[Chapter-delegates] Statement on TPP

[Narelle Clark]

The Internet Society of Australia is happy to support this statement.

When should it be issued?


Narelle

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Narelle Clark
President
Internet Society of Australia

president at isoc-au.org.au
www.isoc-au.org.au


> Dear all,
>
> Based on leaks and news reports we have reason to believe that the
> Trans-Pacific Trade (TPP) Agreement which is currently under negotiation
> can potentially have an adverse impact on the Internet. In many ways it
> seems to be not unlike ACTA. However, this is an assumption based on
> leaked texts and individual comments by some of the negotiators. Our
> official position is that  we don't  comment on leaked texts, but we we
> have concisely called for more transparency, openness and inclusiveness in
> all Internet governance issues.
>
> The TPP is about to enter in its 15th round of negotiations in Auckland,
> New Zealand in the beginning of December.  To this effect, we have
> prepared a statement on the lack of  transparency of the TPP.
>
> We also had some informal discussions with a number of civil society
> organizations as well as business entities, which share the same concerns.
> They expressed their interest  in joining forces with us and co-sign the
> statement. Should they decide to do so we would obviously add an
> introductory para explaining who supports the statement.
>
> We are planning to issue the statement at the start of the negotiations on
> 3 December and to reach out to the various interested organizations in the
> course of next week. This is in line with what Konstantinos has shared
> with the Chapter Delegates of Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Please let
> us know should you have any comments.
>
>
> Best regards
> Markus
>
>
>
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