[governance] A Response re. Just Net Coalition and Internet Social Forum

[Ralf Bendrath]

Am 02.05.2015 um 23:16 schrieb parminder:

> Do however know/ remember that
> 
> 1. Developing countries fought for almost two years seeking a WSIS plus
> 10 'summit' in the full original WSIS style, with prep coms and all ,
> which would have followed all practises adopted during the original
> WSIS... There are G 77 drafts for UN resolution with that language.
> 
> 2. US led developed countries group simply refused to allow it, strongly
> and consistently, which is why the UN assembly decision about WSIS plus
> 10 kept being postponed over a year and a half, and *which is why* we
> are having a truncated WSIS 10 in NY rather than a full summit process
> with preparatory processes in Geneva.
> 
> 3. Rather significantly, and that may interest this list even more,
> prominent civil society players, either actively or implicitly, followed
> and supported the US led developed countries' approach. Which of course
> have contributed to where we are now with the WSIS plus 10. (...)

.. which sounds like something to be addressed in a CS declaration for
the WSIS+10.

(But then it should also mention that NetMundial achieved what the IGF
(I guess intentionally) never achieved: An adopted multi-stakeholder
document. Boy, what did we think we could achieve with the dynamic
coalitions back then... But I'm getting melancolic.)

Best, Ralf

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