[governance] igc at igf consultations

Parminder parminder at itforchange.net
Tue May 22 06:43:19 EDT 2007


>> I had hoped (actually thought you had agreed to
> write something)

I did say we should separate process related inputs from the substantive
ones and develop a separate document for them. I did not go ahead to do it,
because our substantive inputs for agenda for the main sessions was agreed
on the basis that we say nothing about whether the present 4 themes -
access, openness etc - should stay or be replaced...

Now, any process related input does bring this issue to the fore, and this
is the reason I was not sure how to go about it... However, I develop some
points related to process which in my understanding seem to have wide
acceptance in the caucus... these points will be presented to the tomorrow
morning meeting of the IGC and other civil society members (see my other
email) and if there is a general agreement on these, these will be inputted
as a spoken statement to the IGF consultations...

We will also have a discussion on what these points could be at the evening
CS plenary...

Sorry, but I am a bit busy with CSTD and some other activities during the
day to pull the points together now... 

Parminder 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:05 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Parminder
> Subject: Re: [governance] igc at igf consultations
> 
> I had hoped (actually thought you had agreed to
> write something) the caucus would comment on
> modalities etc suggested in the draft program:
> If we have comments on "Basic Meeting Structure"
> (section 2 of the draft program, particularly
> suggestions about workshops, their number,
> whether linked to main themes and importance of
> keep a number [how many?] of open topic workshop
> slots, etc), "3 Meeting Types",  best practise
> sessions etc. What do we think of the "Topical
> Issue" session.
> 
> Photocopying: ask the secretariat, they are often
> able to help. And it's a good idea to check if
> documents can be distributed (I see absolutely no
> reason why not, but who knows what odd rule might
> have come back to haunt us.)
> 
> If not the secretariat then CONGO are sure to know how to get copies made.
> 
> Discussion: kill the bureau idea please.  Very
> valid comments about process, but any arrangement
> and label "bureau" will kill us.  Read
> transcripts of the stocktaking session February
> 2007, and also the first meeting on IGF  February
> 2006.
> 
> See you in a couple of days.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:35 AM +0530 5/21/07, Parminder wrote:
> >
> >Hi Everyone
> >
> >I am in Geneva and will attend the IGF
> >consultationsŠ. Please let me who all would be
> >there to develop and take forward our strategy
> >for the consultations. Others are encouraged to
> >keep providing us inputs onlineŠ.
> >
> >CONGO has a room for CS plenary every evening 6
> >­ 7 PM in Room XXVII (Palais des Nations). We
> >can meet today and discuss IGF things a bit, and
> >devote tomorrow¹s CS plenary (22nd) mostly for
> >IGF related discussions. We can try to stay back
> >for half an hour after the plenary tomorrow
> >(assuming that the UN staff lets us do that) for
> >more focussed discussions.
> >
> >Other ideas for how to take this forward are welcome.
> >
> >I think it will be good if we can have
> >photocopies of the IGC input to the IGFŠ. Many
> >participants do not read stuff online, and
> >putting a hard copy in their hands is a good way
> >of getting through. ( I will try to get such
> >copies madeŠ anyone more resourced in Geneva/UN
> >circumstance is requested to help.)
> >
> >Meanwhile I am enclosing an input IT for Change
> >made for the consultations (it was written
> >hurriedly on the night of the 17th to make it to
> >the synthesis paper).
> >
> >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
> ><http://www.itforchange.net/>www.ITforChange.net
> >
> >
> >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:ITfC's
> >contribution #30AE35.pdf (PDF /«IC») (0030AE35)
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