[governance] Comments related to the WGIG report

[McTim]

Dear Izumi/Avri,

On 8/14/05, Izumi AIZU <aizu at anr.org> wrote:
> I think IETF model may not work for the forum which
> is "multistakeholder" and "inclusive", to facilitate or ensure
> full participation from all stakeholders including those from
> developing countries.

The IETF is open and inclusive for all who are interested.  
CS, PS, govt, and academics all participate.  This is currently how IG
is done. People who are interested participate.

> 
> That requires more than "simple" secretariat I am afraid.

Why?

> 
> IETF has essentially simpler objective with similar, if not
> the same, minded people, and the organization evolved
> over time with less "political" bias.

How does this have a bearing on the organsisation of a Forum? IETF
folk all have the interest of stable, secure Internetworking, same as
WGIG folk.

> 
> The Forum is very different in nature. 

The Forum doesn't yet exist, so how can this be the case?

The Forum is whatever we make it. I see it as a group of people who
are interested in IG, tracking what is being done and by whom.

Depending solely
> on "volunteers" may give more privileges to those who
> have more resources and can afford to be volunteers.

Sort of like this mailing list? ;-)

Seriously though, if you want to bring in more folk from developing
economies, having a series of f2f meetings is defintiely NOT the way
forward.

> 
> And, who paid for IETF secretariat? And who is paying it now

Corporation for National Research Initiatives??
http://ietf.nri.reston.va.us/secretariat.html

I don't know when they started "hosting" the secretariat, so I don't
know when the suport began.

ISOC subsidises the costs of the IETF that are not borne by meeting fees (IIRC).

> 
> That is another critical question.

ACK.  Which is why I think it could be lightweight/virtual.

> 
> And I don't think it could function well if it is "all virtual".


I don't think it will fulfill it's goal of being more inclusive
utilising "meat space".

In order to bring in developing world folk, most of the work should be
virtual, open, transparent, etc. In other words, easily accessible. 
Setting up a twiki (for example) is much more accessible than
expensive meetings.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
nic-hdl:      TMCG

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