[governance] Notes for input to opening session statement
Ginger Paque
gpaque at gmail.com
Thu Sep 22 07:50:52 EDT 2011
Hi Grace and everyone,
You can probably predict what I am going to point out :)
Suggest that you note:
Appreciation for the ongoing work for inclusion through e- and remote
participation, and support for continuing development as a model for other
global policy processes.
Importance of regional IGFs and their results
Importance of meetings and capacity building in other languages.
Thanks. I am sure you will represent us beautifully, and I look forward to
your presentation.
Ginger
Ginger (Virginia) Paque
Diplo Foundation
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On 21 September 2011 18:13, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:-
>
>
> 1. 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;
> 2. 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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>> forth and rule the World!
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> 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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>>
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>
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