[bestbits] Re Best Bits Steering Group

[Mishi Choudhary]

Great !

On 08/05/2015 06:00 AM, Andrew Puddephatt wrote:
> Dear Colleagues
> 
> As you will know the current Steering Group (SG) is due to step down in
> the next month.  Elections were called with Ian Peter as returning
> officer.  However there were insufficient nominations to necessitate an
> election and the SG discussed what to do in the light of this.  After
> considerable discussion we agreed that we would communicate the following
> to the BB list:
> 
> 
> 
> -       Following the elections in July, there were insufficient candidates
> to fill all the places on the current steering group and ensure an election;
> 
> -       The SG wishes to understand more accurately what users feel about
> BB, and what they would like from it, if anything (e.g. whether it has
> value for information sharing and/or common messaging and joint actions,
> and other purpose or is defunct);
> 
> -       Consequently the SG will conduct an anonymised stocktaking survey
> of the current BB list to understand what value users ascribe to BB and
> whether or how they would like it develop in order to shape a discussion at
> a face-to-face meeting before the IGF on the future of BB;
> 
> -       The SG will also explore what users find to be incentives and
> disincentives to participating in discussions and activity.
> 
> 
> 
> We propose that the current Steering Group stays in place for the time
> being, and focuses on conducting the survey and organising a session at a
> BB meeting in Brazil during the IGF to consider the way forward including
> what organisational arrangements best suit the needs of the users. This
> will ensure that any decision about the future of Best Bits can be taken at
> the meeting in Brazil, collectively by users, rather than by the interim SG
> alone.
> 
> 
> You will shortly be receiving a survey and we would encourage you to fill
> it in and give us feedback.
> 
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> *Andrew Puddephatt*
> Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
> T: +44 (0)20 7549 0336 | Skype: andrewpuddephatt
> gp-digital.org
> 
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