[bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent

[Anne Jellema]

+1 from WF
Anne


On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Brett Solomon <brett at accessnow.org> wrote:

> Agreed. If there are additional /different things that we want to say as
> CS, we could also draft our own letter if needed. But my understanding is
> that we had agreed to keep it pretty simple, so sounds good and more
> effective. Brett
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> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Gene Kimmelman <genekimmelman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Public Knowledge supports.
>> On Sep 1, 2014 10:29 AM, "Jeanette Hofmann" <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all,
>>>
>>> at the BB meeting yesterday we discussed the idea of a BB statement that
>>> would ask the UN to make the IGF a permanent body instead of  renewing its
>>> mandate for another limited term of 5 or 10 years.
>>> This idea found broad support among the attendees of the BB meeting.
>>>
>>> Later on I discussed the content of such a statement with other
>>> stakeholders at the IGF and I got the impression that we might be able to
>>> draft a cross-stakeholder statement together with the technical community
>>> and the private sector. (Individual governments support such a statement
>>> too but I am not sure it would be possible within the few days available to
>>> coordiante enough signatures by governments to make this an all inclusive
>>> statement.)
>>>
>>> Right now, a multi-stakeholder statement coming out of this IGF is only
>>> an idea that needs further exploration within the respective groups. So,
>>> with this email to the bb list and the IGC list I am asking for your
>>> opinions to find out if such a cross-stakeholder statement would find
>>> support in civil society.
>>>
>>> jeanette
>>>
>>> P.S. Lately, I have been unable to post to the IGC list. If this email
>>> does not appear on the IGC list, would someone be so kind to forward it?
>>>
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