[governance] IGF MAG Chair

[Deirdre Williams (via governance Mailing List)]

I strongly agree with Farza.
However there are two major issues (among many others) that we (civil
society) need to do something about -
1. How to we manage and winnow priorities from the sheer volume of
information and initiatives that are bombarding us all of the time?
2. How do we establish a mechanism for appropriate consultation and
decision-making (takes time) in a world where, increasingly, those
decisions are demanded NOW!
Deirdre

On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 07:21, farzaneh badii <governance at lists.riseup.net>
wrote:

> Arsene and Helani
>
> While I agree there is no need for formality.UN  can appoint  (but is not
> obliged)  based on the names it receives.
> MAG members have to have strong ties with their stakeholder group. This
> has been the problem we have been having all along that some.civil society
> MAG members don't even inform the community about the issues or how they
> make decisions. This is why every year we see irrelevant workshops or
> duplicates are held at IGF by civil society orgs  This is why we are
> somehow powerless in influencing the MAG civil soc decision at IGF.
> Everyone has her/his own agenda.
> Arsene, you have been consulting with us and that is nice but we need to
> be better informed and if you are discussing appointment of MAG chair
> within civil society at IGF MAG I'd be grateful if you could let us know
> what the process is how you are advancing and what names if any are being
> discussed. You are the decision makers (can put whatever name forward) but
> consultation with the community should happen. And I mean full consultation
> not just what criteria we want.
>
> This also keeps happening for the closing ceremony and opening ceremony
> civil society speakers. We are not informed and someone out of the blue is
> chosen. (Not addresed to current MAG)
>
> Helani and Arsene, please keep us in the loop if something is happening
> that is related to MAG chair appointment. Also about other evelopments IGF.
> Thanks
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 6:59 AM Arsène Tungali <
> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>
>> MAG Chair selection has always been the responsibility of the UN, through
>> the UNDESA as far as i know. This year, MAG members have been asked to
>> discuss and suggest names. There is no point for this to go through any
>> formal CS consultation
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 28 Jun 2019, at 11:52, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Helani, Arsene, all
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this information. Is there any information on the
>> process for selection? Is there a timeline in mind? We could request CSCG
>> to run this,
>>
>> Best
>>
>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 10:27, Helani Galpaya <helani at lirneasia.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Aresene and others:
>>> Where is the discussion and nomination process taking place for the
>>> Civil Society nomination(s) for MAG chair?
>>> I mean in which list?
>>> Apologies if these questions were answered elsewhere and I'm just not
>>> seeing it.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Helani
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Helani Galpaya
>>> LIRNEasia
>>> www.lirneasia.net
>>> +94 77 3600 766 (m-LK); +44 7415 865222 (m-UK)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 7:39 PM Arsène Tungali <
>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> As you know, the current MAG Chair is Lynn St Amour, she is ending her
>>>> term this year!
>>>>
>>>> There is a need to have another chair starting right after IGF Berlin.
>>>> Was wondering, maybe we need to discuss the profile of a good MAG Chair?
>>>>
>>>> Though we will not choose on this list, but wanted to share that
>>>> consultations are going on within different stakeholder groups within the
>>>> MAG, each one of them being asked to suggest a name (s) to the IGF
>>>> Secretariat.
>>>>
>>>> Just throwing this out here.
>>>>
>>>> Arsene
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