[governance] IGC sponsored IGF workshops

[Parminder]

I am once again coming back on it, but if there is no further response, I
wont persist. 

I think it should be natural for any public organization to have an open
self-reflective exercise, taking inputs form the widest constituency it
represents. Geneva based consultations are so much narrower than what can be
expected at full sessions of IGF in its annual meeting.

So, the point is - does the caucus want to sponsor a workshop on IGF's role
and mandate. If we don't it appears no one else is going to. I would think
the secretariat itself should do it. 

It should be natural in view of so much discussion on this issue on this
list, and also because we have already approved of this theme, with a
paragraph of elaboration for main sessions. I cant see why we would have
wanted it in the main sessions, and now that it is not there, we don't want
a workshop. 

If we are going to have only one workshop, this one is my personal
preference (not said in capacity of a co-coordinator) and which also, in my
view, seems to have had  some support here.

Milton is going ahead with working on the 'public policy/ technical policy
workshop' and the caucus will need to tell him/ IGP is we are co-sponsoring.


Bill is working separately on something close to our development agenda
workshop proposal, so that theme will be covered as well. 

Karen's proposal for the clearing house role for IGC for workshops that
members may hold on their own is on.... But we haven't heard much. 

Meanwhile, I will be happy if anyone can help us get ICANN and any private
sector entity on for our proposed workshop on 'management of core internet
resources on commons and public interest principles'. We will also seeking
at least one government's sponsorship, and that of some other CS/ public
interest groups interested in this area.  Thanks. 

Parminder  
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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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 3:31 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: [governance] IGC sponsored IGF workshops
> 
> Hi
> 
> It is to once gains seek comments on whether IGC will like to do workshops
> as a main sponsor, and/or partnerships. There are two proposals on the
> table, and members may give comments on them together/ separately.
> 
> Most support till now has come for a workshop on the role and mandate of
> IGF. The text for this theme form the May submission to IGF is put below.
> Bill has expressed willingness to work on it, if people pour in their
> comments/ suggestions.
> 
> (Begins) The Tunis Agenda mandated that the IGF should, inter alia,
> facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting
> international public policies and issues that do not fall within the scope
> of any existing body; interface with appropriate inter-governmental
> organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;
> identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant
> bodies
> and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations; and
> promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles
> in Internet governance processes. Since these critically important,
> value-adding functions cannot be performed by any existing Internet
> governance mechanism, nor by annual conferences built around plenary
> presentations from invited speakers, the purpose of this main session
> would
> be to foster an open and inclusive dialogue on how the IGF could fulfill
> these and other elements of its mandate. (ends)
> 
> 
> Another workshop for which there has been support from IGP is on the issue
> "Global Internet Public Policy - Issues and Institutions". Its text as our
> earlier statement was
> 
> (begins) A call to "discuss public policy issues related to key elements
> of
> Internet governance" is the first point in the IGF mandate in the Tunis
> agenda. The Agenda deals at length with the question of new global public
> policy issues regarding IG, the possibility of new frameworks and
> structures, and the role of existing ones (e.g, paragraphs 61, 69). We
> therefore believe that an IGF main session should explore the following
> topics:
> 
> a) What is "public policy" on the Internet and when do we need to use
> global
> institutions to establish it? The Tunis Agenda distinguishes between
> "technical" and "public policy" issues, and between public policy and the
> "day-to-day technical and operational matters." What makes an Internet
> governance issue a "public policy" issue, and what happens when policy
> concerns are closely linked to technical administration?
> 
> b) What was intended by the Tunis Agenda's call for the "development of
> globally-applicable principles on public policy issues associated with the
> coordination and management of critical Internet resources" and how can
> this
> goal be pursued? (ends)
> 
> Milton, will you like to coordinate this one?
> 
> 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
> 
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