1. CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation Peter Major Chairman, CSTD WGEC CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

2. CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation Mandate: UNGA Resolution A/Res/67/195 (2012) “invites the Chair of CSTD to establish a working group on enhanced cooperation to examine the mandate of WSIS regarding EC, through seeking, compiling and reviewing inputs from all Member States and all other stakeholders, and to make recommendations on how to fully implement this mandate;” report to CSTD in 2014 CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

3. CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014 UNGA Resolution 2012 CSTD WGEC 2013 Stake holders Input 2013 WGEC Evaluation 2014 CSTD/ ECOSOC Resolution 2014

4. Structure of WGEC CEPT COM-ITU Meeting, Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

5. WGEC Working Modalities Compliance with the mandate Multi-stakeholder approach/mutual trust Results based on consensus Observers - ECOSOC rules apply - agreement from WG Constraints (time, resources, venue, etc.) Information sharing with stakeholders CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

6. WGEC Schedule Physical meetings in Geneva: 1 st meeting: 30 May (P.M)-31 May 2013 2 nd meeting: 6-8 November 2013 3 rd meeting 24-28 February 2014 4 th meeting 30 April to 2 May WGEC report & recommendations: beginning of May 2014 Presentation of report & recommendations to 17 th session of CSTD CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

7. WGEC 1 st Meeting Long discussion on Agenda Decision on procedural issues 2 breakout groups – led by Brazil and India identified categories – suggested questions Plenary - finalized questionnaire based on results of breakout groups Decided on next steps CEPTCOM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

8. The questionnaire 18 questions including 1 question about stakeholder 1 question for comments, additional topics Reflects consensus of the Working Group on topics of relevance to Enhanced Cooperation Open to all stakeholders Extended deadline for responses: 17 September 2013 CSTD Inter-sessional Meeting Washington D.C., 2-4 December 2013

9. Distribution of Responses CEPTCOM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

10. Grouping of the responses A. Replies related to the implementation of the Tunis Agenda (Questions 2 and 3) B. Replies related to public policy issues and possible mechanisms (Questions 4, 8 and 9) C. Replies to the role of stakeholders (Questions 5, 6, 7, 14 and 17) D. Replies to the role of developing countries (Questions 10 and 15) E. Replies to barriers for participation in enhanced cooperation (Questions 11, 12, 13 and 16) CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

11. WGEC 2 nd Meeting Excellent collaboration of participants Logistics - audio recording /streaming - captioning and transcripts Submission of draft recommendations Proposal for the structure of report Correspondence Group - mapping of existing mechanisms to international fora CEPTCOM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

12. WGEC 3 rd Meeting Draft recommendations - contributions from WGEC members Proposals for structure of the report Correspondence Group - result of mapping exercise - report from the Chair of CG - compilation of the contributions WGEC web page: http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx ?meetingid=425 http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx ?meetingid=425 CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

13. WGEC 3 rd Meeting (cont’d) Discussion of Topics A,B, C and D in plenary Few recommendations More disagreement: two distinct group with irreconcilable position Other processes – UN GA consultation on modality of WSIS review in 2015 - end of March - Sao Paulo meeting principles & roadmap – April - ITU MPP meeting CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

14. WGEC Proposed 4 th Meeting Continue discussions on group D & E Revisit items in view of consensus Finalize recommendation Formulate “Opinions” in case of divergence Finalize report Report to 17 th Session of CSTD in May Draft resolution on WSIS Follow-up CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

15. Conclusion Contribute to WSIS review Few recommendations / opinions Identify existing mechanisms in enhanced cooperation Identify gaps in enhanced cooperation Multi-stakeholder approach Good basis for further work “Stumbling forward” (Bill Clinton) CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014

16. Thank you! peter.major@ties.itu.int CEPT COM-ITU Meeting Copenhagen, 10-13 March 2014