[governance] WCIT - German Government Statement - not signing!

Fri Dec 14 17:11:43 EST 2012

Thanks Peter for the Press Release and the google translation.

Kind Regards,
Sala

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Peter H. Hellmonds <
peter.hellmonds at hellmonds.eu> wrote:

> Germany has made a public press release explaining the reasons for not
> signing the ITRs.****
>
> ** **
>
> Please see the statement (in German):****
>
> http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Presse/pressemitteilungen,did=542914.html****
>
> ** **
>
> Google Translation (with some edits by myself to fix grammar etc):****
>
> ** **
>
> PRESS RELEASE****
>
> *14.12.2012*
>
> Germany will not sign the new International Telecommunication Regulations
> (ITRs)****
>
> Government aims first at broad social dialogue on the decisions taken at
> the ITU conference****
>
> [image: Laptop and globe; Source: colourbox.com]****
>
> © colourbox.com****
>
> At the conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Digitale-Welt/internationale-dimension,did%3D360648.html&usg=ALkJrhiJ2PxoubPSMJCjQ8YyWNHFNNh56Q> in
> Dubai, negotiations ended today on a redesign of the International
> Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs).****
>
> ** **
>
> The federal government entered into the international negotiations with
> the clear position to preserve the freedom of the global Internet and to
> prevent an expansion of the scope of the ITRs to the Internet. In
> cooperation with the EU Member States, the federal government has
> consistently pursued its central aim of the negotiations on the ITU
> conference, and together with the United States and many other countries -
> with the involvement of participants from civil society - kept Internet
> issues out of the draft ITRs.****
>
> ** **
>
> Yet in the final ITR text, submitted for approval, there remain blurred
> passages, as in the texts on security and combating spam, and those
> covering risks of government intervention in the Internet. Therefore,
> Germany has not signed the ITRs, just as the EU countries, the U.S. and
> others.****
>
> ** **
>
> Several, especially African, Arab and Asian countries have also pushed
> through a resolution on "Internet" in the negotiations in Dubai, giving the
> ITU a mandate for further work in the area of management of the
> Internet. The resolution is not legally binding, and was not put to the
> substantive discussion by the chairman of the conference, so that the
> non-signatory states had no influence reflecting their interests.****
>
> ** **
>
> The Federal Government will explain and discuss the text of the new ITRs
> in a broad social dialogue. For this purpose there will be discussions with
> companies, representatives of civil society and other stakeholders in
> Germany in the near future. The aim of the Federal Government is to allow
> all stakeholders sufficient time for a comprehensive analysis to avoid
> quick fixes in this sensitive area.****
>
> ** **
>
> The new ITRs will apply provisionally only to those countries that sign
> them. For all other countries the existing ITRs from 1988 will continue to
> apply. The ultimate fate of the new ITRs depends on how many countries
> actually ratify or accede.****
>
> ** **
>
> -------------****
>
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>
> Thanks to all those in Germany who helped to assure this clear line.****
>
> ** **
>
> Peter H. Hellmonds****
>
> Public & International Affairs****
>
> peter.hellmonds at hellmonds.eu****
>
> +49 (160) 360-2852****
>
> ** **
>
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