[governance] CSTD WG going on

[Marilia Maciel]

Dear all,

The complete list of "broad agreements" follow below. They are very general
and commonplace, but if we think that 90% of the text we tried to write on
the last CSTD WG meeting was put inside brackets, it seems positive. If
anything, it was a good dynamics to brake the ice. Tomorrow we will go into
details on topic A (outcomes). May the force be with us.

A - Shaping the outcomes of IGf meetings
Broad agreement on the need to improve the outcome documententation of the
IGF

B - Working modalities including open consultations, MAG and the Secretariat
Broad agreement on the need to rotate MAG members regularly, keep MAG
meetings transparent
Broad agreement to have the Secretariat [remain independent and] based in
Geneva
Broad agreement to strengthen/expand the IGF Secretariat
Broad agreement that the MAG should be more representative of all the
groups that internet governance increasingly impacts
Broad agreement that the use of remote participation tools and resources
should be strengthened
Broad agreement that the MAG needs a clear terms of reference and that the
constitution of the MAG should be done in a transparent and documented
fashion

C - Funding of the IGF
Broad agreement that additional voluntary funding should be sought,
accepted and encouraged
Broad agreement  that funding should be stable, predictable and independent

D - Broadening participation
Broad agreement that the preparatory process needs to be more visible and
for more stakeholders to participate in it
Broad agreement on the need to reach out to more stakeholders
Broad agreement on the need to enhance remote participation
Broad agreement to increase and support participation from all stakeholder
groups from developing countries  in IGF and its prep process
Broad agreement to increase IG4D topics in the IGF
Broad agreement to continue to rotate the location of the IGF annually, to
enable different regions to have easy access to IGF

L - linking IGF to other related processes/mechanisms/bodies
Broad agreement on the need to encourage greater links between national,
regional and global IGF
Broad agreement on the need to improve the links between the IGF and
intergovernmental organizations and international organizations


Marília

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:

> In the afternoon, we started to examine if there is broad (and
> minimum) agreement on each of
> the 5 topic categories identified in the morning:
>
> A)      Shaping the outcomes of IGF meetings
> B)      Working modalities including open consultation, MAG and Secretariat
> C)      Funding of the IGF
> D)      Participation – broadening
> E)      Linking IGF to other related processes/mechanisms/bodies
>
> And then we reached the point of confusion – it seems very difficult
> to reach some specific
> agreement or consensus of so many different issues in limited time –
> so that Chair suggested
> to go into three small working groups and come back to plenary.
>
> Several governments showed resistance to this proposal and we went back to
> exploring how to go forward as plenary.
>
> Some governments started to talk about more specifics of item A, and
> then Marilia
> pointed out that we should go over all 5 elements first without going
> into subetantive
> discussions, and we can go more specifics later. That was accepted by the
> group.
>
> Then we agreed (tentatively):
> “B Working modalities including open consultation MAG, and Secretariat
> Broad agreement on need to rotate MAG members regularly, keep MAG
> deliberations transparent.
> Broad agreement to strengthen the IGF secretariat”
> Broad agreement that the MAG should be more representative of all the
> groups that Internet Governance increasingly impacts.
> Broad agreement that the use of remote participation tools and
> resources should be strengthened.
> Broad agreement that MAG needs clear Terms of Reference, constitution
> of the MAG is done in a transparent and documented fashion.
>
> C Funding of the IGF
> Broad agreement that additional voluntary funding should be sought,
> accepted, and encouraged.
> Broad agreement that funding is stable and predictable and independent.
>
> We have had several rounds of interesting exchanges of different views
> before reaching these broad agreement.
>
> Another Coffee break now.
>
> izumi
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