[bestbits] [call for feedback] visual timeline on IG processes

[matthew shears]

Joana, Deborah, Lea - excellent!

On 18/09/2013 19:43, Joana Varon wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
>
> In light of recent discussions about the BB Bali agenda and how to 
> frame the session on engagement in internet governance processes, it 
> seems timely to share this mapping of global internet governance 
> processes for your feedback .
>
>
> In an effort to better focus our advocacy efforts and understand where 
> main discussions about global internet governance are taking place 
> over the next year, Deborah Brown (Access) and Lea (Global Partners 
> Digital), and I have developed this visual timeline of what we saw as 
> the most relevant events in global internet governance processes.
>
>
> We were specifically aiming to: 1) identify forums where internet 
> governance is being discussed/decided over the next year; and 2) 
> identify avenues for participation for civil society to influence 
> those processes. We have taken two particular processes and their 
> relevant outcomes as our end points – the *ITU Plenipotentiary 2014* 
> and the *WSIS+10 review event in 2015* – and weaved other forums 
> around them.
>
>
> Here is the visual timeline: http://bestbits.net/wp-uploads/diagram.html
>
>
> A few features to make note of:
>
>  *
>
>     We have divided the landscape into several processes – the broader
>     UN processes, the ITU processes, the WSIS review process, the IGF
>     and ICANN. We did not include OECD as it is not a global process,
>     but it could potentially be added (as could other processes).
>
>  *
>
>     The timeline period runs from the beginning of 2013 to the end of
>     2014, but it shall be gradually developed further at least until
>     2015, as more information becomes available;
>
>  *
>
>     Events contain hyperlinks to relevant documentation (e.g. agendas,
>     draft resolutions, outcome documents). To access the documents,
>     please, click in the respective squares.
>
>
> While we put considerable thought into what to include and how to 
> visualize this, these choices were inevitably arbitrary. To make the 
> tool useful for the broader BB group, we would be interested to 
> receive your feedback. Based on your initial feedback, we are planning 
> to work on this tool with a designer who will help us make it more 
> user-friendly and, hopefully, interactive. With this in mind, we are 
> particularly interested in hearing your thoughts on:
>
>  *
>
>     Content: are there other processes or documents you would like to
>     see included?
>
>  *
>
>     Presentation: any comments on size of boxes, text, colours, etc.
>     (this will be particularly useful in the next stage of the project)
>
>  *
>
>     Interactive: what interactive features would you like to see
>     incorporated into the document? Ideas can include option of hiding
>     or highlighting certain elements of the map, filtering the map by
>     body/process/outcome, etc.
>
> We would appreciate your feedback is *September 30th* (our individual 
> emails are below)
>
> We hope this mapping will be a useful tool for civil society to 
> strategize and are looking forward to presenting it at Best Bits 
> meeting in Bali.
>
>
> Looking forward to receiving your feedback.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Joana
>
> Deborah: deborah at accessnow.org <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org>
>
> Lea: lea at gp-digital.org <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>
>
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>
> Joana Varon Ferraz
> @joana_varon
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Matthew Shears
Director and Representative
Global Internet Policy and Human Rights
Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
mshears at cdt.org
+44 (0) 771 247 2987
Skype: mshears

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