<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><span><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Hi Andrea,</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"><span><font size="3"><font color="#000000">I went
through the European Commission's Communication on Internet Governance</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><font color="#000000"><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc" size="3" face="Calibri">http://ec.europa.eu/</font><font color="#0066cc" size="3" face="Calibri">information_society/newsroom/</font><font color="#0066cc" size="3" face="Calibri">cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=</font><font color="#0066cc" size="3" face="Calibri">4453</font></a><font size="3"> </font></font></span></p>
<font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span>And while I </span><span style="color:black">do not think the Coop-WG should engage in policy
making on Internet Governance – which is mainly what this Commission’s document
is about - there is something which caught my eye …</span></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">… In section 6 of the Commission document it is
mentioned: <i>“[…] even where the technical discussion process is open, key
decisions are frequently made by technical experts in the absence of broad
stakeholder representation. An effective multistakeholder approach to
specification setting on the internet will be based on efficient mutual interactions
between technical and public policy considerations so that technical
specifications more systematically take into account public policy concerns.[…]</i>
“ </font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">As someone who is interested in bridging the gap
between technology and policy/legislation – and having worked in both
environments - I am quite interested on how the European Commission sees this
in practice. …. I know in that document you propose "workshops", but that seems to signal language that is more easily understood by the policy/internet governance audience than the technical one. This is by no means a criticism I am just trying to understand the meaning and implications of this section better.</font></span></p>
<font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">It would be much appreciated if you would be able to expand on that ? </font></span></div><ul><li><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:black"><font size="3">What would this mean in practical terms for the technical community?</font></span><span style="color:black"><font size="3"></font></span></div></li><li><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:black"><font size="3">What would "good look like" once this "multistakeholder approach to specification setting" is put in place ? </font></span></div></li><li><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:black"><font size="3">Also, what is the distinction between the European Internet Industry and what I imagine to be the Rest-of-the-World Internet Industry?</font></span></div></li></ul><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"></font></span> </div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Thanks !</font></span></div>
<font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Alain Van Gaever </font></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Co-Chair Coop-WG</font></span></div>
<div style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"></span> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:08 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Andrea.GLORIOSO@ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">Andrea.GLORIOSO@ec.europa.eu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">
<div>[ I sent an almost identical message to the IAB InternetGovTech mailing list, so apologies for duplications ]</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Dear all,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>a few words to introduce myself: I'm Andrea Glorioso (Mr - I'm Italian). I work at the European Commission, in the Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology (sorry for the mouthful - we call it DG CONNECT).</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I have been one of the persons working on the Communication on Internet Policy and Governance which our former colleague, Gordon Lennox, has kindly shared on this and other lists (they were on my list but Gordon spared me some typing :).</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I just wanted to say that I'm delighted - honestly - that the Communication seems to have already sparked some discussions on this and other lists.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>We are very much in listening mode and to the extent possible I'll be glad to react to your points, questions, comments and criticisms. There might be cases in which I will want to double check the position of the European Commission on any particular
matter, and this might produce some delay in the exchanges; but I'll do my best to be as quick, open and transparent as possible.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>--<br>
Andrea Glorioso (Mr)<br>
European Commission - DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology<br>
Unit D1 (International relations) + Task Force on Internet Policy Development<br>
Avenue de Beaulieu 25 (4/64) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium<br>
T: <a href="tel:%2B32-2-29-97682" target="_blank" value="+3222997682">+32-2-29-97682</a> M: <a href="tel:%2B32-460-797-682" target="_blank" value="+32460797682">+32-460-797-682</a> E: <a href="mailto:Andrea.Glorioso@ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">Andrea.Glorioso@ec.europa.eu</a><br>
Twitter: @andreaglorioso<br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso</u></font></a><br>
LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro</u></font></a><br>
<br>
The views expressed above are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.<br>
Les opinions exprim�es ci-dessus n'engagent que leur auteur et ne sauraient en aucun cas �tre assimil�es � une position officielle de la Commission europ�enne.<br>
<br>
Be transparent - Sign up to the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin</u></font></a></div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
</span></font>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>