[governance] On the continuation of the IGF

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 12/05/2010, at 2:08 PM, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:

> I asked somebody skilled in writing and reading such documents for clarification regarding para 18, which I found difficult to understand.
> The way I read it, the SG claims authority over any improvements of the MAG. This authority he then delegates to the secretariat or the IGF participants themselves. If this reading is correct, I would find it quite extraordinary. But let us not forget, the note is just a draft and the GA may ask for changes.

Although I doubt this authority exists yet (and even he seems to doubt it, saying that the improvement of the MAG "may be within the authority of the Secretary-General"), it can't be doubted that once the initial mandate is up, the General Assembly could grant the Secretary-General new power over the MAG's workings.  So, that's where I see the recommendation in 29(c) coming from.  More of my personal observations on the SG's statement are at:

http://igfwatch.org/discussion-board/recommendations-on-the-extension-of-the-igf

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