[governance] [bestbits] CS input to Chairs Statement for GCCS - apologies for short time frame

[Deirdre Williams]

Thank you Ian.
Deirdre

On 3 April 2015 at 17:02, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

>   Dear friends,
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> *[Apologies for cross-posting]*
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> *Below is a statement requesting your input into formulating the civil
> society response to the Chair’s statement for GCCS 2015. Apologies for very
> short comments period, but the draft was only released for our wider input
> in last 24 hours, and we need to submit a consolidated CS response after
> getting your input. There will be another (again short) opportunity to
> comment on the consolidated response as per message below.*
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> *Governments and business interests will also be responding to the text
> separately in the same time frame, so we can expect changes. There are some
> (surprisingly) good sections of the text  currently (IMHO) that we need to
> argue to retain, plus plenty where we can suggest improvements. But please
> input within the time frame either by the form or the email address below.*
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> We would like to bring to your attention the call for civil society input
> on the outcome document for the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015
> <https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015> (GCCS 2015), hosted by
> the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and taking place in The
> Hague on 16 and 17 April 2015.
>
> Following on from the London (2011), Budapest (2012), and Seoul (2013)
> Conferences - a series also known as the London Process, the 2015 event in
> The Hague will provide an opportunity for further high-level discussion of
> key cyberspace issues, structured around the three main themes of Freedom
> <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/freedom>, Security
> <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/security-0> and Growth
> <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/growth>. The Conference will be a
> stock-taking event, assessing the current global situation and mapping out
> the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. By engaging governments,
> business, academia and civil society participants at the Conference, the
> organisers hope to find practical solutions to real and urgent challenges,
> and to progress the agenda of a free, open and secure internet.
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> Based on the assumption that all those who have a stake in cyberspace
> should be able to express their views and participate in a meaningful way,
> this year, the organisers are putting particular emphasis on facilitating
> multistakeholder engagement in the Conference. As part of an effort to
> achieve this, the Conference organisers are interested in getting Civil
> Society input on the draft outcome document of the Conference (The Chair’s
> Statement).
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> To submit your comments on the draft Chair’s Statement (HERE:
> http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr), please complete this Google Form
> <http://goo.gl/forms/dYdv3rVkIJ> (link:http://goo.gl/forms/E72m3QTR1K) by *COB
> Tuesday 7th April*.
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> The consolidation of this input into a unified document to be presented to
> the Conference organisers will be coordinated by the GCCS2015 Advisory
> Board <https://www.gccs2015.com/participants/civil-society-participation>,
> which has been set up by the Conference organisers to help ensure the
> Conference is as inclusive and representative as possible.
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> In case you are unable to provide input at this stage, a call for a second
> round of comments on the unified document will be circulated in the week of
> the Conference.
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> If you would rather contact us directly with your comments, please write
> to aditi at gp-digital.org, answering the following 4 questions on the text:
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>    1.
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>    Sections of the text that you support being included in the final
>    outcome document
>    2.
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>    Areas of the text which could be strengthened
>    3.
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>    Areas of the text that raise concerns
>    4.
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>    Areas of the text where there are inconsistencies or that lack clarity
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> *Feel free to share this call with your civil society networks.*
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> Ian Peter
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