[bestbits] IGF MAG 2015 members announced

Fri Nov 14 08:55:53 EST 2014

Congratulations to the new MAG, the newly elected and the reappointed, and
best wishes for the work ahead of them.
Let me add to Lorena's suggestion of a youth category the need to have a
constant voice for people with disabilities. Judy Okite has provided this
for the last few years, but she has finished her term of appointment. She
made this suggestion herself at the last MAG meeting in Istanbul. Since one
billion people around the world suffer from some disability, and the
Internet can offer considerable relief for them, they are the holders of a
very significant "stake".
Sadly it is easy to forget if one does not suffer from a disability
oneself, which is why it is so important to have a dedicated voice for
these stakeholders in all such groups.
Best wishes
Deirdre

On 14 November 2014 05:15, Lorena Jaume-Palasi <lorena at collaboratory.de>
wrote:

> congratulations to all who got elected! Good idea with the hangout!
> I'd like to make a proposal with regard to the future composition of the
> MAG. This year I feel really happy to see that one youth got elected into
> the MAG: Bianca Ho. However I think youth had a rather ornamental position
> within the IGF and needs a substantial backing of their role. This could be
> achieved by establishing a youth category in the composition of future
> MAGs. It would be great if we could discuss this and make it part ot the CS
> agenda at the MAG.
> Many thanks in advance and kind regards,
> Lorena
>
> 2014-11-13 20:00 GMT+01:00 Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <ekenyanito at gmail.com>:
>
>> +1 to having a hangout to plan.
>>
>> Thanks for CSCG for all their hard working putting together an excellent
>> list of civil society nominations. I am humbled for the consideration. I
>> hope this will be a great opportunity for CS nominees to be at the
>> forefront in advancing priorities of concern to CS.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito*
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>> On 13 November 2014 19:16, Carolina Rossini <carolina.rossini at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats Lea. Maybe when you have more clear some of the next steps, we
>>> could also arrange a Hangout with the CS representatives to discuss some
>>> topics that might be relevant for all of us. C
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> As you may have heard by now, the UN has just issued a formal press
>>>> release announcing the 2015 MAG membership:
>>>> http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/pi2104.doc.htm
>>>>
>>>> Thank you once again to the BestBits network for putting my name
>>>> forward and to Ian Peter and the CSCG for the hard work they put in in
>>>> coordinating civil society nominations. Congratulations to all civil
>>>> society colleagues who got selected, and a big thank you to all outgoing CS
>>>> reps - we're counting on your knowledge and guidance to get us through this
>>>> transitional period.
>>>>
>>>> On a more pragmatic note, it would be useful to follow up with the IGF
>>>> Secretariat to shed some light on why the CSCG recommendations were not
>>>> fully taken on board. It is also unclear (to me, at least) who the civil
>>>> society MAG members are at the moment, which makes it difficult to
>>>> coordinate (or hold someone to account).
>>>>
>>>> I'm still not fully sure how the whole thing works (we have been
>>>> threatened with an induction process), but I plan to do my best to
>>>> represent the views of the community as a civil society member. The first
>>>> MAG meeting to welcome incoming members will take place in a few weeks (Dec
>>>> 1-3) and the agenda is available here: http://tinyurl.com/ka2w5sp. If
>>>> you have thoughts on what the priorities for those of us representing civil
>>>> society at that meeting should be - please share them here.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to working with you all.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> *Lea Kaspar*
>>>>
>>>> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>>>
>>>> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>>>>
>>>> T: +44 (0)20 7549 033*7* | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 | Skype: l.kaspar
>>>>
>>>> gp-digital.org
>>>>
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