It’s Day 9 and we are mid way through the Plenipotentiary. All delegations are deep into Ad Hocs and informal groups negotiating consensus texts, sometimes with progress, but often without. As always the Internet issues remain contentious with virtually no prospect of consensus.
There was a lot of discussion and some resolutions in the Ad Hoc groups, but the bigger issues are simmering in the background. The hardest work of the conference is still yet to come.
Monday of the second Plenipotentiary week here in Busan began with a statement from Secretary General Touré about the reduction of Member State contributions to the ITU.
It was a day of discussion centred on Resolution 130: Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies and Resolution 101: Internet Protocol-based networks.
There were more elections and then the matter of WCIT at ITU PP-14: Day 5.
It was a day of elections, more policy statements, and the start of the Internet-related proposals. It looks set to be a busy weekend with many to be further discussed and negotiated.
Day three of the ITU PP-14 saw the last of the 88 Policy Statements delivered to the Plenary.
The pre-occupation with senior management elections dominates day two at ITU PP-14.
Adam Gosling gives a short summary of the day’s events at the ITU PP-14.
Adam Gosling gives a brief overview of the ITU Plenipotentiary PP-14 that begins today in Busan, Republic of Korea.
