[governance] Proposed workshop text on CSTD and/or Indian proposal

Thu Apr 21 13:35:44 EDT 2011

Just to clarify, I have written to non-gov stakeholder groups only, not to
gov reps.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I have consulted other stakeholder groups (wrote to the members of the CSTD
> WG) and asked them if they would like to co-sponsor and/or participate as
> speakers in our workshop "reflections on the indian proposal".
>
> After some delay, both groups answered me that they are going to present
> their own workshop proposals about the CSTD process and IGF improvement.
> They said they would be open to talk about merging with us and asked me to
> convey this message to you.
>
> We know how merging can result in a "frankenstein" specially in a topic
> like this. So we have to carefully assess what to do next. I was really
> hoping that talking to other groups in advance would make us engage in
> fruitful dialogue and would allow us to present a unified proposal.
>
> Business sector has not yet a text of their proposal (to be advanced by
> ICC). The technical community has a draft proposal, that is too broad in my
> opinion, and will hardly advance the debate. The key-questions in their
> proposal are:
>
> - Compare and contrast the two IGF improvement processes [CSTD WG and MAG],
> identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each process, and where
> there is overlap in their work, if any.
>
> ·       Examine some example improvements contributed to each process,
> following through their implementation, or otherwise, to assess the real
> world constraints that have an affect on implementation
>
> ·       Discuss the best processes that can be used in future to identify
> and implement improvements to the IGF
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you.
>
> Marília
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> If there are no further comments about this workshop proposal (reflections
>> on the Indian proposal), then I believe that Jeremy and I will start
>> contacting other stakeholder groups by tomorow (Monday), ok?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/04/2011, at 11:50 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
>>>
>>> I just believe that we should carefully frame it, so that stakeholder
>>> representatives that do not necessarely agree with the proposal feel invited
>>> and encouraged to participate and put forth their arguments. During the CSTD
>>> WG meeting, the technical community and US opposed the proposal, but they
>>> did not say why.
>>>
>>>
>>> I feel that we are gravitating towards a consensus on the more focused
>>> India/CSTD workshop proposal (in addition to the Mapping one), but here is
>>> some more nuanced language for the former, with changes underlined (anyone
>>> else, feel free to make your own suggestions):
>>>
>>> *Reflection on the Indian proposal towards an IGF 2.0*
>>>
>>> As a participant in the CSTD's Working Group on Improvements to the
>>> IGF, the Government of India recently provided a set of
>>> "Proposed Improvements to IGF Outcomes, in Keeping with the UN General
>>> Assembly Mandate".  *Although only one stakeholder's proposal, *the ten
>>> suggested improvements reflect proposals that *some* other countries and
>>> other stakeholder groups have also previously aired. *It is also one of
>>> the only relatively comprehensive written proposals on IGF outcomes to
>>> emerge from the Working Group, and therefore provides a convenient starting
>>> point for further discussion.*
>>>
>>> It was suggested *in the proposal* that the MAG identify key questions
>>> for the IGF to deliberate upon, that a Working Group for each issue develop
>>> background material on it, to be considered by the IGF through workshops,
>>> a roundtable discussion, and possible inter-sessional meetings, and
>>> that discussion at the plenary level would result in an IGF report on
>>> each issue that would be transmitted to the CSTD and other relevant
>>> bodies for their action and feedback.
>>>
>>> Since it was not possible for the CSTD Working Group to fully
>>> discuss these suggestions, this workshop is intended to provide a space to
>>> do so more fully. *The workshop will provide an opportunity for all
>>> stakeholders to consider the merits of the proposals as well as their
>>> shortcomings, and* consider whether and how to take *such*proposals forward.
>>>
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> Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
> FGV Direito Rio
>
> Center for Technology and Society
> Getulio Vargas Foundation
> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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