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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'>We also only have 24 hours to close
discussions on the proposed input on the issue of ‘review of the IGF’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think this may be less controversial,
but who knows </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> . Ian, please make the judgment if you want to put this document
also up for consensus process after about 24 hours from now. Thanks. Parminder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>GC’s
input -2 to the synthesis paper for IGF, Hyderabad.</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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id=z9ta2><b id=z9ta3><font size=4 face="Times New Roman" id=zxbi><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta6><b id=z9ta7><font size=4 face="Times New Roman" id=zxbi0><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Review of the IGF</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta10><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta12><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Tunis Agenda (TA) calls for examining “the desirability of the
continuation of the Forum in formal consultation with Forum participants,
within five years of its creation, and to make recommendations to the UN
Membership..”. In this regard, we have two sets of comments. One set is
regarding the process of the ‘examining’ or review of the IGF, and
another consists of our substantive comments on the role, mandate and structure
of the IGF.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta14><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta16><b id=z9ta17><i id=z9ta18><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Process of review </span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta20><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta22><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As
mentioned in the Tunis Agenda, the process of review should be centered on
consultations with Forum (IGF) participants. These consultations should be both
formal and informal. It is important to lay out clear formal processes, apart
from informal ones. It will also be necessary to go beyond IGF participants to
reach out to other interested stakeholders, who for different reasons may not
attend the IGF meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta24><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta30><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
reaching out, the process of consultations should especially keep in mind
constituencies that have lesser participation in IG issues at present,
including constituencies in developing counties including those of civil
society. Other groups with lower participation in IG issues like women, ethnic
minorities and disability groups should also be especially reached out to. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta32><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta38><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If
it is found necessary to do a expert evaluation to help the process of review,
the process should be open and transparent. It is not advisable to rely solely
on a <i id=z9ta39><span style='font-style:italic'>pro bono</span></i>
evaluation, by any agency that offers it, for such a politically sensitive and
important assessment. The selected experts should have adequate expertise in
matter of global public policy and policy institutions. In view of the
geo-political significance of IG, it may be useful to have a reputed public
policy institution in the global South do the evaluation in partnership with
one such institution from the North. Even if reliance on existing global
institutions is sought, there should be adequate balancing of perspectives, and
partnerships are a good way to ensure it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta41><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta43><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It
is important that the process of review starts at the earliest, preferably with
the forthcoming IGF meeting in Hyderabad. IGC held a workshop on ‘role
and mandate of the IGF’ at Rio (see <a
href="http://intgovforum.org/Rio_event_report.php?mem=30" id=z9ta44>http://intgovforum.org/Rio_event_report.php?mem=30</a>
), and plans another one with the same title in Hyderabad. The outcomes from
this workshop should feed into the main workshop on ‘Taking stock and
going forward’. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta49><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=jryq1><b id=jryq2><i id=jryq3><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Substantive
comments on the IGF mandate, role and structure </span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta53><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta55><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On
the basic question of the review about desirability of continuation of the IGF,
the Caucus is of the firm view that the IGF should continue beyond its first
mandated period of five years. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta61><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta63><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It
is important that IGF remains open to addressing all issues that are in the IG
space, no matter how controversial. Very likely, the more controversial an
issue, the more appropriate it may be to bring it to the IGF where inputs from
a diverse range of stakeholders can be sought. Deliberations at the IGF can be
used as inputs for global Internet policy making, which will help make policy-making
processes more participative and democratic. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta65><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta67><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Tunis agenda calls for <b id=z9ta68><span style='font-weight:bold'>“</span></b>development
of multi-stakeholder processes at the national, regional…. level”
similar to the IGF. It is heartening to note that some such national and
regional processes are already taking shape<a
href="http://docs.google.com/RawDocContents?docID=dg8948rv_0fwg6ndg2&justBody=false&revision=_latest×tamp=1221067138826&editMode=true&strip=true#_ftn1"
title="" id=z9ta69><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span id=z9ta72><font
face="Times New Roman" id=zxbi1><span id=z9ta70><span id=z9ta73>[1]</span></font></span></span></span></a>.
IGF should further encourage such processes and seek to establish formal
relationships with these initiatives. Since the fear of governmental domination
is considerably higher at national levels, IGF should use global civil society
groups and processes to guide appropriate multistakeholderisation of emerging national
IGF spaces. IGC offers its assistance to the IGC in this regard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta75><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta77><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A
greater need for the IGF to get deeper in substantive issues is evident to
some. It is desirable in this regard for the IGF to have an inter-sessional
work program in addition planning for the annual IGF event. It will be useful
for this purpose for the MAG to operate in Working Groups, and also
incorporating outside expertise in these WGs as required. Some start in this
direction is expected to be made in the run-up to IGF, Hyderabad, whereby WGs
of MAG members plus some outsiders are expected to prepare for main sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta79><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta82><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As
a global policy related institution it is important for the IGF to have stable
public funding, and to insulate itself against any possibility of special
interests influencing its working through control over funding. Such funding
should not only enable appropriate and streamlined functioning of the IGF
secretariat, the annual event and other proposed and inter-sessional
activities, it should also be used to ensure equity in participation in the IGF
across geographies and social groups. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta84><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'
id=z9ta86><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We
congratulate the IGF secretariat on doing exemplary work in the last few years,
on a very thin resource base, and in difficult conditions where different stakeholder
groups involved in the IGF have very different orientations and expectations of
the secretariat. A lot of the IGF secretariat’s work is indeed
path-breaking in the UN system. However, it is very evident that the
secretariat needs much better resource support that they have at present, if we
are to fulfill all our expectations from this unique global institution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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