[governance] Announcing the First Arab IGF
Qusai AlShatti
qshatti at gmail.com
Tue Feb 14 14:33:54 EST 2012
Dear Salenieta:
Yes they were there.
Qusai
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am just wondering whether the UAE ICT regulators were also there at the
> planning. If not, I am happy to facilitate the introduction? Let me know.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Qusai AlShatti <qshatti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Khaled:
>> We wish that you were there with us in Beirut. The open consultation were
>> conducted in an open transparent inclusive multistakeholder process were
>> all participants from all multistakeholder groups actively engaged in an
>> equal manner in discussing the Arab IGF and in drafting the outcomes of the
>> open consultations. I don't have the list of final participants but all
>> stakehlders groups from the Arab World were represented. Actually we
>> requested the ESCWA and LAS before the meeting to ensure a
>> multistakeholders representation in the open consultations. A public
>> announcement was made for this purpose. Furthemore when the open
>> consultation was requested by the Arab ministers of communication, they
>> requested that it should be conducted in a multistakeholder format.
>>
>> We look forward for your participation in the Arab IGF and its process.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Qusai AlShatti
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:57 PM, khaled koubaa <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Qusai,
>>> Could you please share with us the list of participants at that meeting
>>> in Lebanon.
>>> I have real concern with contnuous oversight of some gov-organizations
>>> of the Arab IGF without real multistakeholders involvment.
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Khaled Koubaa
>>>
>>> Sent by an Android phone
>>> Le 14 févr. 2012 11:41, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>
>>> We warmly congratulate this development and look forward to including
>>>> this in our Calendar.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Qusai AlShatti <qshatti at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Colleagues:
>>>>> I would like to take the opportunity to announce the establshment of
>>>>> the Arab IGF (AIGF). The first meeting of AIGF will be organized by Kuwait
>>>>> Information Technology Society which will be held in Kuwait on the first
>>>>> week of October 2012. I am attaching the AIGF announcement.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Announcement of*
>>>>>
>>>>> *The endorsement of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF) process*
>>>>>
>>>>> A Multistakeholder open consultation meeting to discuss the launch of
>>>>> the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF) was held during the period of
>>>>> 31/1 – 1/2/2012 in Beirut, Lebanon. The open consultation was organized by
>>>>> the League of Arab States (LAS), the United Nation Economic and Social
>>>>> Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Council of Ministers of the
>>>>> Republic of Lebanon. The open consultation was sponsored by Kuwait
>>>>> Information Technology Society and RIPE NCC and was attended by the IGF
>>>>> secretariat. More than 50 participants representing stakeholders from
>>>>> governments, private sector, civil society and regional organizations in
>>>>> the Arab World attended the open consultation and engaged actively in
>>>>> discussing the importance of an Internet Governance Forum for the Arab
>>>>> World.
>>>>>
>>>>> The open consultation was carried based on the request of the Arab
>>>>> Telecommunication and Information Technology Council of Ministers (ATICM)
>>>>> to seek feedback from various stakeholders on the need for an Arab IGF. The
>>>>> ministers requested it after receiving the outcome of an expert group
>>>>> meeting that was organized by the ESCWA in October 2010 which emphasized on
>>>>> the need to have a dialogue on Internet Governance with relevance to
>>>>> stakeholders in the Arab World.
>>>>>
>>>>> During the open consultations, a strong consent emerged on the need
>>>>> and the importance for the Arab IGF especially with the turn of events in
>>>>> the region and the major role of the Internet in these events. A report
>>>>> recommending the establishment of AIGF was drafted by the participants and
>>>>> forwarded by the LAS Secretariat to the Executive Bureau of the Arab
>>>>> Telecommunication and Information Technology Council of Ministers (ATICM)
>>>>> on 2/2/2012, who welcomed the outcome, endorsed it and recommended the
>>>>> active participation of all stakeholders, including governments, in the
>>>>> Arab IGF process.
>>>>>
>>>>> The participants in the open consultations focused also on the goals
>>>>> of the AIGF and its structure. There was consent to adopt a structure
>>>>> similar to the IGF’s current structure with a secretariat and a
>>>>> Multistakeholder Advisory Committee (MAG). *A proposal was made by
>>>>> Kuwait Information Technology Society to host the First Arab IGF in Kuwait
>>>>> in early October 2012 and a proposal was made by the Republic of Egypt
>>>>> National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority to be the AIGF secretariat
>>>>> *. There was an agreement and consent on both proposals by the
>>>>> participants. It was agreed that a public announcement for the MAG
>>>>> membership will be made to give the opportunity for all stakeholders in the
>>>>> Arab world to express their interest to participate in it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The open consultation recommended that the AIGF should:
>>>>>
>>>>> · Focus on discussing public policies related to Internet
>>>>> Governance especially in the areas of access, stability, security and
>>>>> development.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Facilitate the exchange of information, best practices,
>>>>> knowledge and lessons learned by involving experts, technical community and
>>>>> Academics.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Gather different opinions and build consensus for unified
>>>>> Arab views on priorities and on mechanisms to respond to Arab countries
>>>>> needs related to Internet governance issues.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Discuss emerging issues and present recommendations on it.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Build and develop capacity in Internet Governance as well
>>>>> as improve the participation of all stakeholders to benefit from all
>>>>> possible resources of knowledge and expertise.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Communicate globally the Arab positions and enhance the
>>>>> Arab role in formulating Internet Governance policies.
>>>>>
>>>>> · Outreach with the Internet Governance Forum and other
>>>>> regional IGFs with purpose of exchanging knowledge and expertise.
>>>>>
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