The recommendations are from "a diverse global group of civil society organisations" and stress the importance of a multistakeholder approach. NCSG, of course, has multistakeholder approaches as a core value, and while its organizations are both registered (as NGO's etc.) in their respective countries and not-registered that is not an issue here. I have some reservations with bits and pieces of the recommendations but overall they are right down the middle of the NCSG road and I recommend that NCSG endorse them. Sam L. ---------------------------------------------- "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured in an unjust state" -Confucius ---------------------------------------------- Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 email: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) Skype: slanfranco blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com (http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com) Phone: 613 476-0429 cell: 416-816-2852 ---- Original Message ---- From: Avri Doria To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU Plenipot joint recommendations What does registration mean? That some government blesses our existence. We only need that if we want a checking account. Within the CS Coordination Group, NCSG is one of the broadest coalition of organizations and individuals there are in civil society. Whose blessing do we need? avri