[governance] Caucus Meeting Wednesday Night?

[karen banks]

hi jeannette

>Adam has copied and pasted a list of issues regarding the forum, which
>the caucus has said in the past year. I am trying at the moment to
>condense these elements into a small number of principles. Will post
>them to the list when I am done.

please include bill's comments from the malta meeting - which are 
very similar, but the include the all important isue of WSIS 
principles and IGOs, if we don't keep pushing that, it won't even get 
a look in - i've resposted bill's piece below and yes, will make the 
7.30 meeting

karen

"Mandate for a Mine Field? The Internet Governance Forum and Existing
Mechanisms"

The Tunis Agenda for the Information Society calls on the Internet
Governance Forum (IGF) to play a multidimensional, catalytic role in
relation to existing Internet governance mechanisms.  Among other things,
the Forum is to:
.       Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different 
cross-cutting
international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that
do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
.       Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organisations and other
institutions on matters under their purview;
.       Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in this
regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and
technical communities;
.       Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in 
existing and/or
future Internet Governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing
countries;
.       Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant
bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations;
.       Contribute to capacity-building for Internet Governance in developing
countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;
.       Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of 
WSIS principles
in Internet Governance processes.  [emphasis added]

To fulfill these essential roles, the IG will, at a minimum, need to:  a)
receive clear and consistent political support for translating its broadly
framed mandate into specific operational initiatives; b) be endowed with
sufficient institutional capacity, including in-house analytical
capabilities and/or robust, closely linked external or subsidiary networks
of expertise; and c) develop cooperative, transparent relationships with
existing organizations and networks, both intergovernmental and private
sector, that are not marred by defensive, turf-based reactions.  Absent
these conditions, the IGF will not realize its potential, and indeed could
be reduced to a "talking shop" of limited value for promoting the global
public interest.  Nevertheless, there are grounds for concern that these
conditions may not be met.  Accordingly, this presentation will briefly
highlight some of the challenges raised by the mandate and the obstacles
that will have to be overcome.


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