Internet Governance Consultation/questionnaire

["Rikke Frank Joergensen" <rfj@humanrights.dk>]

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Rikke

-----Original Message-----
From: karen banks [mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org] 
Sent: 20. maj 2005 12:10
To: karenb@gn.apc.org
Subject: Internet Governance Consultation/questionnaire

Dear all,

I'm writing to all those who are listed on wsis-cs.org website listing
of 
caucus focal points: http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html to encourage
you 
to participate in consultations on Internet Governance, in preparation
for 
the third meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance, June
13-18, 
Geneva.

There are two ways you can do this:

1) respond to WGIG questionnaire and other drafts as they become
available
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The WGIG has published a questionnaire and is seeking responses from now

until June 12th. Responses to the questionnaire will form much of the
basis 
of discussions during the meeting (but not exlusively)

The questionnaire largely addresses one section of the final report the 
WGIG will produce and present to delegates on July 18th in geneva.
Between 
now and June 12th, we are also hoping to have other sections of the
draft 
report available for feedback. The sections of the report are:

0) Introduction (Background, Mandate, Methodology, WSIS Principles)

1) Working definitions: Internet and Internet governance

2) Inventory of Public Policy Issues
(a)Issues relating to infrastructural issues and the management of
critical 
Internet resources
(b)Issues relating to the use of the Internet, including spam, network 
security, and cybercrime
(c)Issues which are relevant to the Internet, but with impact much wider

than the Internet
(d)Issues relating to developmental aspects of Internet governance, in 
particular capacity building in developing countries.

3) Assessing the adequacy of existing governance arrangements

4) "Proposals for action, as appropriate"
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It is this last point 4) - which the WGIG questionnaire is *largely*
aimed 
at informing.

We would also be looking for feedback on any other "actions that may be 
appropriate", which the survey may not cover, such as capacity building
for 
developing countries etc and other issues that are important for civil
society.

The questionnaire is available in PDF format: 
http://www.wgig.org/docs/Questionnaire.09.05.05.pdf and acccesible via a

plone platform here: http://wgig.4teamwork.ch/projects/Public/

To respond to the questionnaire via plonce, please follow these
instructions:

URL: http://wgig.4teamwork.ch/projects/Public/

Login:
username: guest
pwd: wgigpublic

Select: under "04 documents": ** IG mechanisms questionnaire
Select: the question you want to respond to
Scroll: to end of existing comments and add yours to the open comment
box
repeat this for each question

** if you would prefer to send your response by email, please send a
copy 
to CS-WGIG@yahoogroups.com **

2) Join a consultation on the WSIS CS governance list
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In addition, we are hosting a *lightly* facilitated consultation process
on 
the WSIS CS governance caucus list.

Rather than responding to the entire questionnaire (which has 4
sections), 
we are apporoaching the responses on a section by section basis, hoping
to 
encourage discussion about points of convergance, divergance, CS
priorities etc

If you would like to join this process, please susbcribe to the
governance 
list at:

https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance

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Please do share this message with your caucus members, and don't
hesitate 
to contact myself (karenb@gn.apc.org) or izumi aizu (aizu@anr.org) with
any 
questions.

thanks a lot

karen (with izumi, adam peake, jeanette hoffman and several CS members
of 
the WGIG)