[kictanet] Articles, Speeches, Blogs and Publications about ITU and the ITRs]
Barrack Otieno
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Wed Jun 20 16:38:43 EAT 2012
Agreed Alice, i hope we can discuss this issue during the forthcoming Kenya
IGF.
Best Regards
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:02 PM, <alice at apc.org> wrote:
> Dear Ali and all,
>
> Countries like the Netherlands, reported that they have held national
> consultations (workshops) to discuss these issues and develop a national
> position, while others like the US mentioned they have made the WCIT
> documents available to their constituencies.
>
> This is the bottom up approach that the ITU SG spoke about regarding the
> revision of the ITRs including the issue "openness and transparency
> beginning with public access to various documents.
>
> We have had a great tradition/practice since our Ministry was created,
> where we have discussed critical policies and regulations as a result of
> the open policy window provided by our government.
>
> For this instance, we should ideally follow the same multi stakeholder
> bottom consultations approach for both process and substantive issues.
>
> Best
>
> Alice
>
> > Alice
> >
> > Very useful and vindication of the process we have started. Thanks!
> >
> > Ali Hussein
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 3:47 PM, <alice at apc.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I could send to you a much longer list of similar articles, blogs and
> > publications about alleged ITU plans to take control of the
> Internet. I
> > could also send to you many which state the contrary. But none of
> this
> > will be of any use.
> >
> > The last meeting of the Council Working Group (CWG) for WCIT started
> this
> > morning 20 June and ends on 22 June. Find attached the speech of
> ITU
> > Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, delivered today at the
> opening
> > of this last CWG WCIT meeting.
> >
> > ITU has 193 Member States. The decision on the content of the
> revised ITRs
> > will be made by ITU Membership at the end of this year (3-14
> December)
> > during the WCIT in Dubai.
> > For those of you who represent your countries in ITU, I would
> encourage
> > you to increase the involvement of the citizens of your countries in
> your
> > national consultations during this process. I would also hope that
> your
> > positions and views regarding ITU and the process to review the
> ITRs are
> > based on actual proposals and discussions taking place in the
> appropriate
> > ITU forums dealing with this subject and not necessarily on blogs,
> > publications, speeches and media reports many of which do not
> accurately
> > reflect the facts.
> >
> > Also, please find attached a WCIT background brief which I hope will
> be
> > helpful to have a basic understanding of what the ITRs are and the
> roles
> > of sovereign states in the process leading to the review of this
> Treaty
> > (the ITRs). Please feel free to share this brief and the speech of
> ITU
> > Secretary-General as you consider appropriate.
> >
> > For reliable and up-to-date information about ITU, the ITRs and WCIT,
> > please visit www.itu.int/wcit<http://www.itu.int/wcit>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Alexander NTOKO
> > ITU Representative (Observer) to the GAC
> > Chief, Operations and Planning Department
> > Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
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