[IGFmaglist] [WG-Strategy] Global Digital Compact - launch of public platform

Thu May 12 10:31:56 EDT 2022

Dear Yu Ping,

As the co-chair of the Outreach and Communication Working Group, I want to comment that we’re currently working on a strategy to send specific messages for each group at the MS. We hope that can improve the level of understanding, collaboration, and networking necessary to spread the proper info about why is very important to find IGF as the best opportunity to agree on the most relevant issues related to IG, GDC and regional and global collaboration on the main areas of domain at the IGF.

We’ll be thankful about your feedback in this regard.

Sincerely

Amado Espinosa

From: Yu Ping Chan <chan7 at un.org>
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 8:19 AM
To: Wolfgang Kleinwächter <wolfgang at kleinwaechter.info>, "jorge.cancio [BAKOM ADMIN]" <jorge.cancio at bakom.admin.ch>
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Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] [WG-Strategy] Global Digital Compact - launch of public platform

Dear Wolfgang

Indeed, I agree with you and I have informally told some Member States here that it would be ideal if they could formalize a truly multistakeholder process for the Digital Compact but my personal sense is that it may be difficult to get consensus among all MS on, given how difficult the issue of multistakeholder participation has already been in some of the cyber/digital processes. Perhaps the MS on this list could come in on this, as they would have to lead such an effort to get a Committee through?

Yu Ping

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From: Wolfgang Kleinwächter <wolfgang at kleinwaechter.info> 
Sent: Thursday, 12 May, 2022 9:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [WG-Strategy] [IGFmaglist] Global Digital Compact - launch of public platform

Hi Yu Ping, 

as you said, member states have not yet articulated, how they want to proceed during UNGA 77 and beyond. Wouldn´t it be a good idea if member states (in the 2nd Committee?) could agree to establish a "Global Digital Compact Multistakeholder Drafting Team" (GDC-MDT). We did have a similar group in the preparations for NetMundial in 2014 and it worked very well. 

Wolfgang 

Yu Ping Chan <chan7 at un.org> hat am 12.05.2022 14:31 geschrieben: 

Dear Jorge, 

Thanks for your email. 

We had set the September 30 deadline on our website because we do not yet have any official indication from the President of the General Assembly/Member States on the "formal process" for the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact itself, but we had heard informally that the PGA intends to have "activity" in the 77th session of the GA (which begins in mid-September). Thus, in order not to delay the call for inputs any further, while still appearing to not to pre-empt the Member States by pre-determining the exact timing of the Compact formal process, we had gone ahead with Sept 30. 

It is our hope though, to extend this deadline if possible (and generally agreeable to the Member States), while giving our Office some time still to consolidate the submissions. Even if we do not succeed in this, my personal view is that given the importance of IGF messages, it would have to be taken as a critical input into the GDC itself (and I am counting on Member States here in New York to also share this view!) 

I hope this clarifies! 

Yu Ping 

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Yu Ping Chan 

Senior Programme Officer 

Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology 

chan7 at un.org | Twitter 

United Nations 

New York, USA | S-2710 

www.un.org/techenvoy 

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Subject: WG: [IGFmaglist] Global Digital Compact - launch of public platform 

Dear Yu Ping 

Could you kindly clarify whether the IGF „messages“ on the GDC (normally they could be expected for the final day of the IGF, i.e. December 2nd) would still come in time in order to be fed in into the GDC development process (notwithstanding the Sept 30th deadline mentioned for individual comments)? 

Thanks very much in advance 

kindly 

jorge 

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Von: Envoy on Technology Office <techenvoy at un.org> 

Datum: 10. Mai 2022 um 21:55:57 MESZ 

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Cc: igfmaglist at intgovforum.org <igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>, Digital-Compact <digitalcompact at un.org> 

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Dear Mr. Mitchell, 

I write to you, in your capacity as Chair of the IGF’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group, to inform you that the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology has launched a public platform to invite submissions and inputs on the forthcoming Global Digital Compact (as below). In addition, we have also put up resources materials on how to contribute and engage with the ongoing open and inclusive preparatory process led by the UN Secretariat, as the UN Member States continue their discussions on the Our Common Agenda Report. 

Given the UN’s commitment to the important role played by the Internet Governance Forum, particularly as an engaged and vibrant multistakeholder Internet community, we hope that the IGF can contribute to the preparatory process for the Compact also through this Survey, both by giving it further visibility in its networks and Dynamic Coalitions and the many NRIs at national and local level. We are encouraged by the strong interest that IGF MAG members have already shown, and the alignment of the upcoming 2022 IGF with suggested themes of the Global Digital Compact. 

We believe the IGF’s contributions will be extremely valuable to the Member States and others as they progress towards the Compact. The Office of the Envoy on Technology will ensure that the results of the survey will be channeled to the membership to make maximum use of the ideas and proposals we will collect. 

I copy in my colleagues from the Tech Envoy Office, as well as the IGF Secretariat/DESA, in case you may have any further questions. I remain at your disposal as well for any further exchange, and look forward to our continued collaboration. 

With best wishes, 

Francesca 

Maria Francesca Spatolisano| Assistant Secretary-General 

Acting Envoy on Technology 

United Nations, New York, USA 

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From: Envoy on Technology Office 

Sent: Tuesday, 10 May, 2022 11:58 AM 

Cc: Digital-Compact <digitalcompact at un.org> 

Subject: Global Digital Compact - You are welcome to contribute! 

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

In the United Nations Secretary-General’s report, Our Common Agenda<https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/>, he proposes a Summit of the Future in 2023, with a technology track leading to a Global Digital Compact . 

We are excited to announce that we are now creating a public space to collect inputs and views, as part of an inclusive open process to prepare for the Global Digital Compact at the United Nations. Everyone is welcome to contribute! 

Please visit our newly published webpage at www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact<http://www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact>, where you can find background information, guidance on how you can engage, and other related resources. This includes a link for you to submit your individual or collective views. 

For queries, you can reach out to digitalcompact at un.org<mailto:digitalcompact at un.org> (here in copy). We look forward to hearing from you. 

With best regards, 

The Office of the Envoy on Technology 

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