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

[Sivasubramanian M]

I support this, with the suggestion that finer changes be made in line with
Adam Peake's notes.


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On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Baudouin SCHOMBE <b.schombe at gmail.com>wrote:

> It's good, I agree
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> 2010/10/19 Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>
>
> 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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