[governance] IGF and Enhanced Cooperation

[Adam Peake]

Anriette, thanks.

Doesn't make sense to me, but nevermind :-)

So what next?  Enhanced cooperation on the agenda of IGF 2013?  I'd 
support that.

Adam



>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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