[governance] IGC

[Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google]

Hi everyone:

I am not sure if this was discussed/raised/explored/shot down before,
because of the current IGC discussion list format, but from my own
experiences, here are some thoughts to move the IGC forward and attract a
wider and deeper cross-section of "civil society" (see the excellent and
concise LSE definition of this dilemma at
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/introduction/what_is_civil_society.htm
):

1. Evolve the dialog away from the dated mailing/discussion list format
towards a more transparent and open Social Networking & Collaboration
platform - I recommend that Marc Andreessen's and Giani Bianchini's
brilliant Ning technology be used as opposed to the somewhat restricted
Facebook, Orkut, and the like. Establishment of appropriate IGC presences on
Twitter, Scribd and YouTube will also be useful. Utilization of emerging
solutions such as Google Wave should be explored. Enterprise solutions such
as Social Text, Lotus Connections are also available if a more robust
solution is desirable.

2. Move the IGC into the mainstream and raise its profile through a physical
"re-launch" or "event". This event could consist of the presentation of a
series of Civil society position papers as alluded to by Katitza. A timely
slot for this would perhaps be immediately pre-IGF 2010, or for more
diffused but consistent impact, pre-ICANN, iNET and IETF 2010
meetings/conferences.

3. Develop a regular meeting or series of meetings where the IGC membership
can interact and engage in strategic planning. The technology deployed if
(1) is accepted will make this extraordinarily simple - time zone
considerations aside.

4. Develop a Strategic Plan, Operating Budget and solicit appropriate
financial support from its membership - membership growth beyond the
existing should be guaranteed by (1) and (2). The Wikipedia donation model
is instructive. I am also certain that the IGF Secretariat will provide
support if a Strategic Plan, Budget and Operational Plan for 2010-2011 were
presented.

Mobilize. Grow. Prosper.










On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Katitza Rodriguez <
katitza at datos-personales.org> wrote:

> Dear IGC members:
>
> I would like to see the IGC grows as a caucus. Grow not only in terms of
> members but grows in terms of outcomes/deliverables and capacity of
> organization.
>
>  It is vitally important that IGC produce their own papers to address the
> most relevant topics at the IG level. It is equally important that IGC can
> take into account also all those collective civil society papers that were
> released in other venues but are crucial also for the IGC debate. It should
> be both ways. All will depend on the issue, the time, the knowledge, the
> capacity, our energy, our passion and our capacity to make things done,
> among many other factors.
>
> We all need to learn to put in the table not only the issues that we care
> about but also the issues that others civil society participants care about,
> and defend all with the same passion.
>
> We should be able to better organize ourselves. Having meetings every
> morning before each meeting to debrief of what's going on in each workshop
> and be able to respond in each workshop is vitally important. Some
> groups/networks/coalition does this work. Can we do it as a whole group?
> This can happen only if we are well organized. There were more than 111
> workshops. If we can monitor all the workshops and have always one or two
> civil society participants able to put in the table those issues that we
> care about, we will a better capacity to at least educate/share
> knowledge/give another point ot view to all those who are on the room, on
> the issues that civil society participants cares about.
>
> Hopefully, the candidates have a vision on this regards and can move
> forward the process. IT is a lot of work, and its not easy but we should do
> it if we want to be effective.
>
> Warm Regards
>
> Katitza
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