[governance] Multistakeholder Roles and Responsibilities

[michael gurstein]

In going through the FOURTH DRAFT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT for the
Fifth World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology
Policy Forum 2013 (WTPF) http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/report-sg.aspx
I came across this, below as the definition of multi-stakeholderism as
(presumably) currently understood in various UN fora (it is what was used, I
believe at WSIS... note particularly d) iii. below... 

d) 	The roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder group are
specified in para. 35 of the Tunis Agenda, which states that: 
"The management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy
issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental
and international organizations. In this respect, it is recognized that:
	i.	Policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues
is the sovereign right of States. They have rights and responsibilities for
international Internet-related public policy issues, complemented by
relevant legislation being enacted by appropriate law-making bodies
(including Parliaments, etc.).
	ii.	The private sector has had, and should continue to have, an
important role in the development of the Internet, both in the technical and
economic fields.
	iii.	Civil society has also played an important role on Internet
matters, especially at community level, and should continue to play such a
role.
	iv.	Intergovernmental organizations have had, and should
continue to have, a facilitating role in the coordination of
Internet-related public policy issues.
                v.	International organizations have also had and should
continue to have an important role in the development of Internet-related
technical standards and relevant policies".


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