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

[Lea Kaspar]

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


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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.



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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