AW: [governance] Multistakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
Adam Peake
ajp at glocom.ac.jp
Sat Jan 19 03:22:24 EST 2013
How can the ITU hope to merge World Telecommunication Development
Conference (WTDC) with WSIS+10 when most information about WTDC is, as
usual, behind TIES account and does not seem to be multi-stakeholder. Prep
meetings are not open. Step back even from WSIS in 2002.
Adam
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:14 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote:
> Hi Anriette and others,
>
> you are right to think more in mid-term categories and general strategies
> linked to an institutional reform of the ITU (BTW, I have my doubts that
> ITU member states are ready for this in Busan in 2014). A key process will
> be WTDC 2014. There will bis SIX regional PrepCom meetings in 2013. And as
> you know, the ITU has decided to merge the WTDC process with the WSIS 10+
> Follow up. With other words, in all of the six WTDC regional PrepComs they
> will discuss on two or three extra days implementation of WSIS, including
> (regional) Internet Governance. The WSIS 10+ Hihg Level meeting will be
> done now in conjunction with WTDC 14in Egypt, propbably in Sharm el Sheikh,
> in spring 2014. ITUs Plenipotentiary Conference is in Busan in October 2014.
>
> If we write a letter to ITU and liked minded ITU member states with regard
> to WTPF, we should raise kn the same letter also CS participation in the
> WTDC process.
>
> Wolfgang
>
> http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/rpm.aspx
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Von: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org im Auftrag von Anriette
> Esterhuysen
> Gesendet: Fr 18.01.2013 08:13
> An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Betreff: Re: AW: [governance] Multistakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
>
>
> Strong support here for Mawaki and Deborah's input.
>
> We should also keep in mind that if our long term goal is institutional
> reform at the ITU to enable more effective and sustainable participation
> from civil society we need to be patient and persistent.
>
> And we need to work towards CS participation not just in Geneva, but in
> regional telecommunications unions and in national regulators.
>
> Anriette
>
>
>
> On 17/01/2013 17:59, Mawaki Chango wrote:
>
>
> Great point, Deborah! I think we need always to follow-up and
> build on
> the formal outcomes of our previous interactions with the
> structures
> and authorities we're dealing with. Some of us who in various
> capacities have various experiences with those entities may be
> skeptical or even attempted to be cynical. I'd favor the following
> principle: Be cynical all you want, but act hopeful. Which does not
> prevent anyone from strategizing with or petitioning other actors
> and
> potential allies.
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
> mawaki
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Deborah Brown <
> deborah at accessnow.org> <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org> wrote:
>
> +1
>
> In addition to the commitments that the SG made during the
> meeting with
> civil society at WCIT that Joana mentioned, the ITU issued
> the following
> statement in response to a 10 December civil society
> letter to WCIT.
>
> * We recognize that the current institutional
> structures do not
> facilitate independent civil society participation in the
> work of the ITU.
> Given that it is unlikely that institutional changes can
> be implemented
> during the WCIT, we ask that the two above issues be
> addressed immediately
> and that the ITU commit to reviewing and putting in place
> mechanisms that
> will encourage a more flexible approach to participation
> by civil society.
> [From 10 December letter]
>
> Only the Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITU - the
> highest governing body
> of the organization - can change institutional rules and
> procedures or
> effect changes to the ITU Constitution. I believe
> post-WCIT-12 we will have
> time to take stock and provide our membership with some
> important
> recommendations in line with what you raise. I would also
> take the
> opportunity to remind you that all civil society
> organizations, who are
> international in nature and who are working in the area of
> ICTs are welcome
> to join the ITU and apply for exemption of fees. I believe
> we will all
> benefit from a greater civil society engagement at ITU and
> in line with this
> I recently invited the International Trade Union Movement
> to join.
>
> The document is available on WCITLeaks, but (ironically)
> is locked behind a
> TIES log in:
>
> http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-INF-0005!!MSW-E.pdf
>
> I don't think seeking the right to participate at the WTPF
> would require
> changes at the plenipotentiary level (please do correct me
> if this
> assumption is wrong) so if we decide to go ahead with a
> letter, we might
> want to cite the sentence I highlighted above.
>
> Best,
> Deborah
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <
> anriette at apc.org> <mailto:anriette at apc.org>
> wrote:
>
> Agree, and I think that Jeremy and Joana and
> Wolfgang's suggestions are
> not mutually exclusive.
>
> We can send a letter, and ask member-states and
> sector members to also
> raise this issue and make sure that our letter is
> discussed.
>
> Best
>
> Anriette
>
> On 17/01/2013 12:43, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"
> wrote:
>
> Hi Joana and all
>
> there is another PrepMeeting for the WTPF in
> February in Geneva.
> http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/ieg.aspx
>
> It is important to raise this question in this
> meeting. I have no idea
> whether this meeting (February 6 - 8, 2013 in the
> ITU HQ) is open. If not we
> should send a letter to like minded governments
> and to the ITU SG before
> February 6 and to push for a clear response to our
> request for equal
> participation in the WTPF, independent from
> national governmental
> delegations.
>
> Wolfgang
>
> ________________________________
>
> Von: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org im
> Auftrag von Joana Varon
> Gesendet: Do 17.01.2013 04:55
> An: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Jeremy Malcolm
> Cc: <bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org> <mailto:
> bestbits at lists.igcaucus.org>
> Betreff: Re: [governance] Multistakeholder Roles
> and Responsibilities
>
>
> Dear Jeremy and all,
>
> Regarding your observation and the fact that a
> couple of civil society
> representatives were able to have a meeting with
> Mr Toure during the WCIT
> and managed to deliver to him our statement that
> reinforced some points of
> the best bits statement, including demands for an
> open participation of CS
> in ITU processes, isn't it the time to recall him
> of our "Civil Society
> statement on the new ITRs and the future of
> multi-stakeholder engagement"
> and try to ask for the changes he has promised to
> try to make during our
> meeting?
>
> Please, correct me if it seams too naive, but if
> we go again through these
> alternative channels to submit our comments and so
> on( such as CS being part
> of government delegation - it's own or other
> "friendly" governements, or
> just engaging with sector members), we will just
> repeat the quite
> frustrating (lack of) participation scenery of
> WCIT at WTPF.
>
> Maybe Wolfgang, Avri or other fellows that have
> attended WCIT could have
> some thoughts to add on this.
>
> best,
>
> joana
>
>
>
>
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