[bestbits] Civil society transparency

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Parm, all this fuzz just to expel Nick??

--c.a.

sent from a dumbphone

> On 24/05/2015, at 09:31, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
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> Ian, and reps of civil society networks on the Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) ,
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> I propose that CSCG sets up a civil society transparency project, somewhat on the lines of the EU Transparency Register, pl see http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/homePage.do .
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> It should in fact go beyond the EU initiative which is a general one for all lobbying groups, whereas we here are concerned with civil society which should set the highest example of transparency and accountability. The 'register' can have self filled information on objectives of an organisation, principles followed       by it, if any, its funding, partners, and so on.... 
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> This is at present just my proposal, but I hope one or more civil society networks in the IG space can own it and push it... CSCG would be well placed to run this project as a neutral space so that there is no accusation of bias that any such initiative is being employed for partisan purposes. In any case, a simple       initiative for openness, transparency and accountability can hardly be partisan.
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> The register can have optional higher level features whereby a       group/ org can declare its means of public accountability, whether and how its internal governance is done, how matters can be taken by with their oversight bodies, like board etc, and whether they have any means whereby they respond to public question on their work, etc.
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> For such genuine cases where such transparency can harm an       organisations work, or security, such organisations, and only such organisations, can be exempted employing a clear process and set of criteria.
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> Remember, both the UN report on improvements to the IGF and the NetMundial Statement highlight the issue of transparency. I also recently read in these lists how we should make bridges with the OpenGov movement which is almost wholly about this one thing. Time we begin practising what we preach. 
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> I look forward to hear responses to this proposal..
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> parminder 
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