[governance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] ECOSOC reviewing WSIS follow up and implementation: CSTD, UNGIS, ALF, IGF, GAID

[Vittorio Bertola]

William Drake ha scritto:
> With regard to enhanced cooperation, as Parminder notes, the IG caucus 
> already agreed a letter months ago saying we’ve been told nothing and 
> would like/expect to be consulted in keeping with the spirit of the TA. 
> There is no need for prolonged debate over whether and how to reiterate 
> already adopted language.  Parminder and Vittorio should just draft a 
> few sentences referencing the prior letter and saying these concerns are 
> raised anew by the SG Report and we look forward to a response, and 
> submit it for a quick consensus call under the charter procedure.  

Possibly, the report saying "consultations are under way" is an elegant 
way to say "we've not been doing our homework, so we'll rush something 
up asap". Nonetheless, my feeling is that everyone realized that that 
process can't just be deferred forever, so things could actually start 
to move between now and Rio. So I agree with you, I think that it would 
be a good idea to issue a statement reminding that civil society has to 
be involved in this process. I'll work it out with Parminder (he might 
already have a 3-page draft ready :-D ).
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