[governance] Suggestions for how to propose themes

[Milton Mueller]

Let me make some suggestions for how these proposals should be framed. We should revert to the well thought out suggestion of Bertrand de la Chapelle and go about it in this way:

[quoting Bertrand:]

Stakeholders would contribute *one page submission, in a proposed six point format:

a.      A *concise formulation* for the proposed theme;
b.     A brief *description* of why it is important in their view;
c.     How it is in conformity with the Tunis Agenda in terms of *substance*,
particularly in reference to para. 34 to 54;
d.     How it fits *within the mandate* of the IGF as detailed in para 72;
e.      Who the *main actors* in the field are, who could be encouraged to
participate in the Forum and its thematic sessions
f.       Last but not least, why, in their view, this issue should be
addressed *in the first annual meeting* of the Forum rather than in
subsequent ones.

[end quote]

Let me expand a bit on point a). I hope that our "concise formulations" of themes are NOT put forward as broad labels like "IG and cybercrime" or "IG and human rights." They should be framed as specific questions relating to policy formulation, such as: 

"How can the need for global mechanisms to counteract cybercrime be reconciled with the need for the privacy of user communications?"

or 

"Are global norms or rules needed to govern Internet hosting companies interaction with governments that engage in political repression and censorship? 




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