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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No Bertrand, Multistakeholder financing is
a very bad idea. And, an even worse principle. When we speak MS, I am often
afraid this idea is lurking somewhere. But most people are cautious/ clever
enough not to mention it expressly. In fact, that’s the big difference between
how things, less-than-ideally, may actually be, and when we openly start
articulating such things as acceptable principles. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When Milton said, it is simple –
those who fund IGF will push their agenda, and so those others who want their
agenda pushed should step up their contribution – I responded that
however practical it be, this looks like a principle which will take us to not
good outcomes at all – for CS and for public interest. For instance, I
want my agenda pushed, what should I do. I don’t have money to
contribute. And I cant go to my government (per <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Milton</st1:place></st1:City>’s advise) because my government doesn’t
share my agenda. And he called it moral posturing, I hope you don’t come
back in the same vein. For me and many in public interest advocacy it is an important
principle, and I cant let such formulations pass by.. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It if fine for private parties to finance
public functions and bodies where there is a plurality – like a
foundation funding a university program or an NGO. It is also fine to extend
part financing, under certain conditions, to core public bodies which are
monopolistic (states, UN bodies etc) in their constituency and mandate, but
then the proportion of private funding needs to be adequately low for any one
interest group (as well as in total proportion to public funds) , and it should
be governed with strict rules of propriety etc. Under such rules what recently
happened at IGF would be scandalous. In some countries it will veer towards
criminal. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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they known such bodies can easily show tendencies to move towards ‘privatised
governance’. We may be realizing their worst fears. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bertrand de La Chapelle</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:bdelachapelle@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 11, 2007 7:37
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">governance@lists.cpsr.org</st1:PersonName>;
Norbert Bollow<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [governance] IGF
financing</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear all,<br>
<br>
Following the various post, including Norbert's one below, I'd like to insert
two general comments in the discussion :<br>
<br>
First, as the IGF is an innovative experiment in multi-stakeholder governance,
it would make sense that its funding be multi-stakeholder as well, wouldn't it
? Proportions can be discussed, given the variable contributory capacities, but
the principle would make sense, IMHO. <br>
<br>
Second, a combination of "automatic resources" for regular
activities, including the annual event and some secretariat functions, and
"had hoc resources" could also be envisaged, provided the later are
transparent. In particular, there is no reason to prevent some actors from
getting good visibility when they support some useful activity, such as funding
for participation of developing countries participants or supporting the
activities of a dynamic coalition. <br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Bertrand<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 6/11/07, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Norbert
Bollow</span></b> <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>> wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Milton Mueller</span></font></st1:PersonName>
<<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> a) vested interests can be expected to use financial support as leverage<br>
> over the activities of the IGF<br>
><br>
> b) we need to find a way to institutionalize support for IGF that <br>
> minimizes this problem (we will never eliminate it)<br>
<br>
Would it be an improvement if the IGF process was funded out of<br>
the U.N. budget?<br>
<br>
If yes, what would be the process for trying to achieve that?<br>
<br>
What would be the chances of success for this?<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert.<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Norbert Bollow <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>> <a
href="http://Norbert.ch">http://Norbert.ch </a><br>
President of the Swiss Internet User Group SIUG <a
href="http://SIUG.ch">http://SIUG.ch</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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-- <br>
____________________<br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bertrand de La Chapelle</st1:PersonName><br>
<br>
Tel : +33 (0)6 11 88 33 32<br>
<br>
"Le plus beau métier des hommes, c'est d'unir les hommes" Antoine de
Saint Exupéry<br>
("there is no better mission for humans than uniting humans") <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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