<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt"><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear All, with reference to the comments of "Deirdre Williams" and call from Sala to draft different point of views together. Please find hereunder the required draft.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
25 Feb 2012</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Draft<br>An Article on Remote
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Many of the individuals, working
groups (like <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;' lang="EN-GB">RPWG</span>) and public
and private organizations has worked a lot in advocating the requirements and
functionalities development of the right means and utilities to eliminate the
face to face meeting by facilitating them through different applications, whereas
the focal point of the meeting participants may obtain the presence of the remote
participants and/or the individuals or groups may get connected with the face
to face meeting participants without missing the meeting while they are not
physically present in the meeting. <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Although it is beneficial for
both ends but we can’t eliminate the fundamental requirements of the needs and arrangements
of “Face-to-Face” as well as “Remote” Meetings. There are different scenarios
in day to day life where everyone has a lot of responsibilities, problem, engagements
like minimum required arrangements for local or foreign visit includes
Passport/Visa, Leaving Station, Office/Home/ Family, Funds, Travelling and
Hotel accommodation to attend the Face-to-Face meetings. However, Participation
to a Remote-Meeting also have justifiable problem to get connected remotely, to
be attentive and to obtaining (getting) the attention of all the participants all
the time. He/She have to face the problems of his side which includes client-side
deice/computer, electricity, lights, Internet Connectivity, two-way Audio/Video/Text
Streaming, interruptions of people and environment voices around him/her. And
even if he is always remain connected to the meeting remotely, both-end live
interactivity is also required for your voices to be heard to all other participants.
In our cases, yes we need the Interaction of Remote Moderator, Chair and other
staff and participants to deliver the concern, point of view or ideas and comments
to be heard at focal meeting point. Moderator has to pass on the concerns of the
Remote Participants like a translator, remote participants either may be away
from his desk when his point of view was communicated by the moderator and when
the Chair or F2F participants needs reply or provide a chance to speak live/online.
The remote participant may skip a repeated call for him because he was not
attentive at that moment, now he has missed the chance and the main purpose of
his remote participation.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">It is real world because we have
to care for both North and South poles, and we can’t expect ideal situation
everywhere and for everyone. We have slogan of One World, One Internet and Everyone
Connected, but in fact we can’t assume to expect or provide guaranteed same quality
of service for everyone and everywhere round the globe.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Most economical is remote participation
and maximum beneficial is Face-to-Face Meeting. Neither the requirements of Face-to-Face
meetings can be eliminated nor the remote participations. We need a balance
between the both types of participations. What we can try to ensure that the
Focal Meeting Point should facilitate the multiple nodes, utilities and
broadband Internet connections to facility Remote Participation. It is also
proposed that the remote participants would be provided interaction in the
meetings or workshops with a two way interaction. For example face-to-face
meeting participants are given chance to speak from the Chair one by one
according to the sitting arrangements and face-plate, in order to complete the discussion
round the remote participants should also be asked to give their comments as
the F2F participants were asked. And like a F2F meeting participants give the arguments
or reply to one another, the remote participants would also be able to
communicate with all other participants beyond the text chat only. Remote Participation
should be live, interactive and two way, not only for the participants who join
the meeting remotely, but also for the participants who are present in the
meeting and interacting live with each / any of the remote participant. (for
instance the functionality and basic theme of the tele-presence of Video
Conferencing service may be explored).<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Face-to-Face meeting are very
difficult for the participants from Developing Economies, LDC or LLC so, they
could get maximum benefit out of this RP but their Face-to-Face meeting participation
opportunities (like travel funding support) should not be reduced only by the
reason of the availability to participate remotely. <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Local & National Hubs for
remote participation may also be expanded like last year we arranged three
different hubs in two major cities of our country (PK).<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
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and reviews of members may be copied in this portion and above text may also be
modified according to the comments and references of the contributors.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Thanking you and Best Regards<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Imran Ahmad Shah</font></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">[for IGFPAK]<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font><br>>________________________________<br>> From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com><br>>To: Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre@gmail.com> <br>>Cc: governance@lists.igcaucus.org <br>>Sent: Saturday, 25 February 2012, 6:10<br>>Subject: Re: [governance] Remote Participation<br>> <br>>On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre@gmail.com> wrote:<br>><br>>Perhaps we need a statement that communicates 2 diffrent points of view? Compromise is not always
possible.<br>><br>>Would you like to Suggest some drafting languahe to that effect?<br>><br>>Deirdre<br>>><br>>><br>>>On 24 February 2012 19:51, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com> wrote:<br>>><br>>>Thanks everyone how do you all propose to reach a compromise between what Adam raised and others are raising. Please make suggestions to drafting language in the Statement Workspace, see: <a href="http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/47" target="_blank">http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/47</a><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>>On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Avri Doria <avri@ella.com> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>>Hi,<br>>>>><br>>>>>I agree with what has been said in this thread by the past few writers.<br>>>>><br>>>>>I used to not beleive in having a Remote only meeting, but now I think
I do.<br>>>>>I tried to participate in meetings remotely and found it to be a near total failure. I am live in a bandwidth rich zone.<br>>>>><br>>>>>Plus even when it works technically it does not work in a practical sense unless the chair, the secretariat, the remote moderator and the other participants actually make a concerted allowance for it. And I do not think I have ever seen in a case where everyone was making allowance.<br>>>>><br>>>>>The best it ever was, was when the RCWG was doing all the work, and they really had to work hard to make it even resemble particpation.<br>>>>><br>>>>>avri<br>>>>> <br>>>>><br>>>>>On 24 Feb 2012, at 18:20, Deirdre Williams wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>>> I also support what Ginger and Marilia and Anriette are saying.<br>>>>>> What I could possibly want more
is a system that works rather than an intention on paper. I hope this is not too blunt but sometimes I feel that 'people' are saying "remote participation is a good thing", and then just stopping there. An excellent ploy might be to have just one meeting remote access only - so that everyone knows how the other side lives.<br>>>>>> And I think that we all need to fight for it to make it 'really real'. Yes there will be breakdowns - electrical and otherwise - and yes we're only just scratching the surface of the language difficulties, but if we believe in it we can really make it happen.<br>>>>>> Only we have to believe in it and support it - all of us.<br>>>>>> Deirdre<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> On 24 February 2012 19:04, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette@apc.org> wrote:<br>>>>>> Hi all..at two of the workshops I was involved in in Nairobi RM did
not<br>>>>>> work.. either not at all, or partially. IN the last few months I have<br>>>>>> had bad experiences in trying to be a remote participant in Geneva based<br>>>>>> meetings. When my slow connection speed from South Africa interfered<br>>>>>> with my access to the meeting I was blamed for this.. and told that<br>>>>>> other people had no problems (they happened to be in Paris and Rio..<br>>>>>> places with much faster internet than what I have access to).<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> As for the MAG meetings last week.. I personally spoke to IGF<br>>>>>> secretariat about the difficulties that remote participants were having<br>>>>>> in the morning. There was no improvement because the person responsible<br>>>>>> was having to take notes that were displayed from his PC onto
the<br>>>>>> screen. I raised the concerns on the last day directly, during lunch,<br>>>>>> with the Chair from Azerbaidjan and with the Chair and then there was a<br>>>>>> response.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> But, if RM was taken seriously enough then more resoures would have been<br>>>>>> made available. I am not blaming the secretariat.. they were stretched<br>>>>>> and doing the best they can. The problem is deeper than just this one<br>>>>>> incident.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> I strongly support Ginger's points, and Marilia's additions. RM has to<br>>>>>> be taken MUCH more seriously if it is going to be a serious way for<br>>>>>> people to participate, and influence processes, without being physically<br>>>>>> present.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>>
RM is beginning to feel like MSP (Multi-stakeholder participation). The<br>>>>>> fact that it 'exists' is used to give credibility to processes that<br>>>>>> still have a very long way to go in being really inclusive. If RM is to<br>>>>>> be taken seriously it needs more focus and more budget. As long as RM is<br>>>>>> seen primarily as a way to 'save money and look good' it will not be<br>>>>>> effective as an alternative to having generally excluded actors<br>>>>>> physically present at meetings.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> Anriette<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> On 24/02/12 22:00, Marilia Maciel wrote:<br>>>>>> > I support Ginger's e-mail, so I will not repeat her arguments.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > There is only one additional point I
would like to make in response to<br>>>>>> > Adam, when he quoted what the Chair's report said about remote<br>>>>>> > participation. While it is totally understandable that people who happen<br>>>>>> > to be working for the IGF will come up with positive results and be<br>>>>>> > inclined to see the bright side of things, I believe that civil society<br>>>>>> > is expected to present more meaningful, in-depth and constructive<br>>>>>> > analysis of the process, including of remote participation.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > The difficulties remote participants faced went beyond a simple power<br>>>>>> > shortage on the last day of the IGF, as you implied. Technical and human<br>>>>>> > resources were not sufficient. This is exemplified by: simple audio<br>>>>>> >
adjustments that technicians did not know how to perform, or by the fact<br>>>>>> > that the hired staff of remote moderators you mentioned were on strike<br>>>>>> > on the first day of the IGF because they were not receiving enough money<br>>>>>> > to cover for basic expenses at the venue, or even by the fact that some<br>>>>>> > workshop organizers, despite all the requests from the secretariat, did<br>>>>>> > not bother to reply if they had a moderator or not.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > So the fact that remote participation is a priority on IGF papers, as<br>>>>>> > you pointed out, says little. You asked Deidre "what she could possibly<br>>>>>> > want more". If you read Ginger's e-mail you will find a list of wishes.<br>>>>>> > And if the community thinks RP is important (and I
think that the<br>>>>>> > increasing interest for remote participation confirms it is ), then we<br>>>>>> > should make a collective effort to take the opportunity of the process<br>>>>>> > of discussing the implementation of IGF improvements to give RP a big push.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Marília<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Ginger Paque <gpaque@gmail.com<br>>>>>> > <mailto:gpaque@gmail.com>> wrote:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Adam said:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > I think it's petty to complain about technical problems with the<br>>>>>> > transcripts etc from the MAG meeting, bad connections happen all
the<br>>>>>> > time (and if MAG members can't work out how to tell a group of people<br>>>>>> > they are having problems with a connection it perhaps says more about<br>>>>>> > them than it does about the secretariat/moderators.)<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > I think that this full discussion and support for RP is very<br>>>>>> > important and exciting.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > I think that using the occasion of the recent meetings as an example<br>>>>>> > and illustration is a mistake. I agree with Adam that the tech<br>>>>>> > glitches during last week's meetings should not even be<br>>>>>> > addressed--these are obvious. Placing emphasis on
tech details draws<br>>>>>> > attention from the more valid, and more important principles. I know<br>>>>>> > I am repeating myself, but I think they boil down to just one:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > RP must be institutionalized in meeting processes.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > The only serious problem I see with last week's meetings was the<br>>>>>> > lack of a remote moderator and clear processes. If RP -- and I mean<br>>>>>> > remote participation and remote engagement, not remote observation<br>>>>>> > -- were an automatic, standard part of meeting strategies and<br>>>>>> > processes, the inclusion of an onsite remote moderator would have<br>>>>>> >
been a given, as much as the presence of the traditional chair and<br>>>>>> > moderator. I dare to say that if one of the members of the RPWG had<br>>>>>> > been at the meetings, they might have 'requested' to be 'allowed' to<br>>>>>> > act as remote moderator. Remote moderation and remote participation<br>>>>>> > should not depend on collaboration of volunteers and serendipity.<br>>>>>> > Implementation of RP may always need the collaboration of<br>>>>>> > volunteers, and the RPWG exists as a volunteer organization, seeking<br>>>>>> > the privilege of collaborating, but the planning process should<br>>>>>> > originate in the IGF structure itself, not in the action of
volunteers.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > If RP were institutionalized in the IGF process, the Secretariat<br>>>>>> > might ask the RPWG for collaboration, and issue a call for volunteers.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > If RP were institutionalized in the IGF process, the Secretariat<br>>>>>> > might include a RPWG (or other mechanism) liaison for strategy,<br>>>>>> > planning and process and instead of an endless series of ad hoc<br>>>>>> > situations.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > If RP were institutionalized, Remote Hubs -- an innovation of the<br>>>>>> > RPWG catalysed by Marilia's energy and organization -- would become<br>>>>>> > part
of the IGF process, not the RPWG process, would include remote<br>>>>>> > hubs whenever appropriate and would include support for regional IGFs.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > I would prefer to see a strong, clear, short statement asking that<br>>>>>> > RP be institutionalised (maybe that is not the appropriate word) as<br>>>>>> > an integral part of the IGF meeting process.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Establishing principles and guidelines is separate process which has<br>>>>>> > been started, and should be coordinated to take advantage of, and<br>>>>>> > include the different input. It should not be done in a hurry, in<br>>>>>> > response to one frustrating meeting. Nor should
one frustrating<br>>>>>> > meeting opaque the progress the IGF has made toward inclusive RP. We<br>>>>>> > should use this meeting to energize forward progress in an orderly<br>>>>>> > manner. Can we form a better strategy and focus for productive<br>>>>>> > results? I think so. I have not made comments on the existing<br>>>>>> > statement, because I would re-write it completely, with a different<br>>>>>> > approach, with points I have made above.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Is it proper/possible for me to propose an alternate text? I do not<br>>>>>> > have the sense that there is consensus for the posts I have made<br>>>>>> > previously, so I have not done
so.<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Anyway, again, my 2 cents. Cheers for the energy around remote<br>>>>>> > participation!<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Ginger<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu <mailto:VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu><br>>>>>> > Diplo Foundation<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme<br>>>>>> > <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig" target="_blank">www.diplomacy.edu/ig</a> <<a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig"
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Comment below:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>>>>>> > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com<br>>>>>> > <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com>> wrote:<br>>>>>> > > Dear All,<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Firstly thank you Deirdre for copying it onto word and making<br>>>>>> > it much easier<br>>>>>> > > to incorporate the new feedback that we received from Schombe,<br>>>>>> > Jovan,<br>>>>>> >
> Anriette, Jeremy, Roland, Mariela etc.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Whilst I am copying the text onto this email, I will also<br>>>>>> > place it on the<br>>>>>> > > Statement Workspace as well:<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > STATEMENT BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY INTERNET GOVERNANCE CAUCUS ON<br>>>>>> > REMOTE<br>>>>>> > > PARTICIPATION<br>>>>>> >
><br>>>>>> > > We would like to acknowledge the excellent work that the<br>>>>>> > Internet Governance<br>>>>>> > > Forum Remote Participation Working Group have been doing over<br>>>>>> > the last five<br>>>>>> > > years. We appreciate the numerous hours of sacrifice and work<br>>>>>> > behind the<br>>>>>> > > scenes to build remote participation to what it is today. We<br>>>>>> > have seen how<br>>>>>> > > whilst Technology is important, that it goes hand in hand with<br>>>>>> >
extraordinary<br>>>>>> > > levels of sacrifice and commitment. It is this commitment<br>>>>>> > that enables the<br>>>>>> > > spirit of the IGF which is in sharing, dialogue, collaboration and<br>>>>>> > > ultimately access.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > We are fortunate that the Internet Governance Forum<br>>>>>> > Secretariat and UN DESA<br>>>>>> > > are open .and committed to continued improvements to Remote<br>>>>>> > Participation.<br>>>>>> > > Each year the
IGF RPWG commences its operations with training<br>>>>>> > of remote<br>>>>>> > > moderators many weeks ahead of the meeting, where they discuss<br>>>>>> > with remote<br>>>>>> > > hubs and encourage participation and liaise with the<br>>>>>> > Secretariat to make<br>>>>>> > > remote participation a reality.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > We would like to reiterate and underscore that remote<br>>>>>> > participation is a<br>>>>>> > > crucial part of organizing the Internet Governance Forum
(IGF)<br>>>>>> > and we<br>>>>>> > > appreciate the effort to provide remote participation for the Open<br>>>>>> > > Consultation, the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)<br>>>>>> > meetings, and the<br>>>>>> > > MAG meeting this month – February 2012 – which was opened to<br>>>>>> > observers.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > The IGC believes that Remote Participation (RP) should be an<br>>>>>> > integral part<br>>>>>> > > of Internet Governance and IGF Policy Processes. It
is<br>>>>>> > impossible to sustain<br>>>>>> > > an inclusive global policy process without effective remote<br>>>>>> > participation.<br>>>>>> > > We would like to explore how we can assist in working together<br>>>>>> > to address<br>>>>>> > > the issues raised in 2008 by various stakeholders that have<br>>>>>> > yet to be<br>>>>>> > > addressed[1].<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > The MAG and IGF Secretariats should start working with the<br>>>>>> >
host to ensure<br>>>>>> > > that real time transcriptions are available for all sessions<br>>>>>> > and not just<br>>>>>> > > the Main Sessions.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > from the Nairobi chair's summary document:<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > "The entire meeting was Webcast, with video streaming provided from<br>>>>>> > the main session room and audio streaming provided from all workshop<br>>>>>> > meeting rooms. All the main sessions and workshops had real time<br>>>>>> > transcription. The
text transcripts and video of all meetings were<br>>>>>> > made available through the IGF Website."<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > I think it's petty to complain about technical problems with the<br>>>>>> > transcripts etc from the MAG meeting, bad connections happen all the<br>>>>>> > time (and if MAG members can't work out how to tell a group of<br>>>>>> > people<br>>>>>> > they are having problems with a connection it perhaps says more<br>>>>>> > about<br>>>>>> > them than it does about the secretariat/moderators.)<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> >
Thanks,<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > Adam<br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> ><br>>>>>> > > We would like to commend the excellent work of the technical<br>>>>>> > team from<br>>>>>> > > Politecnico di Torino, (The Polytechnic University of Turin)<br>>>>>> > which was<br>>>>>> > > originally brought by our colleague and former IGC Civil<br>>>>>> > Society Coordinator<br>>>>>> > > Vittorio Bertola.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > However,
we would like to point out some difficulties that<br>>>>>> > occurred with the<br>>>>>> > > system during the open MAG meeting. On the third day, morning<br>>>>>> > session, (the<br>>>>>> > > second day of the open MAG meeting), remote observers were<br>>>>>> > effectively<br>>>>>> > > excluded because they had no access to live transcript.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Also MAG members trying to participate online had difficulty<br>>>>>> > in contacting<br>>>>>> > > moderators,
partly because the moderators were serving more<br>>>>>> > than one<br>>>>>> > > function.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > We strongly urge MAG and IGF Secretariats and ourselves to<br>>>>>> > consider the<br>>>>>> > > following for the future IGF organizing work and the IGF<br>>>>>> > itself, and work<br>>>>>> > > together to bring them about:<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Ensuring equal participation between online and offline<br>>>>>> >
participants<br>>>>>> > > through planning meetings to give online and offline<br>>>>>> > participants an equal<br>>>>>> > > opportunity to participate and contribute to meetings.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Ensuring that there is sufficient capacity and appropriate<br>>>>>> > bandwidth to<br>>>>>> > > sustain remote participation by liaising with hosts well in<br>>>>>> > advance to<br>>>>>> > > enable greater interactions from offline participants.<br>>>>>> >
><br>>>>>> > > · Preparing a clear comprehensive guideline for remote<br>>>>>> > participation and<br>>>>>> > > its moderation and post session or meeting reporting for<br>>>>>> > meeting hosts,<br>>>>>> > > facilitators and chairs.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Clearly advertising opportunities for RP in advance of all<br>>>>>> > meetings,<br>>>>>> > > with clear guidance for participants on the opportunities to<br>>>>>> > engage through<br>>>>>> >
> RP that will be available.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > ·Always assigning exclusive remote participation<br>>>>>> > coordinator/moderators (who<br>>>>>> > > do not have other jobs at the same time, and are responsible for<br>>>>>> > > interactions between the meeting’s physical<br>>>>>> > participants/current speaker,<br>>>>>> > > the Chair and the remote participants).<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Establishing a clear procedure that would encourage remote<br>>>>>> >
participants<br>>>>>> > > to intervene. Such a system is desirable both for those<br>>>>>> > physically present<br>>>>>> > > 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<br>>>>>> > channel, as well as<br>>>>>> >
> real-time transcription and video streaming – of coverage of<br>>>>>> > the meeting<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Enabling the meeting and remote participation through<br>>>>>> > 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<br>>>>>> > Society that<br>>>>>> > > is
dedicated to seeing improvements of Remote<br>>>>>> > Participation and to ensure<br>>>>>> > > the incorporation of critical elements that have been<br>>>>>> > highlighted to ensure<br>>>>>> > > improved remote participation processes.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Because only limited funds are available for face- to<br>>>>>> > -face participation,<br>>>>>> > > this issue is crucially important to all stakeholders from all<br>>>>>> > > constituencies who are entitled to participate in the<br>>>>>> >
meetings, and who wish<br>>>>>> > > to do so from a remote location. Meeting Chairs also play a<br>>>>>> > central role in<br>>>>>> > > creating a dynamic and inclusive environment that welcomes remote<br>>>>>> > > participation.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > We also encourage greater partnership between the governments<br>>>>>> > and private<br>>>>>> > > sector in enhancing remote participation.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > We have to move beyond advocacy to listing and
creating<br>>>>>> > tangible outcomes to<br>>>>>> > > make improved, stable and sustainable remote participation a<br>>>>>> > reality.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > There are regions around the world where transportation is<br>>>>>> > extremely<br>>>>>> > > expensive and one such region is the Pacific which has 22<br>>>>>> > countries and<br>>>>>> > > territories. Remote participation was the only way that any of<br>>>>>> > these<br>>>>>> > >
countries could access the IGF.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > However there is room to improve processes and create an IGF<br>>>>>> > culture where<br>>>>>> > > remote participation is prioritised through exploring tested<br>>>>>> > methodology.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > The appropriate technical solutions need also to be explored<br>>>>>> > as well<br>>>>>> > > bandwidth and ensuring that there is uninterrupted power<br>>>>>> > supply and<br>>>>>> >
> redundancy options where backup generators are critical to<br>>>>>> > maintain a<br>>>>>> > > consistent and seamless flow. The MAG and IGF Secretariats<br>>>>>> > should also<br>>>>>> > > ensure that there is sufficient and dedicated bandwidth<br>>>>>> > capacity to sustain<br>>>>>> > > the volume of traffic from remote participation.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Aside from having the appropriate technical solutions and<br>>>>>> > should also<br>>>>>> > > include the
following:-<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Outreach.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Mapping local and regional stakeholders;<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Coordinating with people on the ground significantly<br>>>>>> > before the<br>>>>>> > > IGF in a series of strategic roll out.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Creation of Guidelines for Meeting Chairs
and<br>>>>>> > Moderators whilst<br>>>>>> > > noting the limitations.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Identifying how the private sector, civil society<br>>>>>> > and governments<br>>>>>> > > can be better involved in the remote hubs etc.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > · Encourage greater collaboration between the IGF RPWG<br>>>>>> > and national,<br>>>>>> > > sub regional and regional IGFs.<br>>>>>> >
><br>>>>>> > > We also express our support of the IGF RPWG which published<br>>>>>> > guidelines and<br>>>>>> > > recommendations for remote participation and IGF 2011 WS-67<br>>>>>> > participants<br>>>>>> > > prepared a draft of e-participation principles.<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Ends<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> >
><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > ________________________________<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > [1] <a href="http://wiki.igf-online.net/wiki/IGF_Virtual_Community" target="_blank">http://wiki.igf-online.net/wiki/IGF_Virtual_Community</a><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Deirdre Williams<br>>>>>> > > <williams.deirdre@gmail.com<br>>>>>> > <mailto:williams.deirdre@gmail.com>> wrote:<br>>>>>> >
>><br>>>>>> > >> Dear Sala,<br>>>>>> > >> I have been unavoidably out of contact all day, and am just<br>>>>>> > catching up<br>>>>>> > >> with reading the messages.<br>>>>>> > >> I am not clear which document you want me to send.<br>>>>>> > >> I have attached a word copy of my response yesterday,<br>>>>>> > although from<br>>>>>> > >> reading the discussion that has perhaps been superseded<br>>>>>> > during the<br>>>>>> > >>
discussions today?<br>>>>>> > >> Please let me know as I would be delighted to help.<br>>>>>> > >> De<br>>>>>> > >><br>>>>>> > >><br>>>>>> > >> On 22 February 2012 14:15, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>>>>>> > >> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com<br>>>>>> > <mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com>> wrote:<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>> Dear Deirdre,<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> >
>>> As you know our initial statement was used by the civil<br>>>>>> > society component<br>>>>>> > >>> of the CSTDWG as advised by Marilia.<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>> If you could please send it in a word document that would be<br>>>>>> > super<br>>>>>> > >>> helpful and easy to put up on the Statement Workspace. We<br>>>>>> > will also be<br>>>>>> > >>> sending our Statement to the IGF Secretariat.<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> >
>>> Kind Regards,<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>> --<br>>>>>> > >>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala<br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>> Tweeter: @SalanietaT<br>>>>>> > >>> Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>>>>>> > >>> Cell: +679 998 2851 <tel:%2B679%20998%202851><br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>> > >>><br>>>>>>
> >>><br>>>>>> > >><br>>>>>> > >><br>>>>>> > >><br>>>>>> > >> --<br>>>>>> > >> “The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge"<br>>>>>> > Sir William<br>>>>>> > >> Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > --<br>>>>>> >
> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala<br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > Tweeter: @SalanietaT<br>>>>>> > > Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>>>>>> > > Cell: +679 998 2851 <tel:%2B679%20998%202851><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > ><br>>>>>> > > ____________________________________________________________<br>>>>>> > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>>>>>> >
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