[chapter-delegates] Latest ISOC WGIG statement

[David McAuley]

Dear Prof. Berleur:

I am not personally involved in the development and so I will take some
steps to check to make sure I can reply accurately.

Thank you for your correspondence and I will reply further.

Best wishes,
David

David McAuley
Membership Director
Internet Society
703-326-9880, ext 104
703-963-5887 (mobile)
mcauley at isoc.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacques Berleur [mailto:jberleur at info.fundp.ac.be] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:01 PM
To: David McAuley
Cc: chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org
Subject: Re: [chapter-delegates] Latest ISOC WGIG statement
Importance: High

Dear David,
I would be happy to have an information about the 
process of elaboration of this statement of ISOC 
to the WGIG. How have the chapters been involved 
in this process?
I don't think that this position will help the 
working group to come to a satisfactory position 
for the next phase of the WSIS in Tunis. It seems 
to me an aggressive position which doesn't take 
into account so many voices around the world. I 
don't understand how a technical position 
(including standardization) could dictate a 
global approach as requested by the WSIS (first 
phase, Geneva) in its Declaration of Principles 
(N° 48-50) as well as in its Plan of Action (N° 
13, where the terms of reference of the WG are 
quite clear). There are surely technical 
problems, but also public policy issues.
What has been the process of elaboration of the so-called "ISOC statement"?
Thanks for youir attention,
Jacques Berleur
ISOC-Belgium (Wallonia)



>Dear Chapter Delegates:
>
>As you know, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and its
>Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) are engaged in a process that
is
>gathering steam. The importance of this discussion should not be
>underestimated.
>
>In that regard, I would like to draw your attention to ISOC's latest
>statement to the WGIG. You can see it at:
>http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/documents/ISOC_WGIG_Commentary_20
050418.pdf
>
>We commend this document to you. Please be sure to pass it on to your
>members, create links to it, bring to the attention of your partners and
>other organizations you work with - in brief please use this and related
>ISOC WSIS and WGIG materials for your chapter activities to inform and
>energize support for sound Internet development continuing into the future.
>ISOC will remain engaged and we will best do that with your input.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Best regards,
>David
>
>David McAuley
>Membership Director
>Internet Society
>703-326-9880, ext 104
>703-963-5887 (mobile)
>mcauley at isoc.org


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