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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=453483208-22012006>Interesting and useful suggestion.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=453483208-22012006>I'm
wondering what is the anticipated scope of such an org and whether it would
useful to include ICT4D and other issues of grassroots/community/practitioner
interest within its "mandate"... </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=453483208-22012006>As
some of you know, there are already moves afoot to create a Global Telecenter
Alliance (GTA) including the major regional/national telecenter (and very likely
the range of other community based ICT)
iniitiatives/networks. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=453483208-22012006>My
colleagues in the GTA aren't completely convinced that there is a sufficient
basis of common interest for such a linkage but I can
see possible synergies and mutual advantages from such a development if
such were to emerge. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=453483208-22012006>Particularly, if the overall post-WSIS "action"
is focussed on the IGF (and the Global Alliance is, as seems likely,
to be a rather bloodless extension of the UN ICT Task Force) then such a move
would most certainly be of interest.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=453483208-22012006>Best,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=453483208-22012006>Mike
Gurstein</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
governance-bounces@lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance-bounces@lists.cpsr.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Veni Markovski<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 22, 2006 3:21
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Governance Caucus<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [governance]
non-profit org<SPAN class=453483208-22012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN><BR><BR></FONT></DIV>At 15:13
22-01-06 +0100, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Yes, it would be very good to
found a non profit for civil society to <BR>self-organize around Internet
Governance related topics in a wider <BR>sense. I can think of two
different models (and some variations in <BR>between):<BR>1. An umbrella
organization that provides some legal structure and <BR>procedures for
already existing organizations or networks such as the IG <BR>caucus and
other WSIS related working groups willing to carry on, but <BR>also non WSIS
related entities that are interested in building an <BR>independent,
international civil society organization. Perhaps NCUC, <BR>EDRI or even
ALAC would be interested in participating.<BR><BR>2. A new NGO as a
formalized version of the IG caucus' open structure, <BR>which develops a
political agenda for the IG forum (and perhaps further <BR>IG related
processes such as ICANN.<BR><BR>Both versions require considerable
commitment and some funding.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I agree with you, Jeanette - and
it's also worth doing it. <BR>ISOC-Bulgaria can help, if necessary - we are
running a project on IG anyway. <BR>But to think that without funding, the IG
Caucus would be able to do substential work - that's not healthy. We'll
continue meeting each other all over the world, and will produce documents and
papers, but there will be less and less people from developing countries, and
less and less fresh ideas. <BR>My point is that we need to get organized, and
start to involve more people. <BR><BR>Btw, we are thinking of organizing a
small - one day - workshop in the beginning of July in Sofia - right after the
ICANN meeting in Morocco. Please, keep it in your calendars, just in case.
Most probably on July 3.<BR><BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Veni Markovski<BR><A
href="http://www.isoc.bg/ig" eudora="autourl">http://www.isoc.bg/ig<BR></A><A
href="http://www.isoc.bg/ig">the Internet Governance Resource
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