Showing posts with label Tunis Agenda. Show all posts
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2015-12-15

WSIS+10, World Summit on the Information Society, New York, Dec 15-16

UPDATE: GEM-TECH 2015 WINNERS:
Videos (playlist) above feature the winners of the ITU/ UN Women Gem-Tech 2015 Awards, as well as the 2015 Global Achievers. Published on Dec 14, 2015 - more info here

LIVE UN Web TV (go to link) coverage 15-16 December of WSIS+10 meeting
Includes 2 side events:
  • Side event: Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age: Implementing WSIS Outcome and Agenda 2030. 15 December, 1PM EST
  • Side Event: Enabling a Trusted Connected World. 16 December, 1:15PM EST

WSIS+10 | United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting - World Summit on the Information Society, WSIS+10, New York City, 15-16 Dec 2015 - The draft programme of activities related to the WSIS High-Level Meeting includes:
  1. GA High-Level Meeting: The plenary, on 15-16 December in accordance General Assembly rules of procedure, will feature consecutive statements from Member States and non-government entities.
  2. The annual GemTech Awards, organized by UN Women and ITU on the evening of 14 December, recognize outstanding efforts to ensure that girls and women achieve digital equality in all its dimensions.
  3. Side events, organized by Member States, UN agencies, and non-government stakeholders between 14 and 16 December, will offer interactive exchange on key topics cited in the review and future action.
  4. The WSIS High-Level Meeting also coincides with the meetings of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate (CTED) on human rights and terrorist use of ICTs on 16 and 17 December. 
See also on Domain Mondo: What Is WSIS+10? WSIS Is Not ISIS, but ICANN Is From Switzerland!

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WSIS+10 Agreed outcome document (pdf), excerpts (emphasis added):
13. We reaffirm that Internet governance should continue to follow the provisions set forth in the
outcomes of Tunis and Geneva.
16. We reiterate our commitments to the positive uses of the Internet and other ICTs and to take appropriate actions and preventive measures, as determined by law, against abusive uses of ICTs as mentioned under the Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society of the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. We also recognize the importance of ethics as set out in Action Line C10 in building the information society and strengthening the role of ICTs as enablers of development.
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4. Internet Governance 
60. We reaffirm paragraph 55 of the Tunis Agenda, and in this regard we recognize that the existing arrangements have worked effectively to make the Internet the highly robust, dynamic and geographically diverse medium that it is today, with the private sector taking the lead in day ­to ­day operations, and with innovation and value creation at the edges. However, 4 billion representing two­-thirds of people residing in developing countries remain offline. 
61. We further recognize that there are many cross­cutting international public policy issues that require attention and are not adequately addressed. 
62. We recognize paragraph 29 of the Tunis Agenda and that the management of the Internet as a global facility includes multilateral, transparent, democratic and multistakeholder processes, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, technical and academic communities, and all other relevant stakeholders in accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities. 
63. We reiterate the working definition of Internet governance set out in paragraph 34 of the Tunis Agenda, as “the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision making procedures and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.” 
64. We reaffirm the principles agreed in the Geneva Declaration that the management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations, ​within their respective roles and responsibilities as set out in paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda. 
65. We take note of the hosting by Brazil of the NETMundial Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance in Sao Paulo on 23 and 24 April 2014. 
66. We recognize that there is a need to promote greater participation and engagement in Internet governance discussions of governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, the technical and academic communities, and all other relevant stakeholders from developing countries, particularly African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing states, middle­income countries, as well as countries in situations of conflict and post­conflict countries and countries affected by natural disasters. We call for strengthened stable, transparent, and voluntary funding mechanisms to this end. 
67. We note the important regulatory and legislative processes in some Member States on the open Internet in the context of the Information Society and the underlying drivers for it, and call for further information sharing at the international level on the opportunities and challenges. 
68. We acknowledge the role of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a multistakeholder platform for discussion of Internet governance issues. We support the recommendations of the report of the CSTD Working Group on improvements to the IGF, which were taken note of by the General Assembly in its resolution 68/198, and we call for their accelerated implementation. We extend the IGF mandate for another 10 years with its current mandate as set out in paragraph 72 to 78 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society. We recognize that during this period, the IGF should continue to show progress on working modalities, and participation of relevant stakeholders from developing countries. We call on the CSTD, within its current reporting, to give due consideration to fulfilment of its Working Group report recommendations.

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2015-10-20

WSIS+10, Zero Draft, 2nd Preparatory Meeting, October 20-22, 2015

While ICANN 54 is meeting in Dublin and the IANA Transition process has slowed to almost a complete dead STOP awaiting the CCWG-Accountability which appears hopelessly divided over a designator vs sole member model for a new ICANN sans US government oversight, unwilling or unable to move forward, there are other options for the global multistakeholder community a/k/a the global internet community than just a dysfunctional NTIA mandated, ICANN convened process:
"... 35. We reaffirm that 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: 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...." - WSIS: Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (2005) (emphasis added)
  • October 19 - Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder Consultation
  • October 20-22: 2nd Preparatory Meeting 
  • Last week in November - Second Draft
  • Dec 15-16, 2015: High-level meeting, UN General Assembly, WSIS+10 review 
#WSIS10

2nd Preparatory Meeting for the UN General Assembly's overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, 20-22 October 2015, ECOSOC Council, UN Headquarters, New York: (coverage may be available at http://webtv.un.org/ )
Tuesday, 20 October 
9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening
10:00 a.m. - 11 :30 a.m. General views on the zero draft
11 :30 - 1 :00 p.m. General views on ICT for Development
3:00 - 4:30 pm General views on Internet Governance
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. General views on Human Rights and Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs
Wednesday, 21 October 
10:00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. Interactive discussion on ICT for Development
 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Interactive discussion on Internet Governance 
Thursday, 22 October 
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Interactive discussion on Human Rights and Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Plenary review of progress and next steps

Guiding Questions Day 2 - Interactive discussion on Internet Governance:
1. What should the main goals of internet governance be now and in the future?
2. What are the respective roles of governments and non-government stakeholders? How do you view their fulfillment over the last 10 years?
3. How should the concept of Enhanced Cooperation be implemented?

WSIS+10 | United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting | Official Website - http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/

Zero Draft (pdf): http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/Internet/Documents/UNPAN95383.pdf:
".... 2. Internet Governance 
32. We recognise the general agreement that the governance of the Internet should be open, inclusive, and transparent. We reiterate the working definition of Internet governance set out in paragraph 34 of the Tunis Agenda, as 'the development and application by governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision making procedures and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet’. 
33. We reaffirm the principles agreed in the Geneva Declaration that the management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations, within their respective roles and responsibilities as set out in paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda. 
34. We recognise that there is a need to promote greater participation and engagement of all stakeholders, from developing countries, particularly African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing States in internet governance discussions. 
35. We recognise the principle and importance of net neutrality, and call for its protection accordingly. 
36. We note that a number of member states have called for an international legal framework for internet governance. 
37. We acknowledge the unique role of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as a multistakeholder platform for discussion of Internet governance issues, while taking into account the report of the CSTD Working Group on improvements to the IGF, which was approved by the General Assembly in its resolution and ongoing work to implement the findings of that report. We extend the IGF mandate for another five years with its current mandate as set out in paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society. We recognize that, at the end of this period, progress must be made on Forum outcomes and participation of relevant stakeholders from developing countries ..."

Background: In December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a “common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society.” The second phase of WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005. Paragraph 111 of the Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252 , requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society in 2015. In response, the General Assembly in resolution 68/302 , decided that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of the World Summit on the Information Society. (source: UN)

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