<div dir="ltr">And I think everyone should give the Brazilians a breather, and let them celebrate their holidays in peace!!! Happy New Year to all of you!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Andrew Puddephatt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Andrew@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">Andrew@gp-digital.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jeanette<br>
<br>
I should have something to send out in the next few days if you can hang<br>
on - the results of some preliminary analysis<br>
<br>
I¹ve been taking it easy over Xmas here<br>
<br>
On 27/12/2013 13:27, "Jeanette Hofmann" <<a href="mailto:jeanette@wzb.eu">jeanette@wzb.eu</a>> wrote:<br>
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><br>
><br>
>Am 27.12.13 11:38, schrieb "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang":<br>
>> Hi everybody<br>
>><br>
>> I would prefer on this list a discussion on substance and the<br>
>> concrete CS contribution to the two envisaged outcome documents for<br>
>> the meeting in Brazil: 1. a declaration of principles and 2. a road<br>
>> map/plan of action. It is not a secondary issue how CS channels its<br>
>> ideas into the process, and we should be represented in a proper way<br>
>> in all committees respecting the special responsibilities of the<br>
>> local organizers. However, substance comes first and if we want to<br>
>> have a seat on the table, we have to demonstrate that we make<br>
>> substantial contributions and come with new, fresh, fair and workable<br>
>> ideas how to enhance and improve the IG processes in 2014 an beyond<br>
>> in the intersts of individual users based on our commitmenet to human<br>
>> rights and development.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>Since there seem to be several people who are tired of these big-ego<br>
>cultivating exchanges on this list, we could actually try to work on the<br>
>Andrew's compilation of contributions which he circulated on Dec 13.<br>
>(subject line: input into Brazil summit). There has been no substantive<br>
>response to this as far as I am aware of.<br>
><br>
>The amount of text is a bit daunting and not easy to handle for a<br>
>mailing list. One way to go about this would be to decide with which<br>
>section we want to start and have someone drafting a shorter text out of<br>
>all answers. My suggestion would be to start with questions 3:<br>
><br>
>What is the case for reform of these arrangements and on what grounds<br>
>(better protection of human rights and democracy, better representation<br>
>from global south etc)<br>
>and 4:<br>
>What existing proposals for reform are you aware of and how do they meet<br>
>the criteria for reform you set out in the previous question<br>
><br>
>jeanette<br>
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