[governance] MAG future

[Vittorio Bertola]

Parminder ha scritto:
> Meanwhile, my concern regarding the governmental co-chair of MAG 
> becoming a permanent structural feature of IGF remains. 

I am concerned as well, but not more than I was for the opaque and 
top-down appointment and renewal of the MAG membership, or for its 
stacking with people from certain groups to prevent the mandate from 
being fully implemented (the fact that I actually agree with that 
stakeholder group on most practical issues is irrelevant to this 
regard). The real problem is that the IGF was born with high hopes, but 
was quickly dragged downwards by power struggles, short-sightedness and 
crossed fears.

I agree with Bertrand, civil society should focus on preparing and 
presenting a proposal for the post-Rio IGF that restores the initial 
hopes, finding a way to implement the mandate that is not threatening to 
the Internet community, and ensuring some clarity, transparency and 
democracy in the internal procedures of the IGF.
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vb.                   Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu   <--------
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