[governance] Brainstorming [Improvements to IGC Coordination on IG Policies] #Working Groups
Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
Sat Sep 15 00:54:45 EDT 2012
Thanks Paul and Charity, I am noting your areas of interest.
Kind Regards,
Sala
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Charity Gamboa <charityg at diplomacy.edu>wrote:
> I can work on groups pertaining to capacity building or anything that
> would lean on education. Thanks!
>
> Charity
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:52 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]<#139c8408bad861cc_139ad738dd8aa2f7__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] <#139c8408bad861cc_139ad738dd8aa2f7__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] <#139c8408bad861cc_139ad738dd8aa2f7__ftnref1> Report of the Working
>> Group on Internet Governance 2005, Chateau de Bossey in
>> http://www.wgig.org/docs/WGIGREPORT.pdf
>>
>> [2] <#139c8408bad861cc_139ad738dd8aa2f7__ftnref2> ibid
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>> P.O. Box 17862
>> Suva
>> Fiji
>>
>> Twitter: @SalanietaT
>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro
>> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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P.O. Box 17862
Suva
Fiji
Twitter: @SalanietaT
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