[governance] Consensus call on letter from IGC, ICC and ISOC
Thomas Lowenhaupt
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Wed Oct 20 23:49:44 EDT 2010
I look forward to this being sent.
Best,
Tom Lowenhaupt
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> 2010/10/19 Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org
> <mailto: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 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 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 by
> The Internet Governance Caucus, the Internet Society (ISOC)
> and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
>
> --
>
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