[governance] Notes for input to opening session statement

Wed Sep 21 18:46:53 EDT 2011

Sala
This is great.

Thanks.
GG

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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:43:35 +1200
Subject: Re: [governance] Notes for input to opening session statement
From: salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; ggithaiga at hotmail.com
CC: jeremy at ciroap.org; imran at igfpak.org

Dear Grace,

I have absolute faith that you are going to give an awesome speech and what better way that to have someone civil society in Kenya speaking for all of us. From the Pacific, where we have been pushing e participation and strategically marketing the workshops and encouraging stakeholders to access the meetings through the hubs, noting that the Pacific has 22 countries and Territories and 16 of which are independent nation states, it is critical that there is inclusion in the workshops, agendas as the challenges from the Pacific are different although may be similar in certain instances to other regions. I am happy that the Workshops this year have more input from the Pacific through remote participation mainly.

My requests are not lavish (you don't have to put  this in to your speech but the spirit of it you can capture). I would like to see:-

Formal letters of invitation go from the UN IG Secretariat to the UN Points of Presence (Pop), EU PoPs and other intergovernmental organisations and international organisations in the Pacific to get them involved in the remote Hubs and encourage support through the creation of multiple Hubs - this to be done well in advance;
General letter that can be used to send to Target Groups in the Pacific from the Secretariat.
I will say that from the ground up, we have set up Teams in various countries within the Pacific to identify and invite to join in the discussions that we believe that we can learn from the experiences from those around the world and also share some of our experiences and also draw resources (lessons, learnings etc) to quickly bridge the gap of the digital divide. I believe that that the current multistakeholder model that provides for a non threatening environment for robust discussions to take place is simply AWESOME. I come from a region where development is sporadic and I believe that the multistakeholder model provides an avenue for powerful collaboration and robust discussions where we can argue about issues and yet walk away and share a cup of tea.

Building beside you,
Sala

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:

Good People

I finally got a formal confirmation that I will be the CSO speaker during the opening ceremony. I am required to submit some sort of 'speech' by Monday. 
Jeremy had provided some talking points (thanks alot Jeremy) and Imran had made additions (again, thanks too Imran).

I am now asking all of you to look at both Imran's and Jeremy's suggestions, agree, amend, add, subtract, and get back to me by friday evening. Is that alright? This is a multistakeholder process and offers equal opportunities for contribution. Remember, this will not be my speech, but YOUR speech. Kindly input. 

With Kind Regards
Grace

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From: ias_pk at yahoo.com
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; jeremy at ciroap.org
CC: imran at igfpak.org
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 15:19:38 +0500
Subject: RE: [governance] Notes for input to opening session statement

Dear Jeremy and all Members, 
With reference to the proposal for the “IGF improvements”, I would also suggest following points / recommendations to be included in the agenda:
1.      The revision of the MAG members of the IGF. As the previous members were given letter of the extension of 1 year of their MAG membership. However, the status has been changed with the passage of time, revision and expansion of the memberships is required. 
2.      During past meetings and consolation process regarding the governance, Civil Societies were not given appropriate privilege or at least equal level of opportunities comparing to other ones line those who have Governmental status etc. So, we should raise voices for equal opportunities and privilege for Civil Societies.
3.      To formulizer some Fellowship and Travel Support program for the candidate from Developing Countries to participate in IGF Meetings. There are different sponsor organizations on the board of IGF to host and organize the IGF meetings but there is no easy and predefined process to apply to obtain support.

Thanking you and Best Regards

Imran Ahmad Shah

From: governance at lists.cpsr.org [mailto:governance at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Malcolm
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 02:09 PM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Subject: [governance] Notes for input to opening session statement

This thread can be used for suggestions of topics to include in the opening session statement to be delivered by Grace Githaiga.

Here are some of my thoughts, focussing on the theme of IGF improvements and policy messages, and also touching on accessibility and the role of civil society.  This is not to suggest that these are the only areas we should cover:

During the first five year term of the IGF, it proved itself as a discussion forum. Over the next five years, rather than simply replicating the previous five, its evolution should continue.
The IGF has the potential to be a public sphere in miniature for the Internet, where otherwise disenfranchised voices can have a real impact in shaping policy decisions taken elsewhere.
Over the past year the commitment of some other institutions to the multi-stakeholder principles established at WSIS has proved weak. [Not sure if we want to point fingers, here.]
This is a challenge that the IGF can confront by proving itself up to the task of providing concrete and useful inputs into the policy development processes of those institutions.
In most other fora, the influence of the economically powerful, such as the entertainment and pharmaceutical industries, can can cloud policy-makers' view of the broader public interest.
The IGF does not suffer from that same limitation, to the extent that all participants have equal status. But we must continue to improve the IGF's accessibility, including through online means.
The involvement of civil society adds democratic legitimacy to Internet governance processes, by presenting often overlooked perspectives, including those that transcend national borders.

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