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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Lee W McKnight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lmcknigh@syr.edu">lmcknigh@syr.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Sala,<br><br>To Avri's point that it is up to folks on the list to make it whatever they want: thanks for volunteering to prep an IGC FAQ and list of URLs : )<br>
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<div><font color="#ff0000">Lee, I am of course happy to do this but I would need your help in collating the relevant information. Thank you for volunteering to help, Lee, I look forward to developing the list with you. For starters here are some initial basic possible FAQs :-</font></div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000">1) Who is a member of the IGC/IGF?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">2)What is the founding document of the IGC/IGF? (What URL can this information be accessed from?)</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">3)How are the IGC/IGF led and what is the governing authority?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">4)What is the vision, mission and objective of the IGC/IGF?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">5)Are there Working Groups?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">6)Who may be a member?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">7)Who may not be a member?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">8)What are the checks and balances in place to ensure good governance?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">9)What principles does the IGC/IGF subscribe to?</font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0000">10)How is the world represented in the IGC/IGF?</font></div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000">All: You can send me various links (URLs) and I can compile and consolidate into a page and send it back to this mailing list. You can then direct me to sending it to whoever is responsible for uploading onto the website.</font></div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>With that 'done' I have been meaning to raise a second point which does touch on Michael's curmudgeonly critique re the distance between IGC/IGF and folks on the ground actually trying to do ICT4D, with or without broadband to acknowledge Jean-Louis' point.<br>
<br>Here's my 5 cents:<br><br>UN - GAID is working on something they are calling the 'e-Nabler' which would essentially be an online/semi-automated strategic plan development tool, intended to help folks - on the ground - trying to plan - ICT deployments for development.<br>
<br>Frankly the thing could be a flop/waste of time; or maybe not. It is intended to provide tools to help folks go from Millenium Development Goals to specific actionalble implementations, which would be a good thing, if done right.<br>
<br>They acknowledge that they are particularly weak on - policy. We IGCers seem to prefer the word 'governance.'<br><br>So my thought: what if Wolfgang's 'messages from IGF' actually had - particular receivers in mind?<br>
<br>Namely, folks on the ground trying to do ICT4D.<br><br>This would be relatively simple to implement, since the 'e-nabler' is theoretically updated/refreshed regularly - say annually. Like when there are fresh 'messages.'<br>
<br>So each year's IGF process could have a known target audience, which would help make UN-GAID's grand plan more viable - since if there is not fresh input the thing will grow stale and fall apart quickly I warned them last month.<br>
<br>Anyway, the e-nabler is in the early beta stage, but if this doesn't seem entirely crazy as a notion to the folks bridging IGF & GAID - such as Derrick, Marilyn, and a few others could talk it up a little on the gaid side, and - igc can advocate and/or prepare to implement -in its workshops next year - messages to gaid/to planners trying to get things done in challenging circumstances.<br>
<br>Of course messages could come in both directions, but seeking to build in feedback loops is generally a good thing right.<br><br>Anyway, just a thought, which if some of you like - I also volunteer Sala to put into motion : )<br>
<br>Lee<br>________________________________________<br>From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro [<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>]<br>Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:57 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>; Avri Doria<br>Subject: Re: [governance] IGC profile: some handfuls of people and a curmudgeon?<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>Dear All,<br><br>Michael raised a valid point. As a relatively new kid on the block, I<br>think that there should be an information (FAQ) list of URLs to show<br>members how they<br>can involved ie. increased and widened participation. What essentially<br>
is the "letter" and "spirit". Criticism must not be taken personally<br>but is a mere tool in refinement and it is a wise man or person who<br>accepts correction (ancient proverb). I love what<br>CS Lewis said in his classic, "An Experiment in Criticism", "My own<br>
pair of eyes are not enough for me, let me see through other pairs of<br>eyes."<br><br>Warm Regards from sunny Fiji,<br>Sala<br><br><br>On 10/2/10, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@psg.com">avri@psg.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>> On 1 Oct 2010, at 12:06, Meryem Marzouki wrote:<br>><br>>> My conclusion is that, far from being curmudgeonly as he warned this<br>>> wasn't his intention, Michael raised a very legitimate and of utmost<br>
>> importance question. It probably deserves more serious thinking than what<br>>> it got so far, but obviously only in case democratic participation is an<br>>> issue..<br>><br>><br>> wow, that is loaded language.<br>
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