[bestbits] IMPORTANT: World Economic Forum and The-Initiative-Formerly-Known-As-NETmundial

[Andrew Puddephatt]

+1. I have doubts this initiative will lead anywhere and I don't see it as
a home for post NetMundial discussions but I see no harm in CS reps
participating for 6 months to see where it goes

On Thursday, 4 September 2014, Matthew Shears <mshears at cdt.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> I always understood the CSCG as a facilitating function, enabling a more
> streamllined and representative way of ensuring appropriate representation
> of CS on various iniatives, committes, etc.  If a particular party to the
> CSCG does not wish to participate in a particular process that should not
> prevent other CSCG organizations from participating through the CSCG
> function if they wish.   Alternatively, it should be agreed that once one
> entity opts not to participate then the CSCG can no longer serve its
> function for that particular selection process, etc.  I am agnostic either
> way.
>
> There are divergent opinions on the NMI or whatever it may be called - but
> I also believe that we have already had an impact on the process and not to
> participate through the 6 month "trial period" would, I think, be a mistake.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Matthew
>
> On 9/4/2014 9:38 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>
> On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ca at cafonso.ca');>> wrote:
>
>  "The WEF representatives seem to be listening and adapting at IGF – so I
> think this is still quite fluid." You mean, like the Borg? :)
>
>
>  I don't feel that we have yet received a good sense from this group yet
> about whether we should patronise the WEF initiative or not.  You have, by
> now, seen that the Just Net Coalition people are refusing to support the
> initiative.  If the Coordination Group goes forward with nominating
> candidates at all, it would therefore have to be on the basis that any
> public statement of our nominees would include that "although JNC is a
> member of CSCG, JNC has opted out from participation in this particular
> selection process".
>
>  Are we happy with that?  Or do we agree with JNC and want to wash our
> hands of this process?  I have heard view both ways, and I don't have a
> good sense of where the balance of opinion lies.  Would be grateful for
> some more people to express their views here.
>
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