[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: Subcomite A / subgrupo Forum (76 a 79)

[Erick Iriarte Ahon]

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>From: Erick Iriarte Ahon <eiriarte at alfa-redi.org>
>Subject: Subcomite A / subgrupo Forum (76 a 79)
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>76. We agree to decide  the creation, in an open and inclusive 
>process, of a  forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue. This forum will 
>be called Internet Governance Forum (IGF). In this regard, we ask 
>the Secretary General of the United Nations to establish such a 
>forum by the second quarter of 2006 and to convene the first meeting 
>of this forum by the fourth quarter of 2006. The forum should:
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>a) Discuss public policy issues to key elements of Internet 
>Governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, 
>security, stability and development of the Internet;
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>b) Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different 
>cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet 
>and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
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>c) Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and 
>other institutions on matters under their purview;
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>d) Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in 
>this regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, 
>scientific and technical communities;
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>e) Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to accelerate 
>the availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world;
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>f) Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing 
>and/or future Internet Governance mechanisms, particulary those from 
>developing countries;
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>g) Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the 
>relevant bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make 
>recommendations;
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>h) Contribute to capacity-building for Internet Governance in 
>developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge 
>and expertise;
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>i) Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS 
>principles in Internet Governance processes;
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>j) Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources;
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>k) Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and 
>misuse of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users;
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>l) Publish its proceedings
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>77. The Internet Governance Forum, in its working and function, will 
>be multi-stakeholder, democratic and transparent. To that end, the 
>proposed IFG could:
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>a) Build on the existing structures of Internet Governance, with 
>special emphasis on the complementarity between all stakeholders 
>involved in this process -- governments, business entities, civil 
>society and inter-governmental organizations -- each of them in 
>their field of competence, and their participation on an equal footing;
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>b) Have a lightweight and decentralized structure that would be 
>subject to periodic review;
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>c) Meet periodically, as required. IGF meetings, in principle, may 
>be held in parallel with major relevant UN conferences, inter alia, 
>to use logistical support;
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>New 77A (Australia). We encourage the Secretary- General of the 
>United Nations to examine a range of options for the establishment 
>and operation of the Forum, including both non-UN organizations with 
>recognized and established roles in Internet [governance] issues 
>(including development), and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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>New 77B. The UN Secretary-General would Report to UN Member States 
>at periodic intervals.
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>New 77C. We ask the UN Secretary-General to examine the desirability 
>of the continuation of the Forum, in formal consultation with Forum 
>participants, within five years of its creation, and to make 
>recommendations to the UN Membership.
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>78. The IGF would have no oversight function and would not replace 
>existing arrangements, mechanism, institutions or organizations, but 
>would involve them and take advantage of their expertise. It would 
>be constituted as a neutral, non-duplicative and non-binding 
>process. It would have no involvement in day-to-day or technical 
>operations of the Internet.
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>79 The IGF [could be based on the UN system organized on the basis 
>of ITU [UN sytem], which] may establish an effective and 
>cost-efficient bureau, comprising a handful of professional and 
>technical staff. In this regard we recognised the relevant expertice 
>of ITU. The bureau should be representative both both in terms of 
>balanced geographical representation and of multi-stakeholder participation.