Just to clarify, I have written to non-gov stakeholder groups only, not to gov reps.<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Marilia Maciel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com">mariliamaciel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>I have consulted other stakeholder groups (wrote to the members of the CSTD WG) and asked them if they would like to co-sponsor and/or participate as speakers in our workshop "reflections on the indian proposal".</div>
<div><br></div><div>After some delay, both groups answered me that they are going to present their own workshop proposals about the CSTD process and IGF improvement. They said they would be open to talk about merging with us and asked me to convey this message to you.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We know how merging can result in a "frankenstein" specially in a topic like this. So we have to carefully assess what to do next. I was really hoping that talking to other groups in advance would make us engage in fruitful dialogue and would allow us to present a unified proposal.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Business sector has not yet a text of their proposal (to be advanced by ICC). The technical community has a draft proposal, that is too broad in my opinion, and will hardly advance the debate. The key-questions in their proposal are:</div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><p style="margin-left:38.4pt">- Compare and contrast the two IGF improvement processes [CSTD WG and MAG], identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each process, and where there is overlap in their work, if any.</p>
<p style="margin-left:38.4pt"><font size="3" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span> </span></font></span></span></font>Examine some example improvements contributed to each process, following through their implementation, or otherwise, to assess the real world constraints that have an affect on implementation</p>
<p style="margin-left:38.4pt"><font size="3" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span> </span></font></span></span></font>Discuss the best processes that can be used in future to identify and implement improvements to the IGF</p>
</span></div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to hearing from you.</div><div><br></div><div>Marília</div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Marilia Maciel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com" target="_blank">mariliamaciel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If there are no further comments about this workshop proposal (reflections on the Indian proposal), then I believe that Jeremy and I will start contacting other stakeholder groups by tomorow (Monday), ok?<div>
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On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy@ciroap.org" target="_blank">jeremy@ciroap.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div><div>On 08/04/2011, at 11:50 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">I just believe that we should carefully frame it, so that stakeholder representatives that do not necessarely agree with the proposal feel invited and encouraged to participate and put forth their arguments. During the CSTD WG meeting, the technical community and US opposed the proposal, but they did not say why. <br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div><div>I feel that we are gravitating towards a consensus on the more focused India/CSTD workshop proposal (in addition to the Mapping one), but here is some more nuanced language for the former, with changes underlined (anyone else, feel free to make your own suggestions):</div>
<br></div></div><div><b>Reflection on the Indian proposal towards an IGF 2.0</b><div><br></div></div><div>As a participant in the CSTD's Working Group on Improvements to the IGF, the Government of India recently provided a set of "Proposed Improvements to IGF Outcomes, in Keeping with the UN General Assembly Mandate". <u>Although only one stakeholder's proposal, </u>the ten suggested improvements reflect proposals that <u>some</u> other countries and other stakeholder groups have also previously aired. <u>It is also one of the only relatively comprehensive written proposals on IGF outcomes to emerge from the Working Group, and therefore provides a convenient starting point for further discussion.</u></div>
<div><br>It was suggested <u>in the proposal</u> that the MAG identify key questions for the IGF to deliberate upon, that a Working Group for each issue develop background material on it, to be considered by the IGF through workshops, a roundtable discussion, and possible inter-sessional meetings, and that discussion at the plenary level would result in an IGF report on each issue that would be transmitted to the CSTD and other relevant bodies for their action and feedback.<br>
<br>Since it was not possible for the CSTD Working Group to fully discuss these suggestions, this workshop is intended to provide a space to do so more fully. <u>The workshop will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to consider the merits of the proposals as well as their shortcomings, and</u> consider whether and how to take <u>such</u> proposals forward.</div>
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