<div>YES</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Linda M F.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Ian Peter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">We also need to get a consensus on the following statement which, depending<br>on the flow of the consultations, may be delivered with or separately to the<br>
statement on the IGF review.<br><br><br><br>Please indicate YES or NO in response. If responding no and can articulate<br>why, we may be able to accommodate suggestions even at this late stage.<br><br><br><br>STATEMENT<br>
<br><br><br><br><br>The Internet Governance Caucus is of the view that the IGF should continue<br>beyond its first mandated period of five years.<br><br><br><br>There are two clear, and relatively distinct, mandates of the IGF - first,<br>
regarding public policy functions, as a forum for multistakeholder policy<br>dialogue, and second, regarding capacity building. Both aspects of the IGF's<br>role need to be strengthened.<br><br><br><br>Especially, one role (for instance, capacity building) should not be<br>
promoted to the exclusion of the other (policy related role). If the IGF is<br>assessed not to be sufficiently contributing to its one or the other<br>principal roles, adequate measures should be considered to improve its<br>
effectivenesses vis-a-vis that role.<br><br><br><br>It is important that IGF remains open to addressing all issues that are in<br>the IG space, no matter how controversial. Very likely, the more<br>controversial an issue, the more appropriate it may be to bring it to the<br>
IGF where inputs from a diverse range of stakeholders can be sought.<br><br><br><br>Deliberations at the IGF can be used as inputs for global Internet policy<br>making, which will help make policy-making processes more participative and<br>
democratic.<br><br><br><br>We congratulate the IGF secretariat on doing exemplary work in the last few<br>years, However for this success to be built on, the IGF should be assured<br>stable and sufficient public funding to be able to carry its functions<br>
effectively, and impartially in global public interest. To this end we<br>believe it is important that no other UN organization gets involved in the<br>IGF's management.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Ian Peter<br><br>PO Box 429<br>
<br>Bangalow NSW 2479<br><br>Australia<br><br>Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773<br><br><a href="http://www.ianpeter.com/" target="_blank">www.ianpeter.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>
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