<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Best Bits members,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'm forwarding to you the final report of the CSCG Working Group through its outgoing chair and chairman of the CSCG Ian Peter.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Taking this opportunity to express my admiration for Ian's leadership and wisdom in pulling the strings of heated discussions to the best acceptable results to the civil society at large. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">It was great pleasure and learning experience for me working with every single member of the working team and the nomcom. Thank you all.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best wishes,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Nadira ALARAJ<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ian Peter</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:26 AM<br>Subject: [cs-coord] Final Report of CSCGWG<br>To: <a href="mailto:cs-coord@internetgov-cs.org" target="_blank">cs-coord@internetgov-cs.org</a><br><br><br>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm"><font>On May 31 2016 a CSCG Working Group (CSCGWG) was established with the Terms
of Reference below. This document is a Report of the Working Group's activities;
comments on what we have been able to achieve follow the Terms of
Reference.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm"><font>I believe the Working Group has been a useful exercise, resulting in some
improvements to the operations of CSCG and some clarifications of basic
procedures. Many thanks go to all who participated and worked so well
together.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm"><b><font>TERMS OF REFERENCE </font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To
examine the current structure and mission of CSCG, and whether this structure
and current membership is the best way to ensure that civil society
representation is representative (including geographically, politically, and in
respect of gender balance)</font></font></font></p>
<ol>
<li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To consider in this examination whether a
structure capable of receiving and administering funds to assist with civil
society representatives attendance and travel should also be
established</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To consider workload
including</font></font></font></p>
<ol>
<li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">The role of chair or co-chairs and
rotation</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">whether it is in civil society’s best interest
to rotate nomcom membership rather than continuance of one representative
group making all decisions</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">liaison with other bodies to improve
representivity in stakeholder selection
procedure</font></font></font></p></li></ol>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To examine current selection procedures to see
whether improvements should be made</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To consider the role training could play in the
future of CSCG</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To consider whether this Working Group should
continue in some form after delivering its report.</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">To report back to civil society networks with
any resulting recommendations by August 31
2016</font></font></font></p></li></ol>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333"><b>COMMENTS</b></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333"><font><b>TOR 1 -</b></font><font>
The question of a funding structure was discussed, and there was general
agreement that this would be an excellent step forward. As regards a structure
for this, it was generally thought this might best be done as a separate entity
to CSCG; perhaps with CSCG members being trustees of such a body. Perhaps the
entity might also be associated with a currently existing civil society body
capable of receiving funds. In general, it was thought this was a substantial
body of work which might best be addressed by a separate working group.
</font></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font><font color="#333333"><b>TOR 2</b> - The discussion of workload
resulted in some substantial changes which are now underway,
including</font></font></font></font></p>
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<ul>
<li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">new arrangements for chairs and
co-chairs</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">two representatives per coalition member, and
rotating nomcom membership</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">procedures for considering new members for
CSCG</font></font></font></p></li></ul></ul>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font color="#333333"><font><font><font><b>TOR 3 - </b></font></font></font><font><font><font>A detailed review of selection procedures was undertaken,
resulting in a review of existing procedures. The revised Procedures have been
forwarded to CSCG for adoption.</font></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font color="#333333"><font><font><font><b>TOR 4</b>
-</font></font></font><font><font><font>Training was discussed. There were no formal
outcomes to this discussion, but we do recommend that the training discussion be
continued forward, particularly with any working group established to look at a
funding mechanism.</font></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font color="#333333"><font><font><font><b>TOR 5</b> - </font></font></font><font><font><font>The Working Group has decided that it should wind up its
activities, and any new working group should be established by the newly seated
CSCG if it considers it appropriate to do so.
</font></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font color="#333333"><font><font><font><b>TOR 6 - </b></font></font></font><font><font><font>This report is in fulfilment of this
requirement.</font></font></font></font><br></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">As Chair of the Working Group, and as outgoing
Chair of the CSCG, I would personally like to thank everyone who participated
for their willingness to work together on this, their enthusiasm to see CSCG
strengthened, and for the way they worked together to get these outcomes. I am
sure that the work of this group will be useful to the future of
CSCG.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">And as this is likely to be my last post as Chair
of the CSCG – my term expires in two weeks – I would also like to place on
record my appreciation of the work undertaken by the current members of CSCG –
Norbert Bollow, Robin Gross, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Nadira Alaraj, and Arsene
Tungali. It's very easy to praise chairs of groups, but the reality is that the
strength of CSCG comes down to the efforts of its member representatives, the
trust they enjoy and engender for the operations of CSCG, and their considerable
efforts, often in short time frames, to ensure the best possible civil society
representation. Their efforts have required that they support inclusion of
diverse voices, including opinions they may disagree with, in order to ensure
that the wide range of voices within civil society are heard. Thanks also to
their predecessors who got this exercise underway – many people have contributed
to CSCG become a respected organisation. I am pleased to have been able to be
part of its growth.</font></font></font></p><span><font color="#888888">
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font></font><br> </p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0.26cm;BACKGROUND:#ffffff;LINE-HEIGHT:0.79cm"><font><font><font color="#333333">Ian Peter
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