[governance] IISD comment on the draft

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 06/10/2010, at 11:58 PM, Heather Creech wrote:

> I want to raise concern about one specific point in the draft, which falls under question 2.  This concerns the relationship between the IGC, civil society concerned with internet governance / the IGF, and civil society in general.
>  
> The draft suggests that:  "With its existing open, accountable, transparent and democratic processes, the Internet Governance Caucus could form the foundation of an appropriate body to select civil society MAG representatives, subject to appropriate criteria to ensure regional and gender balance and a diversity of viewpoints."  It adds that this could also be achieved through an independent NomCom process. 

It was in anticipation of concerns such as yours that I worded it "could form the foundation of an appropriate body to select" rather than just "could select".  I consider that this is a fair statement of an appropriate role for the IGC within a potentially broader civil society coalition, in that we have much greater expertise and interest in IG issues than >90% of the NGOs who are active in CONGO.  But, please suggest specific wording that would further clarify the IGC's role.

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