[DC-Trade] New IGF Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet

Fri Feb 17 10:13:46 PST 2017

Dear Jeremy,
Dear all,

Thank you very much for putting this together; for your efforts and
energy on this!

I like the proposals. I just have two comments regarding

- the need for the dynamic coalition: building on the Open digital trade
coalition experience, it'd probably be better if we only covered the
process, not concrete public policy issues.
I don't see any rough consensus among stakeholders regarding most of the
internet governance issues identified.

- the action plan for 2017:
* "identifying the key internet governance issues that are the subject
of such agreements and negotiations" => describing them in a neutral way
is ok (e.g. network neutrality is covered in some trade agreements, such
as x, y, z). However, we should clarify that there will not be an
assessment of/analysis of/recomendations on those issues. We should
concentrate our efforts on the second bullet point (the process). Here,
there is a lot of work to be done.

I'm looking forward to working together with all of you.

Best,
Maryant

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Em 09/02/2017 19:07, Mazzone, Giacomo escreveu:
>
> Thank you Jeremy,
>
> I entirely subscribe to what you say.
>
> In case you think could be useful for the other participants, these
> are the links to EBU positions papers on TTIP (ENG and FRA)
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> https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Publications/Position%20Papers/EBU-Position-EN_Trade%20negotiations%20on%20TTIP_14.07.2014.pdf
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> https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Publications/Position%20Papers/EBU-Position-FR_trade_negotiations_TTIP_14.07.2014.pdf
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> This is the page of EBU website dedicate to trade issues.
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> Thank you Jeremy again for your timely initiative to which we are
> proud to participate.
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>
> Giacomo
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> *From:*Jeremy Malcolm [mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org]
> *Sent:* jeudi 9 février 2017 02:28
> *To:* Mazzone, Giacomo <mazzone at ebu.ch>; Maryant Fernández
> <maryant.fernandez-perez at edri.org>; David Snead
> <snead at i2coalition.com>; Susan Aaronson <saaronson2 at verizon.net>;
> William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>; Renata Aquino Ribeiro
> <raquino at gmail.com>; dc-trade at opendigital.trade
> *Subject:* New IGF Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet
>
>  
>
> Hello all,
>
> You have all expressed interest in being among the founding members of
> a new multi-stakeholder IGF dynamic coalition on Trade and the
> Internet.  I'm writing to you about the next steps towards its formation.
>
> We are required to produce:
>
>  1. *The need for the dynamic coalition* - see below.
>  2. *An action plan* - see below.
>  3. *A mailing list* - this is the first message to it (cc'd to you
>     individually, so that if it went into your spam, you can adjust
>     your filter settings).
>  4. *The contact person(s)* - for now, this is me.
>  5. *A list of representatives from at least three stakeholder groups*
>     - Giacomo Mazzone from the European Broadcasting Union has offered
>     to represent the private sector, David Snead from the Internet
>     Infrastructure Coalition to represent the Internet technical
>     community, and we have several including myself for civil society.
>  6. (Recommended) *A blog or website* - this is at
>     https://opendigital.trade/projects/dc-trade
>     <https://opendigital.trade/projects/dc-trade>, although it has no
>     content yet.  If you haven't already registered here (I think this
>     only applies to Giacomo), please do so.
>
> I suggest the following text to express "the need for the dynamic
> coalition":
>
>     Many Internet governance issues that are discussed at the IGF are
>     also the subject of rulemaking through bilateral, plurilateral and
>     multilateral trade agreements. The purpose of this Dynamic
>     Coalition is to provide an interface for the exchange of
>     information and best practices between the negotiators of these
>     trade agreements and the bodies in which they work, and the
>     Internet Governance Forum and its multi-stakeholder community.
>     This information exchange will be both substantive (that is,
>     concerning particular Internet public policy issues) and also
>     procedural (that is, about how Internet public policy can be
>     developed in a transparent and inclusive way).
>
> And here is what I suggest (a little more tentatively) for an initial
> action plan for 2017.  These items are based around the existing work
> of the Open Digital Trade Network (which most of you are already part of):
>
>       * To publish a background paper mapping the major trade
>         agreements that are in place or under negotiation, as well as
>         the venues where this takes place, and identifying the key
>         Internet governance issues that are the subject of such
>         agreements and negotiations.
>       * To develop a multi-stakeholder consensus around a set of
>         recommendations for the improvement of the transparency and
>         inclusiveness of the practice of international trade
>         negotiations and domestic consultation processes.
>       * To build a network of representatives from trade institutions
>         and delegations for liaison with our Dynamic Coalition and the
>         broader IGF community.
>       * To hold our inaugural meeting at the 2017 IGF in Geneva to
>         present our outputs to the IGF community.
>
> I am seeking your feedback.  Can you please respond with your thoughts
> about the above proposals by *17 February*?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> -- 
> Jeremy Malcolm
> Senior Global Policy Analyst
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
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