[governance] IGF and Enhanced Cooperation

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Hi Adam

We actually checked with one of the authors recently... and she said
that was exactly what she remembers intending the text to say (Avri's
interpretation).

Anriette


On 28/05/2012 15:35, Adam Peake wrote:
>> Agree completely with this logical sequential interpretation by Avri.
> 
> 
> I agree with the logic, but as mentioned, don't think the document was
> drafted with that in mind, those last hours were a mess and this was the
> text that was being worked on.  But I wasn't the only one on the room
> and my memory is terrible!
> 
> I read 71 and 72 as separate.  If they'd intended to be linked there
> would be text saying so, there would be some connecting language
> (furthermore...), and the mandate of the IGF would include a reference
> to enhanced cooperation.  The mandate's very clear, a to l. Wish I could
> remember if this was discussed in Tunis.
> 
> And also Nitin decided it for us.  Both paragraphs ask the secretary
> general to do something, Nitin as the special advisor for Internet
> governance said separate and I guess that's him speaking for the SG.  So
> if they are to be linked now it would be the SG or his proxy that does it.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
>> Anriette
>>
>>
>> On 28/05/2012 15:10, Avri Doria wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 28 May 2012, at 02:23, Andrea Glorioso wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Leaving aside for a moment the subsequent UNGA resolution on the
>>>> matter (but noting that even though, strictly speaking, we are not
>>>> talking about binding international law, the principle of "lex
>>>> posterior" could apply) I would be curious to know your views on
>>>> which passages of the WSIS texts could lead to such conclusion.
>>>
>>>  I think I may have already sent this to this list at some point, but
>>> it bears repeating often.
>>>
>>>  In terms of my personal opinion, I think the Tunis Agenda actually
>>> places responsiblity for the Enhanced Cooperation with the Forum. 
>>>  As I read the Tunis Agenda text,
>>>
>>>  - 67 calls for a forum in a general sense,
>>>  - 68 calls for the equal participation of governments,
>>>  - 69 call for enhanced cooperation
>>>  - 70 calls for the participation of existing IG organizations and
>>> creation of principles,
>>>  - 71 calls for UNSG initiation of a multistakeholder process on
>>> enhanced cooperation with yearly status reports and
>>>  - 72 defines the forum called for in 67.
>>>
>>>  In other words the entire discussion is bracketed by the notion of a
>>> forum.  It is called for, it is described, one task is brought out
>>> more than any other, and then they get into the nitty gritty of the
>>> forum called for in 67.  In any case it is certain that the TA called
>>> for the process of EC, whether we argue it is in or out of the
>>> context of the IGF, that it must also be a multistakeholder process:
>>> from 71: "... should commence a process towards enhanced cooperation
>>> involving all stakeholders,"
>>>
>>>  avri
>>
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