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

[Fouad Bajwa]

Once again, well done all and I agree with the text!

This should be the go now!

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Regards.
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Fouad Bajwa


On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:41 AM, 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 AffairsUnited 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 respective 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 byThe Internet Governance Caucus, the Internet Society (ISOC) and the
> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
>
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> Jeremy Malcolm
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