Hello advisors. I am seeking your advice about add TC to the organizations endorsing this letter which is seeking a much more open process for the negotiations which will are about to commence: [JOINT LETTER] Operationalising WSIS+20 Modalities_Draft March 13 - Google Docs <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MSxPHLqC18M5-u7H_1vNHMU_ls0fKFZ0_upZ1... The goal of this document is to provide *concise, principles-based, and practical recommendations* to support an inclusive WSIS+20 review process. It is intended for key stakeholders responsible for operationalizing the modalities resolution, including the *co-facilitators, the President of the General Assembly, and staff at UN DESA*, who serve as the acting Secretariat. A tailored cover note will accompany the document to ensure clarity for different audiences. DEADLINE FOR ENDORSEMENT: March 24 Marita More information about this activity in e-mail below: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [wsis20] Open for Endorsement – Joint Letter on Operationalising WSIS+20 Modalities Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:34:33 +0100 From: Lea Kaspar via wsis20 <wsis20(a)icann.org&gt; Reply-To: Lea Kaspar <lea(a)gp-digital.org&gt; To: ICANN wsis20 <wsis20(a)icann.org&gt; /[apologies for cross-posting]/ Hi everyone, Following up on Jordan’s message (thank you, Jordan, for sharing this initiative with the community), I want to extend my gratitude to all who have provided valuable feedback and to those who have already endorsed the document. A few of us have worked to consolidate the input received, and you can find the revised version [here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MSxPHLqC18M5-u7H_1vNHMU_ls0fKFZ0_upZ1...>]. Below my signature, you’ll find an overview of the key changes. *Next steps:* * The letter is now open for endorsement until *Monday, 24 March*. * *Publication is planned for Wednesday, 26 March, at noon UTC.* * At this stage, we are seeking *endorsements rather than further edits*. Any support in gathering endorsements by 24 March would be greatly appreciated. * After the endorsement period closes, we will circulate the final version with the full list of endorsers, which can then be shared publicly. The goal of this document remains to provide *concise, principles-based, and practical recommendations* to support an inclusive WSIS+20 review process. It is intended for key stakeholders responsible for operationalizing the modalities resolution, including the *co-facilitators, the President of the General Assembly, and staff at UN DESA*, who serve as the acting Secretariat. A tailored cover note will accompany the document to ensure clarity for different audiences. Thank you once again for your contributions—your insights have been invaluable. I believe we now have a strong and practical document that will be useful for the co-facilitators, DESA, and the PGA at this critical stage of WSIS+20. Best wishes, Lea --- *Summary of Key Changes Based on Community Input Received March 12-15* _Level of Detail_ * To keep the document concise and practical for the intended audience we did not include some detailed suggestions including explaining the importance of principles of multistakeholderism, proposing pre-review workshops on WSIS, and a list of different  forums that stakeholders should be included from. * We did not include the suggestion for stakeholders to be given speaking opportunities at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) as this is already covered in the draft WSIS+20 modalities resolution (expected to be adopted on 25th March). * We opted not to include a suggestion to set up a MS oversight mechanism to implement these modalities (this was suggested both in the doc and separately on a few channels) as it was not feasible to ascertain community support for this proposal in such a short timeframe - _we encourage this is explored further, potentially via this list or the IGF MAG_ _Transparency & Accountability_ * We renamed the section from “Transparency and Accessibility” to “Transparency and Accountability” to better separate comments about improving accessibility and comments on improving accountability and to allow for more detailed discussion of accessibility in 3 incorporating some of the suggestions made. * Comments including a request to ‘listen’ to intergovernmental negotiations, have reports on discussions, to improve accountability are already reflected in 2. * We reinforced the request for live-streaming intergovernmental negotiations by citing a precedent: the UN Convention on Cybercrime (UNCC), which has done this before. _Consultation Processes_ * The aim is to suggest that consultations must happen throughout the process in a manner which supports equal participation virtually and in-person at different forums - there were several suggested edits we tried to address or felt were already reflected. * We clarified that timelines for consultations should be updated in good time to allow for meaningful stakeholder input. * 3a was updated to explicitly state that governments and other stakeholder groups should have equal participation rules, including for submission procedures, to clarify language. * The document now states that co-facilitators and DESA should encourage national-level consultations and leverage existing events for consultations to respond to a couple of comments. _Inclusion & Accessibility_ * We moved all accessibility-related recommendations into one section (Section 4) to consolidate points about: o Time zones – ensuring scheduling accounts for non-working days in different regions. o Digital formats – allowing low-bandwidth options for participation. o Languages – making key documents available in UN languages. o We did not include some very specific suggestions on improving accessibility (such as holding pre-review educational workshops) to keep the document practical and focused on the current timeframe. o We aimed to make it clear that this is not a comprehensive list of ways to improve accessibility. _Accreditation_ * Instead of listing multiple past forums, we chose to say that the WSIS+20 should build on the WSIS+10 accreditation process, which took into account ECOSOC accredited organisations and participation in previous WSIS events as part of its eligibility criteria. * To further broaden the group of eligible stakeholders, we’ve recommended including participation in the IGF as part of the accreditation criteria, as the most inclusive reference point for accreditation. ---