[WSIS CS-Plenary] OECD Civil society reference group & OECD 2008 Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy
Dr. Francis MUGUET
muguet at mdpi.org
Mon Jun 9 15:47:52 BST 2008
Dear Meryem
Many thanks for the prompt answer
> Dear Francis,
>
> As Lisa already explained, information about "The Public Voice"
> process
If I look at the web page of the CS forum in Seoul,
it is indicated
*Organized by*
* The Public Voice Coalition
* OECD Civil Society Reference Group
* The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC)
This would mean that The Public Voice Coalition
and the OECD Civil Society Reference Group
are two distinct entities.
The public voice could be yet another coalition, that's fine,
the existence of an officially recognized
*OECD Civil Society Reference Group*
is yet another thing of a much greater importance.
Please clarify the relationship between the two.
> has been sent long time ago, with invitation to join, to the
> governance caucus list,
Internet Economy is a topic that concerns all WSIS stakeholders,
not solely those involved in the IG-Caucus
I look in the the past messages, it was not not clear if it was about the
Ottwa meeting or the Seoul meeting.
The OECD Civil Society Reference Group is seemingly not mentioned,
but I may have passed it
> and few exchanges have appeared on this list
> too. This very large CS coalition holds monthly teleconferences
> (using skype), that are open to anyone willing to join (info at:
> http://thepublicvoice.org/events/pvwsismeetings/default.html. See
> also: http://thepublicvoice.org/events/seoul08/
> default.html#civil_society_documents).
>
OK, interseting to know
> In view of this very process (OECD Ministerial in Seoul), this large
> coalition has prepared a background paper in a collaborative way and
> through, inter alia, a wiki. You wil note that latest version of the
> background paper is entitled:
> "Recommendations and Contributions to the OECD Ministerial Meeting of
> 17-18 June 2008 from Civil Society Participants in the Public Voice
> Coalition", thus not claiming to represent civil society as whole.
>
OK, the Public Voice coalition
> That, we agree, would in any case be meaningless.
>
> Regarding the OECD CS Reference Group, it has been formed in view of
> this very process, by organizations and people having a work history
> with the OECD, to be the interface of the wide coalition.
>
This is not very clear.
Does this means that public voice is a component of the OECD CS
Reference Group ?
For NGOs to interface with OECD, do they have to join the
OECD CS Reference Group ?
> By work history, I really mean that some of these groups are
> following the OECD process for more than 10 years. I, for one, have
> participated on behalf of my French organization to the 1998 OECD
> Ministerial in Ottawa (http://gilc.org/events/ottawa98/agenda.html)
> and have organized an event in Paris in 1999, both in the framework
> of the Public Voice coalition and in conjunction with an OECD meeting
> (http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/publicvoice99/).
>
> Since its establishment in 1996, the Public Voice coalition has been
> facilitated by EPIC (the Electronic Privacy Information Center). In
> view of the 2008 OECD Ministerial, Katitza Rodriguez has been in
> charge of this facilitator role on behalf of EPIC. My own name
> appears as the other contact point for the CS-Labour Forum programme
> since, as part of the OECD CS Reference Group, I've helped Katitza
> with this.
>
> In summary, the public voice coalition has been created a long time
> ago, even well before the WSIS process, and has been aggregating many
> new CS people and groups over time. It has always been open to those
> willing to join (please contact Katitza Rodriguez: katitza at datos-
> personales.org if this is your case). One might say that the public
> voice coalition plays vis a vis the OECD the same role as this CS
> plenary list vis a vis WSIS and WSIS follow-up processes. Some people/
> groups are engaged in both processes, and some other just in one of
> them.
>
OK, that's fine, the public voice is legitimate to be a coalition
active at the OECD,
what my question is about the recently formed and
officially recognized *OECD Civil Society Reference Group
*In order to join the *OECD Civil Society Reference Group*
do we have to join Public Voice ?
How one can join this "reference group" ?
How it is coordinated ?
Is there a web site ? a mailing list ?
> I hope this answers your questions.
>
>
Concerning *Public Voice* yes,
less concerning the *OECD Civil Society Reference Group*
where further information is needed.
When a group is entitled the *OECD Civil Society Reference Group,
* it means that there some kind of institutional recognition attached
to it.
The advent of a structured dialog between an Intergovernmental Organization
and CS is most welcome, but it must be open, better advertised within
WSIS CS,
and clarified.
Best
Francis
> Best,
> Meryem
>
> Le 9 juin 08 à 03:53, Dr. Francis MUGUET a écrit :
>
>
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>> Dear Lisa
>>
>> Many thanks for your prompt reply.
>>
>>> Hi Francis and all,
>>>
>>> Try http://thepublicvoice.org/events/seoul08/. When you scroll
>>> down, you’ll see “reference group” list.
>>>
>> OECD Civil Society Reference Group
>> The Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
>> Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
>> Consumers Korea
>> European Digital Rights Initiative (EDRI)
>> Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
>> The Internet Governance Project (IGP)
>> Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
>> OK, I see the list now. :-)
>>
>> and below contact points
>> Program contact
>> Katitza Rodríguez Pereda <katitza AT datos-personales.org>
>> The Public Voice Coordinator, OECD Civil Society Reference Group
>>
>> Meryem Marzouki <marzouki AT ras.eu.org>
>> OECD Civil Society Reference Group
>>
>> anyway, more information than just a list,
>> is clearly required about this group
>> that claims to be a reference for Civil Society
>> as far as OECD is concerned
>>
>> how it was born ?
>> what is the basis of its legitimacy to be a reference ?
>> how it is coordinated ?
>> is it open to anyone ?
>> Is this reference group making open consultations ?
>>
>> Hope the contact points in c/c
>> could provide some more information on the
>> various WSIS lists.
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Francis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Lisa
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/8/08 9:05 PM, "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet at mdpi.org> wrote:
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