[governance] Statement on WTPF

[Norbert Bollow]

[with IGC coordinator hat on]

Are there any objections to IGC endorsing this statement?

Greetings,
Norbert


Am Fri, 10 May 2013 10:40:27 +0800
schrieb Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>:

> On 09/05/13 17:51, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> > On 09/05/13 17:16, william.drake at uzh.ch wrote:
> >> BTW will the BB be signable by individuals and networks this time,
> >> or just organizations with paid staff?
> >
> > Individuals too, but there was no such limitation last time either
> > (at least there wasn't meant to be, sorry if the wrong impression
> > came across).  Expect a link and call for endorsements tomorrow.
> 
> Here is the link - please endorse if you agree, and share!
> 
> http://bestbits.net/wtpf-2013/
> 
> Full text is below:
> 
> We reaffirm the goals and principles of the statement submitted to the
> ITU Secretariat in November 2012 in which we urged member states to
> implement inclusive and transparent ITU processes and uphold and
> protect the public interest and fundamental human rights.
> 
> These fundamental human rights must be at the forefront of internet
> governance and ITU convenings, including the WTPF. Internet policy
> topics, including but not limited to affordable access, development,
> openness and access to knowledge, net neutrality, privacy, and
> security must be considered through the framework of human rights, in
> particular freedom of expression.
> 
> We welcome progress made by the Secretary-General and the Informal
> Experts Group in achieving consensus on the six draft opinions. These
> begin to address important goals, including the expansion of key
> internet infrastructure in order to reduce costs for those in need;
> the reaffirmation of multistakeholder processes; and the promotion of
> transparent and inclusive enhanced cooperation. Rather than seeking to
> address additional issues, we urge the Secretary-General to move
> forward in engaging all stakeholders to implement these opinions.
> 
> Unfortunately, we must object to the Secretary-General’s report’s
> framing of the debate on multistakeholderism. The WTPF has not yet
> achieved open and participatory internet policy making. In endeavoring
> to foster multistakeholder consensus, it is critical that the WTPF
> facilitate civil society’s participation as an independent and
> authoritative voice. The ITU should, for this and future fora, bring
> all stakeholders together to work on implementing WTPF opinions at the
> national, regional, and global levels. This means creating spaces for
> civil society to express their views, for example through an online
> platform for comment that is part of the official WTPF record, through
> speaking rights as was done during the WSIS process, as well as
> providing for both remote participation and live webcasting of the
> WTPF meeting. Video, audio, and text transcripts will further enables
> participation by all, including persons with disabilities.
> 
> Open and transparent participation will augment the critical efforts
> toward broadband connectivity, IXP promotion, enhanced cooperation,
> and IPv6 deployment that the WTPF is undertaking with these opinions.
> We look forward to working together with the ITU as it pursues these
> policies and institutes a multistakeholder structure that can achieve
> the goals articulated herein in a manner consistent with the public
> interest and fundamental human rights.

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