[IRPCoalition] [bestbits] Re: IGF Assessments Call for information
Parminder
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Fri Apr 4 03:13:37 EDT 2014
On Friday 04 April 2014 12:22 PM, Nnenna Nwakanma wrote:
> There is something unsettling to me about this call. And I have been
> debating with my self:
>
> 1. Why is IGF asking for "actions and decisions" now?
> 2. Why are actions being requested in a forum whose main objective is
> to "discuss"?
>
Since you asked, let me be frank if blunt...
Because there is a great amount of activity and discussion going on
about gaps in global governance of the Internet with regard to public
policy 'making' (the enhanced cooperation debate) and there is much
effort to posit the argument that 'the IGF is enough' , whereby no
specific public policy 'making' mechanism is needed.
And since you rightly point out, IGF is to 'discuss' and that should
normally not be enough, a somewhat desperate case is being made out that
such discussions have led to necessary actions (and thus IGF is enough)
I agree, it is unsettling. IGF and its duty holders should stay neutral
in this larger debate and not support any one side . They should just to
their job, which is to convene and inefficiently run a global
multistakeholder public policy dialogue.
parminder
> 1. Why only "the current slate"?
> 2. Are we looking at only the "UN" IGFs or regional, subregional or
> even country IGFs?
> 3. If a meeting held on margin of an IGF led to some action, can that
> be reported?
>
> TOL (Thinking Out Loud)
>
>
> N
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Fatima Cambronero
> <fatimacambronero at gmail.com <mailto:fatimacambronero at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> *(Sorry for cross posting. It includes a correct email address to
> send your comments).*
>
>
> *
> *
>
> /The Internet Governance Forum was created by the World Summit on
> the Information Society as a multistakeholder discussion platform
> on Internet governance related issues. The goals of the IGF are to
> provide a platform for information exchange, identify emerging
> challenges and possible solutions to addressing them, provide
> capacity building, identify and disseminate best practices and
> forge partnerships for concrete actions./
>
> //
>
> /Over the past few years, some sceptics of the IGF have suggested
> that no actions have been taken and that no decisions are made at
> the IGF - that it is just a "talk shop"./
>
> //
>
> /In order to dissipate those doubts about the "action orientation"
> of the IGF it would be useful to collect data about concrete
> actions and decisions that have been taken by different
> stakeholders as a result of the engagement and discussions of
> Internet related issues at the various IGFs (international,
> regional or national)./
>
> //
>
> /In this respect, I would like to invite all of those
> organizations and institutions that would be willing to share
> information, *on a voluntary basis*, about concrete decisions or
> actions that have been taken as a result of engagement during the
> current mandate of the IGF the 2011, 2012 and 2013 IGFs to do so
> by sending brief information to the IGF Secretariat
> (//discussion_questions at intgovforum.org/
> <mailto:discussion_questions at intgovforum.org>/) by 30 June 2014.
> The Secretariat will compile all information received and will
> present a synthesized report at the Istanbul IGF./
>
> //
>
> /Thank you for your participation/
>
> //
>
> /Janis Karklins/
>
> /Interim Chair of the MAG/
>
>
>
> 2014-04-01 6:31 GMT-03:00 Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org
> <mailto:anriette at apc.org>>:
>
> Dear all this is important. Compiled responses would be good
> if possible.
>
> Anriette
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [IGFmaglist] Call for information
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:07:12 +0300
> From: Janis Karklins <karklinsj at gmail.com>
> <mailto:karklinsj at gmail.com>
> To: igfmaglist at intgovforum.org
> <mailto:igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
> <igfmaglist at intgovforum.org> <mailto:igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
>
>
>
> Dear MAG members,
> As we discussed during the last conference call pls see the
> call for information concerning the concrete actions and
> decisions that have been taken as a result of the engagement
> at the various IGFs.
> Pls disseminate this call as wide as possible and encourage
> organization provide a brief account.
> Thank you
> JK
>
> The Internet Governance Forum was created by the World Summit
> on the Information Society as a multistakeholder discussion
> platform on Internet governance related issues. The goals of
> the IGF are to provide a platform for information exchange,
> identify emerging challenges and possible solutions to
> addressing them, provide capacity building, identify and
> disseminate best practices and forge partnerships for concrete
> actions.
>
> Over the past few years, some critics of the IGF have
> suggested that no actions have been taken and that no
> decisions are made at the IGF - that it is just a "talk shop".
>
> In order to dissipate those doubts about the "action
> orientation" of the IGF it would be useful to collect data
> about concrete actions and decisions that have been taken by
> different stakeholders as a result of the engagement and
> discussions of Internet related issues at the various IGFs
> (international, regional or national).
>
> In this respect, I would like to invite all of those
> organizations and institutions that would be willing to share
> information, *on a voluntary basis*, about concrete decisions
> or actions that have been taken as a result of engagement
> during the current mandate of the IGF the 2011, 2012 and 2013
> IGFs to do so by sending brief information to the IGF
> Secretariat (insert the e-mail address) by 30 June 2014. The
> Secretariat will compile all information received and will
> present a synthesized report at the Istanbul IGF.
>
> Thank you for your participation
>
> Janis Karklins
>
> Interim Chair of the MAG
>
>
>
>
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