[governance] MAG future

Thu Aug 30 05:27:44 EDT 2007

Dear Parminder and all stakeholders of good faith

> Meanwhile, I happen to be in Europe the next week, and will be able to drop
> in  at the open IGF consultations on 3rd. Let me know who all will be there.
> Karen I know will be there, Bill is based in Geneva ... Anyone else who will
> be attending? We can plan to meet. 

It happens that the MAG has less and less future...

I learned from a governmental stakeholder that the reconducted MAG
will reconvene on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 September.

IF this information is correct,
it would mean that the law of silence and opacity continues....
Non-governmental stakeholders that belongs to the IGC would have
completely lost credibility.

As for the IGF secratariat and the transparency of the IGF web site,
the facts speak for themselves.

When one reads the last SG statement :
----------
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.
---------

It would be clear that non-governmental MAG members are really
lacking enthusiasm in enforcing the SG statement, except when they
are nominated.

I guess that the rotation would be really needed

Best

Francis

> 
> Please also let us know what issues any of the members may want raised at
> the consultations. I have looked the new draft program and things look quite
> fine at this stage. 
> 
> Along with our workshop on fulfilling the mandate of the IGF, three
> workshops organized by IGC members seem to be covering all the four agenda
> items that we proposed for the Rio meeting, which is quite good.  
> 
> These workshops are
> 
> Public policy on the Internet (http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=5 )
> 
> Towards a development Agenda for IG
> http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=56 
> 
> And
> 
> Governance frameworks for CIRs http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=37 
> 
> Parminder 
> 
> ________________________________________________
> Parminder Jeet Singh
> IT for Change, Bangalore
> Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities 
> Tel: (+91-80) 2665 4134, 2653 6890
> Fax: (+91-80) 4146 1055
> www.ITforChange.net 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeremy Malcolm [mailto:Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:35 AM
>> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>> Subject: Re: [governance] MAG future
>>
>> Taran Rampersad wrote:
>>> Vittorio Bertola wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>> Concur.
>> I also concur.  Maybe you would be interested in reading chapter 6 of my
>> PhD thesis (now complete in draft) which aims to present just such a
>> proposal in detail.  Browse or download it from
>> http://www.malcolm.id.au/thesis.
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Malcolm LLB (Hons) B Com
>> Internet and Open Source lawyer, IT consultant, actor
>> host -t NAPTR 1.0.8.0.3.1.2.9.8.1.6.e164.org|awk -F! '{print $3}'
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