[governance] MAG future

[Parminder]

Bertrand is right. There is a good amount of stuff in the UN announcement
that points to a feeling that things need to be more open, transparent and
inclusive, and that new possibilities/ structures in this regard may need to
be explored. IGC should try and give concrete suggestions.

 

Meanwhile, my concern regarding the governmental co-chair of MAG becoming a
permanent structural feature of IGF remains. We may at least put it across
in some sort of a statement in response to this announcement that this part
should itself be re-examined in the process implied by ‘Any decision on how
to prepare subsequent meetings will be taken after the Rio de Janeiro
meeting in an open, inclusive and transparent consultative process, taking
into account the proposals of the Advisory Group’.

 

Parminder 

 

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IT for Change, Bangalore

Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities 

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From: Bertrand de La Chapelle [mailto:bdelachapelle at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:34 PM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: [governance] MAG future

 

Dear all,

 

Renewal of the MAG has launched an interesting string of comments - as
usual. I'd just like to call attention to the key paragraph in the UN
announcement :

"As part of its mandate, the Advisory Group has been asked to enhance the
transparency of the preparatory process by ensuring a continuous flow of
information between its members and the various interested groups.  It has
also been requested to make proposals on a suitable rotation among its
members, based on recommendations from the various interested groups.  Any
decision on how to prepare subsequent meetings will be taken after the Rio
de Janeiro meeting in an open, inclusive and transparent consultative
process, taking into account the proposals of the Advisory Group ."

Whatever feelings people have on the present composition, methods of
renewal, etc... the main challenge for all stakeholders will be to come up
with a suitable MS structure and methods for selecting its members for the
India meeting. Some of the comments already made on the list provided hints
on what people see as solutions, but the discussion needs to be broader. 

 

This is a major challenge and opportunity for the governance list : can IGC
come up with concrete proposals in that regard, that can be broadly accepted
within CS and other constituencies, like it was instrumental in promoting
and obtaining acceptance of concepts like the broad definition of internet
governance, multi-stakeholderism and the forum ?  

 

Exciting perspective.

 

Best

 

Bertrand 

 


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