[Kictanet] Fw: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS PrepCom in Tunis

[Alex Gakuru]

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Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:57 PM
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Update from WSIS PrepCom
in Tunis


>
> Dear all,
>
> Please find below a report on the highlights from
yesterday's sessions in
> Tunis.
>
> Should you have questions, comments, don't hesitate.
 Also please share
> any insights, intelligence.
>
> And if you are at WSIS, don't forget to come by the
Internet Pavilion.
>
> Best,
>
> Matthew
>
>
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> PrepCom 3 Resumed in Tunis, 13 November 2005.
>
> Sub-Committee A on Internet Governance
>
> After brief opening comments, the session moved
straight into
> Sub-Committee A, picking up where the discussion had
left off in Geneva.
> Opening statements from the CCBI and the Chinese
delegation left no doubt
> in the minds of others present that the diversity of
views had not
> lessened since Geneva.   As was to be expected, a
number of countries
> talked about, inter alia, a role for the UN,  either
with regarding the
> Forum or oversight mechanisms, the need for
recognition of the legitimate
> concerns of governments regarding ccTLDs, while
others called for
> safeguarding the security and stability of the
Internet.
>
> After an hour of general statements the Chair took
the temperature of the
> room by summarizing the debate at that point.  He
noted that the group
> worked on a basis of consensus and that they only
had some 13 hours of
> negotiating time left.  He noted the polarized range
of views and used
> this to focus on the common ground, seeking to move
forward in that area.
> A number of delegations agreed with this approach
going forward and the
> Chair asked Canada and a smaller group of countries
to work up a list of
> consensus areas.  During the Canadian-led discussion
there was general
> agreement on the need for some sort of a Forum
function, among others, BUT
> this was qualified by recognition that the agreement
was subject to
> further discussion and reaching agreement on its
mandate.
>
> Sub-Committee B on the Political Chapeau, Financial
Mechanisms and
> Implementation and Follow-up (thanks to Sebastian
Ricciardi from the ISOC
> Argentinean chapter for his report).
>
> While not as contentious perhaps as the discussion
on Internet governance,
> and with text closer to finalization, discussion in
Subcommittee B
> revolved around a cluster of sensitive issues: human
rights, freedom of
> expression and sovereignty.  Recognizing the
diversity of views on these
> issues, Iran and Norway were asked to enter into
informal consultations
> and come up with a language for read-out the
following day.
>
> Discussion of other complicated and wide-ranging
issues such as the gender
> divide, corporate responsibility of transnational
corporations and
> assistance to children followed, although in the
latter case it was not
> possible to address them in any specificity. 
Another area of controversy
> related to technology transfer with suggestions that
"preferential terms"
> should be used in international documents - the
United States, among
> others, said that most technology transfer is done
by the private sector
> and that they should determine the terms under which
such transfers should
> be undertaken.
>
> As to implementation of WSIS follow-up, two schools
of thought became
> apparent regarding detailing the stakeholders who
would undertake such
> follow-up.  The group that proposes a full listing
of involved parties and
> their respective roles - largely UN/ITU and other
intergovernmental
> organizations - one the one hand, and the group that
wishes to be less
> prescriptive and more flexible as to how does what
on the other.  Concerns
> related to multi-stakeholder participation were also
raised in this
> context, with a focus on not prejudging who might
implement that
> follow-up.
>
> Finally, there was agreement for the need for a
World Information Society
> Day, date to be decided.
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