[governance] on Observers at MAG meeting

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

I would hope that the MAG tries to distill the inputs from the written
submissions, and the open consultation.

I am not quite sure that is what happened today.

My other observations, as an observer, are:

* The MAG should make use of small group discussions who make proposals
on content and themes, with these groups then coming back into plenary

* The technical community and the private sector is extremely well
prepared and organised, and, in attendance. Therefore they are the most
influential group by far in the MAG.

* Civil society members of the MAG are doing their best, but battling.

* Civil society is prepared in that people have proposals, text and
ideas, but is not well organised on site and not prepared for effective
participation in the meeting.

* Government participation is very limited... with good efforts from
Brazil, India and a handful of northern governments.

* There are some MAG members who don't participate at all. Why are they
there?

* It is not a very developing country or civil society friendly space.

* I think the private sector and the technical community should reflect
on their strategies... they work in the short term, but will they work
in the long term?  They feed into the criticism of the IGF from certain
governments which, whatever our view of it may be, is not conducive to
making this process achieve its goals. Their withdrawal from the process
makes it less and less valuable for those of us who need to and want to
work with/challenge our governments to deal with basic internet access,
regulation, openness etc. issues.

* I think civil society in the MAG should plan, plan plan and prepare,
prepare, prepare. Beforehand, but also on site.  Not easy though.. I do
realise that...

Anriette
(in my individual capacity as an observer for about 3/4 of the meeting)


On 24/02/11 16:03, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> I don't think we have "official" MAG members from IGC.
> There are, however, members of MAG who were nominated
> by IGC and appointed by UN SG as MAG members.
> So we feel they are sort of our members.
> 
> I think MAG members are supposed to work on their own capacity, not
> "representing" any organization/afficilation per se.
> 
> The announcement says:
> 
> "All Advisory Group members serve in their personal capacity, but are
> expected to have extensive linkages with their respective stakeholder
> groups"
> 
> http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/pi1936.doc.htm
> 
> izumi
> 
> 
> 2011/2/24 Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com>:
>> Do we IGC have official representation in IGF MAG?
>> Is there any member of MAG who's membership was assigned on the basis of
>> IGC?
>> Imran
>> ________________________________
>> From: Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org>
>> To: Governance List <governance at lists.cpsr.org>
>> Sent: Thu, 24 February, 2011 18:42:30
>> Subject: [governance] on Observers at MAG meeting
>>
>> The Chair just said:
>>
>> The MAG members concluded on the observer status,
>> "If we do have time, we will call upon a discussion of the soft"
>>
>> Agreement - speaking is restricted to MAG members only.
>>
>> izumi
>>
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