Dear Chris, Thank you for this. Indeed your reply is very useful. But I would like one further clarification: were all five of the technical community participants in WGEC consulted, or only some of them? If so, which?
Thanks and best, Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Buckridge [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 12:11 > To: Richard Hill > Cc: RIPE Cooperation Working Group > Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working > Group on Enhanced Cooperation > > Hi Richard, > > Thanks for your comment. > > This was a document developed and submitted by the RIPE NCC (on behalf > of the organisation, rather than the RIPE community), which I hope was > explicit in the document itself. I believe that the content was in line > with the principles of the RIPE community, but as we took up the > opportunity to respond quite late in the comment window, it was not > possible to fully develop a response with the community. > > If community members feel that more substantial RIPE community input to > the WGEC is warranted, I am sure that there will be future > opportunities for input (either via formal submission or in > communications to the technical community members of the Working > Group). > > Incidentally, the technical community participants in the Working Group > (as selected via a process facilitated by the Internet Society) are: > > • Nick Ashton-Hart (GCSP) > • Nigel Hickson (ICANN) > • Constance Bommelaer (ISOC) > • Janvier Noulaye (University of Yaoundé) > • Jovan Kurbalija (DiploFoundation) > > I hope that this is useful. > > Best regards, > Chris > > > > On 23 Dec 2016, at 11:46, Richard Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you for this. > > > > Could you please explain the process that was used to develop this > paper, who approved it, and why (apparently) some members of this list > were consulted but not others? > > > > Thanks and best, > > Richard > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: cooperation-wg [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf Of Chris Buckridge > >> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 11:43 > >> To: RIPE Cooperation Working Group > >> Subject: [cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working > >> Group on Enhanced Cooperation > >> > >> Dear colleagues, > >> > >> One of the outcomes of last year’s 10-year review of the World > Summit > >> on the Information Society (WSIS) was the formation of a Working > >> Group on Enhanced Cooperation on Public Policy Issues Pertaining to > >> the Internet (WGEC). Established under the United Nations’ > Commission > >> on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), the Working Group > >> was set up in response to the feeling expressed by some UN Member > >> States that there was a need to "develop recommendations on how to > >> further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis > Agenda." > >> > >> More information on the Working Group is available at: > >> http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD/WGEC-2016-to-2018.aspx > >> > >> Coming out of the Working Group’s initial meeting in September, > there > >> was an open call for contributions in response to two questions: > >> > >>> - What are the high level characteristics of enhanced cooperation? > >>> - Taking into consideration the work of the previous WGEC and the > >> Tunis Agenda, particularly paragraphs 69-71, what kind of > >> recommendations should we consider? > >> > >> > >> Working closely with one of the technical community members of the > >> Working Group, Nick Ashton-Hart, the RIPE NCC developed and > submitted > >> a document responding to these questions: > >> https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi- > stakeholde > >> r- engagement/wsis/ripencc-ecwg-submission-201612.pdf > >> > >> In summary, the document notes that, while cooperation amongst all > >> stakeholders is vital in developing Internet capacity, it is > >> important that these efforts focus on practical benefits, and that > >> they be minimally distortive or disruptive to the shared platform > >> that is the Internet. > >> > >> The Working Group will hold its next meeting on 26-27 January 2017 > in > >> Geneva, where it will consider the contributions received and the > way > >> forward for its work. > >> > >> Happy, as always, to discuss any questions or comments. Meanwhile, > >> best wishes to those celebrating Christmas/New Year in the coming > >> days and weeks! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Chris Buckridge > >> External Relations Manager > >> RIPE NCC > > > > > > >
