[governance] Result of IGF negotiation - one observation

[Katitza Rodriguez]

This is NOT Izumi's comment. This was the comment of some government who 
negotiated the UN GA Resolution, and his/her/they vision on it.

On 11/26/10 12:04 AM, Jean-Louis FULLSACK wrote:
> Good points, indeed, for both Milton and Meryem.
> Thanks for that.
> I'd also thank Izumi for his efforts to keep us well informed in the 
> whole course of these events, although I'don't share all the 
> statements made.. Anyway, there will be a(nother) life after Geneva 
> November 2010 ...
>
> All the best
> Jean-Louis Fullsack
> CSDPTT
>
>
>
>
>     > Message du 25/11/10 00:08
>     > De : "Carlos A. Afonso"
>     > A : governance at lists.cpsr.org, "Milton L Mueller"
>     > Copie à : "Izumi AIZU"
>     > Objet : Re: [governance] Result of IGF negotiation - one observation
>     >
>     > Good points, Milton!
>     >
>     > --c.a.
>     >
>     > On 11/24/2010 08:59 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>     > > Izumi
>     > > I have a bit of trouble understanding your statements in this
>     section:
>     > >
>     > >> -----Original Message-----
>     > >> However, in negotiations of this nature, while our key
>     objectives were
>     > >> secured, we could not win on every point. In particular, it is
>     > >> regrettable that the text does not do more to talk up the
>     successes of
>     > >> the IGF to balance the negative thread of "acknowledging the
>     calls for
>     > >> improvements" (though happily diluted from "many calls" in
>     the original
>     > >> text),
>     > >
>     > > Is it your position that the IGF is an unqualified success
>     that needs no improvement?
>     > > That is certainly not my position, or even the position of the
>     many people within this caucus that I know and talk to.
>     > >
>     > >> "recogniz(ing) the need for further discussion on the improvement
>     > >> of its working methods" and "consideration of IGF
>     > >> improvements....particular(ly) improving the preparation process
>     > >> modalities and the work and the functioning of the
>     Secretariat". These
>     > >> several references to improvements in the text could for
>     those with no
>     > >> direct experience of the IGF give the erroneous impression of
>     something
>     > >> needing major change or even that the IGF is inherently
>     flawed which is
>     > >> clearly not the case.
>     > >
>     > > I do not understand the need for such a defensive approach to
>     the IGF.
>     > > The idea that any criticism or drive for improvement means
>     that it is inherently flawed seems to reproduce the kind of
>     polarization we saw when ICANN was challenged during the WSIS
>     process. There were those who believed - quite erroneously, it
>     turned out - that one must either defend it uncritically, or else
>     one was supporting the ITU and a "UN takeover of the Internet."
>     Those are false dichotomies and I see the same pattern being
>     recreated here. Why?
>     > >
>     > > --MM
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