[governance] CONSENSUS CALL - IGF ROLE

[William Drake]

Yes to both.

Bill

On Feb 16, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Ian Peter wrote:

> We also need to get a consensus on the following statement which,  
> depending on the flow of the consultations, may be delivered with or  
> separately to the statement on the IGF review.
>
> Please indicate YES or NO in response. If responding no and can  
> articulate why, we may be able to accommodate suggestions even at  
> this late stage.
>
> STATEMENT
>
>
> 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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William J. Drake
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Centre for International Governance
Graduate Institute of International and
   Development Studies
Geneva, Switzerland
william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
New book: Governing Global Electronic Networks,
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