[governance] Draft statement for comments - IGF review - IGF mandate, role and structure

[Ian Peter]

Below is a suggested draft for a verbal statement on IGF mandate role ad
structure for the February consultations. Comments please!

 

The Internet Governance Caucus is of the view that the IGF should continue
beyond its first mandated period of five years.

 

There are two clear, and relatively distinct, mandates of the IGF -  first,
regarding public policy functions, as a forum for multistakeholder policy
dialogue, and second, regarding capacity building. Both aspects of the IGF's
role need to be strengthened.

 

Especially, one role (for instance, capacity building) should not be
promoted to the exclusion of the other (policy related role). If the IGF is
assessed not to be sufficiently contributing to its one or the other
principal roles, adequate measures should be considered to improve its
effectivenesses vis-a-vis that role. 

 

It is important that IGF remains open to addressing all issues that are in
the IG space, no matter how controversial. Very likely, the more
controversial an issue, the more appropriate it may be to bring it to the
IGF where inputs from a diverse range of stakeholders can be sought.

 

Deliberations at the IGF can be used as inputs for global Internet policy
making, which will help make policy-making processes more participative and
democratic.

 

We congratulate the IGF secretariat on doing exemplary work in the last few
years, However for this success to be built on, the IGF should be assured
stable and sufficient public funding to be able to carry its functions
effectively, and impartially in global public interest. To this end we
believe it is important that no other UN organization gets involved in the
IGF's management.

 

Ian Peter

PO Box 429

Bangalow NSW 2479

Australia

Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773

www.ianpeter.com

 

 

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