Thank you for this. I note that RIPE’s formal response states:
“we support a next-generation model of digital governance that maintains the core values of inclusiveness, transparency and a multistakeholder approach.”
Given that statement, I presume that RIPE will join those of us who are opposing current efforts to move digital governance (including Internet governance) into the World Trade Organization and free trade agreements, which are not inclusive, not transparent, and not at all multistakeholder. For a critique of such efforts, see for example:
https://ourworldisnotforsale.net/2019/Digital_trade_2019-04-01-en.pdf
https://ourworldisnotforsale.net/2019/Digital_trade_WEF.pdf
https://ourworldisnotforsale.net/2019/WTO_12_reasons_v2.pdf
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/burcukilic/big-tech-is-pushing-for-a-new-kind-of-free-trade
Best,
Richard
From: cooperation-wg [mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Suzanne Taylor
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 14:38
To: cooperation-wg@ripe.net
Subject: [cooperation-wg] New on RIPE Labs: Our Response to the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation Report
Dear colleagues,
Some of you may be aware of the report released by the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation in June, titled "The Age of Digital Interdependence”. The report lays out a set of three different proposals for advancing global digital cooperation, one of which is an “IGF Plus” model.
Given our long involvement with the existing IGF and our vested interest - as part of the Internet technical community - in maintaining a multistakeholder approach to Internet governance, the RIPE NCC has submitted a formal response to the UN panel's report through EuroDIG’s and the IGF’s dedicated channels.
You can learn more and find our full response on RIPE Labs:
Please feel free to discuss, ask questions, etc.
Best regards,
Suzanne
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Suzanne Taylor
External Relations
RIPE NCC