[governance] [3 of 6] How best to nominate the MAG Chair?

[JFC Morfin]

At 19:23 13/06/2010, Eric Dierker wrote:
>This notion that we are no longer looking for enablement and 
>empowerment through common vote and democratically inclined notions 
>is very practical.  It does take away the everpresent problem of 
>mandates and agendas. But.....
>
>It handles in a very engineering way the diminution of people. It 
>assumes that all are capable of leading as well as the next. If 
>chairing is only a +_- equation without personality requirements 
>then why have one, just design a program. If it makes no difference 
>who - then who cares?

I am afraid you are missing the fact that this is among MAG reps.

>Do we want that guy advocating our position on how technology can 
>help stem AIDS and advance Womens' issues in the Sudan??? Or 
>pounding his shoe on the table regarding censorship and denial of A2K??

I do not mind at all. Because I am not legitimate judging who would 
actually do better. What counts is not who is "better", but if we 
have a position. That anyone from our community consensually agrees 
with. A Chair does not advocate and does not pursue  a personal 
agenda. He represents a consensus. Thay guy will be far more credible 
and legitimage that one brillant specialist pushing what everyone 
knows to be his pet idea.

>I think the notion of a Chair deserves some respect. I think "by 
>lot" diminishes that respect and the MAG as a whole.  But admittedly 
>my concept requires the wasted time of human frailty.

A Chair must be surrounded with decorum, listen, report to his 
constituency, get a consensus and present them assisted by advisors.
jfc



>--- On Fri, 6/11/10, jefsey <jefsey at jefsey.com> wrote:
>
>From: jefsey <jefsey at jefsey.com>
>Subject: Re: [governance] [3 of 6] How best to nominate the MAG Chair?
>To: governance at lists.cpsr.org, "Jeremy Malcolm" <jeremy at ciroap.org>, 
>governance at lists.cpsr.org
>Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 9:38 PM
>
>At 13:39 11/06/2010, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>>There have been a few really good comments coming through on 
>>questions 1 and 2 (thank you!), but please keep them 
>>flowing.  Question 3 is closely related:
>>
>>How best to nominate the MAG Chair?
>>
>>Here are a few examples of options we might recommend:
>>
>>1. A single UN-based Chair is appointed by the UN Secretary-General 
>>(as at present).
>>
>>2. The UNSG appoints one Chair, and a co-chair is appointed by the 
>>host country (as was tried for the Brazil IGF meeting).
>>
>>3. The MAG appoints its own chair (by a vote or by consensus).
>>
>>4. The MAG appoints two co-chairs for alternating two-year terms 
>>(much like we do in the IGC).
>>
>>In the case of options 3 and 4, we might also require that the 
>>chair/s, if not independent (ie. UN-based), would be from a 
>>different stakeholder group at each rotation.
>>
>>Are any of the above to be preferred, or can any be swiftly 
>>rejected?  Are there any other options you can think of?
>
>If you are serious about the question of nominating someone to 
>represent three billions of people make a monthly rotational 
>chairmanship attributed by drawing lots. This way he will not 
>represent the people themselves (how do you want to do that?), but 
>the position will structurally exemplify their diversity and the 
>individual autonomy of the constituant.
>
>Democracy is over. We are now entered in Polycracy where 
>representation is not by selection or election (vote of one 
>priviligied person, or by every person), but exemplification. The 
>less previsible one for the less previsible time is the best way to 
>be sure that no personal agenda will be supported, and that the 
>consensuses being reached by this Chairmanship will be external as 
>well as internal, i.e. stronger and better. Also, you cannot bribe the dices.
>
>JFC
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