[bestbits] Re: [governance] MIPOC

[Lee W McKnight]

Trying again to be helpful: (really!)

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).

Functions of MAG now that there is a bit of MSH staff back-up, extend to functions suggested by Wolfgang.

Enhanced Cooperation Solved! : )

Lee


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Subject: Re: [bestbits] Re: [governance] MIPOC

The idea is to redeem it.

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 other body.

Either way, we need a MAG that works well.

Anja


On 7 November 2013 20:13, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org<mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org>> wrote:
On 7 Nov 2013, at 1:21 pm, Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in<mailto:anja at internetdemocracy.in>> wrote:

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?

Some would argue that the MAG is unable to work effectively, so unless it can be redeemed, it would be better to start afresh.

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