[governance] op-ed by ITU Secretary General Touré

Thu Mar 8 08:42:06 EST 2012

Hi,

I agree it would be good if cs is represented at this upcoming 11-day ITU marathon/ordeal.

Assuming things remain the same, there are slow procedures get on national delegations. So it is already late in the game to try to boost cs presence in this latest rewrite of the ITU regs. But likely still possible.

My 2 cents of advice:

whomever from cs that has time/interest, and can manouver to get in the game and on your own official national delegation, now is time to do so.

And, whichever cs orgs have stomach and budget to deal direct with ITU, likewise now is time to let ITU know that e.g., more cs participation-friendly rules of procedure in the next gen regs, are expected.

Lee

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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org<mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org>> wrote:
Dr Hamadoun Touré, the secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has an op-ed in today's the Guardian.

In case some of you haven't seen this yet, here's a link to the text..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/mar/06/ict-international-regulations-cybercrime

Securing the future benefits of technology
International regulations governing ICT need to change to adapt to rapid innovations and counter the threat of cybercrime

If people are interested, we could put together an ad hoc Team of volunteers to look examine the existing Treaty and prepare a review/assessment of it to be put to the IGC and we can then ask the IGC if we want to make submissions. If there is a time to start work on this, then it should be now etc.

It is also important that the IGC is present in the meeting in December.

The Guardian, March 7, 2012

The UN's specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), the International Telecom Union (ITU), will hold aWorld Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in December. The aim of the conference is to review the global treaty widely credited for creating the basis of today's connected world, thus the international regulatory framework governing all ICT technologies.

The conference comes at a time when technology is having a major impact on economic and social development, and represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve it even further.

The treaty under review is known as the International Telecommunication Regulations, or ITRs. It provides governments and industries across the globe with the necessary frameworks for bringing variety and competition to their telecommunications and ICT markets.

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