Anriette, Izumi, points for consideration/inclusion:<br><br>Are there existing guidelines or requirements for IGF meetings and planning meetings? If so, is it possible to include RP as part of the required infrastructure?<br>
<br>Is it appropriate to include the need for chair/moderator/participant/hub organizer awareness building and training activities?<br><br>Shouldn't remote hubs be specifically stipulated as part of the RP activities?<br>
<br>Can we stipulate that remote participants should be allowed to register and appear on the list of attendees to meetings?<br><br>Thanks!<br>Cheers,<br>Ginger<br><br><br><br><br clear="all">Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 February 2012 10:21, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
We will have a chance to look at the final text and decide whether it is<br>
clear enough. Here it is in its current form:<br>
<br>
<br>
Remote participation is an integral part of the IGF. While remote<br>
participation has improved, in particular through remote moderators and<br>
hubs, there is still room for improvement in the following areas:<br>
<br>
- The Secretariat should continue to ensure the availability of<br>
adequate technical and human resources, including remote moderators.<br>
<br>
- Chairs and moderators should give remote and onsite participants<br>
equal recognition and the opportunity to participate.<br>
<br>
- Low bandwidth connections to remote participation tools should be<br>
accommodated;<br>
<br>
- Linguistic diversity in remote participation should be fostered by<br>
ensuring online-meeting platforms interface with onsite interpretation;<br>
<br>
- Mechanisms that facilitate remote participation, such as live<br>
transcripts, should be kept as an integral part of the IGF. Such<br>
mechanisms are invaluable not only to remote participants, but also to<br>
non-native English speakers, and people with hearing and visual<br>
impairments, whether they are onsite or not.<br>
On 22/02/12 16:35, Izumi AIZU wrote:<br>
<br>
<br>
> Thank you Ginger for your very timely online intervention!<br>
> We were almost finishing the part on Remote Participation, and then<br>
> I saw your following post and made some additional comment followed<br>
> by Anriette, and Markus sort of agreed to offer additional language<br>
> to recognize the value of the works of moderators such as Ginger and<br>
> Marilia, among others.<br>
><br>
> izumi<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2012/2/22 Ginger Paque <<a href="mailto:gpaque@gmail.com">gpaque@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> Dear Jovan, De, Anriette, all,<br>
>><br>
>> I write this as a member of the IGF remote participation working group, but<br>
>> not FOR the IGF RPWG. These are my views.<br>
>><br>
>> I think that this discussion on RP strategy and policy is extremely<br>
>> important, and should be a priority for the IGC and CS, as well as the other<br>
>> IGF stakeholders and the IGF secretariat. In particular, a policy for RP,<br>
>> including chairing and moderation, as noted by Anriette and Jovan, is<br>
>> indispensable, as is, I reiterate, the need to institutionalize RP as an<br>
>> integral part of the IGF meeting process, perhaps using Anriettes<br>
>> suggestions as a foundation. As Anriette notes, a key element is the<br>
>> presence of an on site remote moderator, a role usually played by a<br>
>> volunteer (Avri, myself, Seiiti, maybe Bill Drake? I cannot remember... and<br>
>> others) in preparatory meetings, and until now, coordinated by the RPWG in<br>
>> formal IGF meetings.<br>
>><br>
>> I have to admit, I was stunned by the lack of attention given to<br>
>> implementation of RP during the OC last week, particularly given the concern<br>
>> about similarly important details such as the venue/meeting room<br>
>> difficulties. I wonder if this is because RP is assumed to be an<br>
>> institutional part of the process, when in fact, it is not yet recognized as<br>
>> such? Do we take it for granted? Is that why we were amazed and appalled by<br>
>> the problems during the MAG meeting? I think those problems occurred<br>
>> precisely because RP is not an institutional part of the meeting process. RP<br>
>> is as indispensable as the live transcript has now become, and a remote<br>
>> moderator is as important as other organizational positions to make it work.<br>
>><br>
>> Without an on site remote moderator, there is no interface between the on<br>
>> site proceedings and the remote participation. No matter how hard the chair<br>
>> tries, he/she cannot be omniscient, nor omnipotent, controlling factors in<br>
>> the meeting room and on a global network. Remote panel moderators as a<br>
>> required element of each IGF workshop has shown that this role is<br>
>> indispensable.<br>
>><br>
>> The RPWG has never had a 'budget'. Fortunately many of us find funding for<br>
>> attendance at meetings for other activities, and are able to collaborate on<br>
>> site. I was particularly fortunate to be able to play double roles during my<br>
>> term as IGC co-coordinator and/or Diplo staff. For the most part, we are<br>
>> self-funded, sharing expenses among us. The IGF RPWG have had some funding<br>
>> from DiploFoundation, which was much appreciated. The host country and IGF<br>
>> secretariat coordinate funding for tech (webcast, equipment) at the<br>
>> meetings, but as you know, that is not an easy matter nowadays.<br>
>><br>
>> The IGF RPWG works to implement inclusive RP. We are purposely not a dynamic<br>
>> coalition or formal group, because we prefer to prioritize work on practical<br>
>> implementation, rather than policy and process. We are willing and happy to<br>
>> collaborate in any way we can, particularly in training materials,<br>
>> elaboration of guidelines and support of remote hubs.<br>
>><br>
>> We plan to submit input to the IGF Secretariat, and will post a copy to the<br>
>> IGC list as well for your feedback.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks to everyone who has paved the way for progress on Remote<br>
>> Participation in the IGF--Jeremy, my present and past colleagues on the IGF<br>
>> RPWG, and others who have long pointed out this need, have given important<br>
>> impetus, and we must keep the forward momentum going!<br>
>><br>
>> Saludos, Ginger<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 22 February 2012 08:17, Jovan Kurbalija <<a href="mailto:jovank@diplomacy.edu">jovank@diplomacy.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks Anriette for these key observations! The role of the chair is<br>
>>> essential. Good news is that you pointed to a make-or-break point for RP.<br>
>>> Bad news is that possibilities to improve it are limited. We should prepare<br>
>>> guidelines for chairs (a good starting point could be RP Working Group<br>
>>> guidelines for moderators). But we have to be aware of the limitations.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The role of the chair is already demanding in face-to-face meetings, where<br>
>>> he has to feel the room, give tempo to the flow (a musical talent helps), be<br>
>>> aware of the "power of the unsaid" (quietness, absence, tacit<br>
>>> communication). A good chair has ToR for "diplomatic superman": assertive<br>
>>> but not dictatorial, open but not indiscrimante, , smart but not<br>
>>> intellectually dominant, aware of details but not too pedantic, ...and the<br>
>>> list can continue. He needs a emotional intelligence. Experience helps.<br>
>>> Ultimately, he has to be credible.<br>
>>><br>
>>> All of this makes training for chairing very difficult. I can confirm<br>
>>> this, based on Diplo's 20 years of experience in diplomatic training. It is<br>
>>> slightly easier in the formal diplomatic context where you can train chairs<br>
>>> how to use procedural tools (although that could be a dangerous tool).<br>
>>><br>
>>> What can we do for IGF chairs?<br>
>>> - prepare guidelines as repository of collective wisdom with realistic<br>
>>> expectations about their effectiveness<br>
>>> - start nudging chairs towards a new practice: highlight good examples,<br>
>>> where possible, select the most RP-friendly chair at the next IGF meeting,<br>
>>> collect feedback and experience. Aldo, our resident contrarian, introduced<br>
>>> the concept of nudging in our didactics. It works wonders!<br>
>>> - increase awareness in remote hubs and the general IGF public about the<br>
>>> role of the chair (pressure on this position, limited time management).<br>
>>><br>
>>> Now a slight zoom out. I am a strong believer in incremental changes in<br>
>>> social dynamics. The IGF RPWG has done an amazing job over the last 5 years.<br>
>>> Marilia, Bernard, Ginger, Raquel, Cha, Rafik and others have made this<br>
>>> possible. One of my images of the IGF meetings is seeing these people<br>
>>> running between workshop rooms (logging kilometers of distance at every<br>
>>> IGF). Ultimately, this is what makes RP at the IGF unique and successful.<br>
>>> Technology is important, as we realised last week when it did not work well,<br>
>>> but the human input is decisive. We were fortunate that the IGF secretariat<br>
>>> and UN DESA were open to RP innovations. Every year the IGF RPWG started<br>
>>> with training of remote moderators many weeks ahead of the meeting, they<br>
>>> discuss with remote hubs, they nudge (again) people to participate, they<br>
>>> liaison with the secretariat, they and the secretariat work behind the<br>
>>> scenes....<br>
>>><br>
>>> I do not know why the IGF RPWG is quiet in this discussion. I know that<br>
>>> they are modest (big achievements, low rhetoric), but they should speak out<br>
>>> more for the sake of improvement. Ultimately, we should build on their<br>
>>> experience. We, as the IGF community, have neglected to recognize enough the<br>
>>> great success of RP and need to give it another push without making it too<br>
>>> formal (a risk to kill innovation). RP at IGF 2.0 needs mix of recognition,<br>
>>> funding (RPWG people are/were volunteers for work which is highly<br>
>>> professional) and the ownership of the IGF community.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I hope to hear from the working group people! More will follow on<br>
>>> Anriette's idea for guidelines.....<br>
>>><br>
>>> Regards, Jovan<br>
>>><br>
>>> Email: <a href="mailto:jovank@diplomacy.edu">jovank@diplomacy.edu</a> | Twitter: @jovankurbalija<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> The latest from Diplo: Learn about Internet governance and ICT policy:<br>
>>> enrol for the 2012 Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (more<br>
>>> info).<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 2/22/12 8:47 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hi all<br>
>>><br>
>>> Based on my observation at the meetings here in Geneva in the last week<br>
>>> I think one of the main problems is that meeting chairs need to play a<br>
>>> central role.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> This is partly covered by this text that is in the document below:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Preparing a clear comprehensive guideline for remote participation<br>
>>> and its moderation and post session or meeting reporting for meeting<br>
>>> hosts, facilitators and chairs.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We do need the guidelines.. but we also need more formality to elevate<br>
>>> the status of RM. Meeting chairs should formally welcoming remote<br>
>>> participants, naming them so that everyone who is physically present is<br>
>>> aware that they are part of the meeting, and actively encouraging them<br>
>>> to participate.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Budgeting is also key. Does the RM working group have a draft budget<br>
>>> that can be given to meeting organisers? They need to plan in advance<br>
>>> for the additional expense involved.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Anriette<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 21/02/12 23:10, Deirdre Williams wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dear Sala and everyone,<br>
>>><br>
>>> I would suggest one change to smooth the argument - move the fifth<br>
>>> paragraph to follow the second - see below.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Otherwise I still believe that we need to make the "we must have remote<br>
>>> participation" argument as forcefully as possible, and with that in mind<br>
>>> I would put the suggestions - the paragraphs that say 'how' in a<br>
>>> separate statement. In this case the statement would close at paragraph<br>
>>> 8, with paragraph 15 moved up as the conclusion. I haven't done that to<br>
>>> the document because no one seems to agree with me :-)<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best wishes to all and good luck to those on the front line in Geneva<br>
>>> De<br>
>>><br>
>>> 1. We would like to reiterate that remote participation is a crucial<br>
>>> part of organizing the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and we appreciate<br>
>>> the effort to provide remote participation for the Open Consultation,<br>
>>> the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meetings, and the MAG meeting<br>
>>> this month – February 2012 – which was opened to observers.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 2. The IGC believes that Remote Participation (RP) should be an integral<br>
>>> part of Internet Governance and IGF Policy Processes. It is impossible<br>
>>> to sustain an inclusive global policy process without effective remote<br>
>>> participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 3 was 5. The MAG and IGF Secretariats should start working with the<br>
>>> host to ensure that real time transcriptions are available for all<br>
>>> sessions and not just the Main Sessions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 4 was 3. We would like to commend the excellent work of the technical<br>
>>> team from Politecnico di Torino, (The Polytechnic University of Turin)<br>
>>> which was originally brought by our colleague and former IGC Civil<br>
>>> Society Coordinator Vittorio Bertola.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 5 was 4. However, we would like to point out some difficulties that<br>
>>> occurred with the system during the open MAG meeting. On the third day,<br>
>>> morning session, (the second day of the open MAG meeting), remote<br>
>>> observers were effectively excluded because they had no access to live<br>
>>> transcript.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 6. Also MAG members trying to participate online had difficulty in<br>
>>> contacting moderators, partly because the moderators were serving more<br>
>>> than one function.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 7. We strongly urge MAG and IGF Secretariats and ourselves to consider<br>
>>> the following for the future IGF organizing work and the IGF itself, and<br>
>>> work together to bring them about:<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Ensuring equal participation between online and offline participants<br>
>>> through planning meetings to give online and offline participants an<br>
>>> equal opportunity to participate and contribute to meetings.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Ensuring that there is sufficient capacity and appropriate bandwidth<br>
>>> to sustain remote participation by liaising with hosts well in advance<br>
>>> to enable greater interactions from offline participants.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Preparing a clear comprehensive guideline for remote participation<br>
>>> and its moderation and post session or meeting reporting for meeting<br>
>>> hosts, facilitators and chairs.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Clearly advertising opportunities for RP in advance of all meetings,<br>
>>> with clear guidance for participants on the opportunities to engage<br>
>>> through RP that will be available.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Always assigning exclusive remote participation<br>
>>> coordinator/moderators (who do not have other jobs at the same time, and<br>
>>> are responsible for interactions between the meeting’s physical<br>
>>> participants/current speaker, the Chair and the remote participants).<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Establishing a clear procedure that would encourage remote<br>
>>> participants to intervene. Such a system is desirable both for those<br>
>>> physically present in Geneva and those observing the meeting remotely.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Providing as much interactivity as possible by giving remote<br>
>>> participants to interact and engage in meetings.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Providing multiple methods – video, voice and text channel, as well<br>
>>> as real-time transcription and video streaming – of coverage of the<br>
>>> meeting<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Enabling the meeting and remote participation through interactive<br>
>>> presentations access through RP.<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Creating a select Task force or Working Group created that has<br>
>>> representatives from the Government, Private Sector and Civil Society<br>
>>> that is dedicated to seeing improvements of Remote Participation and to<br>
>>> ensure the incorporation of critical elements that have been highlighted<br>
>>> to ensure improved remote participation processes.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 8. Because only limited funds are available for face- to -face<br>
>>> participation, this issue is crucially important to all stakeholders<br>
>>> from all constituencies who are entitled to participate in the meetings,<br>
>>> and who wish to do so from a remote location.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 9. We also encourage greater partnership between the governments and<br>
>>> private sector in enhancing remote participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 10. We have to move beyond advocacy to listing and creating tangible<br>
>>> outcomes to make improved, stable and sustainable remote participation a<br>
>>> reality.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 11. There are regions around the world where transportation is extremely<br>
>>> expensive and one such region is the Pacific which has 22 countries and<br>
>>> territories. Remote participation was the only way that any of these<br>
>>> countries could access the IGF.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 12. However there is room to improve processes and create an IGF culture<br>
>>> where remote participation is prioritised through exploring tested<br>
>>> methodology.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 13. The appropriate technical solutions need also to be explored as well<br>
>>> bandwidth and ensuring that there is uninterrupted power supply and<br>
>>> redundancy options where back up generators are critical to maintain a<br>
>>> consistent and seamless flow. The MAG and IGF Secretariats should also<br>
>>> ensure that there is sufficient and dedicated bandwidth capacity to<br>
>>> sustain the volume of traffic from remote participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> 14. Aside from having the appropriate technical solutions and should<br>
>>> also include the following:-<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Outreach;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Mapping local and regional stakeholders;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Coordinating with people on the ground significantly before the IGF in<br>
>>> a series of strategic roll out;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Identifying how the private sector, civil society and governments can<br>
>>> be better involved in the remote hubs etc<br>
>>><br>
>>> 15. We also express our support of the IGF RPWG which published<br>
>>> guidelines and recommendations for remote participation and IGF 2011<br>
>>> WS-67 participants prepared a draft of e-participation principles<br>
>>> <<a href="http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1" target="_blank">http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222092002'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>>.<br>
>>> <<a href="http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1" target="_blank">http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222092002'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 21 February 2012 15:46, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dear All,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thank you for your contributions and comments. As you can imagine,<br>
>>> more than 48 hours has passed since putting the Statement to the<br>
>>> list for feedback and rough consensus. We have tried as best as<br>
>>> possible to include your comments into the Statement on the<br>
>>> Workspace. Thank you Izumi for initiating the process and De for<br>
>>> consolidating the text and numerous others who have contributed.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/32" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/32</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222093145'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
>>><br>
>>> The Civil Society members of the CSTD can alert others to the IGC<br>
>>> statement. Whilst we are wrapping up the Statement to enable Izumi<br>
>>> and Marilia to take our perspectives, we should encourage dialogue<br>
>>> on how we can actively contribute in this area.<br>
>>><br>
>>> If there are volunteers who want to be more involved perhaps you<br>
>>> could engage in further dialogue on how to help out. I have copied<br>
>>> the text below.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Warm Regards,<br>
>>> Sala<br>
>>><br>
>>> URL: <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/32" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/32</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222093145'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>
>>><br>
>>> We would like to reiterate that remote participation is a crucial<br>
>>> part of organizing the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and we<br>
>>> appreciate the effort to provide remote participation for the Open<br>
>>> Consultation, the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meetings,<br>
>>> and the MAG meeting this month – February 2012 – which was opened to<br>
>>> observers.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The IGC believes that Remote Participation should be an integral<br>
>>> part of Internet Governance and IGF Policy Processes. It is<br>
>>> impossible to sustain an inclusive global policy process without<br>
>>> effective remote participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We would like to commend the excellent work of the technical team<br>
>>> from Politecnico di Torino, (The Polytechnic University of Turin)<br>
>>> which was originally brought by our colleague and former IGC Civil<br>
>>> Society Coordinator Vittorio Bertola.<br>
>>><br>
>>> However, we would like to point out some difficulties that occurred<br>
>>> with the system during the open MAG meeting. On the third day,<br>
>>> morning session, (the second day of the open MAG meeting), remote<br>
>>> observers were effectively excluded because they had no access to<br>
>>> live transcript.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The MAG and IGF Secretariats should start working with the host to<br>
>>> ensure that real time transcriptions are available for all sessions<br>
>>> and not just the Main Sessions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Also MAG members trying to participate online had difficulty in<br>
>>> contacting moderators, partly because the moderators were serving<br>
>>> more than one function.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We strongly urge MAG and IGF Secretariats and ourselves to consider<br>
>>> the following for the future IGF organizing work and the IGF itself,<br>
>>> and work together to bring them about:<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Ensuring equal participation between online and offline<br>
>>> participants through planning meetings to give online and<br>
>>> offline participants an equal opportunity to participate and<br>
>>> contribute to meetings.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Ensuring that there is sufficient capacity and appropriate<br>
>>> bandwidth to sustain remote participation by liaising with<br>
>>> hosts well in advance to enable greater interactions from<br>
>>> offline participants.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Preparing a clear comprehensive guideline for remote<br>
>>> participation and its moderation and post session or meeting<br>
>>> reporting for meeting hosts, facilitators and chairs.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Clearly advertising opportunities for RP in advance of all<br>
>>> meetings, with clear guidance for participants on the<br>
>>> opportunities to engage through RP that will be available.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Always assigning exclusive remote participation<br>
>>> coordinator/moderators (who do not have other jobs at the same<br>
>>> time, and are responsible for interactions between the<br>
>>> meeting’s physical participants/current speaker, the Chair and<br>
>>> the remote participants).<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Establishing a clear procedure that would encourage remote<br>
>>> participants to intervene. Such a system is desirable both for<br>
>>> those physically present in Geneva and those observing the<br>
>>> meeting remotely.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Providing as much interactivity as possible by giving remote<br>
>>> participants to interact and engage in meetings.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Providing multiple methods – video, voice and text channel, as<br>
>>> well as real-time transcription and video streaming – of<br>
>>> coverage of the meeting<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Enabling the meeting and remote participation through<br>
>>> interactive presentations access through RP.<br>
>>><br>
>>> * Creating a select Task force or Working Group created that has<br>
>>> representatives from the Government, Private Sector and Civil<br>
>>> Society that is dedicated to seeing improvements of Remote<br>
>>> Participation and to ensure the incorporation of critical<br>
>>> elements that have been highlighted to ensure improved remote<br>
>>> participation processes.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Because only limited funds are available for face- to -face<br>
>>> participation, this issue is crucially important to all stakeholders<br>
>>> from all constituencies who are entitled to participate in the<br>
>>> meetings, and who wish to do so from a remote location.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We also encourage greater partnership between the governments and<br>
>>> private sector in enhancing remote participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We have to move beyond advocacy to listing and creating tangible<br>
>>> outcomes to make improved, stable and sustainable remote<br>
>>> participation a reality.<br>
>>><br>
>>> There are regions around the world where transportation is extremely<br>
>>> expensive and one such region is the Pacific which has 22 countries<br>
>>> and territories. Remote participation was the only way that any of<br>
>>> these countries could access the IGF.<br>
>>><br>
>>> However there is room to improve processes and create an IGF culture<br>
>>> where remote participation is prioritised through exploring tested<br>
>>> methodology.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The appropriate technical solutions need also to be explored as well<br>
>>> bandwidth and ensuring that there is uninterrupted power supply and<br>
>>> redundancy options where back up generators are critical to maintain<br>
>>> a consistent and seamless flow. The MAG and IGF Secretariats should<br>
>>> also ensure that there is sufficient and dedicated bandwidth<br>
>>> capacity to sustain the volume of traffic from remote participation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Aside from having the appropriate technical solutions and should<br>
>>> also include the following:-<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Outreach;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Mapping local and regional stakeholders;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Coordinating with people on the ground significantly before the<br>
>>> IGF in a series of strategic roll out;<br>
>>><br>
>>> · Identifying how the private sector, civil society and governments<br>
>>> can be better involved in the remote hubs etc<br>
>>><br>
>>> We also express our support of the IGF RPWG which published<br>
>>> guidelines and recommendations for remote participation and IGF 2011<br>
>>> WS-67 participants prepared a draft of e-participation principles<br>
>>> <<a href="http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1" target="_blank">http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222092002'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>>.<br>
>>> <<a href="http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1" target="_blank">http://discuss.diplomacy.edu/e-participation/?p=1</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':-1,'weight':-1},'flags':{},'single':false,'ttl':14400,'expireTime':'20120222092002'}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>><br>
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>>><br>
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>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Roland Perry<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com">roland@internetpolicyagency.com</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com">roland@internetpolicyagency.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> In message <46B69E1D-CF91-4E31-A9CC- <a href="mailto:4DD306D57CB0@privaterra.org">4DD306D57CB0@privaterra.org</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:46B69E1D-CF91-4E31-A9CC-4DD306D57CB0@privaterra.org">46B69E1D-CF91-4E31-A9CC-4DD306D57CB0@privaterra.org</a>>>,<br>
>>> at 11:21:13 on Sun, 19 Feb 2012, Robert Guerra<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</a>>> writes<br>
>>><br>
>>> What type of assistance and/or support will be provided -<br>
>>> well, hopefully we'll find out soon from the Secretariat<br>
>>> and/or Google<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Do they have a product which competes with the current market<br>
>>> leaders from Cisco and Adobe? What the IGF needs is something<br>
>>> which works, of course - historically their tools have been<br>
>>> allegedly very fussy about exactly what version of 'flash' or<br>
>>> whatever you have installed, and that sort of thing is half the<br>
>>> battle.<br>
>>> --<br>
>>> Roland Perry<br>
>>><br>
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