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

Sat Apr 11 16:16:49 EDT 2015

Many thanks, Ian

This will come in handy in developing a 4-minute keynote.  I Will see how
many of the key pints I can incorporate. have been further informed that
keynote speakers are to keep to specific themes and mine will be "bridging
the digital divide; freedom and privacy online".

Granted, it will be important to stress the respect of human rights and all
of that, but I am convinced that the Parminder question of "why are you
shying away from more democratic UN-led instances?" on the process may
still need to be asked.  From the suggestion from organisers, Fadi Chehade
will be the one speaking on "Internet Governance"

Still listening here

N

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

>   >Thanks Ian. Is this available online anywhere?
>
> Probably not Anne, although I suspect the Chair’s statement when finalised
> will be at https://www.gccs2015.com/
>
> But this is a conference emanating from meetings of mostly foreign
> ministries from various governments, which is including civil society and
> trying to be “multistakeholder” for the first time. But this does not (yet)
> extend to transparent open processes where we will get to see other inputs
> to a Chairs Statement, let alone have a chance to discuss such inputs
> across stakeholder groups. Maybe next time...
>
>
> Ian
>
>  *From:* Anne Jellema <anne.jellema at webfoundation.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, April 11, 2015 6:03 PM
> *To:* Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
> *Cc:* governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ; JNC
> Forum <forum at justnetcoalition.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [bestbits] CS input to Chairs Statement for GCCS -
> apologies for short time frame
>
>  Thanks Ian. Is this available online anywhere?
> Best
> Anne
>
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
>
>>   Thanks to everyone (about 40 people)  who responded to this with
>> comments and suggestions.
>>
>> I am attaching the letter which was sent a few hours ago to the Dutch
>> organisers, with consolidated CS inputs. Our understanding of the process
>> is that a new draft of the Chairs statement, taking into account the
>> various inputs, will be issued just before the conference next week.
>> However at that stage there will be no more new inputs to text, but rather
>> discussion limited to red line text.
>>
>> This ended up being a very rushed process, as we were advised with 48
>> hours of a new deadline for us to submit our suggestions. Compiling about
>> 40 sets of comments at short notice into one document was difficult, and
>> left very little time for a small group to produce a consolidated text and
>> submit it. Apologies for not being able to consult wider on this, but we
>> trust that the document submitted covers the range of suggestions and
>> viewpoints submitted. It will be interesting to see which of our
>> suggestions make it through to the final statement!
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
>>  *From:* Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 04, 2015 8:02 AM
>> *To:* governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net ;
>> forum at justnetcoalition.org
>> *Subject:* CS input to Chairs Statement for GCCS - apologies for short
>> time frame
>>
>>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> *[Apologies for cross-posting]*
>>
>>
>>
>> *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.*
>>
>>
>>
>> *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.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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).
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
>>
>>
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