<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thanks, Anriette for the link. Highly appreciated.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>One point that I may want to add is</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>"Avoid last-minute changes in programme"</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>People participating remotely find it extremely difficult to adjust when workshops are changed at the last minute. <br></span></div><div><span>We need to find language that will incorporate use of social media as an RP tool.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Best</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Nnenna<br></span></div><div> </div><div><br style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br>Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and
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bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: DRAFT: PLEASE COMMENT JOVAN/VLADA Re: [governance] May consultation: IGC input RP and access<br> </font> </div> <br>
I forgot to add the URL of the report.<br><br>http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/a67d65_en.pdf<br><br>Anriette<br><br><br>On 30/04/12 12:03, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:<br>> Hi all<br>> <br>> I think this is a good time to refer to the report of the CSTD working<br>> group on IGF improvements.<br>> <br>> This reports emphasises remote participation and accessibility. It also<br>> emphasises language issues. I quote the text below.<br>> <br>> Anriette<br>> <br>> 2. Enhance measures for broader participation<br>> <br>> 42. 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>> (a) The Secretariat should continue to ensure the availability of<br>> adequate technical and human resources, including remote moderators;<br>>
(b) Chairs and moderators should give remote and on-site participants<br>> equal recognition and the opportunity to participate;<br>> <br>> (c) Low-bandwidth connections to remote participation tools should be<br>> accommodated;<br>> <br>> (d) Linguistic diversity in remote participation should be fostered by<br>> ensuring that online meeting platforms interface with on-site<br>> interpretation;<br>> <br>> (e) 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-English-speakers and to people with disabilities, whether they are<br>> on site or not.<br>> <br>> 43. It is important to ensure the accessibility of the IGF’s facilities<br>> to persons with disabilities.<br>> <br>> 44. To improve participation in the IGF of diverse
linguistic and<br>> cultural groups, it is important to expand linguistic diversity<br>> functions in the work of the IGF. For example, this could be achieved by<br>> (resources permitting):<br>> <br>> (a) Increasing the translation of key documents into United Nations<br>> official languages;<br>> <br>> (b) Exploring the use of simultaneous machine translations based on<br>> realtime English transcripts;<br>> <br>> (c) Encouraging the use of any of the United Nations official languages,<br>> not only English, as the working language in some workshops.<br>> <br>> 3. Improve the online visibility and accessibility of the IGF<br>> <br>> 45. A first step in this direction should be to enhance the IGF’s<br>> website by providing interactive functionalities and making it more<br>> attractive and inclusive. It should also maintain its conformance with<br>> open standards and further improve
accessibility to persons with<br>> disabilities.<br>> .<br>> <br>> <br>> On 30/04/12 11:29, Adam Peake wrote:<br>>> Hi all.<br>>><br>>> I sent a note to encourage Judy (thanks Judy :-)) and other MAG<br>>> members to get these two issues on the agenda of next month's meeting.<br>>> First thing is to get a placeholder for discussion.<br>>><br>>> I think a joint statement/recommendations from Diplo and the IGC on<br>>> remote access would be very positive. Not a controversial issue, the<br>>> Internet technical community and business will I'm sure support.<br>>> Something all want to get right.<br>>><br>>> Best,<br>>><br>>> Adam<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Ginger Paque <<a ymailto="mailto:ginger@paque.net" href="mailto:ginger@paque.net">ginger@paque.net</a>>
wrote:<br>>>> Adam, thanks for this clear, concise presentation of two very important<br>>>> facets of meeting planning for the IGF 2012<br>>>><br>>>> 1. Accessibility to and within the venue is very important, and lessons<br>>>> learned from Nairobi should be applied. As Judy has already commented, the<br>>>> Dynamic Coalition for Access and Disability (DCAD) is active in addressing<br>>>> this topic with the IGF secretariat, the OC, MAG and workshops. Can we<br>>>> coordinate with them to support their work?<br>>>><br>>>> 2. Regarding remote participation, my main concern, that RP be<br>>>> institutionalized as part of the IGF process seems to be addressed. In<br>>>> Nairobi, and again for Baku, Bernard Sadaka has been contracted by the IGF<br>>>> Secretariat to manage RP. He is very aware of the shortcomings in previous<br>>>>
IGFs, and is working to address them, as he is determined to improve the<br>>>> quality of RP for the IGF. Bernard's involvement is important, but not<br>>>> sufficent for making RP a real success. We need to make a step forward, as<br>>>> Adam suggests, to make specific recommendations for improving RP. As a<br>>>> start, there was a workshop last year on e-participation/remote<br>>>> participation principles, and a continuation of that one has been proposed,<br>>>> No. 52 Remote Participation: Reality and Principles<br>>>> <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/116-workshop-proposals/998-igf-2012-workshop-proposal--no-52-remote-participation-reality-and-principles" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/116-workshop-proposals/998-igf-2012-workshop-proposal--no-52-remote-participation-reality-and-principles</a><br>>>> ,
with organizers including Diplofoundation and the DCAD.<br>>>><br>>>> For RP, I think it is very important that we find a way to have a liaison<br>>>> for practical input into the RP preparation process. I am very happy to work<br>>>> on this with Vlada (Diplo's coordinator for e-participation) and anyone else<br>>>> who is interested, from the IGC, the RPWG, DCAD or elsewhere, As Adam has<br>>>> suggested, establishing some guidelines is a good starting point, so I will<br>>>> dig up the RPWG guidelines, the output from last years RP principles<br>>>> workshop, and other notes, so we can have a concrete input to the next OC,<br>>>> which we can ask CS MAG members to support for immediate implementation. I<br>>>> will post something here late this week. I invite anyone else who is<br>>>> interested to email me privately with their input, so we
include all ideas.<br>>>><br>>>> This is one possibility, which I will start working on. Other approaches,<br>>>> are of course welcome, and I am happy to adapt as we go along. I'm just<br>>>> proposing to get the ball rolling in the meantime. Thanks to Adam for this<br>>>> specific suggestion, and to everyone who is working to make the revitalized<br>>>> MAG and IGF12 a success. Katitza... We are counting on your continued push<br>>>> and expertise too.<br>>>><br>>>> Gracias! Ginger<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> On 29 April 2012 05:17, Adam Peake <<a ymailto="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>> As yet no agenda for the May meetings on the IGF website. Expect the<br>>>>> main topic will be to review and finalize the draft programme
paper<br>>>>> (link should be<br>>>>><br>>>>> <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2012/Programme%20Paper-1.02%20April%20copy.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2012/Programme%20Paper-1.02%20April%20copy.pdf</a>)<br>>>>> so it can be sent out with Mr. Sha's usual invitation to attend the<br>>>>> annual IGF. I think that's the usual pattern. And then there should<br>>>>> also be discussion of the workshop proposals.<br>>>>><br>>>>> Perhaps our MAG members could ask what's planned.<br>>>>><br>>>>> But for now I suggest we ask that remote access and accessibility of<br>>>>> the Baku venue be put on the agendas of both the open consultation and<br>>>>> the MAG meeting.<br>>>>><br>>>>> Earlier in the year there was some good discussion about improving<br>>>>>
remote access (after my naïve comments...) Would be good if someone<br>>>>> could present what was learnt from Nairobi as positive statement about<br>>>>> how best to conduct remote access in Baku. The host country will need<br>>>>> to know, and to prepare. Perhaps Ginger, Marilia (the diplo team?)<br>>>>> could prepare some recommendations?<br>>>>><br>>>>> There were accessibility problems in Nairobi, all kinds of hassle for<br>>>>> people with disabilities. Shouldn't happen again. Might suggest to<br>>>>> the Secretariat and host country to have a discussion with the PWD<br>>>>> caucus and panelists of the Nairobi session where concerns were<br>>>>> raised. The UN should be expert, but as we saw in Nairobi, they<br>>>>> aren't always. Would be good to have this on the agenda
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