[cooperation-wg] ITU Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy Issues

On 12 feb 2013, at 18:01, Carsten Schiefner <ripe-wgs.cs at schiefner.de> wrote:

> However, as I have failed to find a sufficient definition on ITU's website: what is the ITU Council again, what is its role and function?

The ITU Council is a subset of the members of ITU where for example directions of ITU work, budget etc is discussed.

You can see the members of the ITU Council here:

http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/members.aspx

Now, compare that list with the list of countries that (so far) co-signed the text I just sent. Then ask yourself why some has not signed (yet) and what you can do to understand why they did not and then in the next step, get them to understand how important that and similar messages are. Do you think a country missing should have signed?

For example, Germany, where you live, did not sign. If you think signing would have been a good thing, what can you do to fix that? Should you be worried? What are the implications that Germany did not sign? Was it just a mistake, and in reality Germany should have signed (lack of time, lack of the right person available)?

The working groups they have are the ones mentioned on this page:

http://www.itu.int/council/groups/index.html

   Patrik