<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >+1<br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: michael gurstein <gurstein@gmail.com> <br>Date: <br>To: governance@lists.igcaucus.org,'Norbert Bollow' <nb@bollow.ch> <br>Subject: RE: [governance] caucus contribution, consultation and MAG meeting <br> <br><br>+1 “Meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance”<br><br>M<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] On Behalf Of Norbert Bollow<br>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:26 AM<br>To: governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>Subject: Re: [governance] caucus contribution, consultation and MAG meeting<br><br>Regarding the suggestion for an overall IGF theme:<br><br>Adam had originally suggested: “enhanced cooperation — meaningful participation of developing countries in Internet governance”.<br><br>Jeremy commented: “I don’t really like the subtitle because it is too government-centric. I would prefer ‘meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance’.”<br><br>On the basis of Jeremy’s comment, I changed the suggestion for the overall theme to “Meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance”. I don’t think that “enhanced cooperation — meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance”<br>would fly, as that seems to me to be at odds with the interpretation of “enhanced cooperation” in the recent resolution of the UN General Assembly.<br><br>Now Baudounin Schombe has commented:<br> “Meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance.”<br> This idea is already interesting because the theme is inclusive and<br> involves all stakeholders from all member countries of the UN. I<br> propose this idea accentuated by offering the following, “The need for<br> effective participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance.”<br> This is to emphasize the importance of the active presence of national<br> actors in the process of decision making on all matters relating to<br> the management of the Internet at the local level. In some African<br> countries, this approach is applied and well oiled. But many African<br> countries are not yet in this logic. And this is where there is reason<br> to believe the strengthening of cooperation.<br><br>What do the others think?<br><br>“Meaningful participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance”<br><br>or<br><br>“The need for effective participation of all stakeholders in Internet governance.”<br><br>or something else?<br><br>Greetings,<br>Norbert<br><br><br><br></body>