[governance] Our strategy, work plan and outreach

[Marilia Maciel]

Dear all,


I am sorry I missed the beginning of the discussion. Presidential elections
in Brazil (great outcome, by the way!) and a short trip right after it have
kept me away for some days.


After going through the thread, I would like to make just a few quick
comments:


1) *Strategy*: I totally agree with the need for a broader scope, mentioned
by McTim. Although IGF is one of the main concerns, there are other
important issues that need to be taken into account in order to plan a solid
and coherent strategy.


Although I am very glad to see many younger people volunteering to be part
of the “strategy” group (and I would like to volunteer as well), this is a
topic in which the views of more experienced people is fundamental, so I
hope it is implied that many of the known “faces” on the list will be there
as well!


Regarding the *procedure of the discussions* I just have one concern.
Strategy is the heart of everything we will be doing, it is the base for the
working plan and the outreach (others will be encouraged to join us
depending on our positions). Because of the importance of the topic,
wouldn’t it be good to carry out this discussion here on the IGC list? This
would be positive for transparency and any interested person would have the
chance to jump in, lowering the barriers to enter the debate.  I have seen
complicated discussions taking place here on the list, and moderators have
successfully organized them in different threads. Separate lists could be
created to other areas of discussion. Just a though.


2) *Working plan:* I believe the group involved in the working plan does not
need to wait for a strategy to be agreed upon. An important task that could
start right now would be to work on the document proposed by Wolfgang
"Internet Governance 2015: Priorities for Civil Society" (historical
chapter, an overvierw about main issues and institutions, etc.). Strategy
will be added to this document as rough consensus is achieved.


3) *Outreach:* I agree that to start an effort of outreach, we need to have
a clearer idea of who we are and who is missing among us. Do we (or
moderators) have an idea? Should we organize a questionnaire, like the one
proposed by Sivasubramanian?


Just to reinforce, I volunteer to work with strategy and I will assist in
every way I can with outreach. We have developed a good network of contacts
because of remote participation.


Best wishes,

Marília


On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:

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