[governance] Ideas that this mailing list has agreed to

[Parminder]

Multi-stakeholder participation to 'multi-stakeholder governance' is a long
and difficult path - and we seem to be trying to make the transition to it
too simplistically. 


The issue is not just in to ' support its essential transforming importance'
but to know what exactly in the nature of this governance -in its actual
manifestation (ex ICANN) and whose interests will it really serve. 

And , to say 

"this is more important then any of the specific issues  
of modality" 

has the problem that the 'devil is in the detail' . 


Ideals often do not directly transform into real governance institutions
that serve the interests of all its constituents (remember communists too
had high ideals). Institutional evolutions have to take their path. 
Parminder 


-----Original Message-----
From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:48 PM
To: Parminder
Cc: WSIS Internet Governance Caucus
Subject: Re: [governance] Ideas that this mailing list has agreed to


On 9 nov 2005, at 09.15, Parminder wrote:

>
> Adam wrote:
>
>
> I am sorry, if it is complicated - but I cannot simplify it to say  
> that -
> yes I want governmental control over Internet.
>

This is an area where we have fundamental disagreement.  I would  
prefer for governments to have no role in oversight.  Recognizing  
that this impossible I see it as an acceptable compromise to share  
governance of the internet with governments.

If we cannot arrive at a multistakeholder notion of governance i  
think we will have failed.  And yes, I recognize that we don't all  
have the same definition of multistakeholder influence/stewardhsip  
and we don't all support its essential transforming importance.  To  
me, however, this is more important then any of the specific issues  
of modality.  The modalities of multstakeholderism are complex and I  
see the Forum as a space where these issues can be thrashed out.

a.

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