<p dir="ltr">Fantastic call Jeanette. <br>
Strongly support.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Warmest</p>
<p dir="ltr">Subi Chaturvedi</p>
<p dir="ltr">On 1 Sep 2014 13:24, "Joana Varon" <<a href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com">joana@varonferraz.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Agree. <br>
><br>
> At NETMundial final statement, this is what we have on IGF: <br>
><br>
> "There is a need for a strengthened Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Important recommendations to that end were made by the UN CSTD working group on IGF improvements. It is suggested that these recommendations will be<br>
> implemented by the end of 2015. Improvements should include inter-alia:<br>
> a.Improved outcomes: Improvements can be implemented including creative<br>
> ways of providing outcomes/recommendations and the analysis of policy options;<br>
> b.Extending the IGF mandate beyond five-year terms;<br>
> c. Ensuring guaranteed stable and predictable funding for the IGF, including<br>
> through a broadened donor base, is essential;<br>
> d. The IGF should adopt mechanisms to promote worldwide discussions<br>
> between meetings through intersessional dialogues.<br>
> A strengthened IGF could better serve as a platform for discussing both long<br>
> standing and emerging issues with a view to contributing to the identification of<br>
> possible ways to address them."<br>
><br>
> We could departure from that and add "ask the UN to make the IGF a permanent body instead of renewing its mandate for another limited term of 5 or 10 years."<br>
><br>
> 1Net could also be a platform to facilitate this. <br>
><br>
> best<br>
><br>
> joana<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:48 AM, João Carlos R. Caribé <<a href="mailto:joao.caribe@me.com">joao.caribe@me.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Unfortunately I missed that meeting, so I full support this idea count me on to support as I can.<br>
>><br>
>> _<br>
>> João Carlos Caribé<br>
>> (021) 8761 1967<br>
>> (021) 4042 7727<br>
>> Skype joaocaribe<br>
>> Enviado via iPad<br>
>><br>
>> > Em 01/09/2014, às 11:33, Jeanette Hofmann <<a href="mailto:jeanette@wzb.eu">jeanette@wzb.eu</a>> escreveu:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Hi all,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > at the BB meeting yesterday we discussed the idea of a BB statement that would ask the UN to make the IGF a permanent body instead of renewing its mandate for another limited term of 5 or 10 years.<br>
>> > This idea found broad support among the attendees of the BB meeting.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Later on I discussed the content of such a statement with other stakeholders at the IGF and I got the impression that we might be able to draft a cross-stakeholder statement together with the technical community and the private sector. (Individual governments support such a statement too but I am not sure it would be possible within the few days available to coordiante enough signatures by governments to make this an all inclusive statement.)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Right now, a multi-stakeholder statement coming out of this IGF is only an idea that needs further exploration within the respective groups. So, with this email to the bb list and the IGC list I am asking for your opinions to find out if such a cross-stakeholder statement would find support in civil society.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > jeanette<br>
>> ><br>
>> > P.S. Lately, I have been unable to post to the IGC list. If this email does not appear on the IGC list, would someone be so kind to forward it?<br>
>> > ____________________________________________________________<br>
>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>
>> > <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>.<br>
>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br>
>> > <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br>
>><br>
>> ____________________________________________________________<br>
>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>
>> <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>.<br>
>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br>
>> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> -- <br>
> -- <br>
><br>
> Joana Varon Ferraz<br>
> @joana_varon<br>
> PGP 0x016B8E73<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ____________________________________________________________<br>
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br>
> <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>.<br>
> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br>
> <a href="http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits">http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits</a><br>
</p>