[governance] APPROVED: Statement on WTPF

[Norbert Bollow]

[with IGC coordinator hat on]

In view of the urgency of this matter (WTPF is after all starting
tomorrow), the co-coordinators have decided to call consensus on
the proposal for IGC endorsement of this statement.

In view of the absence of objections to the statement, and the fact
that it has been before the IGC for more than 48 hours with a formal
("with hat on") call to voice any objections, we conclude that the
conditions are satisfied to find that the statement has the support of
the IGC.

Greetings,
Norbert


Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote on Fri, 10 May 2013
10:38:42 +0200:

> [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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