[IGFmaglist] IGF and NetMundial

[Peter Dengate Thrush]

Fellow MAG members,
There has been some reference over the past few days of our Open Consultation and Meeting to the NetMundial principals and roadmap, including using NetMundial as a possible sub-theme for the 2015 IGF meeting. I thought it might be helpful to look at the references to the IGF in the NetMundial document.

Perhaps the most important tangible obligation the IGF might adopt is this, from Section II on "Institutional Improvements":

1.         All of the organizations with responsibilities in the Internet governance ecosystem should develop and implement principles for transparency, accountability and inclusiveness. All such organizations should prepare periodic reports on their progress and status on these issues. Those reports should be made publicly available.


Under: 
II. Issues dealing with institutional improvements

Para 3 deals with the IGF:
3.         There is a need for a strengthened Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Important recommendations to that end were made by the UN CSTD working group on IGF improvements. It is suggested that these recommendations will be implemented by the end of 2015.

Improvements should include inter-alia:

a.         Improved outcomes: Improvements can be implemented including creative ways of providing outcomes/recommendations and the analysis of policy options;

b.         Extending the IGF mandate beyond five-year terms;

c.         Ensuring guaranteed stable and predictable funding for the IGF, including through a broadened donor base, is essential;

d.         The IGF should adopt mechanisms to promote worldwide discussions between meetings through intersessional dialogues.  

A strengthened IGF could better serve as a platform for discussing both long standing and emerging issues with a view to contributing to the identification of possible ways to address them.


Under 
III. Issues dealing with specific Internet Governance topic


We note:

2.          Mass and arbitrary surveillance undermines trust in the Internet and trust in the Internet governance ecosystem.  Collection and processing of personal data by state and non-state actors should be conducted in accordance with international human rights law. More dialogue is needed on this topic at the international level using forums like the Human Rights Council and IGF aiming to develop a common understanding on all the related aspects.


Under 

V.  Way Forward
 We see this:
It is expected that the NETmundial findings and outcomes will feed into other processes and forums, such as the post 2015 development agenda process, WSIS+10, IGF, and all Internet governance discussions held in different organizations and bodies at all levels.


I attach a copy of the final document.

regards

Peter



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