AW: [governance] CS letter to UNGA

Tue Sep 27 14:50:50 EDT 2011

Dear Wolfgang, Matthias,

2011/9/27 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>

> good idea
>

# There is a problem.  The draft resolution is already an indication that
Governments could use the "rights-based" approach to their advantage:

# The document refers to "Sovereign rights of states" "which have rights and
responsibilities for international, internet related public policy issues"

"The purpose and scope of this document is to identify the rights and
responsibilities of States in information space"

"(c) to reaffirm all the rights and responsibilities of States to protect"

# The letter could include a passage on rights, but the unintended outcome
would be that of this becoming an argument on Sovereign Rights Vs the Rights
of the common man which would be rather difficult to resolve and distract
this initiative away from its essence of a protest against the language
towards multi-lateralism.

Sivasubramanian M

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> Von: Kettemann, Matthias (matthias.kettemann at uni-graz.at) [mailto:
> matthias.kettemann at uni-graz.at]
> Gesendet: Di 27.09.2011 16:23
> An: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang
> Betreff: Re: AW: [governance] CS letter to UNGA
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> Hi
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> I was just wondering whether we shouldn't also include a reference to human
> rights and their protection, which are endangered by the very vague para c.
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> Kind regards
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> Matthias
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> Am 27.09.2011 um 17:16 schrieb "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <
> wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>:
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> > We could change this sentence as follows:
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> > Old:
> > While we share a number of visions as that "it is of great significance
> that the common challenges in the sphere of information security should be
> dealt with through international cooperation and in the spirit of mutual
> respect"
> >
> > New:
> > While we share a number of visions as that it is of great significance
> that Internet security "should be dealt with through international
> cooperation and in the spirit of mutual resperct"....
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> > Von: governance at lists.cpsr.org im Auftrag von parminder
> > Gesendet: Di 27.09.2011 15:33
> > An: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Betreff: Re: [governance] CS letter to UNGA
> >
> >
> > I request time time till tomorrow to give my comments. I dont agree to
> our endorsing their concept of 'information security' but dont have time to
> give detailed comments right now. parminder
> >
> > On Tuesday 27 September 2011 05:59 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
> >
> >    Hi
> >
> >    here is a very first draft of the letter. Additions,m changeas,
> enhancements are welcome.
> >
> >    And lets start to invite other NGOs / CS Orgs to join.
> >
> >    Wolfgang
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> >    Nairobi, September 29, 2011
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> >    Kul Gutam, President of the 66th UN General Assembly
> >
> >
> >
> >    Dear Mr. President,
> >
> >
> >
> >    on behalf of a group of non-governmental and civil society
> organizations assembled  in Nairobi for the 6th Internet Governance Forum
> (IGF), we want to draw your attention to an issue which has raised our
> concerns.
> >
> >
> >
> >    Four member states of the UN have proposed under Item 93 of the
> provisional agenda of the 66th UN General Assembly an "International Code of
> Conduct for Information Security" (A66/356). While we share a number of
> visions as that "it is of great significance that the common challenges in
> the sphere of information security should be dealt with through
> international cooperation and in the spirit of mutual respect" and
> "highlighting the importance of the security, continuity and stability of
> the Internet and the need to protect the Internet and other information and
> communications technology networks from threats and vulnerabilities, and
> reaffirming the need for a common understanding of the issues of Internet
> security and for further cooperation at the national and international
> levels", we have concerns in particular with two paragraphs of the proposed
> code of conduct which touch key issues of Internet Governance.
> >
> >
> >
> >    The Tunis agenda, adopted by Heads of UN member states at the 2nd
> phase of the World Summit on the Information Society has defined Internet
> Governance as "the development and application by Governments, the private
> sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles,
> norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the
> evolution and use of the Internet."
> >
> >
> >
> >    What we miss in the proposed code of conduct is any reference to the
> multistakeholder approach and the role of civil society in strengthening the
> security and stability of the Internet as proposed by the Code of Conduct.
> >
> >
> >
> >    In Paragraph .g of the proposed code, the need is underlined to
> establish "a multilateral, transparent and democratic Internet management
> system to ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access
> for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet." While
> we agree with the general idea we believe that a stable and secure
> functioning of the Internet  can be reached only by involving all
> stakeholders, including civil society.
> >
> >
> >
> >    In Paragraph .d it is proposed that states should "lead all elements
> of society, including its information and communication partnerships with
> the private sector, to understand their roles and responsibilities with
> regard to information security, in order to facilitate the creation of a
> culture of information security and the protection of critical information
> infrastructure." Our concern is that this excludes civil society which plays
> an important role in the creation of a culture of information security.
> >
> >
> >
> >    We express our hope that the UN committee which will deal with the
> proposed document will take into consideration our concerns.
> >
> >
> >
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