[governance] IGF consultations - extending IGF's mandate

[jlfullsack]

Wolfgang wrote :

"2. to identify "friendly governmental representatives" in the UNCSTD which share to a certain degree the values, principles and visions of the CS IGC (and there are a lot of these "friends of the CS" in this group). "

I'd suggest the European CS to reopen the the European IGF (EIGF) issue as quickly as possible. The two days' EuroDIG debates have shown there are some convergences between both the CoE and the European Union with our main viewpoints in terms of IG. If we had an actual European IGF set up in the coming months, a clear position could be achieved with the European member countries just before the UNCSTD meeting in May. 
As for me, I asked Catherine Trautmann (MEP, vice-chair of the parliamentary Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and rapporteur of the WSIS and IGF to the EP) for urging the EIGF creation following the decision of the European Parliament and the agreement of the European Commission in January 2008.

That doesn't prevent us from lobbying our own government... or our colleagues to act similarly with their (already) existing national and regional IGFs.

Best
Jean-Louis Fullsack   
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