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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Century Schoolbook">I agree with
David's suggestion. I also suggest that you highlight one
thing. I have always been impresed that the various members
of this group prize the fact that we are a multi-sectoral
group who have different views about the effects of trade
agreements upon internet governance, internet openness and
digital rights and respect each other despite these
difference. We do not let our different perspectives on the
potential outcomes of trade liberalization, undermine our
purpose. We agree that the PROCESS is opaque, narrow, and
stands as a negative contrast to other venues and strategies
of internet governance.</font></font></p>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Century Schoolbook">Thanks for
hearing me out. </font></font><br>
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On 2/9/2017 9:48 AM, David Snead wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Jeremy -
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<div>Thanks for doing the heavy lifting on this! I agree with
everything but think the statement below needs a bit of
thinking:</div>
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<ul style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<li style="margin-left:15px">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.</li>
</ul>
<div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">I would
reconsider the word "consensus." Given the broad scope
of members of the broad list, it will be difficult to
develop consensus. More fundamentally, however, is the
relationship between the statement above, and this
statement:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br>
</span></div>
<div>procedural (that is, about how Internet public policy can
be developed in a transparent and inclusive way).<span
style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br>
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<div>I think that it might be possible to achieve consensus on
how to develop trade public policy in a "transparent and
inclusive way." However that is very different from the
"practice of international trade negotiations." I'd suggest
the following revision:</div>
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<ul>
<li>To develop a multi-stakeholder <u>approach to
facilitating the transparency and inclusiveness in</u> international
trade negotiations and <u>the</u> domestic consultation
processes.</li>
</ul>
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<div>David Snead<br>
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Board Chair, Chair Public Policy Working Group,
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Internet Infrastructure Coalition / I2Coalition<br>
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i2Coalition.com<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 8:27 PM,
Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jmalcolm@eff.org"
target="_blank">jmalcolm@eff.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Hello all,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
We are required to produce:<br>
<ol>
<li><b>The need for the dynamic coalition</b> - see
below.<br>
</li>
<li><b>An action plan</b> - see below.<br>
</li>
<li><b>A mailing list</b> - 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).<br>
</li>
<li><b>The contact person(s)</b> - for now, this is
me.<br>
</li>
<li><b>A list of representatives from at least three
stakeholder groups</b> - 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.<br>
</li>
<li>(Recommended) <b>A blog or website</b> - this is
at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="gmail-m_7149859911188242178moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://opendigital.trade/projects/dc-trade"
target="_blank">https://opendigital.trade/<wbr>projects/dc-trade</a>,
although it has no content yet. If you haven't
already registered here (I think this only applies
to Giacomo), please do so.<br>
</li>
</ol>
I suggest the following text to express "the need for
the dynamic coalition":<br>
<blockquote>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).<br>
</blockquote>
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):<br>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>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.<br>
</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>To build a network of representatives from trade
institutions and delegations for liaison with our
Dynamic Coalition and the broader IGF community.<br>
</li>
<li>To hold our inaugural meeting at the 2017 IGF in
Geneva to present our outputs to the IGF
community.<br>
</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
I am seeking your feedback. Can you please respond with
your thoughts about the above proposals by <b>17
February</b>?<br>
<br>
Many thanks.<br>
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Susan Ariel Aaronson, Ph.D.
Research Professor of International Affairs, Institute of International Economic Policy
GWU Cross Disciplinary Fellow and Cavalho Fellow, Government Accountability Project
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
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Please visit the Trade and the Internet Project Web site:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/signatureinitiatives/governance/taig/">http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/signatureinitiatives/governance/taig/</a>
Please take my free course in digital trade and international Internet issues through ICANN:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://learn.icann.org/courses/digital-trade-and-global-internet-governance?utm_campaign=purchase_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=student_mailer">http://learn.icann.org/courses/digital-trade-and-global-internet-governance?utm_campaign=purchase_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=student_mailer</a>
The Trade, Trust, Transparency and Accountability page is: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/signatureinitiatives/governance/Trade_Trust_Transparency_Accountability/">http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/signatureinitiatives/governance/Trade_Trust_Transparency_Accountability/</a>
For the Repression, Civil conflict, and Leadership Tenure Project:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/research/conflict-repression">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/research/conflict-repression</a>
To see many of my publications go to:<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://goo.gl/j9bdKY">http://goo.gl/j9bdKY</a>
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