[bestbits] Civil Society Representatives on IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) 2015
Matthew Shears
mshears at cdt.org
Sat Oct 11 13:17:07 EDT 2014
+ 1 excellent choices!
On 10/11/2014 2:29 AM, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
> +1 jeanette
>
> Am 11.10.14 11:22, schrieb Lorena Jaume-Palasi:
>> +1 to what Anja says!
>>
>> 2014-10-11 10:54 GMT+02:00 Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in
>> <mailto:anja at internetdemocracy.in>>:
>>
>> This is an absolutely outstanding list of nominees!
>>
>> Thank you so much to all candidates for standing, and to the CSCG
>> for coming up with such an impressive and balanced list of nominees.
>>
>> Also many congratulations to all those who have been nominated. If
>> only we can get UNDESA to finally respect this year civil society's
>> recommendations, I am sure that we will have a very strong
>> representation of civil society's interests in the next year's MAG.
>> It is really heartening to see that we can put forward such a strong
>> yet varied list of names, and do so in unison.
>>
>> Finally, I also wanted to thank the outgoing civil society
>> representatives, as well as Fatima, for all their hard work in the
>> MAG over the years. You've been wonderful.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> Anja
>>
>>
>> On 11 October 2014 03:03, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org
>> <mailto:jmalcolm at eff.org>> wrote:
>>
>> The Internet Governance Civil Society Co ordination Group (CSCG)
>> is pleased to be able to inform you of our recommendations as
>> regards civil society representation on MAG 2015.
>>
>> As you know, CSCG is a "€œcoalition of coalitions"€ of the major
>> civil society groups involved in the internet governance arena
>> and associated areas.(see details below). Our role in working
>> together is to ensure a co-ordinated civil society response and
>> conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments to
>> outside bodies.
>>
>> *Nominations for 2015 MAG civil society representatives*
>>
>> After each of our coalition members published a Call for
>> Nominations within their coalition, each member shortlisted the
>> names from their individual coalition (if necessary) which would
>> be further considered for endorsement.The CSCG Nominating
>> Committee considered 29 names short-listed for final discussion,
>> with the following criteria.
>>
>> 1. Past record of active engagement as part of civil society
>> groups working on internet governance issues, acting or speaking
>> out assertively on behalf of public interest concerns.
>>
>> 2 Willingness and commitment to consult with and report back to
>> CS networks (including beyond those focused on internet
>> governance where appropriate) on MAG discussions.
>>
>> 3. Previous attendee at IGF at a global or regional level.
>>
>> 4. Willing, available and able to participate effectively and
>> constructively in the MAG deliberations.
>>
>> In considering names, our nominating committee firstly
>> considered the advice from the Secretariat that 10 people
>> considered to be civil society representatives were ending their
>> terms this year -€“ an unusually high number on an annual basis.
>> Accordingly, we have selected 10 names for new members as
>> outlined below.
>>
>> We recommend the following 10 names as the new representatives
>> for civil society (in alphabetical order). Each will need to
>> submit a full application with further details pertaining to
>> their suitability as MAG members.
>>
>> *1.**Sunil Abraham*(India)
>>
>> *2.**Renata Avila*(Guatemala)
>>
>> *3.**Oh Byoungil*(South Korea)
>>
>> *4.**John Dada*(Nigeria)
>>
>> *5.**Avri Doria *(USA)
>>
>> *6.**Stuart Hamilton *(United Kingdom)
>>
>> *7.**Lea Kaspar *(Croatia).
>>
>> *8.**Jak SM Kee*(Malaysia).
>>
>> *9.**Ephraim Percy Kenyanito *(Kenya)
>>
>> *10.**Virginia Paque*(Venezuela)
>>
>> We also considered the remaining representatives whose three
>> year terms have not expired, and we conclude that the only civil
>> society person whose term has not expired is Fatima Cambronero
>> (Argentina), We consider Fatima to be an excellent
>> representative, and have no hesitation in supporting the
>> continuation of her term of engagement. Accordingly, we also
>> endorse the continued involvement of *Fatima Cambronero*
>> (Argentina) as the only remaining civil society representative
>> carried forward to 2015 MAG. In doing so we note that there are
>> no other continuing members of MAG who are civil society
>> representatives.
>>
>> In addition to the above names, the CSCG has considered a wide
>> range of very talented civil society representatives it was not
>> able to include in its recommendations. We are very thankful for
>> all the applicants, despite their making our job much harder,
>> and will advise the Secretariat that, should IGF require names
>> of suitable and accomplished additional representatives in
>> providing overall regional balance, we would be very pleased to
>> provide additional names in confidence of further civil society
>> people who could make an outstanding contribution to the 2015
>> MAG.
>>
>> We will be in contact with the selected CS representatives
>> shortly to discuss some brief biographical details for our
>> letter to the IGF Secretariat, and other details of their
>> nominations. In the mean time, we thank everyone for their
>> participation and co-operation in this exercise and believe that
>> this effort has yielded some outstanding candidates to represent
>> civil society.
>>
>> Sincerely
>>
>> *2015 CSCG MAG Nominating Committee*
>>
>> Norbert Bollow, Just Net Coalition representative
>>
>> Mawaki Chango, Internet Governance Caucus representative
>>
>> Robin Gross, Non Commercial Stakeholders Group representative
>>
>> Jeremy Malcolm, Best Bits Coalition representative
>>
>> Chat Garcia Ramilo, Association for Progressive
>> Communicationsrepresentative
>>
>> Ian Peter, Independent Chair
>>
>> Note: Virginia Paque (Diplo Foundation) withdrew from Nominating
>> Committee discussions before nominations were opened and
>> criteria developed, as she intended to stand as a candidate.
>> Mandeep Tiwana (Civicus) also did not participate in the
>> Nominating Committee.
>>
>> *Member Organisations of Internet Governance Civil Society Co
>> ordination Group -€“ brief descriptions*
>>
>> ·Association for Progressive Communications, an international
>> membership-based network founded in 1990 who work together in
>> using ICTs to empower and support others to build strategic
>> communities and promote easy and affordable access to a free and
>> open internet.
>>
>> ·Best Bits, a network of civil society organisations from across
>> the world, who come together to share and collaborate on
>> individual and joint initiatives in support of human rights and
>> other broadly shared civil society interests in Internet
>> governance.
>>
>> ·Civicus, a global civil society alliance with over 1000 members
>> in 120 countries
>>
>> ·Diplo Foundation, which has a focus on assisting participants
>> from small and developing states to build the capacity to engage
>> effectively in Internet Governance and diplomacy. Since 2003,
>> Diplo’s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
>> (IGCBP) has involved over 1500 professionals and activists from
>> 163 states.
>>
>> ·Internet Governance Caucus, an organisation with over 200
>> organisational and individual members founded in 2004 to
>> specifically address emerging internet governance issues.
>>
>> ·Just Net Coalition, formed in 2014, a global coalition with
>> specific interests in democracy, human rights and social
>> justice.
>>
>> ·Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, (NCSG) an organization of
>> more than 400 non-commercial organizations and individuals who
>> develop Internet policy through participation in ICANN's policy
>> development process.NCSG promotes noncommercial interests in the
>> formulation of ICANN policy including human rights, academic,
>> development, educational, and cultural interests.
>>
>>
>>
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