[governance] Re: Geneva

[Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Dear Jeremy,

Can you add multilingualism to the text? Otherwise the use of but not limited to, would cover it but think that it might be worthwhile mentioning it.

Kind Regards,
Sala


On May 10, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> 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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