[governance] CONSENSUS CALL - STATEMENT ON IGF REVIEW

[Konstantinos Komaitis]

Yes for me too.

K


On 18/02/2009 10:37, "Hartmut Glaser" <glaser at nic.br> wrote:

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> On 15/2/2009 20:23, Ian Peter wrote:
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>> We now need to wrap this up for presentation in Geneva next week. Please
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>> If you are responding NO and can outline why you are opposed, that would be
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Ian Peter
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>> PO Box 429
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>> Australia
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>> Tel (+614) 1966 7772 or (+612) 6687 0773
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>> www.ianpeter.com <http://www.ianpeter.com>
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-- 
Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
Lecturer in Law,
GigaNet Membership Chair,
University of Strathclyde,
The Lord Hope Building,
141 St. James Road,
Glasgow, G4 0LT,
UK
tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306
email: k.komaitis at strath.ac.uk 

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