[governance] IGF consultations - extending IGF's mandate

Carlton Samuels carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm
Thu Jan 22 11:10:01 EST 2009


Funding is one major issue why ICANN is and will be able to extend its reach
and voice in the IG space.

Carlton Samuels

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

> On 20/01/2009, at 6:58 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
>
>  Do we agree with this summary?
>>
>
> (Parminder's, snipped) - yes, entirely.
>
>  The IGF should be assured stable and sufficient public funding to be able
>> to
>> carry its functions effectively, and impartially in global public
>> interest.
>>
>
> Clearly yes.  To be frank, nobody takes the IGF seriously - even friendly
> civil society people in the ICT space, unless they are on this list (and
> sometimes even then), react with surprise when it is suggested that the IGF
> was once intended to be something like a "public policy ICANN" rather than
> just an annual symposium.  Properly funding it would not solve that problem,
> but it would help.
>
>  Our recommendations should emphasize that the IGF needs its mandate
>> extended
>> so that it can evolve. The small secretariat with its direct connection to
>> New York has been a successful arrangement that provides flexibility. I
>> think it is important that no other UN organization gets involved in the
>> IGF's management.
>>
>> Any thoughts on this?
>>
>
> I entirely agree with Milton that the interposition of the black box of the
> UN Secretariat prevents the MAG from being adequately democratic, but on the
> other hand I think Jeanette's main point was that we have only a fairly thin
> link to the UN bureaucracy at present and that it certainly should not be
> thickened.
>
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