Adding a more recent reference, if useful for the thread….

Microsoft Word - N1543842 (un.org)

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2015 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/70/L.33)] 70/125. Outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society

57. We take note of paragraph 29 of the Tunis Agenda, and recognize that the management of the Internet as a global facility includes multilateral, transparent, democratic and multi-stakeholder processes, with the full involvement of Governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, technical and academic communities and all other relevant stakeholders in accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities.

27. We recognize that the governance of the Internet must remain global in nature, with the full involvement of all states and other stakeholders in accordance with the Tunis Agenda. We reaffirm multilateral and multistakeholder approaches to Internet governance and the central role of the Internet Governance Forum for multistakeholder discussion on public policy issues related to the Internet, as well as the NETmundial principles.

 

Not entirely clear what “multilateral… approaches to Internet governance” refers to. If it’s in line with Tunis then no particular issues, but if it’s an entrée to more multilat engagement in critical internet areas I’d be concerned..

Reading the Tunis Agenda ( https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html ) article 29 specifies:

29. We reaffirm the principles enunciated in the Geneva phase of the WSIS, in December 2003, that the Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism.

So it appears that it adds nothing more than what's already in the Tunis Agenda. Multilateral is used in many parts of the Tunis Agenda. Maybe Article 27 of the GDC needs to be carefully crafted in order to avoid misinterpretation?

Kindest regards,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond