AW: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Draft statement on Internet Gvernance for Saturday plenary

[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]

Dear all,
 
the statement has my full endorsement. Short, clear and open for several future options.
 
Thanks
 
wolfgang
 
 

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Von: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org im Auftrag von Adam Peake
Gesendet: Sa 26.06.2004 08:51
An: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Betreff: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Draft statement on Internet Gvernance for Saturday plenary



Hi,

Para 3.  I think it should be Plan of Action, not
Action Plan, and Para 4. as Izumi noted, quotes
should be from the Plan of Action  "open and
inclusive process [that ensures a mechanism for
the] full and active participation".  And perhaps
replace "participate at three stages" with
"participate in all aspects of the working group
process." (and remove first, second third from
the next paragraph.)

Thanks,

Adam (sunny in Santa Clara.)



>Friends,
>
>After this morning's meeting of the internet
>governance caucus, a voluntary drafting
>committee was formed of Bertrand, Jeanette,
>Izumi and myself.  We drafted the following text
>as a statement on Internet Governance for
>delivery during the civil society slot in the
>WSIS plenery tomorrow morning (Saturday).
>
>We welcome comments from the governance caucus
>and during CS plenary this evening.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul Wilson.
>===
>
>
>1. In his opening remarks to the Global Forum on
>Internet Governance, in New York on 25 March
>2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan himself
>said:
>
>"In managing, promoting and protecting [the
>Internet¹s] presence in our lives, we need to be
>no less creative than those who invented it.
>Clearly, there is a need for governance, but
>that does not necessarily mean that it has to be
>done in the traditional way, for something that
>is so very different."
>
>2. In this spirit, we welcome the creation of a
>Working Group on Internet Governance which will
>not be bound by the existing rules of procedure
>of WSIS, and which can therefore pioneer
>innovative mechanisms for multi-stakeholder
>consensus building.
>
>3. The Action Plan paragraphs regarding the
>creation of this Working Group provide an
>appropriate and clear basis on which to move
>forward. The Civil Society Internet Governance
>Caucus urges progress on this matter without
>further debate which may further delay this
>important work.
>
>4. We place great importance upon the references
>in these paragraphs to ³open and transparent
>process² and ³full and active participation².
>We understand these to mean that all interested
>entities will be welcomed to contribute to and
>participate at three stages.
>
>First, in discussions regarding establishment,
>composition and working processes of the WG.
>Second, in the membership of the WG itself, by
>fair representation. And third, in the working
>group¹s consultation processes, through
>comprehensive communications channels.
>
>5. Towards the first of these aims, we ask that
>on establishment of the WG secretariat in July
>2004, a general call for contributions be made
>to canvass views on the establishment,
>composition and working processes of the WG.
>Further, an open meeting should be held to
>finalise these critical aspects of the WG.
>
>6. This proposal being accepted and enacted, the
>Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus fully
>intends to actively contribute in this critical
>first phase of the working group¹s efforts, as
>well as to its future work, towards an outcome
>with which all stakeholders can identify.
>
>
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