[governance] IGF consultations - extending IGF's mandate

[Carlton Samuels]

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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