<span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Anriette</span><span>,</span><br><br> <span class="hps">I agree</span> <span class="hps">with you</span> <span class="hps">on these various proposals</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">It</span> <span class="hps">would be beneficial for</span> <span class="hps">all of these reports</span> <span class="hps">can be reunited</span> <span class="hps">in a single medium</span> <span class="hps">for good</span> <span class="hps">traceability in time</span><span class="">.<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/2/6 Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Hi all<br>
<br>
Changing the subjectline...<br>
<br>
The CSTD Working Group on IGF improvements will meet in 2 weeks time and<br>
as Marilia said and will finalise its report for May. Good to get input<br>
from people on the rolling report...<br>
<br>
In further response to Michael's question about what role the IGC can<br>
play aside from this input...<br>
<br>
Many of the recommendations before that CSTD WG on IGF improvements can<br>
also be made as recommendations for organising the upcoming IGF.<br>
<br>
In fact, the Secretariat has already implemented some of these for past<br>
IGFs, such as, for example, MAG members working with interested/informed<br>
individuals from outside the MAG in planning main sessions.<br>
<br>
Other recommendations could relate to keeping developing country and<br>
civil society participation strong (e.g. if you look at the<br>
participation statistics - which Chengetai did an excellent report on at<br>
the last CSTD meeting - you will notice that CS participation seems to<br>
have dropped since the previous IGF).<br>
<br>
Other recommendations for the next IGF which could be useful for overall<br>
IGF improvements include:<br>
<br>
- formats of reports<br>
- evaluation of workshops and main sessions<br>
- workshop formats and workshop application formats<br>
- workshop main session linkages.. and so on<br>
- MAG working methods (for the next IGF)<br>
- communicating IGF outcomes/messages/proceedings more effectively<br>
- how to get more media attention<br>
- improving remote participation .. and so on<br>
<br>
In other words, it would be strategic for IGC people to scan the WG in<br>
IGF improvement reports and reinforce recommendations they agree with by<br>
also making those that are relevant in the short term in the context of<br>
the upcoming IGF.<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 05/02/12 17:01, Marilia Maciel wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM, michael gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Thanks for this Marilla but I'm a bit unsure as to the<br>
> status of what you have quoted below and what role if any<br>
> the IGC can or should play in this.<br>
><br>
> Hi Mike, this is a summary of the broad agreements that IGF WG<br>
> participants reached regarding MAG, based on proposals that have<br>
> been advanced by the WG members themselves and also by a larger<br>
> group of interested people (there was an open consultation some time<br>
> ago, between the first and the second meetings of the WG). The text<br>
> of the report of the WG will be drafted during the next meeting, in<br>
> February. It means that it is not carved in stone yet, and that<br>
> adjustments can be made. This is why I believe it would be so<br>
> important to receive feedback as soon as possible.<br>
><br>
> I agree with you when you mention the potential of IG/IGF<br>
> arrangements to influence and to help shaping governance in a<br>
> broader sense, and I agree that we should promote a more organized,<br>
> constant and consistent debate about these issues. The report from<br>
> the WG needs to be finalized in May, so I am not sure if it is<br>
> realistic to try to find funding to carry out an event with the<br>
> specific purpose of discussing improvements with the report in mind.<br>
> Of course, we should use online channels and take advantage of the<br>
> opportunities we have to meet face to face, such as open<br>
> consultations, to discuss and improve the suggestions that are<br>
> currently on the table.<br>
><br>
> Nevertheless, regardless of the WG, there are ongoing debates that<br>
> CS should be involved (and maybe could even proactively push<br>
> forward) such as the one about IG principles. Wolfgang wrote to the<br>
> list a couple of times about the importance of a CS initiative to<br>
> look into current proposals of regulatory principles, and try to<br>
> find points of coherence, with view to an harmonization. I would<br>
> strongly support the pursuit of this goal.<br>
><br>
> Best,<br>
> Marília<br>
><br>
><br>
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