[governance] FOURTH DRAFT statement on enhanced cooperation

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 10/11/2010, at 4:57 PM, McTim wrote:

>>> I also object to the "a new and supplementary mandate." language.
>>> Where did that come from? Who would give such a mandate tot eh IGF?
>> 
>> 
>> It could be an outcome of the Enhanced Cooperation consultations.
> 
> Could it? It took a UN Summit to prepare the current mandate.  Would a
> "consultation" have the authority to formally mandate the IGF to take
> on other tasks?

No but the consultation would lead to a recommendation to the UN General Assembly, which would have the authority to do so.  Aren't we half-expecting that soon anyway?

> IF IGF was created by WSIS, then wouldn't it be expected that WSIS
> 2015 would have to change that mandate?

Sure, that would work too.

Actually the ability to make non-binding decisions on Internet public policy issues (and even to draft, but not to conclude, treaties) is already well within the current mandate of the IGF... but of course the reality is that the IGF would never attempt such a thing without being forced to by a mandate change.

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