[governance] the matter of MAG rotation 2010

[Parminder]

Hi Bill

William Drake wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> On Jan 18, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>
>>  Even while there has been a MAG meeting three times a year, 
>> important decisions have still been made without reference to it.  I 
>> worry that, as little authority as the MAG has been allowed as it is, 
>> the Secretariat is at least likely to let it out on a longer leash 
>> than the open consultation meeting.  In my personal (non-coordinator) 
>> view, management of the IGF is a case where some (accountable, 
>> transparent) hierarchical structure is needed.
>
> Could you help me to understand your concerns here?  Which important 
> decisions exactly have been made without reference to the MAG? 

While Jeremy has spoken of important decisions having been taken without 
reference to the MAG, I must reaffirm that my principal issue is with 
erosion of decision making capacity of the IGF resulting in overall less 
decision-making and therefore lesser possibilities of doing many things 
that we expect IGF/ MAG to do.

>   I'm open to persuasion that I'm missing something, but at present 
> most of the aspects of IGF I wish were different are not the result of 
> the MAG having too little influence, needing a longer leash, etc.
What aspects are these, that you wish were different? i ask because, I 
think, from what I have heard from you and also from IGC statements - 
things like working groups, background papers, inter-sessional work, 
better structuring and perhaps outputs  - all or most such aspects 
depends on adequate decision making capacity of the MAG, isnt it. Or how 
else do you think these aspects/ functions can even be started to be 
addressed?

Parminder
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