[governance] Announcing the First Arab IGF

Tue Feb 14 15:01:01 EST 2012

Dear Qusai
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------------------------------On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 12:55 AM PKT Imran Ahmed Shah wrote:>>Dear Quasi,>Would you please share the next meeting schedule for AIGF activities?>I hope that if there is some remote participation facility, some of our Group Members may join from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Saudi Arabia.>We can also ask UN-GAID to participate and support in AIGF formation activities.>Thanks and Regards>Imran Ahmed Shah>------------------------------On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 12:33 AM PKT Qusai AlShatti wrote:>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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