MAG meeting summary report -Re: [governance] open consultations

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 04/03/2009, at 4:38 PM, McTim wrote:

> Agreed...In addition, there is no  "larger mandate of coordination of
> Internet governance activities."  The mandate is much more subtle than
> this sweeping claim.

That is just a convenient shorthand for:

(b) Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross- 
cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and  
discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
(c) Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and  
other institutions on matters under their purview;
...
(f) Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing  
and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from  
developing countries;
...
(i) Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS  
principles in Internet governance processes;

Similarly the remaining paragraphs of the mandate can be classed as  
either policy development or capacity building functions.

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