[governance] Final text of letter from IGC, ICC and ISOC

Tue Oct 19 09:20:36 EDT 2010

Good work!
I agree with the text, taking into account the valuable observation made by
De.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Deirdre Williams <
williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 (Internet
> technical community, civil society and business) *to speak during the
> consultations to summarize the contributions of all *that non-governmental
> stakeholder*s* group*.
>
> In "that non-governmental stakeholder group" is it necessary to include
> "non-governmental"? In a multi-stakeholder gathering one should not qualify
> a group of those stakeholders as not being the same as another individual
> stakeholder. This seems to acknowledge a superiority to the individual group
> that the several groups are "not like". "that stakeholder group" seems to me
> to express more clearly a perceived discrepancy in the allocation of
> representatives.
> Deirdre
>
> On 18 October 2010 20:43, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
>
>> Here is a version of the text to which the ICC and ISOC are also agreed.
>>  The changes are minor.  Before making a consensus call, we are still
>> clarifying one of the changes, which is the statement that there will be
>> three representatives rather than one allowed to summarise the submissions
>> of the non-governmental stakeholders.  Perhaps this has been agreed
>> privately and we have not yet been informed.
>>
>> Once we clarify this, due to the unanimity of support for this letter
>> already already expressed on the list, it is probably not necessary to
>> subject you all to an another online poll to make a consensus call.
>>  Instead, I propose that Izumi and I will make that call based on list
>> statements only.  If anyone disagrees, please let us know.
>>
>> 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*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 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 (Internet
>> technical community, civil society and business) *to speak during the
>> consultations to summarize the contributions of all *that
>> non-governmental stakeholder*s* group*.
>> *In our respectful view *We respectfully submit that 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 respective roles and
>> responsibilities.*
>> We *understand that limits* acknowledge that the restraints that have
>> been placed upon the participation of *business,* private sector andcivil society
>> *, 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
>> Project Coordinator*
>> Consumers International
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