[governance] IGC profile: some handfuls of people and a curmudgeon?

Sat Oct 2 06:32:39 EDT 2010

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu> wrote:

> Sala,
>
> To Avri's point that it is up to folks on the list to  make it whatever
> they want: thanks for volunteering to prep an IGC FAQ and list of URLs : )
>

Lee, I am of course happy to do this but I would need your help in collating
the relevant information. Thank you for volunteering to help, Lee, I look
forward to developing the list with you. For starters here are some initial
basic possible FAQs :-

1) Who is a member of the IGC/IGF?
2)What is the founding document of the IGC/IGF? (What URL can this
information be accessed from?)
3)How are the IGC/IGF led and what is the governing authority?
4)What is the vision, mission and objective of the IGC/IGF?
5)Are there Working Groups?
6)Who may be a member?
7)Who may not be a member?
8)What are the checks and balances in place to ensure good governance?
9)What principles does the IGC/IGF subscribe to?
10)How is the world represented in the IGC/IGF?

All: You can send me various links (URLs) and I can compile and consolidate
into a page and send it back to this mailing list. You can then direct me to
sending it to whoever is responsible for uploading onto the website.

>
> With that 'done' I have been meaning to raise a second point which does
> touch on Michael's curmudgeonly critique re the distance between IGC/IGF and
> folks on the ground actually trying to do ICT4D, with or without broadband
> to acknowledge Jean-Louis' point.
>
> Here's my 5 cents:
>
> UN - GAID is working on something they are calling the 'e-Nabler' which
> would essentially be an online/semi-automated strategic plan development
> tool, intended to help folks - on the ground - trying to plan - ICT
> deployments for development.
>
> Frankly the thing could be a flop/waste of time; or maybe not. It is
> intended to provide tools to help folks go from Millenium Development Goals
> to specific actionalble implementations, which would be a good thing, if
> done right.
>
> They acknowledge that they are particularly weak on - policy. We IGCers
> seem to prefer the word 'governance.'
>
> So my thought: what if Wolfgang's 'messages from IGF' actually had -
> particular receivers in mind?
>
> Namely, folks on the ground trying to do ICT4D.
>
> This would be relatively simple to implement, since the 'e-nabler' is
> theoretically updated/refreshed regularly - say annually.  Like when there
> are fresh 'messages.'
>
> So each year's IGF process could have a known target audience, which would
> help make UN-GAID's grand plan more viable - since if there is not fresh
> input the thing will grow stale and fall apart quickly I warned them last
> month.
>
> Anyway, the e-nabler is in the early beta stage, but if this doesn't seem
> entirely crazy as a notion to the folks bridging IGF & GAID - such as
> Derrick, Marilyn, and a few others could talk it up a little on the gaid
> side, and - igc can advocate and/or prepare to implement -in its workshops
> next year - messages to gaid/to planners trying to get things done in
> challenging circumstances.
>
> Of course messages could come in both directions, but seeking to build in
> feedback loops is generally a good thing right.
>
> Anyway, just a thought, which if some of you like - I also volunteer Sala
> to put into motion : )
>
> Lee
> ________________________________________
> From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro [salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:57 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Avri Doria
> Subject: Re: [governance] IGC profile: some handfuls of people and a
> curmudgeon?
>
> Dear All,
>
> Michael raised a valid point. As a relatively new kid on the block, I
> think that there should be an information (FAQ) list of URLs to show
> members how they
> can involved ie. increased and widened participation. What essentially
> is the "letter" and "spirit". Criticism must not be taken personally
> but is a mere tool in refinement and it is a wise man or person who
> accepts correction (ancient proverb). I love what
> CS Lewis said in his classic, "An Experiment in Criticism", "My own
> pair of eyes are not enough for me, let me see through other pairs of
> eyes."
>
> Warm Regards from sunny Fiji,
> Sala
>
>
> On 10/2/10, Avri Doria <avri at psg.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 1 Oct 2010, at 12:06, Meryem Marzouki wrote:
> >
> >> My conclusion is that, far from being curmudgeonly as he warned this
> >> wasn't his intention, Michael raised a very legitimate and of utmost
> >> importance question. It probably deserves more serious thinking than
> what
> >> it got so far, but obviously only in case democratic participation is an
> >> issue..
> >
> >
> > wow, that is loaded language.
> >
> > a.
> >
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