[governance] IGF Open Consultation Memo, Afternoon, May 15

Deirdre Williams williams.deirdre at gmail.com
Tue May 15 12:10:43 EDT 2012


Izumi - you are the greatest!
Thanks a million
Deirdre

On 15 May 2012 12:05, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:

> Hi, here is the my crude not of the Afternoon Session. It just
> finished two minutes ago.
>
> -----------
>
> Izumi
> Want to ask nonMAG members in the room – as to how much do you expect
> MAG members to intervene the quality of the workshops?
> liaise with less represented stakeholder, etc?
>
> Do you like to let MAG members give more advices to the substance and
> organization of the workshops, ie include more from South, gender
> balance, etc.
> Explore and encourage innovative ones. Many are repetitive from previous
> IGFs.
> Keep diversity – having many is not bad – rather, good
> But raise quality of each workshops.
>
>
> Janis Karlins
> How to increase the relevance of the IGF without chaging the nature of
> the IGF, place for dialogue?
> World Forum - Davos meeting and Clinton’s global dialogue – two similar
> events.
>
>
> Council of Europe –
> upport Aysha’s proposal of ICC to be focal point
> EuroDIG be organized, with European Commission
>
> ECA
> Makane Faye
> Support Izumi’s proposal
> like to go further – make sure that workshops are co-organized by
> other key organizers of other regions
> feel free to contact us – to provide resource persons
>
> Jeff, AT&T and ICC
> support comment by Janis
> Capture National and Regional IGFs throughout the year
>
> Tijani
> Quality of diversity, etc I agree
> best way to insure of quality
> if to assess the quality of speech, takes too much
>
>
> Anna Neves
> analyze the impact of IGF in national and public policy,
> this impact has never been studied
> re: Izumi’s point – to raise quality support – to the workshop be
> discussed this afternoon
>
> Anriette, APC
> support many comments made
> 1) send reminder of criteria be useful
> send a few specific questions to workshop organizers
>  purpose of workshops, what do you want to achieve?
>  some proposals do not articulate these
> 2) MAG to invite volunteers who are not MAG members to participate in
> the workshops under main theme
>
> re: Izumi/Anna/ Tijani
>  MAG – to identify – addresses topical issue, but not well-developed,
> reach out these organizers, don’t have be too formal
>
> Coffee break
>
> 16:35: reopening the session
>
> Mervi, Finland
>
> Andorea, Russia CS
> on report, by scientific
>
>
> Aysha
> to reduce/consolidate number of workshops
> main session, hope strong participation in Baku
> emphasis on capacity building
> some focus are on ICT, ask them to add Internet governance angle
>
> Tijani
> assessment of workshops
>  assessment of report is not good way
>  on the attendance and interactivity of workshop
>  indicator – can show the success of workshop
> Workshops must be co-organized – I don’t understand this
>
> Robert Guerra
> ad hoc session, successful session – favorable
> innovation – how sessions are facilitated, instead of set numbers go
> round, proven to be quite well
>
> Izumi
> Asian countries are not accustomed to free, round-table discussion
> style, rather more orderly style.
> We have different standards of measuring the quality.
> Could we also have evaluation from the participants?
>
> Vladmir, Diplo
> We miss participants from small island countries, Pacific, Caribbean etc.
> we need more workshops with controversies – feeling of controversies
> within workshops
> Same panelists appearing many times
> Encourage people to apply, as resource persons –
>
>
>
> Ask organizers to fill the new template to qualify for final selection.
> Specify speakers, clear information on what the purposes.
> Modality of the session etc – interactive.
> Five basic questions before we make final selection.
> Ask people to tag proposals.
> Different types of workshops – level of maturity of topics can dictate
> format
> - expert presentation
> - free roundtable
> -
> we can tag the proposals –
>  it will enable easier reporting later
> how do we assess the quality?  - usage, usability of workshops
>
> Mark
> Fear of over-managing the IGF?
> I do wonder if we might be going down the road – too many criteria, etc?
>
>
> Chris Dissipain
> Individual MAG members have done and will do – contacting WS
> organizers, but not MAG as a whole. MAG should not do
> I am concerned if MAG to attempt to influence.
>
> Freedom House
> Concern to interfere the substance of workshops.
> on controversial subject, etc.
> Main message – to be helpful, but stay away from managing individual
> workshops.
>
> Robert Guerra
> Echo Sanja’s concerns.
>
> Izumi
> To clarify – with my earlier question on quality -
> I note the concerns of Chris, Sanja and Robert among others, not
> attempt to influence the substantive part of Workshop, etc. We should
> not judge the values etc. The final decisions should be made by the WS
> organizers, not by MAG etc. at all.
>
> Felix,
> Clarify - suggested to make the platform, not to dictate.
>
>
> Chengetai
> How many numbers of MAG do you want to hold?
>
> Chris
> How many can we?
>
> Chengetai
> All of them!
>
> Kieren McCarthy
> It’s number of tracks, not number of workshops, concurrently.
> More than five tracks will be bad.
>
> Avri
> Disagree with Kieren.
>
> Heather Dryden, Canada, retired MAG member
> Do not go into details of workshops.
>
> The Netherlands
> Do not try to reduce the number of workshops.
>
> Mark Carvell, UK gov
> It’s not “conference” – to Kieren’s concern
> It’s forum, dialogue, not quite conference.
> We do have to cut back.
>
>
> Bertrand,
> In favor of keeping as many Workshops as possible, provided there are
> appropriate along the criteria.  There are many conflicting workshops,
> instead of forcing people to merge, identify clusters of workshops
> dealing with similar topics, insert the round tables, before plenary
> ideally.
>
> Chair
> We will take all into consideration.
> Invite MAG members, but I want to give floor (to non MAG members)
>
> Open Consultation Meeting adjourned.
>
> [some applause]
> 18:01
>
>
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