[governance] Statement on WTPF

[Baudouin Schombe]

It is endorsed +1


2013/5/10 Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch>

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> Are there any objections to IGC endorsing this statement?
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> 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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