[governance] Brainstorming [Improvements to IGC Coordination on IG Policies] #Working Groups
Paul Lehto
lehto.paul at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 08:38:30 EDT 2012
To take some offlist discussion back on the list, I'd be interested in
serving with respect to topics 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 or any larger committee
that incorporated any of those as a major part.
Paul Lehto, J.D.
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> As you can imagine, we are constantly faced with the challenges of
> improving the manner in which we coordinate advocacy in policy areas
> pertaining to Internet Governance. Following the current evaluation of the
> IGC, we will issue another Survey to generate suggestions on how we can
> improve out internal coordination as the IGC. Things like developing
> positions on Policy areas.
> The IGC has following consensus developed positions on certain areas such
> as Freedom of Expression, Remote Participation, Human Rights etc. Noting
> that with critical forums looming namely, the IGF and other forums that
> will require global input from the IGC, I have put together some thoughts.
> Let me have your comments.
>
>
> *Background*
>
> Following the recent Survey conducted by the IGC there is consensus that
> there is a need to enhance the coordination of advocacy of critical
> Internet Governance issues in key Forums aside from the IGF. As such, we
> would like to gather your views about how we are going to go about
> achieving the same.
>
>
> The WGIG 2005 Report had identified 4 Public Policy Clusters namely[1]<#139ad7396623bca6__ftn1>
> :-
>
> a) (a) Issues Relating to Infrastructure and Management of Critical
> Internet Resources, including administration of domain name systems and
> Internet Protocol Addresses, Administration of the root server system,
> technical standards, peering and interconnection, telecommunications
> infrastructure, including innovative and convergent technologies, as well
> as multilingualization;
>
> b) (b) Issues relating to the use of the Internet including spam,
> network security and cyber crime;
>
> c) (c.) Issues that are relevant to the Internet but have an impact
> much wider than the Internet such as Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and
> International Trade;
>
> d) (d.) Issues relating to the developmental aspects of Internet
> Governance in particular capacity building in developing countries.
>
> The WGIG then highlighted critical policy areas for the attention of the
> WSIS[2] <#139ad7396623bca6__ftn2>. The Table below illustrates the Policy
> Cluster as well as the policy issues.
>
> *No.*
>
> *#*
>
> *POLICY AREAS*
>
> *POLICY CLUSTER*
>
> 1
>
> Administration of the Root Zones, Files and Systems
>
> a
>
> 2
>
> Interconnection Costs
>
> a
>
> 3
>
> Allocation of Domain Names
>
> a
>
> 4
>
> IP Addressing
>
> a
>
> 5
>
> Multilingualism
>
> a
>
> 6
>
> Internet Stability, Security and Cyber Crime
>
> b
>
> 7
>
> Spam
>
> b
>
> 8
>
> Intellectual Property Rights
>
> c
>
> 9
>
> Meaningful Participation in Global Policy Development
>
> a, b, c, d
>
> 10
>
> Capacity Building
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 11
>
> Freedom of Expression
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 12
>
> Data Protection and Privacy Rights
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 13
>
> Consumer Rights
>
> A,b,c,d
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Working Groups*
>
> Having read the feedback from the Survey that was done by Norbert Bollow
> some time ago, it is clear that it is far more beneficial to develop
> positions on key issues prior to deciding which forums the IGC is going to
> engage in. The Working Groups will mean that interested IGC subscribers
> can volunteer their names to be part of the Working Group. They can also
> volunteer to lead the Groups. For now it will be good if we agreed on a
> model for coordination, enlist volunteers etc.
>
>
> *Focus of Working Groups*
>
> Working Groups can be tasked to do the following in each of their Policy
> Areas, namely:-
>
>
> 1. *Create a repository of all submissions and Statements
> made by the IGC or other Civil Society organizations: *This can be
> done by going through the ListServe Archives, UN Publications etc;
> 2. *Identify the issues:* What the issues are? Have these
> been addressed? Recommendations
> 3. *Identify Forums for Advocacy:* presentation of the IGC
> position
> 4. *Preparation of an Information Paper : *summary of issues,
> advocacy options
> 5. *Generating Discussion:* Generating Discussion with the
> IGC and assisting the IGC in formulating consensus position in the policy
> area
>
> There are a few options available to the IGC and that is whether we would
> like to have Working Groups that is based on the Policy Clusters could mean
> something like this. Please note that the Policy Clusters are far more
> expansive and include things like International Trade and issues tabled for
> discussions in relation to the WCIT.
>
>
>
> *Model 1*
>
> *Working Group*
>
> *Policy Cluster Description*
>
> *Policy Areas*
>
> A
>
> Issues Relating to Infrastructure and Management of Critical Internet
> Resources, including administration of domain name systems and Internet
> Protocol Addresses, Administration of the root server system, technical
> standards, peering and interconnection, telecommunications infrastructure,
> including innovative and convergent technologies, as well as
> multilingualization
>
>
>
>
>
> #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
>
> B
>
> Issues relating to the use of the Internet including spam, network
> security and cyber crime;
>
>
>
> #6, #7
>
> C
>
> Issues that are relevant to the Internet but have an impact much wider
> than the Internet such as Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and
> International Trade
>
> #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13
>
> d
>
> Issues relating to the developmental aspects of Internet Governance in
> particular capacity building in developing countries
>
> #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13
>
>
>
> * *
>
> *Model 2*
>
> To have 13 Working Groups to specifically work in the following policy
> areas.
>
> *No.*
>
> *#*
>
> *POLICY AREAS*
>
> *POLICY CLUSTER*
>
> 1
>
> Administration of the Root Zones, Files and Systems
>
> a
>
> 2
>
> Interconnection Costs
>
> a
>
> 3
>
> Allocation of Domain Names
>
> a
>
> 4
>
> IP Addressing
>
> a
>
> 5
>
> Multilingualism
>
> a
>
> 6
>
> Internet Stability, Security and Cyber Crime
>
> b
>
> 7
>
> Spam
>
> b
>
> 8
>
> Intellectual Property Rights
>
> c
>
> 9
>
> Meaningful Participation in Global Policy Development
>
> a, b, c, d
>
> 10
>
> Capacity Building
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 11
>
> Freedom of Expression
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 12
>
> Data Protection and Privacy Rights
>
> A,b,c,d
>
> 13
>
> Consumer Rights
>
> A,b,c,d
>
>
>
> * *
>
> ------------------------------
>
> [1] <#139ad7396623bca6__ftnref1> Report of the Working Group on Internet
> Governance 2005, Chateau de Bossey in
> http://www.wgig.org/docs/WGIGREPORT.pdf
>
> [2] <#139ad7396623bca6__ftnref2> ibid
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> P.O. Box 17862
> Suva
> Fiji
>
> Twitter: @SalanietaT
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> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
>
>
>
>
>
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