AW: AW: [governance] New CSTD consultation on WSIS follow-up

Fri Oct 29 10:29:59 EDT 2010

Dear Wolfgang.. thanks for raising this.. when I wrote that message I 
was actually going to include the CS 2003 declaration URL.. but I was so 
busy that I did not.

It is a very strong document.  I looked at it recently, and it contains 
many issues which have not been focused on in WSIS follow up, but which 
are important and relevant for internet governance and public policy, 
such as copyright, the public domain, global citizenship, and more.

Even the title is an important reminder: "Shaping information societies 
for human needs".

I support Wolfgang's suggestion that we work toward a new declaration.

We hope to use a new Global Information Society Watch interactive 
webspace (which will be launched in 2011) to ask civil society to 
reflect on what has been achieved (or not) in terms of the 2003 
declaration we developed.

The Tunis phase civil society declaration is at 
http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/contributions/co13.doc

  Its title is "Much more could have been achieved" :) As a matter of 
interest, I paste below what it says about internet governance....

Anriette

    Internet Governance

Civil Society is pleased with the decision to create an Internet 
Governance Forum (IGF), which it has advocated for since 2003. We also 
are pleased that the IGF will have sufficient scope to deal with the 
issues we believe must be addressed, most notably the conformity of 
existing arrangements with the Geneva Principles, and other 
cross-cutting or multidimensional issues that cannot be optimally dealt 
with within current arrangements. However, we reiterate our concerns 
that the Forum must not be anchored in any existing specialized 
international organization, meaning that its legal form, finances, and 
professional staff should be independent. In addition, we reiterate our 
view that the forum should be more than a place for dialogue. As was 
recommended by the WGIG Report, it should also provide expert analysis, 
trend monitoring, and capacity building, including in close 
collaboration with external partners in the research community.

We are concerned about the absence of details on how this forum will be 
created and on how it will be funded. We insist that the modalities of 
the IGF be determined in full cooperation with Civil Society. We 
emphasize that success in the forum, as in most areas of Internet 
governance, will be impossible without the full participation of Civil 
Society. By full participation we mean much more than playing a mere 
advisory role. Civil Society must be able to participate fully and 
equally both in plenary and any working or drafting group discussions, 
and must have the same opportunities as other stakeholders to influence 
agendas and outcomes.

The Tunis Agenda addressed the issue of political oversight of critical 
Internet resources in its paragraphs 69 to 71. This, in itself, is an 
achievement. It is also important that governments recognized the need 
for the development of a set of Internet-related public policy 
principles that would frame political oversight of Internet resources. 
These principles must respect, protect and promote human rights as laid 
down in international human rights treaties, ensure equitable access to 
information and online opportunities for all, and promote development.

It is important that governments have established that developing these 
principles should be a shared responsibility. However, it is very 
unfortunate that the Tunis Agenda suggests that governments are only 
willing to share this role and responsibility among themselves, in 
cooperation with international organisations. Civil Society remains 
strongly of the view that the formulation of appropriate and legitimate 
public policies pertaining to Internet governance requires the full and 
meaningful involvement of non-governmental stakeholders.

With regard to paragraph 40 of the Tunis Agenda, we are disappointed 
that there is no mention that efforts to combat cyber-crime need to be 
exercised in the context of checks and balances provided by fundamental 
human rights, particularly freedom of expression and privacy.

With regard to paragraph 63, we believe that a country code Top Level 
Domain (ccTLD) is a public good both for people of the concerned country 
or economy and for global citizens who have various linkages to 
particular countries. While we recognize the important role of 
governments in protecting the ccTLDs that refer to their countries or 
economies, this role must be executed in a manner that respects human 
rights as expressed in existing international treaties through a 
democratic, transparent and inclusive process with full involvement of 
all stakeholders.

To ensure that development of the Internet and its governance takes 
place in the public interest, it is important for all stakeholders to 
better understand how core Internet governance functions -- as for 
example, DNS management, IP address allocation, and others -- are 
carried out. It is equally important that these same actors understand 
the linkages between broader Internet governance and Internet related 
matters such as cyber-crime, Intellectual Property Rights, e-commerce, 
e-government, human rights and capacity building and economic 
development. The responsibility of creating such awareness should be 
shared by everyone, including those at present involved in the 
governance and development of the Internet and emerging information and 
communication platforms. Equally it is essential that as this awareness 
develops in newer users of the Internet, older users must be open to the 
new perspectives that will emerge.

On 29/10/10 15:43, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
> Je34an Louis
>
> I agree, however the CS Delcaration is listed among the official documents on the WSIS Website.
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/geneva/index.html
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> With other words, it is not a forgotten document and we should do something that it is remembered in the years ahead. Why not to work towards a new CS Declaration 2015. I expüect that with the WSIS Forum 2011 we will see something - led by governments - towards 2015. With so many new issues it would be a good opportunity to re-organize CS along the WSIS Plenary experience in 2011 and to draft an plan how to move towards 2015 from a CS perspective (as part of a multistakeholder approach)
>
> wolfgang
>
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> Von: Jean-Louis FULLSACK [mailto:jlfullsack at orange.fr]
> Gesendet: Fr 29.10.2010 15:22
> An: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang
> Betreff: re: AW: [governance] New CSTD consultation on WSIS follow-up
>
>
> I fully agree Wolgangs views and proposal. Progress made in WSIS goals' achievements is also to be measured with regard to our own ones.
>
> I'd just recall what I still consider as a major failure in the so laudated multistaholderism. When we finalized our Declaration and launched it, we all emphasized and demanded that our Declaration was to be considered as an official WSIS document, in the same capacity as the intergovernmental Declaration and the Plan of Action. I was one of those of us who interceded with Adama Samasekou to obtain this consideration. In vain. That was a major disappointment for the most of CS organizations at the end of the Geneva Summit.
>
> That's why I'm still rather "agnostic" towards the multistakeholder cult, especially when it comes to be a model for future global governance.
>
> Best
> Jean-Louis Fullsack
> CSDPTT
>
>
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