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<font face="Verdana">I think it is important to address these
questions, and decide exactly what the IGC wants to say about the MAG.<br>
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Do we want to address the composition of the MAG? If so, exactly what
needs to be done? <br>
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Do we want to address the objective of the MAG? If so, what should it's
goal be?<br>
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Do we want to address the operating procedures of the MAG? If so, is
there a suggestion as to the way it should operate?<br>
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I think a short, concise, straightforward statement could be very
effective. However, we need to know what we want to say. Can our MAG
members and former MAG members please help here? How about others who
are not happy with the way this has worked? Help us offer a solution,
please.<br>
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Look forward to your concrete suggestions. Thanks!<br>
Ginger<br>
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On 4/23/2010 4:01 PM, McTim wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Fouad Bajwa <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com"><fouadbajwa@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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Developing countries are slow to realize the importance of MAG and the
IGF as an aid to their Internet policy making efforts
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?? If this is the case, why are the majority of IGF participants from
developing regions?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/87-programme/484-igf-sharm-el-sheikh-attendance-statistics">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/87-programme/484-igf-sharm-el-sheikh-attendance-statistics</a>
but wasn't this
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<pre wrap="">also a much heard mission to build the capacity of
countries/developing countries on IG?
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I never heard this. One builds the capacity of individuals, not nation states.
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I've been visiting both sides of the Internet now, the ICANN and the
IGF. Guess what, IGF is the last thing many want to be fulfilling the
mandate of giving advise, recommendations, interacting with other
institutions on Internet issues
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Do you have any evidence of this?
- guess who does want to stay in and
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<pre wrap="">play this role?
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I assume you are referring to the Internet technical community here?
If what you are speculating is true, why would they continue to
support the IGF financially?
and to tell you the truth, I continue to see that the
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<pre wrap="">Internet is really affected by a couple of big pockets and misguidance
of governance in various roles and the smaller nations being kept away
from the real issues.
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Can you name the pockets, describe the misguidance and be more
specific about which smaller nations are kept away from which issues?
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As Parminder points it out clearly, who's role would it be to guide
the developing countries. Unless our MAG members have any other
personal interests, I think we would all agree to the point's
Parminder made.
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not me.
We should have a strong stance with a statement here
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<pre wrap="">that should cover:
1. IGC's say on the continuation of the MAG
2. Improvement in terms of representation - more members on the MAG
from developing countries - especially governments
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I've just counted. there are ~50% OF MAG members from developing
countries. What percentage would you consider fair?
Why on earth would the CS IGC call for greater governmental
representation on the MAG? We should be calling for more CS types,
no?
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