[governance] Identity and accountability as “ci vil society” (was Re: Message to the IGC)

[JFC Morfin]

Dear Salanieta and Norbert,

As often a picture is worth a thousand words I have tried to address 
your both concerns in a WSIS stakeholders map where everyone can 
position him/herself.
http://iucg.org/wiki/WSIS_stakeholders_map_-_Carte_des_parties_prenantes_du_SMSI

jfc


At 11:14 12/08/2013, Norbert Bollow wrote:
>Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
> > It is quite difficult to fit people or organisations into boxes such
> > as civil society, public sector and private sector in the world as we
> > live in a world far more fluid than boxes can ever attempt to hold
> > us. Attempts to categorise people and communities can be self
> > defeating
>
>Yes... still it is for many reasons important to have clarity of
>identity, one of them being accountability.
>
>I personally doubt the appropriateness of having a civil society caucus
>that is not based on a clear definition of what is civil society and
>corresponding assertions of those who participate as members (in the
>sense of participating in the decision making processes of the caucus),
>together with the willingness of those who make these assertions to be
>held accountable to the implied commitments.
>
>Greetings,
>Norbert
>
>--
>Recommendations for effective and constructive participation in IGC:
>1. Respond to the content of assertions and arguments, not to the person
>2. Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept
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