[governance] China: "we don't agree that the IGF should

[Lee W McKnight]

Avri,

I agree both with your advocacy advice on a future GA vote; but also agree a global IGF could be reconsituted without UN by the regional IGFs - if 1) at least 1 nation (or other deep pocket like a foundation) would bankroll a few re-start years; and 2) some minimal groundwork/contingency planning is done in advance to  make 1 a possibility.  

As this implies the IGF could continue with or without governments/the UN sitting at the head table, it might encourage governments like China to reconsider if they would really prefer that outcome.

Lee
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From: Avri Doria [avri at acm.org]
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 5:30 AM
To: Governance List
Subject: Re: [governance] China: "we don't agree that the IGF should continue"

On 14 May 2009, at 17:26, Ian Peter wrote:

> So I don't think the outcome is a foregone conclusion and we can
> write off
> the Chinese position as a rogue one. This is likely to have some more
> interesting twists and turns.


I can't think of anything that is ever a foregone conclusion.

And while I believe that when all is said and done, the UN GA will
endorse continuation, it may not.

So, in that unlikely  event, is there a plan B?

I don't have a pan B, but I do have some questions about one.

The IGF has moved from being solely an international event, to being a
national and regional process.  Do these national and regional
processes rely on the UN in any way?  Would they wither away?

Or might this national and regional process have to ability to
reconstitute the IGF should the UN governments decide against
continuing it?  And would these national and regional initiatives be
enough to legitimize the activity?


a.

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