[governance] Fwd: CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation

[parminder]

On Saturday 04 May 2013 07:34 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Update:
>
> It does seen, if i understand correctly, that at last the first 
> meeting will be closed to all but members. I think this an unfortunate 
> mistake, but I do not know how to change that just yet.
>
> So my first cause in this WGEC is to argue for opening all meetings, 
> including this first one, at least to the same extent that the 
> organizations with which enhanced cooperation is desired open their 
> meetings. At the very least I will be arguing that all meetings, 
> including the first, have live streaming and that all email lists have 
> open archives.
>
> I hope others will join me in this attempt, but I am not assuming that 
> just because we come from civil society or even may have been put 
> forward by the same groups, that we will have any notion of a common 
> front. I understand that we come from diverse stands of civil society 
> and that we advocate differently for a variety of goals.


Sunshine rules, or maximum openness, should apply to all public 
processes by default, unless a compelling case can be made to the 
contrary. I agree WG (working group on enhanced cooperation) meeting 
should be open. If we want to write something on it to the chair we can...

Need for openness and sunshine rules also extend to other public 
processes associated with the WG, for instance of selecting its members, 
by all stakeholders. I also demand full openness on that, which has not 
been forthcoming.

Can we also write to the chair seeking that all selection process 
holders publish the respective process of selection. To remind again, 
such publishing is required for MAG selections as per the recent report 
of the WG on improvements to the IGF. I dont see why should it then not 
be required for stakeholder rep selection process for other UN related 
groups./ committees.

I am not insisting that we make the two demands together in a single 
representation, We can do it separately.

parminder

PS: We also need to write to UNDESA and IGF secretariat reminding them 
that the report of WG on IGF improvements requires that all stakeholder 
processes recommending reps for the MAG as well as the overall process 
be published. We havent seen it for the last round of MAG selections 
which happened after the UN Assembly had adopted the report.

>
> Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Joy, thanks for sending this to the caucus.
>
>     For myself, once I understand what all we are up to in the WG, I plan to communicate with the IGC and others doing periodic reporting in and request for feedback.  At this point I am just waiting until it gets underway.  Other than the fact that there is a first meeting 30-31 May, there isn't much I know.
>
>     For example I am still hoping for an open meeting, at least to the extent of streaming audio. But I do not know what the plans are, having heard no formal plans on that sort of thing.  I have heard it rumored that the first meeting may be closed until such time as it decides to be open (ala MAG model?), but I don't really have any definitive info.  I have sent in a question.
>
>     Now back to planning for WTPF, WSIS, IGF and workshops.
>
>     joy<joy at apc.org>  wrote:
>
>
>         -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all I am
>         sharing the invitation to Working Group members (message
>         below) which includes details about the upcoming first meeting
>         of the working group on 30-31 May in Geneva (and apologies for
>         any cross postings). I do not yet know what the format of the
>         meeting will be and only have a very broad outline of the
>         working methods. Probably of most substantive interest is the
>         the proposed discussion on the themes for the groups mandate,
>         on which a questionnairre and survey will be developed as the
>         work rolls out this year and early next - for ease of
>         reference I have posted this list inline below. Note that this
>         list is simply a redaction of previous discussions and has
>         been developed as a summary of points raised in 2012 meetings.
>         I can't vouch for its accuracy. With other deadlines this week
>         (IGF workshops, WSIS, WTPF, etc) civil society participants
>         have not yet been focussing on this upcoming meeting yet, but
>         of course, please do share your comments and ideas in the
>         coming weeks. Kind regards Joy Liddicoat
>
>
>     Avri Doria
>
>
> ~~~
> avri 

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