Re: [npoc-voice] Update on proposed Recommendation to the UN General Assembly about Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

[Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami@xxxxxxxxx>]

+1
I've signed as NPOCers and an individual representing my local organization
INTIC4DEV.
I'm encouraging all the NPOCers to express their point of view.
Yes, let our voices be heard !
Cheers !
-Olevie-


2014-09-06 17:26 GMT+02:00 Sam Lanfranco <lanfran@xxxxxxxx>:

>  Update on proposed Recommendation to the UN General Assembly about
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
>
> The IGF Conference in Turkey is over and at the last minute participants
> decided to devote more time into refining the proposed Recommendation to
> the UN General Assembly for an Open Ended Mandate of the Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF) *[detailed in a previous npoc-voice posting*]. The
> two issues of concern were the proposed "open ended" duration of an ongoing
> IGF, and issues about its mandate, monitoring, evaluation, and
> accountability, all of these are things that normally constitute the bare
> bones of an proposed entity.
>
> Plans are to have a proposal document ready by the start of November, to
> be submitted to the UN General Assembly, and endorsed as widely as
> possible. The new "neutral website" for this effort is at
> www.igfcontinuation.org , and designed to accept sign-ons of
> organizations, countries, and individuals.
>
> The IGF has been one venue where civil society and NGOs have come together
> to discuss Internet issues of substance that are important for the work of
> civil society. Internet policies are crucial to the ability of civil
> society and NGOs to pursue their missions and carry out their mandates, as
> witnessed by the situation faced by civil society in Turkey, where this IGF
> was held.
>
> As an NGO member of NPOC you have a stake in this and are urged to become
> engaged, here on npoc-voice, at igfcontinuation.org, and where ever
> dialogue around this IGF proposal is occurring. While the IGF itself has no
> policy power, dialogue within the IGF helps raise awareness, focus
> concerns, and shape the context in which policy issues are handled.
>
> You can start by expressing your views here, and carrying this discussion
> to your own constituencies. You are a stakeholder and have a stake in the
> outcomes of this process. Let your voice be heard.
>
> Sam Lanfranco, Chair,
> NPOC Policy Committee
>



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