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<br><div><div>On May 11, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font>
The proposed eG8 will not be a negotiating forum, any more than the
IGF. In that respect, it is nothing like the G8 meetings proper. So
I don't see that there is an inconsistency here.<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>I had a different impression based on the side events of past 68 summits, For example the Okinawa summit released the World Ec Forum's report and recs on the global digital divide (which I wrote) and the main meeting endorsed their thrust and promised cash (which generally failed to materialize). Other summits have made similarly declarations on cybersecurity and whatnot that came in part from non-IGO adjuncts. And the news reportage on this one <a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internet-g8-to-be-held-in-paris-on-24-25-may">http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internet-g8-to-be-held-in-paris-on-24-25-may</a> says The "Internet G8", a conference to be held in Paris on 24-25 May before the official G8 summit in Deauville, has been conceived t<b>o generate debate and ultimately a set of proposals from private sector stakeholders for the consideration of the eight heads of government,</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Maybe our French colleagues can clarify the precise agenda, but from what I'd hear this may be another one of those international events in which Sarko tries to launch some big new initiatives that's not been fully vetted with counterpart countries. In this context, it'd be surprising if there are no recs or declarations of any sort being provided by the private sector heavies he's assembled. And if so, then the IGF is sort of an odd model to say they should follow, no?</div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe I'm missing something….</div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div></body></html>