<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4">A little reflection</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><font size="4">Like some of you, I was thinking how far we came from INET/IFWP/ICANN/WSIS/WGIG/IGF days to NETMundial when Adam and Jeanette were reading the final outcome statement and receiving strong standing ovations.</font><div>
<br><div><font size="4">Adam and Jeanette were the 2nd or 3rd generation of the Co-coordinators of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus, at the days of WSIS Tunis phase if I am not mistaken. YJ Park and Wolfgang Kleinwacther</font><font size="4"> were the first ones at the first WSIS process.</font><div>
<font size="4"><br>At the initial WSIS process. not only them, but most Civil Society members were not given much role other than making statements within limited and controlled frameworks. Yes we had the bureau, made negotiations with government reps, but not in the MSH modality of say "working together". By and large, we were the "outsiders" trying to lobby "them".</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Compared with that, civil society members in the EMC and HLMC were "insiders" and often "lobbied" by not only other CS members but also by other stakeholders. </font></div>
<div><font size="4">They were taking the lead in the drafting sessions. IF they, or all of us, CS members were not there, there would be no NETMundial and its outcome. <br><br></font></div><div><font size="4">It is not their (CS members at EMC and HLMC) efforts per se, but, but our collective energy, blood sweat and tears, tough and sharp arguments among CS circle, engagement, passion, patience, all of these that resulted in building-up of the credibility we today got at NETMundial.<br>
<br></font></div><div><font size="4">In that regard, I would say, congratulations to Adam and Jeanette, but also to Nnenna, Marilia, <span style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;line-height:21px">Carlos, </span><span style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;line-height:21px">Stephanie, Luis, Subi</span> and all others who worked hard in NETMundial process including those who did not get the explicit role, but nevertheless played important roles here and there.</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I felt we are maturing and making good progress. Of course, we still have a lot to achieve. </font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Now, going forward!</font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">izumi</font></div><div><font size="4"><br>--<br> >> Izumi Aizu <<<br>Institute for InfoSocionomics, Tama University, Tokyo<br>Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita, <br>
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