[governance] on Observers at MAG meeting

[McTim]

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
> 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


What is their strategy(ies)?


... 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.


How are they withdrawing if they "extremely well
 prepared and organised, and, in attendance. Therefore they are the
most influential group by far in the MAG."

??

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
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