[bestbits] [governance] Call for making the IGF permanent

[Lee W McKnight]

My cent:

Split the difference.

Everyone agrees/calls for a ten year planning horizon for UN participation in IGF; 

coupled with a call for greater multistakeholder participation in the -annual - review process for IGF accountability and transparency reasons.

Everyone's a winner.

Lee


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From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org <governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org> on behalf of George Sadowsky <george.sadowsky at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:08 PM
To: Civil IGC Society Internet Governance Caucus -; Milton L Mueller
Cc: Pranesh Prakash; Jeanette Hofmann; Best Bits
Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent

I agree with Prakesh also.

George


On Sep 3, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I will have to be the one to provide that "almost" to that unanimity.
>> Speaking for myself, I do not support making the IGF a permanent body.
>>
>> The IGF has to be relevant and has to deliver results, and we should push for
>> accountability of the IGF.  Making it permanent isn't really going to help
>> accountability of the IGF (just as having the IANA contract be renewable has
>> helped keep ICANN more accountable so far, though the analogy is not perfect).
>> I would support making the evaluation process (for renewal of the IGF's term)
>> more participative and transparent and, yes, more "multistakeholder".
>
> Agree with Pranash
> --MM
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