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<p>The Internet Governance Caucus calls upon the IGF Secretariat
to fund the IGF programs and participation substantially and
significantly better to improve the quality and diversity of
participation. There are two aspects to be considered in this regard:
a) The absence or non-participation of some of the world's most
renowned Civil Society opinion leaders is noticeable; Business
Leaders who are otherwise committed to social and other governance
issues off IGF are not seen at the IGF; Governments are not
represented on a level high enough and b) The present participants of
the IGF does not represent all participant segments and geographic
regions. This needs to be improved and it requires various efforts,
but availability of various categories of Travel Grants for different
classes of participants may help improve participation by those not
attending the IGF for want of funds.</p><p>The true cost of the IGF (including all visible and invisible
costs to the IGF Secretariat, participating Governments,
Organizations and individual participants) would be several times
that of the actual outflow from the IGF Secretariat in organizing the
IGF, as reflected in the IGF book of accounts. If an economist
estimates the total visible and invisible costs of the IGF, it would
be an enormous sum, which is already spent. For want of a marginal
allocation for travel support to panel speaker and participants,
which would amount to a small proportion of the True cost of IGF, the
quality of panels and the diversity of participation are compromised.
With this rationale, the Internet Governance Caucus recommends that
IGF should consider liberal budgetary allocations supported by
unconditional grants from Business, Governments, well funded Non
Governmental and International Organization and the United Nations.
The fund may extend uncompromising, comfortable Travel grants/
honorarium to 200 lead participants (panel speakers, program
organizers, who are largely invitees who are required to be well
received for participation), full and partial fellowships to a large
number of participants with special attention to participants from
unrepresented categories (unrepresented geographic regions and/or
unrepresented participant segments and even to those from affluent,
represented regions if there is an individual need ). Such a fund
would enable the IGF to bring in really diverse opinion to the IGF
from Experts who would add further value to the IGF. It is especially
recommended that such a fund may be built up from contributions that
are unconditional (as opposed to a grant from a Business Trust with
stated or implied conditions about the positions to be taken) and may
be awarded to panelists and participants unconditionally. It is
recommended that the IGF creates a fund large enough to have
significant impact in the quality and diversity of participation.
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Vanda Scartezini <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vanda@uol.com.br">vanda@uol.com.br</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Hi Ginger, trying again. See below.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Best,</span></p><div class="im">
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<p><b><i><span style="color: rgb(49, 132, 155);" lang="PT">Vanda Scartezini</span></i></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Vanda Scartezini
[mailto:<a href="mailto:vanda@uol.com.br" target="_blank">vanda@uol.com.br</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Ginger Paque'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> '<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [governance] IGF Review Question 6 start<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High</span></p>
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<p>Hi Ginger</p>
<p> Here my feedback</p><div class="im">
<p> </p>
<p>"6. If the continuation of the Forum is recommended,
what improvements would you suggest in terms of its working methods,
functioning and processes?"</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
</div><p>Considering the relevance of IGF and its achievements
during its term and the need to spread and improve the resulting information
and policies, IGF shall support regional forums around the world, using its
mission and brand to strength movements already existents in some regions and
to help others to start.</p>
<p>The regional forums - holding the stakeholder model,signature
and the support of IGF – shall be a powerful tool to help the implementation,
in a regional/ local level, of several suggestion raised during these years.</p><div class="im">
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Best to all</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: rgb(49, 132, 155);" lang="PT">Vanda Scartezini</span></i></b></p>
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</div><p></p><div class="im">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Ginger Paque [mailto:<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@gmail.com</a>] <br></div><div class="im">
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:56 PM<br>
To: Vanda Scartezini<br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a><br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
Subject: Re: [governance] IGF Review Question 6 start</div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<p> </p>
<p>Vanda, could you please draft a final text to add to the
response to </p>
<p>Question 6, stating your point?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Vanda Scartezini wrote:</p>
<p>> Dear all </p>
<p>> As I had the opportunity to state in public forums, my
proposal is to define</p>
<p>> (where there is not) and enhance (where already
exist as in Latin America)</p>
<p>> regional forums, given them the IGF name and
support, in order to get</p>
<p>> specific issues of regional interest raised and with
several suggestion,</p>
<p>> have more chance to see those issues implemented by
local governments/</p>
<p>> communities.</p>
<p>> I believe IGF has achieved one huge goal which
is put over the table the</p>
<p>> importance of internet for all stakeholders,
but it needs to help the</p>
<p>> implementation of several suggestion raised during
these years, and since</p>
<p>> implementation occurs at local level is more than
relevant to encourage IGF</p>
<p>> regional meetings with the signature and the
strength of the IGF</p>
<p>> Best to all, </p>
<p>> Vanda Scartezini</p>
<p>> POLO Consultores Associados</p>
<p>> & IT Trend</p>
<p>> Alameda Santos 1470 cjs 1407/8</p>
<p>> 01418-903 Sao Paulo,SP.</p>
<p>> Fone + 55 11 3266.6253</p>
<p>> Mob + 5511 8181.1464</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> -----Original Message-----</p>
<p>> From: Ginger Paque [mailto:<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpaque@gmail.com</a>] </p>
<p>> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:43 AM</p>
<p>> To: Jeanette Hofmann; William Drake;
'<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>'; 'Ginger</p>
<p>> Paque'</p>
<p>> Subject: [governance] IGF Review Question 6 start</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> Working on Jeanette and Bill's suggestions, and
noting that we can </p>
<p>> submit answers to some questions without necessarily
including all of </p>
<p>> them, I ask that anyone who is interested open a
thread and start </p>
<p>> discussion on that question.</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> "6. If the continuation of the Forum is
recommended, what improvements </p>
<p>> would you suggest in terms of its working methods,
functioning and </p>
<p>> processes?"</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> Since the value and effectiveness of the IGF are
obvious, with </p>
<p>> near-unanimous response that it should continue, we
believe that the </p>
<p>> review should focus on addressing the issue of
more inclusive </p>
<p>> participation. More importantly, the
energy not needed in a review of </p>
<p>> the current process could be spent in the search for
ways to foster more </p>
<p>> active inclusion of rarely heard and developing
country voices through, </p>
<p>> but not limited to, remote participation.</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> And here we include for example, Indigenous peoples
worldwide, people </p>
<p>> with disabilities, rural people and particularly
those who are the </p>
<p>> poorest of the poor and often landless or migrants,
those concerned with </p>
<p>> promoting peer to peer and open access governance
structures built on an </p>
<p>> electronic platform, those looking to alternative
modes of Internet </p>
<p>> governance as ways of responding to specific
localized opportunities and </p>
<p>> limitations, and those working as practitioners and
activists in </p>
<p>> implementing the Internet as a primary resource in
support of broad </p>
<p>> based economic and social development.</p>
<p>> </p>
<p>> </p>
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