[governance] CSTD WG on IGF 4th Meeting - 1st Memo

[Izumi AIZU]

Dear list,

Here's how we started the meeting this morning in Geneva.
I also attache the statement we prepared and read on lack of financial support.

Here we are, Parminder, Wolfgang and myself attending physically, and
Marilia and Anriette remote participation.

Please understand these are only instant memo and have no guarantee of
accuracy per se.

izumi

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CSTD WG on IGF 4th Meeting

Jan 11  10:20 -


Peter, Chair’s short presentation:

Topics:
Mandate of WGIGF
3rd meeting
 agreed main topics
discussions
progress
Follow-up
Organization of 4th meeting
 topics
 exepcetation and schedule, documents
hopefully – we will start drafting of recommendations
Conculsion


Mandage of WGIGF establihsed by ECOSOC, establish in an open and
inclusive manner
to seek cimpile and review inputs, in line with its mandage as set out
by Tunis agenda

preseve its basic character as multistakeholder character, non decision-making

Agreed:
Shaping of outcomes of IGF meeting
Working modalities
Fuding
Broadening participation
Linking IGF to other related proceeses/mechansim  - no time to discuss

3rd meeting
 agreed main topics
discussions
pregress
Follow-up
Organization of 4th meeting
 topics
 exepcetation and schedule, documents
hopefully – we will start drafting of recommendations
Conculsion

Wgig
 points of broad agreement for each ttime
 summary of disucssions by Portugral
asked UN DESA for funding issues
Itme A, B & D – brpad ageement
Item C-
 points of broad agreement
 consensus on exploring funding by UN
Item E
 discuss at this meeting

Follow-up of the 3rd meeting
Chariman’s sumamry of the meeting – published at UNCTAD site
Letter to UN DESA – UN financng possibilities
 wuick acknowledgement from UN DESA
 leter distributed
concerns outcomes expressed by DESA

Information requested from IGF Secretariat
CSTD inter-sessional meeting, Manila, December 2011 – Chair’s presentation

Sha’s letter on IGF MAG

It’s most important to have mutual trust.
we made measurable protress with broad agreement, something tangible
based on this broad agreement, we can arrive to recommendation

Tasks for 4th meeting
General debate on Itece C to be completed
Dicussion on Time E
Drafting of recommendations


C. Funding of the IGF
E Linking the IGF to otherrelated processes/
AOB related to our previous discussions, upto discussion

based on tipics and on broad agreements
coherent text with no ambiguity
In case of dissent – alternative recommendations in addition to
recommendations by maority
Iterpretation shold be straightforward
Provision – be solitaly - ?

Conclusion
In case we cannot conclude – 5th meeting 20-22, Feb 2012
recommendations as part of Chair’s report to CSTD 15th session, May 2012,
draf resolution on WSIS folow-up to be approved by ECOSOC
If accepted, it will be endorsed by UN GA at the end of 2012
Monitoring of implementation is very important
Report on implementation of recommendations to the CSTD 16th session, May 2013
I don’t expect all recommendations be implemented this year, thus
requires monitoring next yeat to continue

END of Chair’s presentation

Izumi made Civil Society statement on lack of financial support.

Agenda adopted. Financing will be discussed perhaps tomorrow.


Starting discussion –

E. Linkage


Parminder, taking the first floor since nobody else is taking.

Linkage should be establshed – wanted to clarify.
Issues -
 give set of policy questions, enough time to work on – in the process
 how to link with this process-
 start policy questions in early, phase of the year, February,  and
continue discuss toward IGF in fall

Peter
 IGF’s role- unique, or regional and national.

George
institutional aspects of linking
 human rights council, Sweden introduced – Internet HR
UNCTAD – surpried, not aware of

Peter
Observer status – can be given to IGF Secretariat

Egypt
read the one para text on linkage

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