[governance] Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programme paper.

[Ian Peter]

YES to this (with or without Milton's suggested amendment)

Ian Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milton L Mueller [mailto:mueller at syr.edu]
> Sent: 13 August 2008 05:56
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Adam Peake
> Subject: RE: [governance] Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad
> programme paper.
> 
> I support this letter, but believe pretty strongly that the sentence
> about the review of IGF needs to be reworded thusly.
> 
> Old language:
> > it is important that a review and evaluation of the IGF
> > begins promptly.
> 
> Proposed change:
> 
> It is important that a review involving formal consultation with IGF
> participants begins promptly.
> 
> Hope my motivation is clear: do you want a "review and evaluation" by
> some hack consulting group or do you want a "formal consultation" with
> the people who actually constitute (or should constitute) the Forum?
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
> ------------------------------
> Internet Governance Project:
> http://internetgovernance.org
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:34 AM
> > To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Subject: [governance] Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad
> > programme paper.
> >
> > Proposed contribution for the Hyderabad programme paper.
> >
> > Just say yes or no.
> >
> > Anything controversial will just mean the letter's not going to get
> > sent and again the caucus will have missed the opportunity to
> > influence the process.  Bound to be spelling mistakes, typos and
> > messed-up grammar (friendly amendments welcome.)
> >
> > All the ideas in response to Parminder's email so I hope they have
> > our coordinator's support.  He can decide on rough consensus or not.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> > Contribution on the Hyderabad Programme Paper
> >
> > (1)  The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus fully supports the
> > letter sent by the Internet Bill of Rights Coalition "Rights as core
> > theme of the IGF".  The issue of rights and the Internet must remain
> > a central theme of the IGF process.
> >
> > (2) About the taking stock and way forward session: we suggest that
> > this session be organized in the same "bottom-up" manner as the other
> > main session workshops and debates.  In light of para 76 of the Tunis
> > Agenda,
> >
> >     "76. We ask the UN Secretary-General to examine the desirability
> > of the continuation of the Forum, in formal consultation with Forum
> > participants, within five years of its creation, and to make
> > recommendations to the UN Membership in this regard."
> >
> >
> > The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is organizing a workshop
> > "The role and mandate of the IGF"
> > <http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops_08/showmelist.php?mem=71> and
> > we would be pleased if this workshop could help support discussion
> > during the taking stock session.  We would be pleased to work with
> > the MAG and all other stakeholders in discussions to begin the
> > process of review and evaluation of the IGF and how to best to
> > include this important topic in the taking stock and way forward
> > session at the Hyderabad meeting.
> >
> > (3)  The process of merging individually proposed workshops and
> > setting-up the working groups that are now developing the main
> > session workshops has been very unclear.  How were some workshops
> > accepted in these working groups and some not?  What efforts have
> > been made to ensure that a balanced representation of views is
> > present in each of the working groups organizing the main session
> > workshops?
> >
> > The caucus believes this process has not worked well, we would like
> > clarification of the process and to be assured that all stakeholders
> > will have the equal opportunity to participate in the working groups
> > developing the main session workshops (and therefore greatly
> > influencing the main session debates.)
> >
> > (4) We would like to hear about logistical arrangements for the
> > meetings, particularly the daily schedule (start, finish, breaks
> > etc), information about hotels, particularly affordable hotels, food
> > and refreshments, Internet cafes, and the IGF Village.
> >
> > (5) Will there be funds to support participants from developing
> > countries and civil society?  Could we please have details of this.
> > We note that the September consultations may be too late to manage a
> > smooth process for allocating funds. Improving participating from
> > developing countries has been identified as a critical issue by the
> > IGFs to date, we are concerned that it is not being adequately
> > addressed.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus.
> >
> >
> >
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