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<font face="Arial">Fouad, Jeremy M., Craig S., Bill Drake, George S.,
Michael G., David S., Fearghas M. and probably others have indicated
interest in this discussion.<br>
<br>
I hope you will continue to work on a concise concrete proposal of
ideas that the IGC can present at the upcoming OC in February. Please
keep up your discussion. Would one of you, or another interested party
please volunteer to coordinate this discussion?<br>
<br>
I suggest that after discussion, it be refined down to some very brief,
solid ideas such as (things I have heard/read):<br>
<br>
--Workshops should be limited in quantity, avoiding overlap, with clear
guidelines on content, diversity (geographic, gender, stakeholder,
etc.) for proposals.<br>
<br>
--Captioning should be provided for all sessions.<br>
<br>
--Workshop proposal design should include a structure for including
remote participants in the discussions right from the beginning.<br>
<br>
--The proposal of rights and principles as an overarching theme should
be accepted this year.<br>
<br>
Thanks, Ginger<br>
<br>
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Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:47EC06D2-D6F6-48F6-A98C-5EDAC421EC81@ciroap.org"
type="cite">On 02/12/2009, at 6:40 AM, Ginger Paque wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Fearghas pointed out that I did not really
start a new thread earlier: I just changed the subject line. To make
this appear in the archive as a new thread, I have started a "real" new
thread here for the discussion, and copied Ian's and Fouad's latest
posts below. Sorry for the confusion. gp
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
David Souter suggested narrowing down the options around a series of
basic questions covering "ideal" and "pragmatic" contexts.
<br>
<br>
Here are twenty questions, with my answers - coded I for ideal, P for
pragmatic (well, my view of pragmatic), and C for current. To save
space and aid clarity, I am not including the reasons for my answers,
but can follow up with this later. To include your answers, delete
mine and use the same codes I and P (you can omit C which is simply for
information).
<br>
<br>
Everyone's answers can be compiled and we can then determine what kind
of rough consensus we already have, with a view to settling on text in
those areas - whilst exploring through discussion the scope of widening
the initial consensus into other areas. If anyone thinks it's
worthwhile, these questions could also be put online in survey form.
<br>
<br>
1. Is the Secretariat provided by the United Nations?
<br>
<br>
I: No
<br>
P: Yes
<br>
C: Yes
<br>
<br>
2. To whom is the Secretariat directly accountable?
<br>
<br>
I: The MAG
<br>
P: The MAG
<br>
C: The UNSG
<br>
<br>
3. How is the MAG (by whatever name) selected?
<br>
<br>
I: By the stakeholders (directly)
<br>
P: By a randomly-selected multi-stakeholder nominating committee
<br>
C: By the Secretariat
<br>
<br>
4. How is the MAG composed?
<br>
<br>
I: By equal numbers from each stakeholder group
<br>
P: By more equal numbers from each stakeholder group
<br>
C: Dominated by governments and the technical community
<br>
<br>
5. Whom do the MAG members represent?
<br>
<br>
I: Their stakeholder groups
<br>
P: Their stakeholder groups
<br>
C: Themselves or their employers
<br>
<br>
6. By whom should the MAG be chaired?
<br>
<br>
I: Two of its own appointees, rotating between the stakeholder
groups
<br>
P: Its own appointee/s, rotating between the stakeholder groups
<br>
C: The Secretariat
<br>
<br>
7. How should the MAG make decisions?
<br>
<br>
I: By consensus between individuals
<br>
P: By consensus between stakeholder groups
<br>
C: By consensus between individuals
<br>
<br>
8. What should be the transparency of MAG deliberations?
<br>
<br>
I: Public mailing list, recordings and/or transcripts of discussions
<br>
P: Private and public mailing lists, anonymised transcripts
<br>
C: Chatham House rules, edited summaries of discussions
<br>
<br>
9. Who is responsible for determining the IGF's structure and
processes?
<br>
<br>
I: The open consultation meeting
<br>
P: The MAG
<br>
C: The Secretariat
<br>
<br>
10. Who is responsible for writing (beyond just compiling) briefing
documents?
<br>
<br>
I: The MAG
<br>
P: The MAG, drawing on work of the Dynamic Coalitions (but see 15
below)
<br>
C: The Secretariat
<br>
<br>
11. Who is responsible for writing (beyond just compiling) written
outputs?
<br>
<br>
I: The MAG
<br>
P: The MAG, drawing on work of the Dynamic Coalitions (but see 15
below)
<br>
C: The Secretariat
<br>
<br>
12. How can such outputs be expressed in a case where a consensus
exists?
<br>
<br>
I: Recommendations, declarations, statements, etc
<br>
P: Recommendations, declarations, statements, etc
<br>
C: Chairman's summary of the meeting
<br>
<br>
13. How is intersessional preparatory work of the IGF to be performed?
<br>
<br>
I: By the IGF at large using online tools and intersessional
meetings
<br>
P: By the dynamic coalitions (and/or new thematic working groups)
<br>
C: Not applicable
<br>
<br>
14. How are outputs of the dynamic coalitions or working groups
transmitted?
<br>
<br>
I: By their chairs to the IGF upon reaching an internal consensus
<br>
P: By their chairs to the IGF upon reaching an internal consensus
<br>
C: Not applicable
<br>
<br>
15. What criteria apply to the recognition of these groups?
<br>
<br>
I: Open, multi-stakeholder, democratic process, one group per issue
<br>
P: Open, multi-stakeholder, and democratic process
<br>
C: None
<br>
<br>
16. Who is responsible for assessing the consensus of the IGF at large?
<br>
<br>
I: The MAG
<br>
P: The MAG
<br>
C: Not applicable
<br>
<br>
17. What working processes are used to promote such consensus?
<br>
<br>
I: Small group moderated democratic deliberation
<br>
P: Roundtables (with online participation)
<br>
C: Freeform discussion
<br>
<br>
18. How are outputs of the IGF transmitted to external institutions?
<br>
<br>
I: By the MAG
<br>
P: By the MAG and the media
<br>
C: Not applicable
<br>
<br>
19. How is the agenda for the IGF set?
<br>
<br>
I: By the stakeholders in open consultation meetings
<br>
P: By the MAG, drawing on open consultation meetings
<br>
C: By the MAG
<br>
<br>
20. How are workshops selected?
<br>
<br>
I: By inviting participants for topics pre-determined during agenda
setting
<br>
P: By the MAG selecting from proposals, but eliminating overlap
<br>
C: By the MAG selecting from proposals, allowing overlap
<br>
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