[governance] Remote Participation

[Roland Perry]

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<CAMH9oT6y1mCLkKcYk8B5_odewaLLQCLYb8w+KNe1VWj_10qOsQ at mail.gmail.com>, at 
18:45:36 on Sat, 18 Feb 2012, Tim Davies 
<tim at practicalparticipation.co.uk> writes
>
>Roland's mention of assistants highlights another useful potential of 
>RP, where remote communities can support their in-person 
>representative. I'm reminded of some of the youth delegations at IGF11 
>who were using MSN to informally network with colleagues watching on 
>the webcast and who were helping out with providing background 
>information, or sourcing ideas for how to input into sessions

I agree that it's very useful for a remote participant not to be simply 
"tuned in" to the main discussion, but also in contact with several 
other remote participants at the same time.

Could we call that a "virtual hub" perhaps?

But the assistants I was thinking of were more along the lines of people 
who can do the leg-work for someone in a very select position (eg a MAG 
member) and pass them a dossier of what's been happening, and 
suggestions on what to say, so that the MAG member has a more realistic 
commitment to be on stage only for the relevant three days a few times a 
year, rather than follow everything themselves at first hand.

The caucus co-ordinators are perhaps halfway to the role because they 
seek, and are given, a collective statement to make. In other words, all 
members of the caucus are to some extent their eyes and ears, advisors 
and assistants.

Unfortunately seats like those on the MAG are given to individuals, and 
not offices, except perhaps from the government stakeholder group where 
there has apparently been a little passing of the baton from one 
officeholder to another. Not that this is a bad thing, perhaps more 
stakeholder groups could benefit from the continuity this provides.
-- 
Roland Perry

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