[governance] IGC Workshop Proposal

William Drake drake at hei.unige.ch
Sat Jun 30 09:14:43 EDT 2007


Parminder,

 It would seem the proposal's been multiply supported here, and some of the
folks offline in San Juan have been positive previously, so presumably one
can say there's rough consensus.

Submissions due today...

BD

On 6/28/07 4:28 AM, "Jeremy Shtern" <jeremy.shtern at umontreal.ca> wrote:

> Yes,
> 
> Jeremy
> 
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> 
> Jeremy Shtern
> 
> 
> Researcher: the media at McGill unit for critical communication studies
> 
> &
> 
> PhD candidate (ABD): Université de Montréal, département de communication
> 
> 
> jeremy.shtern at umontreal.ca
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
> wcurrie at apc.org wrote:
>> yes
>> 
>> willie
>> 
>> Quoting Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>:
>> 
>>> Hi All
>>> 
>>> Find below the proposal for an IGF workshop for which a consensus is
>>> sought.
>>> The call for consensus will be closed in 48 hours from this posting.
>>> 
>>> However, I will like to mention here that we won't consider the
>>> consensus
>>> call as carried unless there are at least a few ayes. I know many
>>> members
>>> are quite busy with different things, but in my opinion an implied
>>> consensus
>>> can only be built over at least a few express endorsements, whereby the
>>> silence of others may be considered as implicit endorsement. This is
>>> especially so in such an important matter as the IGC holding a
>>> workshop at
>>> the IGF as the primary organizer.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Parminder
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> IGC's Proposed Workshop for IGF, Rio - June, 27, 2007
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Workshop Title: Fulfilling the mandate of IGF
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The Tunis Agenda for the Information Society mandates the IGF to
>>> perform the
>>> following functions:
>>> 
>>> a)    Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet
>>> Governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security,
>>> stability and development of the Internet;
>>> b)    Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different
>>> cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and
>>> discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
>>> c)    Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organisations and
>>> other
>>> institutions on matters under their purview;
>>> d)    Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and
>>> in this
>>> regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and
>>> technical communities;
>>> e)    Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to
>>> accelerate the
>>> availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world;
>>> f)    Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing
>>> and/or future Internet Governance mechanisms, particularly those from
>>> developing countries;
>>> g)    Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the
>>> relevant
>>> bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make
>>> recommendations;
>>> h)    Contribute to capacity-building for Internet Governance in
>>> developing
>>> countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;
>>> i)    Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS
>>> principles in Internet Governance processes;
>>> j)    Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet
>>> resources;
>>> k)    Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and
>>> misuse
>>> of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users;
>>> l)    Publish its proceedings.
>>> 
>>> Based on the experience of the Athens conference and the draft program
>>> outline for the Rio conference, it could be argued that the IGF is
>>> contributing to the realization of some of these objectives.
>>> However, other
>>> items in the list are more difficult to promote solely through annual
>>> conferences comprising main sessions with panels of speakers and an
>>> assortment of workshops.  Accordingly, it would be useful to have an
>>> open,
>>> inclusive, positive and constructive dialogue about what additional
>>> steps,
>>> if any, could be taken on a consensual, multistakeholder basis to
>>> help the
>>> IGF community achieve the mandate.  To that end, the workshop would
>>> consider
>>> such matters as:
>>> 
>>> A. The thinking behind the formulation of the mandate, which derives
>>> from
>>> the WGIG Report and the discussions held during Prep-Com 3 of the
>>> WSIS Tunis
>>> phase;
>>> 
>>> B. Whether some or all of the functions enumerated in the mandate are
>>> important, value-adding, activities that are not being performed
>>> elsewhere,
>>> would benefit the global community, and are uniquely suited to the IGF;
>>> 
>>> C. Operationally practical steps that could be pursued on a consensual,
>>> multistakeholder basis by the IGF community in order to perform those
>>> functions identified in B, above.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 2. Provide the Name of the Organizer(s) of the workshop and their
>>> Affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will take
>>> steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, including
>>> geographical
>>> diversity.
>>> 
>>> The Internet Governance Caucus comprises a diverse range of
>>> individual and
>>> organizational civil society actors who are committed to the
>>> promotion of
>>> global public interest objectives in Internet governance
>>> decision-making.
>>> The caucus was created in early 2003 and played a leading role on
>>> Internet
>>> governance issues for the broad civil society coalition that
>>> participated in
>>> the WSIS process.  Some of its members were early proponents of an
>>> IGF and
>>> active participants in the WGIG, and in the current IGF Advisory
>>> Group. The
>>> caucus strongly supported the WGIG's proposal of an IGF, as well as the
>>> mandate given to it by the Tunis Agenda.
>>> 
>>> The caucus has many connections to all relevant stakeholder groups. For
>>> example, a number of caucus members are employed in the private
>>> sector; and
>>> many members, and indeed the caucus itself, have had productive
>>> collaborative relationships with international organization,
>>> government, and
>>> business representatives in the course of the WSIS and IGF processes, as
>>> well as in other Internet governance-related contexts.
>>> 
>>> The caucus has every intention of organizing a multistakeholder panel of
>>> speakers representing all groupings involved in the IGF and diverse
>>> range of
>>> views on the subject matter.
>>> 
>>> The caucus would warmly welcome the co-sponsorship of any stakeholder
>>> entity
>>> that would like to participate.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 3. Why do you think the proposed theme is important?
>>> 
>>> The theme concerns the purpose and possibilities of the IGF.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 4. Describe the workshop's conformity with the Tunis Agenda in terms of
>>> substance and the mandate of the IGF.
>>> 
>>> The proposed workshop is about the Tunis Agenda's mandate for the IGF.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 5. Provide the Name and Affiliation of the panelists you are planning to
>>> invite.
>>> 
>>> We are soliciting panelists, and a list will be submitted in the next
>>> 2-3
>>> weeks.
>>>  The panel would comprise known representatives from the international
>>> organization, government, business, technical and administrative, and
>>> civil
>>> society communities who are well informed about the mandate, have a
>>> diversity of perspectives on the issues, and can engage in a
>>> constructive
>>> and collegial dialogue.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 6. Describe the main actors in the field. Have you approached them
>>> and asked
>>> whether they would be willing to participate in proposed workshop?
>>> 
>>> See # 5, above.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 7.  List similar events you have organized in the past.
>>> 
>>> Caucus members have organized many related panel discussions during
>>> the WSIS
>>> process (including workshops on the nature and mandate of the then
>>> proposed
>>> IGF), at the Athens conference, and elsewhere, and are involved in
>>> various
>>> proposals for the Rio conference as well.
>>>   



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