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governmental negotiations closer to agreement
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:04:10 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 06:48:22 +0900 From: Adam Peake <ajp () glocom ac jp> Subject: Fwd: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] governmental negotiations closer to agreement X-Sender: ajp () pop glocom ac jp To: dave () farber net Looks like WSIS text on "Internet Governance" is agreed. And poor stuff it is. Adam Delivered-To: ajp () glocom ac jp Delivered-To: plenary () mailman greennet org uk X-Sender: veni@198.111.183.129 (Unverified) To: plenary () wsis-cs org, plenary () wsis-cs org From: Veni Markovski <veni () veni com> Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] governmental negotiations closer to agreement X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at gn.apc.org Sender: plenary-admin () wsis-cs org X-BeenThere: plenary () wsis-cs org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Reply-To: plenary () wsis-cs org List-Help: <mailto:plenary-request () wsis-cs org?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:plenary () wsis-cs org> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary>, <mailto:plenary-request () wsis-cs org?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group Space <plenary.wsis-cs.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary>, <mailto:plenary-request () wsis-cs org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/public/plenary/> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:51:36 +0200
The only major conflicts still open are internet governance and finance.
not governance: The below texts are agreed. 44. The Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism. 45.The management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations. In this respect it is recognized that: a) policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues is the sovereign right of States. They have rights and responsibilities for international Internet-related public policy issues; b) the private sector has had and should continue to have an important role in the development of the Internet, both in the technical and economic fields; c) civil society has also played an important role on Internet matters especially at community level and should continue to play such a role; d) intergovernmental organizations have had and should continue to have a facilitating role in the coordination of the Internet related public policy issues; e) international organizations have also had and should continue to have a important role in the development of Internet-related technical standards and relevant policies. 46. International Internet governance issues should be addressed in a coordination manner. We ask the Secretary General of the United Nations to set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005. And this is also agreed by the states in the Action Plan: 4 e) We ask the Secretary General of the United Nations to set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005. The group should, inter alia: i)develop a working definition of Internet governance; ii)identify the public policy issues that are relevant to Internet governance; iii)develop a common understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of governments, existing intergovernmental and international organisations and other forums as well as the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries; iv)prepare a report on the results of this activity to be presented for consideration and appropriate action for the second phase of WSIS in Tunis in 2005. f) Governments are invited to: i)facilitate the establishment of national and regional Internet Exchange Centres; ii)manage or supervise, as appropriate, their respective country code top-level domain name (ccTLD); iii)promote awareness of the Internet. _______________________________________________ Plenary mailing list Plenary () wsis-cs org http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary -- ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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