[governance] Re: Nomcom reform

[parminder]

Dear Coordinators/ All

I propose that we do at least a part of this discussion on the issues 
that some may have with the process adopted by the present nomcom on a 
closed IGC members only list. And for this purpose, of course, I propose 
that such a list be created.

While most of our discussion should indeed take place here in the open, 
and this includes discussions regarding nomcom reforms, it will be 
useful to take some of the discussion to a closed members list. We may 
not want to be too deeply questioning the legitimacy of our, I mean 
IGC's, own position and legitimacy in the open, and we know that such 
questions do open up as a part of such discussions.

One also feels that IGC members will be able to give better attention to 
such organisational issues without the general noise of the ongoing 
discussions of the IGC list. Also, maybe, members will also feel  more 
responsible to contribute to resolution of organisational matters in 
such a closed list.

(I feel that there is a considerably reduced level of engagement of IGC 
members, at least in terms of a sustained purposeful engagement, with 
organisational as well as advocacy issues. It is possible that a pulling 
together of the members into a closed group for some core functions will 
enlist greater sense of responsiblity and thus engagement. But this is 
only a conjecture.)

Such a list has other uses as well, for focussed and purposeful 
advocacy, especially when it involves tactical considerations. I wrote a 
report of the last meeting of WG on improvements to the IGF summing up 
my assessment of where things stand at present, the stances of the key 
actors, the important issues and battle-lines, my expectations from the 
final meeting later this month, and my assessment of what strategies 
civil society should adopt. I had meant to post this report to the IGC 
list but then thought the better of it. I would be much more comfortable 
submitting it to a closed members only list because the work of the WG 
is poised at a delicate point, and so, well, you understand....

Parminder


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