[governance] MAG consultations

[Adam Peake]

>Thanks, Avri,
>But it would still help for us to know more about the process by which
>these "synthesis" documents are made.


They reflect documents from earlier in the process, in this case 
three documents produced around the February consultations (a 
synthesis paper prepared from comments submitted to that 
consultation, a report of the February MAG meeting and draft 
programme of the Hyderabad meeting) and reflecting comments received 
since the February consultation on those documents and other issues.


>  In particular, are they passed by
>the MAG?


Generally no.  There's no time.  The documents are made either at the 
end call periods, for this paper May 1 (i.e. 1 week turn around) and 
in the case of papers for the IGF annual meetings translation's 
needed.  Time always too tight. They are always presented as the work 
of the secretariat.  They are input documents. The MAG discusses them 
as any other group/individual would.


>Are they reviewed and approved by Desai?


Reviewed, don't know.  Approved, unlikely. (I am guessing.)


>Are they published
>provisionally for public reaction and then revised?


What would be the point?

They are "rolling documents".  The point is for people to react to 
them at the upcoming consultation.


>Or do we have to
>scream bloody murder to get any change in them?


Of course you do :-)

The rest of us can send comments on the draft papers as they appear 
(as MAG members have been asking the caucus to do.) We can contribute 
to the discussion thread on the forum section of the IGF website 
<http://intgovforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=433.0> (Jeremy has). 
People can submit comments to the secretariat ahead of the 
consultation next week, they can speak at the consultation, or they 
can send email comments and questions during the consultation (email 
addresses available soon).

Hope this helps,

Adam



>  > -----Original Message-----
>>  On 9 May 2008, at 02:04, Parminder wrote:
>>
>>  > "Universalization of the Internet" was unknown and possibly
>confusing.
>>
>>  and
>>
>>  > "Managing/Using the Internet"
>>
>>  I hesitate to say too much on his theme at this point, but would like
>>  to suggest that the use of the two comments throughout the document
>>  indicates that both terms are still being used.  this could be assumed
>>  to mean that the discussion and hence decision on which way the final
>>  program will go is still open.  from what i can tell we do not have
>>  consensus on the usage yet.
>>
>>  i am also assuming that there will be more opportunity to get comments
>>  into the secretariat that will be synthesized into later versions of
>>  this rolling document.  seeing papers from other organizations that
>>  support your view could still have an effect.
>>
>>  a.
>>
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