[governance] Internet G8 meeting

[parminder]

On Wednesday 11 May 2011 02:09 PM, William Drake wrote:
>
>
> On May 11, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>>
>> The proposed eG8 will not be a negotiating forum, any more than the 
>> IGF. In that respect, it is nothing like the G8 meetings proper.  So 
>> I don't see that there is an inconsistency here.
>
> I had a different impression based on the side events of past 68 
> summits,  For example the Okinawa summit released the World Ec Forum's 
> report and recs on the global digital divide (which I wrote) and the 
> main meeting endorsed their thrust and promised cash (which generally 
> failed to materialize). Other summits have made similarly declarations 
> on cybersecurity and whatnot that came in part from non-IGO adjuncts. 
> And the news reportage on this one 
> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internet-g8-to-be-held-in-paris-on-24-25-may says 
>  The "Internet G8", a conference to be held in Paris on 24-25 May 
> before the official G8 summit in Deauville, has been conceived t*o 
> generate debate and ultimately a set of proposals from private sector 
> stakeholders for the consideration of the eight heads of government,*

All these recs of the side events are made without formal negotiating 
processes, isnt it.... In fact these are good examples to show how 
deliberative processes can arrive at recs, wthout formal negotiations. 
(In fact, you say, you wrote the recs on global digital divide, that 
hardly looks like a negotiation process). In fact it is unfortunate how 
those opposed to strengthening the policy role of the IGF have linked 
IGF recs necessarily to UN style formal negotiations. Since there cannot 
be such negotiations at the IGF, there cant be recs by the IGF - their 
simple but deliberately fallacious logic.
> *
> *
> Maybe our French colleagues can clarify the precise agenda, but from 
> what I'd hear this may be another one of those international events in 
> which Sarko tries to launch some big new initiatives that's not been 
> fully vetted with counterpart countries.  In this context, it'd be 
> surprising if there are no recs or declarations of any sort being 
> provided by the private sector heavies he's assembled.

We think there will be, and we are afraid of that and are opposing their 
non-inclusive nature. As is suggested from your earlier examples of the 
Okinawa summit, these recs are likely to have a powerful influence on 
what gets decided and announced by the G 8 meeting, which is likely to 
have a powerfu linflcuence on the future of global IG. I am not clear 
why does this not bother you.

>  And if so, then the IGF is sort of an odd model to say they should 
> follow, no?

We see IGF as a public participation/ consultation model for Internet 
policy making, and thus we think that its model should be used for all 
forums that are supposed to input public opinion (or that of all 
stakeholders) into formal policy making processes.

parminder
>
> Or maybe I'm missing something….
>
> Bill

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Parminder Jeet Singh
Executive Director
IT for Change
NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC
www.ITforChange.net <http://www.ITforChange.net/>
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