[governance] bureau

[Louis Pouzin]

Arguments against or in favour of a bureau may be debated endlessly. This is not the real point. In the TA, a MS bureau is an explicit component of the IGF process, but its structure is yet to be determined. Not surprisingly some people or organizations would prefer to rewrite the TA in their own liking. This would be a good recipe for rekindling a power struggle among many constituencies. E.g. some govts, which have accepted the US diktat to keep ICANN's status quo, might decide that after all they don't want ICANN any longer.

The TA is a compromise, everyone knows that. Playing real politik with it is certainly feasible, when one wields power, or else it's just futile. Further, in a situation of conflicting interests, the CS has more to lose in fiddling with WSIS agreed texts, because its own power is in providing farsighted and valid analyses and proposals. Equal footing with govts requires to be recognized as an honest and trustable partner.

Cheers
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