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So MAG has more staff support, including (mainly) donated as per the OECD template, whereby those staff positions are coveted enough that most get filled by 'seconded' labor, hardly anyone gets in on UN dime since org has so few, and has harder time supporting
specific IG policy functions on a general budget line (versus spending more on refugees or WHO...or any number of other line items).<br>
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Functions of MAG now that there is a bit of MSH staff back-up, extend to functions suggested by Wolfgang.<br>
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Enhanced Cooperation Solved! : )<br>
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<div>The idea is to redeem it.<br>
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And that would be required even in Wolfgang's proposal. There wouldn't be any point either in having another body on top of/besides an ineffective MAG if the MAG will actually be the body that supposedly has to translate into program recommendations of that
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Either way, we need a MAG that works well. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 7 November 2013 20:13, Jeremy Malcolm <span dir="ltr">
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<div class="im">On 7 Nov 2013, at 1:21 pm, Anja Kovacs <<a href="mailto:anja@internetdemocracy.in" target="_blank">anja@internetdemocracy.in</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>Interesting proposal, Wolfgang, and also tying in to our own proposal to make the IGF a clearing house. By why not give this new function to the MAG, rather than setting up a separate body. After all, shouldn't what MIPOC discusses also feed into the
IGF agenda quite substantively then?<br>
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<div>Some would argue that the MAG is unable to work effectively, so unless it can be redeemed, it would be better to start afresh.</div>
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