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<DIV>For clarification of Wolfgang's message as one of co-coordinators </DIV>
<DIV>of this group.</DIV>
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<DIV>1. Caucus name</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>The current caucus name is named as ICT Global Governance since
Sept.</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html">http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>[Internet ICT Governance caucus] is suggested as one of candidates for
</DIV>
<DIV>caucus name together with [Internet Governance caucus]. The decision </DIV>
<DIV>will be made in the mailing list through voting.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>2. Caucus coordinator election is suggested in the future through mailing
list.</DIV>
<DIV>In the F2F meeting, Jeanette Hofmann(Wissenschaftszentrum) and Adam </DIV>
<DIV>Peake(GLOCOM) were nominated. Nomination process in the mailing list </DIV>
<DIV>will be continued and more specific election process will be
identified.</DIV>
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<DIV>3. 2nd Governance Caucus Meeting Minutes in WSIS Phase I
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<DIV><A
href="https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/private/governance/2003-December/000531.html">https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/private/governance/2003-December/000531.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>4. Governance group is expected to respect its rules and procedures.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>YJ Park</DIV>
<DIV>Co-Coordinator of ICT Global Governance Caucus</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wolfgang@imv.au.dk href="mailto:wolfgang@imv.au.dk">Wolfgang
Kleinwächter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=veni@veni.com
href="mailto:veni@veni.com">Veni Markovski</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=plenary@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A> ; <A
title=governance@lists.cpsr.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:40
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Internet ICT
Governance Caucus Report</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><B>FYI<BR><BR>wolfgang<BR><BR><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></B><?/flushboth>
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<P></P><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></B><?flushboth><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><BR>Summary
of the meetings of the Civil Society Internet ICT Governance Caucus during the
1st Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Geneva,
December, 10 – 12, 2003<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>1.
The Internet ICT Governance Caucus had <B>two meetings </B>during the summit.
The first meeting took place on Tuesday, December, 9, 2003 from 16.15 – 18.00
(26 participants). The second meeting took place on Friday, December, 12,
2003, from 15.00 – 16.20 (13 participants). The two meetings discussed both
internal and procedural matters of the caucus as well as strategic policy
issued for further activities. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>2.
’The <B>policy discussion</B> was related mainly to the new consensus language
which was adopted by the governments in the WSIS declaration and the WSIS
Action Plan. The participants agreed after a first reading of the new text,
that a substantial number of civil society input* is reflected in the two
documents and the text as a whole is rather acceptable from the civil society
point of view. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>3.
With regard to the <B>declaration</B> the following remarks can be made<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>para 48<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>a. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>the
recognition of "multilateral, transparent and democratic” was one key issue of
the caucus, although the caucus would have preferred instead of “multilateral”
multistakeholder”<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>b.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"full
involvement of ... civil society and international organisation" is a success,
although “intergovernmental” is not mentioned<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>c. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"ensure
equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure
stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account
multilingualism". This is mnore or less exactly the language we proposed in
Paris and during PrepCom3. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>para.49<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>a.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"should
involve all stakeholders", that is we wanted to have<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>b. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"civil
society has played an important role on Internet matters, especially on the
community level", this is for the first time, the role of civil society is
officially recognized and defined as “important”. Certainly, it adds
"community level" and does not mention "individual Internet users", but the
spirit is there<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>para. 50<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>a. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"in a
coordinated manner", we always said the “coordination, consultation and
cooperation” is more important than “govern"<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>b. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"open and
inclusive process", this is we wanted to have<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>c. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"a
mechanism", a word, we introduced as part of the argumentation that no single
organization but a networks of organizations should manage different
aspects<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>d. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>"full and
active particiation of ... civil society from both developed and developing
countries", that is what we wanted<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>4.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>With regard
to the <B>plan of action</B> the following comments can be made<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>para. 13:<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>a. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>“transparency”
was one of the main points for the Caucus, it welcomes also that “incentives”
should be given not only to “investment” but also to “community
development”<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>b.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>the inclusion
of civil society on a more or less equal footing in to the work of the planned
mechanism can be seen as an achievement. The mandat for the group follows a
number of proposals of the caucus like a workable definition of internet
governance, and the clarification of the role of different players, by
recognizing that no single organization alone can be responsible for the
internet as a whole. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>c. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>while civil
society had reservations to strengthen too much national souvereignty in
connection with ccTLDs, we see the formulation in 13.c.ii with the addition
“as appropriate” as acceptable.<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>d.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>it is
imporyant that the root server issue is mentioned, although it is unclear what
the “promotion of regional root servers” means in practice. (mirroring
existing root servers in a vertical way or adding new root servers and
establishing alternative roots?). It is also important that iDNs are mentioned
in the context of overcoming barriers to access.<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>5.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The key
issues for the next time is the question, <B>how the caucus is included into
the creation of the new “Kofi Annan Group”</B>. Two options has been
discussed: Writing an official letter to Kofi Annan, offering the Internet ICT
Caucus as the CS platform for further cooperation or continuing with bilateral
consultations of caucus members with key players from government and private
industry by organizing a series if events which would demonstrate the
competence and capacity of the caucus and to which other stakeholders should
be invited. The majority supported the second approach.<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>6.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The following
<B>timetable</B> for the forthcoming events was elaborated<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>February,
5-6, 2004, Zuerich, Domain Plus ccTLD Meeting<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>March, 2 – 5,
2004, Rome, ICANN Meeting<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>March, 30 –
31, New York, UN ICT Task Force<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>April, 20 –
24, 2004, Berkeley, CPF Conference<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>May, 10 – 14,
2004, Barcelona, INET/ISOC<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>June 2004,
WSIS II PrepCom<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>July, 20 –
23, 2004, Kuala Lumpur, ICANN Meeting<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>September, 24
– 25, 2004, Aarhus, ICANN Studienkreis <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>December, 1 –
5, Cape Town, ICANN meeting<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>7.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>These and
other events should be used by individual members either to make statements on
behalf of the caucus or to organize <B>Sessions and Round Tables</B> on
issues, related to the mandate of the “Kofi Annan Group”. Furthermore, it was
discussed that members of the caucus should start to produce <B>academic
papers</B> on <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>a. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>a definition
of Internet Governance and<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>b. <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>on the
inter-relationship between public policy and technical issues in internet
governance<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>8.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The <B>next
main F2F event</B> for the Caucus itself should be in connection with the
I<B>CANN Rome meeting</B> in early March. This meeting would give also an
opportunity to discuss the further relationship between the emerging At lagre
Structures of ICANN and the WSIS CS Internet ICT Caucus.- <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>9.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>On
<B>procedural issues</B> the Caucus discussed the following issued and
supported the relevant recommendations<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The Caucus
should be renamed into “CS Internet ICT Governance Caucus”<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The main
mission of the Caucus should be related to the framework, set by the WSIS
Declaration and the WSIS Plan of Action<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The Caucus
should have an own Website (Affilias offered to sponsor Webspace under
.info)<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The Caucus
should start a series of Online Publication Series under “CS Internet ICT
Governance Caucus Papers”. A Logo should be developed<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>Discussions
and other material should be archived and made accessible via the website<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller>• <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>The
governance list should be extended and more outreach should bring more
members<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>10.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>There was a
discussion on the need for an <B>evaluation</B> of the work of the Caucus, the
further clarification of its mission and the outreach to new members. It was
discussed, whether individual members should be seen mainly as “academic
experts” or as representatives of their institutions and organisations.
Members said, that there is no conflict between the two options. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>11.
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>As new
Co-Chairs<?/smaller><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller>
Jeanette Hofmann, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, and Adam Peake, GLOCOM Tokio,
were proposed. <BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Palatino><?smaller><BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><B><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR>Wolfgang
Kleinwæchter<BR>Co-Chair<BR><BR>Aarhus, December, 15. 2003<?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><BR><BR><BR><I><?smaller>*
Input of the CS Internet ICT Caucus into the WSIS Process included next to
numerous individual bilateral consultations with governmental representatives
and representatives of the private sector and concrete contributions to the
Civil Society Declaration and the benchmark document<BR><?/smaller></I><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>a
round table discussion during PrepCom2, Geneva, June 2003<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>a
statement on Internet Governance in the Plenary during PrepCom2, Geneva, June
2003<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>two
statements on Internet Governance in the Plenary during the InterSessional
meeting in Paris, July 2003.<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>One
Round table discussion during PrepCom3 in Geneva, September 2003<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>two
statements in the Plenary and in the working group during PrepCom3, Geneva,
September 2003<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>two
oral statements in the informal Internet governance working group during
PrepCom3, geneva, June 2003, <BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>one
statement in the Working Group in PrepCom3bis, Geneva, November 2003<BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I><?fontfamily><?param Symbol><?smaller><?smaller>•
<?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><I><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller><?smaller>one
oral statement in the informal working group in PrepCom3bis, Geneva, November
2003 <BR><?/smaller><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></I>
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