[governance] Re: No funding for CS in next CSTD WG: what should we do?

[Marilia Maciel]

The official summary of the third meeting, produced by the chair, has
recently been made available:
http://www.unctad.org/sections/un_cstd/docs/UN_WGIGF2011d14_summary_en.pdf

Marília

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The next meeting of the WG on IGF improvements has been scheduled for 11
> to 13 January.
> After a consultation with CSTD Secretariat, it seems that they are only
> going to finance the participation of people from LDCs. On previous
> meetings, CSTD funding was available for civil society representatives from
> developing countries, which allowed Anriette, Parminder and myself to
> participate.
>
> If there is no alternative for funding, the full participation from civil
> society will be reduced on a crucial moment of discussions. Due to the
> level of interactivity among members and the highly political aspect of
> discussions, I think that remote participation is not a satisfactory
> solution on this case.
>
> I come to the group to ask for guidance on what to do. Should CS as a
> group approach CSTD? Do you have any idea about alternative sources of
> funding that could guarantee CS participation?
>
> Any thoughts would be welcome.
> Best wishes,
> Marília
>
> --
> Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
> FGV Direito Rio
>
> Center for Technology and Society
> Getulio Vargas Foundation
> Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
>



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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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