[DC-Trade] New IGF Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet
susan aaronson
saaronson2 at verizon.net
Fri Feb 17 11:46:25 PST 2017
Thank you Maryant and Jeremy: That makes a lot of sense to me. We
appreciate your hard work and guidance.
On 2/17/2017 2:02 PM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> 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
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