[alac] WSIS last version
Hi!
Yesterday was publicated the "Advanced Copy of the Draft Declaration of
Principles" (http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi-en-1147|1148.asp).
This is the product of the Prepcom3b, and is clear the position: "(...)We
ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a working group
on Internet governance (...)".
Document WSIS/PC-3/DT/6 Rev 2-E
8 December 2003
Original: English
[Draft Declaration of Principles
(...)
"48. The Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the
public and its governance should
constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The
international management of the
Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full
involvement of
governments, the private sector, civil society and international
organizations. It should ensure an
equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a
stable and secure
functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism.
49. 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:
a) 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;
b) the private sector has had and should continue to have an important role
in the development
of the Internet, both in the technical and economic fields;
c) civil society has also played an important role on Internet matters,
especially at community
level, and should continue to play such a role;
d) intergovernmental organizations have had and should continue to have a
facilitating role in
the coordination of Internet-related public policy issues;
e) international organizations have also had and should continue to have an
important role in
the development of Internet-related technical standards and relevant policies.
50. International Internet governance issues should be addressed in a
coordinated manner. We ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to
set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive
process that ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of
governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and
developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international
organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as
appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005.
(...)
Yours,
Erick Iriarte Ahon
Latinoamericann Project
http://latinoamericann.org