<div>the next IGF will be held in africa and opporunity is given to mobilize africa actors to participate actively in all process till to forum on november.</div>
<div>So, africa civil society must play a major role in this process.</div>
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<div>Baudouin <br><br></div>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'm looking here to finalise our comments on the IGF review process, which will be delivered in spoken form at the February consultation. I will post separately for comments a draft statement on the role and mandate of IGF.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">However, before finalising the summary of what I think we have agreed on to date, let me add another thought and see if it has general support here or not – if not, we can go with what is below which we have largely agreed to already.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I believe there will be widespread opposition to an outside consultancy making specific recommendations as an independent body for stakeholders to accept or reject. Rather, I believe the outside consultancy is necessary only to provide a structured analysis of the performance of IGF, providing a structured methodology for consultation, analysis, and stakeholder input. I believe such a study is important to the credibility and the usefulness of the IGF review.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I do not think the outside consultancy should make independent recommendations however. I believe it should present its findings to either MAG or some other specifically tasked multistakeholder committee managing the review, with the multistakeholder body being tasked with making appropriate recommendations based on the findings.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That sits better for me as a methodology and way forward. Interested in whether IGC would like to propose something along these lines.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Draft follows</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Process of review (without inclusion of this specific suggestion)</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 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.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If it is found necessary to do an expert evaluation to help the process of review, the process should be open and transparent. It is not advisable to rely solely on a pro bono evaluation, by any agency that offers it, for such a politically sensitive and important assessment.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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. There should be adequate balancing of perspectives, including global North/South perspectives, and partnerships are a good way to ensure it.</span></font></p>
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