[governance] IBSA - Tshwane Declaration

[McTim]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:06 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Friday 21 October 2011 05:02 PM, William Drake wrote:
<snip>
>  So again, if indeed IBSA has shifted, it'd be great for them to say so.
>  And for more governments beyond Brazil and a distinct minority of other G77
> to demonstrate that they take the IGF process seriously and will engage even
> if it doesn't offer a path to intergovernmental control.
>
> This is another myth that a strong IGF will get used to pave the path to
> inter-governmental control

I think you have mis-read Bill's para above.

, and such myths appear very easily when the
> agenda is to discredit developing countries.

Whose agenda is this? Please name names.  I have seen no such agenda
in the IG realm.


>
> As Marilia suggests, with the meeting of WG on IGF improvements coming up,
> it is time for the civil society to stand up and say if they are for a
> stronger and more purposive IGF or not. My submission is that anyone not
> ready to make the necessary changes in the IGF status quo is the one really
> against multi-stakeholder policy making.


I think that there are many in Dakar this week (actually doing MS
policy making) that might disagree with you on this.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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