[governance] from the MAG meeting

[Garth Graham]

To be "Internet-like" the process that identifies the "right" threads  
needs to be emergent ... something where the threads survive an  
extended process of open negotiation, distributed collaboration and  
iterative refinement.  IGF's agenda should be a slice-in-time  
reflection of that process and/or dialogue  - and NOT a  
classificatory and hierarchical process.  And any true "specialist,"  
inside governments or out, will have a known reputation based on the  
quality of participation (i.e. they will be living inside communities  
of interest and practice).  In this case, a "centre" really will not  
hold.

.... and, as I re-state something that seems to me to be simple,  
obvious and familiar, it occurs to me that I don't really get the  
question ... and should therefore keep my mouth shut!
GG

On 15-May-08, at 1:48 AM, Ian Peter wrote:
> If you want to make progress in specific areas they have to be  
> solid enough
> for governments to justify sending specialists. Then progress might  
> be made.
> If you keep generalizing they will send generalists who will write  
> nice
> reports. We are not attracting heads of state so we need to have  
> something
> specific enough for key public servants to attend.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeanette Hofmann [mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu]
>> Sent: 15 May 2008 18:44
>> To: Milton L Mueller
>> Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Ian Peter
>> Subject: Re: [governance] from the MAG meeting
>>
>> There is a tendency towards "threadening" of main session and  
>> workshop
>> topics. But there is also a continuous drive towards intersecting or
>> merging of major themes such as access and capacity building or
>> security, privacy and openness under new headers. So, it seems the  
>> MAG
>> is aware of the pros and con of both approaches.
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