[DC-Trade] New IGF Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet
Jeremy Malcolm
jmalcolm at eff.org
Fri Feb 17 11:02:53 PST 2017
Many thanks Maryant and everyone else for your comments. They seem to
be mostly compatible, so I will be able to put them together into an
application to the IGF Secretariat this or next week, and copy it to
this list.
I agree that we should continue to focus on the procedural issues.
However some have expressed interest in giving targetted feedback on
some of the substantive IP/e-commerce issues too. So I feel we need to
maintain the flexibility to do that in the future, even if it will not
be a focus for now.
On 17/2/17 10:13 am, Maryant Fernández wrote:
>
> 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)
>>
>> https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Publications/Position%20Papers/EBU-Position-EN_Trade%20negotiations%20on%20TTIP_14.07.2014.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Publications/Position%20Papers/EBU-Position-FR_trade_negotiations_TTIP_14.07.2014.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This is the page of EBU website dedicate to trade issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you Jeremy again for your timely initiative to which we are
>> proud to participate.
>>
>>
>>
>> Giacomo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>> https://eff.org
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