Richard,

I think we agree.

"Enhanced cooperation” was, as far as certain EU folk were concerned, about a group of states cooperating independently of the US.

In that context the US would of course choose a different interpretation. 

So of course there was, and perhaps is, scope for inherent disagreement.

Gordon


On 26 Dec 2016, at 17:19, Richard Hill <rhill@hill-a.ch> wrote:

Dear Gordon

Thank you for this.  As you may recall, I was a member of the WSIS secretariat when the text in question was negotiated and I was involved in the discussions. 

As I recall, the term "enhanced coordination" was used as a an euphemism for "end unilateral US control of Internet governance in general and of ICANN and IANA in particular".

However, after the text was agreed, there was disagreement regarding its intent: as I recall, the USA took the view that the intent was to encourage more cooperation amongst UN agencies and between those agencies and other Internet governance bodies such as ICANN.

But others might have different recollections. 

Best Richard


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