[governance] CONSENSUS CALL - STATEMENT ON IGF REVIEW

[Tijani BEN JEMAA]

Ian,

Yes for the statement

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Tijani BEN JEMAA
Member of the Tunisian Engineers' Order
Vice Chairman of CIC
World Federation of Engineering Organizations
Phone : + 216 98 330 114
Fax      : + 216 70 860 861
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ian Peter 
  To: governance at lists.cpsr.org 
  Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:23 AM
  Subject: [governance] CONSENSUS CALL - STATEMENT ON IGF REVIEW


  We now need to wrap this up for presentation in Geneva next week. Please indicate either YES or NO to the statement below in response to this message.

   

  If you are responding NO and can outline why you are opposed, that would be helpful. We may still be able to accommodate small amendments if necessary.

   

   

  STATEMENT

   

  As mentioned in the Tunis Agenda, the process of review should be centered on consultations with Forum (IGF) participants. These consultations should be both formal and informal. It will also be necessary to go beyond IGF participants to reach out to other interested stakeholders, who for different reasons may not attend the IGF meetings.

   

  The process of consultations should especially keep in mind constituencies that have lesser participation in IG issues at present, including constituencies in developing counties including those of civil society. Other groups with lower participation in IG issues like women, ethnic minorities and disability groups should also be especially reached out to.

   

  IGC believes that a structured analysis of the performance of IGF, accompanied by a suitable methodology for consultation, analysis, and stakeholder input. is important to the credibility and the usefulness of the IGF review. We suggest that either the MAG or a specially appointed represented multistakeholder group be tasked with overseeing the process and making recommendations based on this analysis.

   

  In order to demonstrate that the analysis is both objective and transparent, it should be conducted by a body or bodies that are independent from the IGF and its active stakeholders (including the United Nations). The process should be open and transparent. It is not advisable to rely solely on a pro bono evaluation, by any agency that offers it, for such a politically sensitive and important assessment.

   

  The selected experts should have adequate expertise in matter of global public policy and policy institutions. In view of the geo-political significance of IG, it may be useful to have a reputed public policy institution in the global South do the evaluation in partnership with one such institution from the North. There should be adequate balancing of perspectives, including global North/South perspectives, and partnerships are a good way to ensure it.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Ian Peter

  PO Box 429

  Bangalow NSW 2479

  Australia

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

  www.ianpeter.com

   

   



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