This is a good thread and an excellent set of action
items.
As someone based in New York who is talking to delegates
daily about the review, I can tell you that there is a
particular need for two kinds of good ideas:
One thing in particular I would strongly advise: we need
to move beyond talking about multistakeholderism and why
it is the right approach generally to proposing more
specific examples of how it can be used to deliver
development outcomes faster.
Dear Alejandro and
Olivier,
Thank you for summarising
the discussions that took place at ICANN84 and for
proposing the action items.
In terms of the list/
schedule of events, the UN DESA roadmap webpage (here) provides a useful insight
on some of the key activities for WSIS+20.
In terms of written
materials, there are several useful information on the
WSIS+20 Outreach Network webpage (here) – specifically under the
“Resources” and “Knowledge Hub” tabs at the lower part
of the webpage. You might also find information on our
past contributions to the WSIS+20 related processes (here) useful.
My colleagues might add
further insights once they get a chance to.
Best Regards,
Angela
Wibawa
Director
APAC, Government and IGO Engagement
Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mobile:
+65 9661 6009
Dear Olivier,
thanks for the summary and especially thanks for the
heads-up. There is little time left and we must work
hard and at speed. "issue-trading" is too close to
"horse-trading" and that usually happens way above our
heads, and behind doors only government representatives
can cross. Also, we do know that there are many
governments, and many individual representatives, whose
positions are already adverse and will harden for
something like the UN GA. Some are lost cases and
probably trying to communicate with them will only
harden their positions even further and do more damage
than good. Each one of us knows of a few so we can
triage relatively fast.
Let's use all possible fora left before the fateful
dates. One forum for sure is LACIGF, coming this week
November 5 and 6. It takes place in Cordoba, Argentina,
and online. There may be other international meetings
and some NRIs (National and Regional Internet Governance
Forums) upcoming, some ot them with a good chance of
being powerful before their own governments and beyond
borders. Let me propose the following action items:
1. Craft a briefing paper that highlights the important
issues and the damage they can bring if done wrong;
2. Caucus among the participants in LACIGF and other
upcoming venues and plan a solid intervention. Since in
LACIGF and likely any other meeting in the coming few
weeks the programs are already solidified, let's
a. talk to all scheduled participants and see that
they convey the messages in their interventions and
other discussions;
b. take the microphone (and written participations
as well) in all possible relevant panels and
discussions.
I* staff - can you come up with a list/schedule of
events, from your own files and plans, and share it? can
you share the briefing texts you have already written
and maybe fine-tuned for the alarm Olivier is sounding?
Let's meet in small groups and push this work forward.
Yours,
Alejandro Pisanty
On Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org>
wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
those of you attending ICANN84 will have been aware of
the stakeholder consultations that His Excellency
Ambassador Ekitela Lokaale (Kenya) held throughout the
week, both in open, large assemblies and in small
groups.
Ambassador Lokaale is one of the two Co-Facilitators
of the WSIS+20 review process, the other being Her
Excellency Suela Janina (Albania), who was not present
in Dublin.
I was very pleased with the extent to which Ambassador
Lokaale was open to full dialogue and to listening to
all parts of ICANN's community. It was also very
interesting to obtain some feedback as to what topics
to be included in the Paper will have a chance to
remain there and what topics are already flagged as
receiving significant opposition by some member
States.
Of course, the next big steps will be the virtual
stakeholder consultations to be held on 14 November.
Instructions on how to participate are given on:
https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20
[publicadministration.desa.un.org] and
https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/rev1consultation
[publicadministration.desa.un.org]
But then, the final meeting in the process will be
that of the UN High Level Event on 16 and 17 December
2025:
https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/GA%20High-Level-Meeting
[publicadministration.desa.un.org]
And this is where one particularly concerning bit of
information troubled me: that there might be some
"issue trading" at this high level, with issues that
are not related in any way with the WSIS+20 process,
traded for geopolitical reasons. And therefore, I
heard that we, in our communities, should make sure
that our countries' respective Ambassadors and
Delegations at the UNGA be fully briefed about the
importance of the WSIS+20 process, of our
multistakeholder values, of the importance of the WSIS
principles to the Internet and its repercussions
beyond the Internet.
This is a job for each and everyone of us, with our
respective national delegations.
Kindest regards,
Olivier Crépin-Leblond
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