[governance] eNabler

Sat Oct 2 09:42:40 EDT 2010

Dear all,

I fully support Wolfgang's vision of an IG Web (I usually call it the
Internet Governance Network) linking all stakeholders and their various
governance frameworks through a common "governance Protocol" allowing
circulation of information upwards and downwards (also sideways of course).

The Internet has unified hundreds of thousands of heterogeneous networks
through a simple set of protocols (TCP/IP to make it simple) making them
interoperable without changing their respective architecture; the HTTP/HTML
protocols have allowed millions of heterogeneous databases to become
interoperable and form the World Wide Web, irrespective of the kind of
software or data structure they are using; likewise, I strongly believe that
the interaction modalities that we are experimenting in the IGF (and ICANN)
will ultimately allow billions of heterogeneous stakeholders/human groups to
interact in a global governance network, without having to change their
internal governance framework (every human group has some internal
governance framework, ie : modalities for decision-taking).

The replication of national and regional IGFs goes in that direction and I
expect all international organizations will progressively establish their
own MS Forums to interface with the global process. This was emerging slowly
during a discussion last week at the OECD around the notion of a Global
Forum on Broadband and the Internet Economy.

While many actors feared at first that this would come as a competition to
the IGF, it was clearly discussed as a way to provide "input" into the
annual IGF and a tool to focus OECD activities on what it is concerned most
with (the economic dimension). Still work to do but this is where I think it
is going.

The general challenge is to promote the implementation of multi-stakeholder
participatory processes as interoperability standard among heterogeneous
governance frameworks. Isn't it what the IGF mandates requests in its
paragraph 72i : *Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of
WSIS principles in Internet governance processes.
*
Best

Bertrand

2010/10/2 "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" <
wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>

> Lee
>
> this is the way would should move forward, linking various
> initiatives/institutions together in a network sending (political) messages
> foreward and backward. Such an "IG Web" would reflect/mirror then
> architecture of the Internet and would leave the knowledge/power/decision
> making capacity at the "edges" (with the option to enhance knowledge etc. by
> other peers).
>
> On the other hand, by reading the report from the eNabler meeting I was
> rather confused. Since UNICTTF  I feel here running in a revolving door
> missing the exit: Good intentions, (sometimes) big names, big plans, no
> money, but rather obscure realities. Anyhow it is always worth to support
> good intentions and to enable people to do things which are helping to
> implement MDG and WSIS Goals.
>
> Best wishes
>
> wolfgang
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Fra: Lee W McKnight [mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu]
> Sendt: lø 02-10-2010 00:42
> Til: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro; Avri Doria
> Emne: RE: [governance] IGC profile: some handfuls of people and a
>
>
>
> 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 : )
>
> 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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