[bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent

[Eduardo Bertoni]

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Eduardo

Eduardo


On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Andrew Puddephatt <andrew at gp-digital.org>
wrote:

> i would support such an initiative
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> *Andrew Puddephatt*
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> On 1 September 2014 09:33, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu> wrote:
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>> 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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