[governance] Summary Report of IGF MAG available

[Adam Peake]

>The most telling point here appears to be
>
>  >However, the group was informed that the 
>current balance in the MAG, of 50% of its members
>  >proposed by governments and 50% by other 
>stakeholder groups, would be maintained.
>
>
>Is there any way to challenge whether 50% 
>government is really multistakeholder?
>


No.

Five regions, and within those five regions four 
reps cover the traditional UN sub-groups, 5x4 = 
20.  We were told 20 govt was the basic minimum 
acceptable for govt to be able to advise the UN 
SG (advising the SG being the purpose of the MAG 
and the SG being the UN...) It wasn't negotiable, 
so something we just accept.  No, not happy, but 
wasn't possible to change.

If the MAG is above 40 then the proportion of "others" might increase.

Arguing about the number of other stakeholders 
wouldn't have been productive (and could have 
been very counter productive.) A number of people 
noted members have connections to difference 
stakeholder groups. Our best chance of increasing 
the proportion CS members is to continue to argue 
CS is under represented.

Adam



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>Subject: [governance] Summary Report of IGF MAG available
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>Summary report of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory 
>Group meeting in Geneva this week is on the IGF 
>website:
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>  <http://www.intgovforum.org/Feb_igf_meeting/MAG.Summary.28.02.2008.v1.pdf>http://www.intgovforum.org/Feb_igf_meeting/MAG.Summary.28.02.2008.v1.pdf
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>Info on rotation of MAG members and plans for Hyderabad in the report.
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