[governance] May consultation: IGC input

[Judy Okite]

Thank you, Adam....will do.

Kind Regards,


*“Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly
impossible” Edwin Land*



On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> Judy, hi.
>
> Perhaps you could suggest on the MAG mailing list that there's a slot
> on the agenda of both the open consultation and the MAG meeting for
> discussion of accessibility.  Could be part of the host country
> discussion of the venue.
>
> And could you or one of the other MAG members also suggest remote
> access also be discussed during both meetings.
>
> We don't need to develop proposals at the moment, just ask that the
> topics are on the agenda.
>
> Best,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:04 AM, Judy Okite <judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Adam, Deidre, All,
> >
> > thank you, very much, just to let you know, we are taking notes and
> indeed,
> > the issues that you are raising are quite important.
> >
> > 1. on the PWD's and accessibility, DCAD forwarded recommendations to the
> > Secretariat,   bearing in mind, the possibility of holding the forum in
> > three different venues.
> >
> > I strongly encourage these discussions.
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > “Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly
> > impossible” Edwin Land
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Deirdre Williams
> > <williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 29 April 2012 05:47, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Adam and everyone,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> But for now I suggest we ask that remote access and accessibility of
> >>> the Baku venue be put on the agendas of both the open consultation and
> >>> the MAG meeting.
> >>
> >>
> >> Accessibility in Baku for everyone is extremely important, not just as a
> >> practical consideration but symbolically for the IGF itself.
> >>
> >> Last year in Nairobi the electricity supply (or lack of it) seemed to be
> >> one of the main technical  factors affecting remote access - something
> >> important to remember for this year.
> >>
> >> On the human side the remote moderators are an essential link in the
> >> chain. The moderators in the workshops I 'attended' (from Saint Lucia)
> were
> >> a great help.
> >> However - moderators do need some training in their function and
> therefore
> >> the earlier they can be recruited the better AND moderation needs to be
> >> extended as much and as quickly as possible into languages other than
> >> English.
> >>
> >> Deirdre
> >>
> >>>
> >> --
> >> “The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir
> William
> >> Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979
> >>
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