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

Hakikur Rahman hakik at hakik.org
Tue May 15 13:16:13 EDT 2012


I agree. We do feel connected and updated with all latest happenings!

Thanks,
Hakikur

At 17:10 15-05-2012, Deirdre Williams wrote:
>Izumi - you are the greatest!
>Thanks a million
>Deirdre
>
>On 15 May 2012 12:05, Izumi AIZU <<mailto:iza at anr.org>iza at anr.org> wrote:
>Hi, here is the my crude not of the Afternoon Session. It just
>finished two minutes ago.
>
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>
>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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