[bestbits] IGF/MAG Update - May 2015 (IGF Policy Menus & Best Practice Forums)

[Poncelet Ileleji]

Thanks for Sharing Lea,

Poncelet

On 6 May 2015 at 10:05, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:

>  Dear friends,
>
>
> Find below a status update on two IGF MAG inter-sessional activities
> (drafted by ISOC's Constance Bommelaer): *Best Practice Forums (BPFs)*
> and developing the *IGF Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion*. To
> remind you, this work is based on the input received during the public
> consultation period launched earlier this year. Mailing lists to engage
> in various BPFs are open to all interested parties - and very welcome (see
> below).
>
>
> In addition, MAG has now concluded the initial evaluation round of
> workshop proposals for the annual IGF. This year, MAG members evaluated *over
> 250 propos**als*. A large *majority of proposals were submitted by
> civil society*, followed by the technical community and the private
> sector, then intergovernmental organisations, and governments. Regarding
> the correspondence between the submitted proposals and the IGF 2015
> sub-themes, *Internet and human rights *was the sub-theme with the
> largest number of proposals, while Critical Internet resources and Openness
> had the smallest numbers of proposals. Once the Secretariat collates
> scores submitted by the MAG, the ranked proposals will be reviewed by MAG
> members at the upcoming MAG meeting in Geneva, May 20-22.
>
>
> Hope this is informative. Happy to answer any questions.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Lea
>
>
> ---
>
>
> Dear Participants,
>
>
>
> (CC to the MAG)
>
>
>
> This is to give an update on the status of the IGF 2015 Best Practices
> Forums and on the inter-sessional work underway to develop “Policy Menus
> for Connecting the Next Billion”.
>
>
>
> *I -  IGF Best Practices Forums*
>
>
>
> A public webinar was organized on 2 April including the different
> coordinators to exchange insights on the working methodology.
>
>
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> For the convenience of the group, I am reattaching the framework document
> that was used as a basis for last year's BPFs, acknowledging that each
> group adapts the methodology in a flexible way to the needs of the specific
> topics.
>
>
>
> *Themes* *and coordinators*:
>
>    - Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_spam_intgovforum.org>:
>    Markus Kummer
>    - Establishing and supporting Computer Security Incident Response
>    Teams (CSIRTs)
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_certs_intgovforum.org>:
>    Markus Kummer
>    - Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_multistakeholder_intgovforum.org>:
>    Avri Doria
>    - Practices to countering abuse against women online
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_counteringabuse_intgovforum.org>:
>    Jac Kee and Subi Chatuvedi
>    - IPv6
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org>:
>    Izumi Okutani and Susan Chalmers
>    - IXPs
>    <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ixps_intgovforum.org>:
>    Desirée Zachariah (an additional volunteer would be welcome)
>
> In the coming weeks, outreach efforts will focus on involving the relevant
> expert stakeholders in each group, as some groups are more active than
> others. Leaders of Dynamic Coalitions
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamiccoalitions> are also invited to
> participate. The *mailing lists* are open to all interested stakeholders (
> *sign-up* *here* <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums>).
>
>
>
> *II -  “Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion”*
>
>
>
> The MAG, led by a working group of volunteers  (Amb. Benedicto Fonseca
> Filho (lead), Virat Bhatia, Lynn St. Amour, Baher Esmat, Avri Doria and
> Constance Bommelaer (Advisor to the Chair)) has continued to work on the
> draft framework for developing “Policy Menus for Connecting the Next
> Billion”, based on the results of the *public* *consultation*
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> (scroll down on IGF homepage) launched
> by the IGF Secretariat in January and February 2015.
>
>
>
> A formal invitation <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> was extended to all *national
> and regional initiatives* both to contribute to the horizontal global
> inter-sessional theme for this year: *"*Policy Menus for Connecting the
> Next Billion", and to develop messages and/ or conclusions that will
> support the global IGF inter-sessional work.
>
>
>
> During its next physical meeting (20-22 May, Geneva), the MAG will discuss
> with a view to finalizing the *draft*
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yfJTiCpGfUTybEMW7i6OxMn_YDTdbm5qiLpTK-tczg/edit?pli=1>
>  *framework* for developing “Policy Menus on Connecting the Next
> Billion”.
>
>
>
> Thank you and best regards,
>
>
>
> Constance Bommelaer
>
> Senior Director, Global Internet Policy
>
> The Internet Society
>
> http://www.isoc.org
>
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