since many of you have already expressed your support for the  
> letter, I suggest that during the next 72 hours:
>
> * Those who previously agreed with the letter, but who do not agree  
> with the minor changes from ISOC and the ICC, reply to state your  
> objection.
>
> * Those who do not agree with either form of the letter, please  
> reply to state your objection.
>
> * Those who agree and have not already said so, may reply to say so.
>
> Then 72 hours from now (the Charter requires 48 hours) Izumi and I  
> will determine whether we have reached a rough consensus.  Here,  
> then, is the final text:
>
>
> His Excellency Sha Zukang
> Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
> United Nations
> 3 United Nations Plaza
> New York, NY 10017
>
> Dear Undersecretary General Sha Zukang,
>
> 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 14 December in New York is 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 of each  
> stakeholder group (civil society, Internet technical community and  
> business) to speak during the consultations to summarize the  
> contributions of that non-governmental stakeholder group.
>
> 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 with constrained  
> participation by the other stakeholders who are critical to the  
> continued development of the Information Society. This runs counter  
> to the principle established at the World Summit on the Information  
> Society (WSIS) 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.” In addition, paragraph 71  
> recognizes enhanced cooperation involves all stakeholders in their r 
> espective roles and responsibilities.
>
> We understand that limits that have been placed upon the  
> participation of civil society,
> business and the Internet technical community 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 (IGF) that are already scheduled for 22  
> November 2010 or that a larger venue be found at the UN in New York.
>
> Thank you for your ongoing support of the multi-stakeholder process  
> of Internet governance, and for considering the important concerns  
> we have raised above. We look forward to receiving your response in  
> due course.
> -- 
>
> Signed by
> The Internet Governance Caucus, the Internet Society (ISOC) and the  
> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
>
> -- 
> Jeremy Malcolm
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