[IGFmaglist] GA 2nd Committee / ICT4D negotiations update
Fiona Alexander
FAlexander at ntia.doc.gov
Fri Dec 12 15:49:09 EST 2014
Just as a data point for folks to consider:
This year’s text
Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015,
Last year’s text
Decides that the desirability of the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum will be considered again by Member States in the General Assembly in the context of a ten-year review of the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society in 2015
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Thanks for the news Vyacheslav
A good result!
Regards
Peter Dengate Thrush
On 11/12/2014, at 4:49 pm, Vyacheslav Cherkasov <cherkasov at un.org<mailto:cherkasov at un.org>> wrote:
Dear All,
Please be informed that the Second Committee has just adopted the draft Resolution on A/C.2/69/L.67 on Information and communications technologies for development. Please find below the adopted text of the para 17 related to the mandate of the IGF. best, slava.
17. Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the
meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and recommends that the
extension of the mandate of the Forum be considered in the context of the overall
review in 2015;
From: Vyacheslav Cherkasov/NY/UNO
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Date: 09/12/2014 11:56 AM
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Dear All,
I would like to inform and share with you that the representatives of the Member- States have concluded informal discussions of the draft UN resolution A/C.2/69/L.11 on Information and communications technologies for development. It was an extremely challenging discussion process with many formal and informal consultations on ICT4D including a possible extension of the IGF mandate. The draft has more references on the significant role of IGF than in the 2013 Resolution and acknowledges the importance of the IGF and its mandate as a forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on various matters, including public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance and its role in building partnerships among different stakeholders, including through national and regional initiatives. The Resolution welcomes the offer of Mexico to host the next meeting of the IGF 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015.
The resolution also recalls the GA resolution 68/302 on the “Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society” and welcoming the High Level Meeting of the UNGA in December 2015.
Please find below the para 17 of the draft resolution relating the IGF mandate for your info. Once the resolution is adopted, we will share it with you. best, slava
17. Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and recommends that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered in the context of the overall review in 2015 [adopted ad ref],
From: Markus Kummer <markus_kummer at bluewin.ch<mailto:markus_kummer at bluewin.ch>>
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Patrick, all,
Let’s stay calm and let’s focus on what matters: the current discussion is more about the timing than the substance.
According to my latest information the following operational paragraph is under consideration:
Quote: OP 17. Welcomes with appreciation the offer made by Mexico to host the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in 2016, and that the extension of the mandate of the IGF be considered positively in the context of the overall review in 2015, Unquote
All in all, this would be a very positive outcome of the 2014 Resolution. It would stake a clear claim for the renewal of the mandate and the qualifier (“be considered positively”) is as a good as it can get!
Best regards
Markus
On 05 Dec 2014, at 23:32, Patrick Ryan <patrickryan at google.com<mailto:patrickryan at google.com>> wrote:
> Thank you, Cristina, for the information. I'd love any thoughts that you might have on what we can do, if anything, to help make the renewal narrative more positive (and more transparent to the many stakeholders that care about the IGF).
>
> I don't mean to overplay the hyperbole (Scotty to Captain Kirk: "update: the Enterprise will blow up in four hours!") But the reality is that a lack of a vigorous renewal effort seems to indicate, by all objective measures, that there is a serious reason for concern.
>
> Would love to help with lobbying efforts, and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
> On Dec 5, 2014 7:40 AM, <Cristina.MONTI at ec.europa.eu<mailto:Cristina.MONTI at ec.europa.eu>> wrote:
> Dear Markus, Hossam, Victoria and all,
>
> Thanks for your feedback. I have no additional information at this stage on a possible compromise on WSIS+10 modalities but I understand negotiations in NY are ongoing, even if there is little progress at the moment.
> Just to clarify: G77 is against including the IGF renewal in this specific resolution, which in my view would have an impact on current MAG work and preparations for IGF15.
>
> Kind regards,
> Cristina
>
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> From: Markus Kummer [mailto:markus_kummer at bluewin.ch]
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> Dear Cristina,
>
> Many thanks for sharing. Your wording seems to be imply that the G77 are against the renewal of the IGF mandate altogether, whereas my understanding was that the question at this stage was more about the timing: should the renewal of the mandate be decided this year, one year ahead of schedule, or next year, in the context of the WSIS+10 package. Grateful for any clarification.
>
> Best regards
> Markus
>
>
> On 04 Dec 2014, at 16:39, Cristina.MONTI at ec.europa.eu<mailto:Cristina.MONTI at ec.europa.eu> wrote:
>
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > Further to our discussions at the MAG, I thought it would be useful to share some information on what is the current situation in NY in the framework of the ICT4D Resolution, as it seems that the situation now on the IGF mandate renewal is not looking rosy.
> > The G77 have made clear earlier this week that they would not, under any circumstances, accept renewal of the IGF mandate. It is my understanding that at the moment there are no firm proposals to consider at this stage and that G77 are now seeking a compromise on WSIS+10 modalities.
> > Please let me know if you have any additional information you would like to share or your views on how you see this impacting the MAG work.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Cristina
> >
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