<div dir="ltr">That might be a good idea, Joy.<br><br>Donny, do you think people writing in could help in any way? Or are there other things we could? Do you know of any options that are still being pursued and that could perhaps be helped by a little public pressure?<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 July 2013 09:28, joy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joy@apc.org" target="_blank">joy@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Hi Anja - likewise I have heard rumours but nothing confirmed until
this.<br>
I suggest we seek an official response from the Secretariat. It may
yet be that alternative sources of funding are found, but we should
seek a response and some kind of confirmation as soon as possible.<br>
I'm happy to write to Chengatai - has anyone else already done so?<br>
Joy<div class="im"><br>
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On 26/07/2013 3:45 p.m., Anja Kovacs wrote:<br>
</div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="im">> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> After having heard rumours swirling for a while now, I was
very sad to receive the message below via an AP IGF email list.
Looks like the Indonesia IGF, at least for now, stands cancelled.
Anyone here knows more?<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
> Anja<br>
><br>
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> From: *Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)* <<a href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank">TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg</a>
<a href="mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg" target="_blank"><mailto:TPHANG@ntu.edu.sg></a>><br>
> Date: 26 July 2013 08:50<br>
> Subject: [Rigf_program] IGF in Indonesia cancelled<br></div><div class="im">
> To: "<a href="mailto:program@aprigf.asia" target="_blank">program@aprigf.asia</a> <a href="mailto:program@aprigf.asia" target="_blank"><mailto:program@aprigf.asia></a>"
<<a href="mailto:program@aprigf.asia" target="_blank">program@aprigf.asia</a> <a href="mailto:program@aprigf.asia" target="_blank"><mailto:program@aprigf.asia></a>><br>
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><br>
> Folks,<br>
><br>
> This is sad but official: the Indonesian organizers have
cancelled the IGF. The announcement was made by the chair of the
organizing committee (a businessman) after a meeting with the
minister and the civil society group.<br>
><br>
> There is a news report in Bahasa Indonesia at
<a href="http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-internet-dunia-batal-digelar-di-bali" target="_blank">http://inet.detik.com/read/2013/07/25/135130/2314218/328/kurang-dana-forum-internet-dunia-batal-digelar-di-bali</a>.
Use Google translate and you will be able to read.<br>
><br>
> I had met the civil society organizers just this week. They
were asking for possible tips on fund raising. After exploring the
options, we concluded that they had approached most of the likely
sponsors. Yes, there were some possibilities they had overlooked
but these were not many.<br>
><br>
> According to the news report, out of the US$2.2M (Rp22
billion) budget, they had raised US$900k. The Ministry had given
US$250k. So they had a shortfall of US$1.05M.<br>
><br>
> Third party sources I checked (i.e. Not the Indonesians
themselves) said that one major cost was that the UN had asked for
US$900k to fly personnel and security apparatus to the meeting. <br>
><br>
> Knowing a little of the inside story, I would say the
situation is more complex than one might have guessed. Next year
is the election year for Indonesia. So companies are asking: if I
support you now but you do not win, what happens? Then two weeks
before the IGF, there is the APEC meeting in the same venue. So
the feeling that is Indonesia will be on the world's stage at that
time already. Meanwhile, the Minister of Communication, whose
ministry oversees the IGF, is under allegations of corruption.
It's one of those series of unfortunate events.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Peng Hwa<br>
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