<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thanks Nenna.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">How about IGC appoints a liaison to that civil society group that is in touch with the tech-envoy, so that everyone can periodically get updated on this list? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I think Sheetal and Bruna kept us updated but perhaps it would be good to distribute the workload to someone who can specifically focus on this liaison role. If Sheetal or Bruna can do this, that would be great too. (and to be clear, I am not volunteering... sorry,I know I am probably creating work for someone else, but I would love to see someone to volunteer, I think it will help us greatly) </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 8:06 AM Nnenna Nwakanma via Governance <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all</div><div><br></div><div>I do not have energy for drawn-out debates. However, let me state my personal perspective of the IGF Leadership panel</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>After 15 years of IGF, I, personally would like to see it take on more policy engagement, beyond the "talk, conversation, sharing experience" status in which it is at the moment. Wolfgang and Jovan's points provide enough background<br></li><li>I also do not think that the IGF Leadership panel will prove to be a silver bullet, but it is worth a try. <br></li><li>The process that led to the Digital Cooperation Roadmap, which gave birth to the IGF suggestion was fully mutlistakeholder. I have participated, in my personal capacity and via the Web Foundation for the past 3 years, right from BEFORE Paris IGF till today.</li><li>There is a Civil Society group (let me know if you or your organisation wishes to engage) that has kept in collaboration with the Office of the UN Tech Envoy since its inception. Many orgs in this list are also there.</li><li>Some of us plan to engage in <a href="https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/" target="_blank">Our Common Agenda</a>, and most importantly, the Global Digital Compact, that we believe will be in the works mainly in 2022 and 2023. This is the "Rebuilding after COVID Pandemic Report" launched by the UNSG at the UNGA76 as requested by the UNGA75<br></li><li>Personally, I have been asked by many if it is okay to nominate me to the IGF Leadership panel and my response has been "Yes, if you consider it right and think I can bring value".</li><li>Again, as a personal principle, I do not self nominate for anything, anywhere.</li></ul><div>All for now</div><div><br></div><div>Nnenna<br></div></div></div>
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