[governance] bureau

[Adam Peake]

Louis,

Para 78, tunis agenda: this was discussed at the first consultation 
on the IGF in February 2006.  Transcripts still on line.  It was 
agreed (as much as these things can be agreed when a 
multi-stakeholder consultation) that a multi-stakeholder advisory 
group would be best suited to providing the role required of the 
Tunis Agenda.

That it had been discussed, agreed, supported at the first 
consultation, was why Nitin and many others were surprised when you 
brought up the issue again in Feb 2007.

Thanks,

Adam





>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
>____________________________________________________________
>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>      governance at lists.cpsr.org
>To be removed from the list, send any message to:
>      governance-unsubscribe at lists.cpsr.org
>
>For all list information and functions, see:
>      http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance

____________________________________________________________
You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
     governance at lists.cpsr.org
To be removed from the list, send any message to:
     governance-unsubscribe at lists.cpsr.org

For all list information and functions, see:
     http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance