Richard,
Thank you for your thorough answer - sad as it is ... :-(
Cheers,
/Liman
[email protected]:
> Trade negotiations, including for e-commerce, which includes issues related
> to Internet governance, are discussed in specialized circles, typically
> within Ministries of Economics (but in the USA there is a specific office
> for this).
> Those circles are typically quite closed, restricted to government officials
> and a few representatives of big companies or industry lobbying groups.
> Written inputs to the national and international discussions are often not
> made public. In the past, the European Commission even refused access to
> members of the European Parliament. Europe has since changes its policies
> and does make most of its input papers public. But other countries don't,
> and the negotiating texts are still typically not public.
>> From my point of view, this is a crass violation of the generally accepted
> view that discussions related to Internet governance should be open,
> transparent, and multi-stakeholder.
> For more details on e-commerce and its relation to Internet governance,
> please take a look at the links I provided in my first e-mail, and for WTO
> in general see:
> www.ourworldisnotforsale.net
> Best,
> Richard
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lars-Johan Liman [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: mardi, 1. octobre 2019 23:31
>> To: Chris Buckridge
>> Cc: Richard Hill; RIPE Cooperation Working Group
>> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Our Response to the UN
>> High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation Report
>>
>> Hi Richard!
>>
>> [email protected]:
>> > ... ...
>> > On the substance, the straightforward answer is that, while aware of
>> > these issues, the RIPE NCC has not engaged closely with the
>> > discussions surrounding digital governance in the World Trade
>> > Organization.
>> > ... ...
>>
>> Just curious: where/in which circles are such discussion being held?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> /Liman
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