[governance] communicating with our peers

[linda misek-falkoff]

Dear Suresh and All:

Some more thoughts regarding participation...

As for broadening inclusive networks on multi-sectoral bases, expanded and
expanding  facilities for online participation can greatly expand the size
of the table and the number (community) of chairs at it, so as an example,
it would be interesting to hear about online participation at the recent
RIO (IGF-II) meeting.

 I'd like to compare my own experiences, for example, attending online (and
I am just one example) as we all plan for future events and activities.

P.S. Real time 'conversation' and idea-sharing  with people on this list,
through "remote" linkage, was fun at the time too along with more directly
formal ICT issues and topics. Again, as to Community.

Looking forward to more discussions on and illustrating inclusiveness,

With cordial regards,

LDMF
Dr. Linda D. Misek-Falkoff
*Respectful Interfaces* Programme of the Communications Coordination
Committee for The U.N..




On 2/4/08, Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>
> Carlos Afonso wrote:
>
> > keep quiet about the MAG when returning to base. Much less government
> > representatives, who will have to report to their superiors -- after
> > all, they are funded by their entities (companies or governments) to
>
> I fail to see how this is different from larger and more active civ soc
> groups, that get funding from grants, or from membership funding.
>
> I don't believe in snow white either, but seriously, several civil society
> groups that are active enough to spend substantial amounts of money,
> airfare, time etc on an endless series of conference calls, meetings in
> resort cities thousands of miles away, etc, operate on a very similar model.
> And have similar long standing agendas that occupy large numbers of people
> drafting position papers, policy briefs and such.
>
>        suresh
>
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