[governance] Comments - afternoon, Friday

[Adam Peake (ajp@glocom.ac.jp)]

Nitin Desai closed the morning session of yesterday's forum meeting by
asking people to think about what he thought to be a few key
questions.

Over lunch a bunch of us (Avri, Bertrand, Annette, Karen, Bill,
Milton, Carlos, Wolfgang, Vitorrio, Jeanette and me -- hope I am not
forgetting anyone?) tried to come up with simple answers to all the
questions.  I read a summary, please see below.  Apologies for all
CAPS.

Could someone summarize the 2 or 3 questions Nitin left us with, and
describe the process over the next 10 (9) days?

Adam




MR CHAIRMAN.   THANK YOU.

A FEW CS PEOPLE HERE HAVE TRIED TO COME UP WITH ANSWERS TO THE CHAIR'S
QUESTIONS.  I WILL GO THROUGH A SUMMARY OF OUR THOUGHTS.

Q. MEMBERSHIP OF THE PC (AND WE AGREE ON PC)
A. QUITE SIMPLE: ALL STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED, EQUALLY AND AS
EQUALS.  ALL REGIONS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED.  MUCH WE CAN ALL LEARN
FROM WGIG PROCESS IN TERMS OF SELECTION AND COMPOSITION, BUT
ESSENTIALLY MORE BALANCED IN TERMS OF REPRESENTATION.  WE ARE VERY
AWARE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE FORUM.

THE PC SHOULD NOT BE AN ADVOCACY SPACE, NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE LOBBY TO
GET THEIR PET ISSUE TAKEN UP.  A TRUSTED GROUP THAT WORKS TO CONSIDER
SUGGESTIONS FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

WE SUGGEST WORKING LEVEL (REFLECTS A QUESTION IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE.0


Q. WHAT SHOULD THE MEETING DO?
A. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING DIFFERENT IDEAS: THE SELECTION OF THEMES
(AND WHAT SELECTION SUGGESTS) AGAINST THEMES THAT EMERGE FROM
DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION.  THEMES THAT EVOLVE.  WE DO HAVE TIME FOR
CONSIDERATION.
STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT HORIZONTAL ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED.


Q. DUPLICATION. DON'T DO WHAT IS BEING DONE ELSEWHERE.
A. WE'D SUGGEST THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ELSEWHERE. PERHAPS THE
ABSOLUTE "NOTHING" IS TOO STRONG .  WHAT WE MEAN IS ISSUES MAY BE
BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A MEETING OR A PROCESS BUT THEY
ARE MOST LIKELY NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN A MULTIDIMENSIONAL WAY, NOT
CONSIDERING CROSS CUTTING, GAPS, ETC.  SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT SHOULD
BE EXCLUDED (BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN EVERYTHING SHOULD BE INCLUDED.)

Q. TAKING UP CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES?
A. WHAT'S CONTROVERSIAL FOR ME MAY NOT BE FOR YOU.
SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE CONTROVERSIAL, TOPICS SHOULD NOT BE (OR HOW WILL WE
EVER MAKE PROGRESS?)


Q. DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE.
A. WE BELIEVE CAPACITY BUILDING IS CRITICAL (AND THERE ARE PROPOSALS
ABOUT THIS FROM SOME CS MEMBERS.) HOWEVER CAPACITY BUILDING  IS NOT
THE BE ALL AND END ALL, THE FOCUS OF THE FORUM SHOULD BE ON ENSURING
THAT DEVELOPING NATIONS ARE HEARD, DEVELOPING NATION ISSUES ARE
PRIORITIZED, AND LEAD BY PEOPLE FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS.


Q. MEETINGS.
A. WE THINK THE 3 DAYS AS WE UNDERSTAND SUGGESTED NOW IS TOO SHORT --
RECOGNIZING THE SENSE OF BRAZIL'S COMMENTS.
WE ARE BEGINNING A NEW PROCESS, ANY PILOT (AND THE ATHENS MEETING WILL
BE A PILOT) MAY REQUIRE MORE TIME RATHER THAN LESS.  LET'S TAKE OUR
TIME ENJOYING ATHENS.

IF WE BEGAN ON A TUESDAY, THE MONDAY ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES A
DAY FOR STAKEHOLDER, THEMATIC OR OTHER PREPARATIONS.


Q.  2ND ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS.
A. YES -- SO LONG AS THEY ARE MULTISTAKEHOLDER AND HELD IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A MEETING OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE.  AND BE SUPPORTED BY PRIOR
ONLINE PROCESS.  WE CAN LEARN MUCH FROM THE WGIG CONSULTATION PROCESS.


Q. RELATIONS WITH THE UN, LEARNING FORM UN, LINKAGES, ETC.
A. ONLY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE MEANING/UNDERSTANDING OF WORKING GROUP.  WE
THINK THEY ARE GOOD AND SEE THEM AS THE LIGHT, INTERNET COMMUNITY
TYPE.


Q.  RESOURCING (how to support/resource the forum?)
A. LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THE IDEA OF SUPPORTING THE SECRETARIAT THROUGH A
DISTRIBUTE PLAN OF WORK.  DESIGN A WORK PLAN AND THEN INVITE PEOPLE TO
SUPPORT THE SECRETARIAT IN ENSURING IT'S COMPLETED. (SIMILAR I THINK
TO JOHN MATHIASON'S SUGGESTION)


Q. DEFINITION OF SUCCESS.
A. VERY BRIEFLY - WE ENVISAGE A PROCESS, SO SUCCESS WILL CONTINUATION OF
THE PROCESS. E.G ONGOING DISCUSSION, WORK ON BEST PRACTISES, SHARED
LEARNING.

THANK YOU.

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