[bestbits] Re: [governance] netmundial 0.1

Robin Gross robin at ipjustice.org
Sat Apr 26 16:21:55 EDT 2014 

Great to work with so many of you this past week!!  Despite our disappointments, we did win a few critical issues.  And most importantly, we learned about the process and the ways in which we can lose what we've gained in final minutes of drafting and in the places where the cameras weren't present.   And the lack of advance planning and announcement of the process because it was being made up on the fly, made it nearly impossible to know what to anticipate and plan for.  So now we know what is needed to improve the process for next time and we will be prepared for it.   And despite our legitimate complaints about the insufficient transparency in drafting sessions and HLMC, frankly, usually those moments are done in complete darkness and the fact that a small handful of the world could see it was a significant step forward in transparency.  Next time, the world *will* be watching every proposed comma change, how and from where it came, etc.  

And I'm also so inspired by our Brazilian colleagues who were working so hard for so long -- and the same to our representatives in the committees.  Thank you all for your tireless work and positive energy to improve the process and outcome.  Lots of great teamwork!

All best,
Robin

 

On Apr 26, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Adam Peake wrote:

> The last meeting of the HLMC was open to observers.  But it was a shame we didn't think to put cameras and mics in the room for the drafting sessions so they could have been webcast.  Just that it wasn't thought of at the time.
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> Adam
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> On Apr 27, 2014, at 12:33 AM, Stephanie Perrin wrote:
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>> Unfortunately that process was not open, and perhaps for good reason.  They also realize they made an error in the last minute rush, and put the wrong older text in for one clause.  Business is actually arguing to put a better one for us back in.  Will let the list know if it happens. 
>> Despite the hairiness of this process, I think folks should remember that there was a remarkable production of good will achieved by all the open drafting sessions….this is really an unusual way to do business.  Rome wasn’t built in a day…
>> Stephanie Perrin
>> Cheers stephanie
>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Izumi AIZU <aizu at anr.org> wrote:
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>>> First, Thanks to ALL who made this impossible possible.
>>> 
>>> I was wondering during the last hours of confusion about the last-minute change, as well as sort of HLMC overriding the preceding process.
>>> 
>>> My question 1 was, was this finalizing the Outcome document open to observers?
>>> (I still don't know and appreciate if someone teach me).
>>> 
>>> I was wondering, and also now like to propose in the future similar event, to use the
>>> online tool, I mean online Notepad.
>>> 
>>> In addition to the real-time scribes, and using projectors to put the text on the screen,
>>> it will be very effective to use the online notepad (such as Google Doc or something similar), over the Internet, as we draft. Everyone online can see the process of changing 
>>> the words or sentences, they can keep track of all the changes. 
>>> 
>>> It will be useful for all the remote participants, or those in different rooms of the same
>>> venue while small number of drafting committee people do the work, that make it transparent.
>>> 
>>> Just a suggestion.
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>>> izumi
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>>> 2014-04-26 2:30 GMT+09:00 Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>:
>>> and I should have added – thanks too to the BestBits people for a really constructive pre conference get together. Without that we could not have worked together so well at the main event.
>>> 
>>> From: Ian Peter
>>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 11:17 PM
>>> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>>> Subject: [governance] netmundial 0.1
>>> 
>>> The conference is now over, and many of us now go into travel and long flights. But before I do, I want to say that during this conference, and the meeting beforehand, civil society people really worked incredibly well together – far more so than other constituencies. It was great to work with a group of such talented and knowledgeable people. There was a high volume of exchange and consultation between people and speakers on our behalf, with a willingness to take on other perspectives from the group, to stand down to allow a more relevant speaker to address a subject etc. great team work.
>>> 
>>> As regards the results – this was version 0.1 of this very interesting – and i think promising – version of multistakeholder consultation. So like all versions 0.1, it was full of bugs and there are a few changes that should be made and improvements. I might say a thing or two about that after I have cleared my head. So I think the process has some lessons for us, and is worth repeating.
>>> 
>>> As regards the outputs – as the civil society statement said, there were areas of disappointment. I would say personally that I was very angry at last minute changes made to some sections after the formal processes of drafting and consolidating text had ended and passed through those committees to the final approval stage. This was an example of some governmental players being more equal than others. As one colleague said, more like imperialism than multistakeholderism, from a party who preaches the religion. Oh well. In time I might say more about the detail of that.
>>> 
>>> But for now – there was much good as well, and it was fantastic to be involved in this with such a great group of people. All our Brazilian reps, and also our selected reps on various committees, did a fantastic job – ad it was privilege to see how well they did. They worked long and hard on our behalf and deserve a lot of praise. If I start names I will miss someone, but to everyone who represented us, I must say job extremely well done.
>>> 
>>> Now to wind down after three days of intense activities. Great work everyone, really worthwhile event.
>>> 
>>> Ian Peter
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