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<DIV>> I presume the membership of CSCG saw this first before been
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<DIV>of course. and all signatories contributed substantially in drafting and
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<DIV>Ian Peter</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=akinbo@nira.org.ng
href="mailto:akinbo@nira.org.ng">Adebunmi AKINBO</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 27, 2014 7:49 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=ian.peter@ianpeter.com
href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">Ian Peter</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=discuss@1net.org href="mailto:discuss@1net.org">1net
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [discuss] CSCG Letter to Transitional Council re
NETMundial Initiative</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Ian,
<DIV>I presume the membership of CSCG saw this first before been sent.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards.</DIV>
<DIV>-Akinbo.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 4:27 AM, Ian Peter <SPAN
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target=_blank>ian.peter@ianpeter.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Below is a copy of a
letter sent yesterday by Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group
(CSCG) to the NETMundial Transitional Council. The letter follows from firstly
a discussion with NMI as regards our concerns with process, suggesting some
more acceptable alternatives, and secondly a period of consultation with
members of various civil society coalitions about this and other
concerns.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Ian
Peter</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Dear
Virgilio, Richard and Fadi,</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>As
members of the Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG), we
write to express our appreciation for your openness in working with us to
negotiate the terms of civil society’s participation in the NETmundial
Initiative; in particular, by accommodating our expectation, drawn from the
NETmundial Principles, that if we are to participate on the Coordination
Council, we should nominate our own representatives.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Since our initial
agreement on this principle, we have been consulting with our constituents
about whether civil society ought to avail itself of this opportunity at
all. We must say that this has been a difficult question, at the end of
which there remain some very significant misgivings across a broad segment of
civil society about the merits of our prospective involvement.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Among the underlying
concerns of many are that the involvement of the World Economic Forum in the
initiative signals an attempt by economic and political elites to secure a
central role in Internet governance; that the Initiative has been organised in
a top-down manner that privileges its three promoters above other
stakeholders; and that devoting time and resources to the Initiative may
detract from other processes such as the Internet Governance Forum.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>On
the other hand, others recognise the opportunity that exists for civil society
to help shape the NETmundial Initiative into a mechanism (but not the only
mechanism) that can advance the NETmundial roadmap. Despite significant
shortcomings in the NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement stemming from
influence exerted by powerful actors towards the end of the process, much of
the document, including the roadmap, does enjoy broad civil society
support.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>OUR
INVOLVEMENT AND PROCESS</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>In
the end we have decided to facilitate the involvement of those from civil
society who do wish to apply for membership of the Coordination Council, while
acknowledging others have decided as a matter of principle that they do not
wish to be involved—and indeed would rather that civil society did not
participate at all. We acknowledge and respect that our colleagues from Just
Net Coalition have taken that position and will not be participating with us
in this exercise.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>The
process we have agreed to work with is</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>1.
At the close of nominations (December 6), CSCG Nomcom will review all
nominations for civil society participation and evaluate each candidate’s
suitability.<BR><BR>2. CSCG Nomcom will recommend one candidate per geographic
region, and submits names to Transitional Council with reasons.<BR><BR>3. If
necessary, NMI Transitional Council will convene a (virtual) meeting with CSCG
Nomcom to discuss any issues arising, with a view to reaching a rough
consensus agreement if there are any issues with our nominations. If there is
a strong dissenting voice from another area of civil society they may also be
invited to participate after discussion.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>CONDITIONS AND
CONSIDERATIONS</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Although we will work
with the NETmundial Initiative’s organising partners to select willing civil
society representatives from amongst those who self-nominate through the
Initiative’s nomination process, we also outline five simple conditions that
we believe representatives are likely to affirm following their appointment to
the Coordination Council:</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>1.
We would like the Co-ordination Council to discuss whether CGI.br, WEF and
ICANN should have permanent membership of the Coordination Council and what
that implies. Whilst it is acknowledged that the above organisations are
jointly funding the operational expenses of the Initiative for its first year,
this might not remain so. We are not convinced that funding support is
sufficient justification for such a role, and we believe that the full
Coordination Council itself should approve any permanent seats and what that
implies.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>2.
To the extent that a stated objective of the Coordination Council is
"promoting the distributed Internet governance model,” we want to point out
that the status quo in Internet governance does not represent the fulfilment
of this model. The NETmundial Initiative should not be used to legitimise
existing inequalities and deficiencies of the present system and should not
hold civil society back from advocating necessary reforms.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>3.
While we acknowledge the progressive elements of the NETmundial
Multistakeholder Statement, it is not the final and definitive statement of
Internet governance principles; indeed the Statement itself acknowledges that
it is only a work in progress. So we do not see the NETmundial roadmap as an
immutable document. We look forward to its refinement and/or augmentation and
hope that NMI ensures a bottom up collaborative process to undertake this
work.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>4. A
key performance indicator for the NETmundial Initiative must be the extent to
which its activities strengthen and support the Internet Governance Forum,
which remains the most significant global hub for general multi-stakeholder
Internet governance policy discussions. If the IGF develops the capacity to
assume further activities that currently might not fall within their
capabilities, this should be facilitated, not opposed.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>5.
We will wish to evaluate from time to time whether this engagement is
providing effective and worthwhile results for our constituencies.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>We
trust that our participation in this Initiative can be accepted with these
conditions, and we look forward to working with you to select a balanced,
inclusive and capable slate of civil society nominees to join the Coordination
Council.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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<P class=MsoNormal
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Co ordination Council </SPAN></B></P>
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coalitions</SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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Progressive Communications, represented by Chat Garcia Ramilo, Deputy
Executive Director</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Best
Bits, represented by Jeremy Malcolm, Steering Committee member</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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represented by Ginger (Virginia) Paque, Internet Governance
Programmes</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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Caucus, represented by Dr Mawaki Chango, Co-Coordinator</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>The
Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, (NCSG) represented by Robin Gross, NCSG
Executive Committee</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN>Ian
Peter, Independent
Chair</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>discuss
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