[governance] IGF Open Consultation memo, Morning, May 15

Tue May 15 14:47:18 EDT 2012

>The morning meeting ended around 1300, here is my rough memo.
>Annotated, as it is Open consultation, but all are very sketchy.
>
>izumi

thanks Izuni, you succeed to let us (especially those that attended 
at least one of these meetings) feel as we are present; I add a 
consideration below concerning the so called "ministerial meeting in 
the next IGF"

>
>May 15, 2012 11:25 Open Consultation starts
>
>UNDESA rep -
>Opening remarks
>over 100 workshops proposed for IGF 2012
>greater transparency, more information, contribute for better governance
>
>MR Elmir Valizda, Chair of MAG
>
>Robert Guerra
>Citizen Lab
>Update for Preparation, logistics, venue and other issues
>scarecity of details a problem -
>
>Chengetai
>Will have update, yes, just now.
>
>Constance, ISOC
>ISCO reception
>
>Question of participation of indigenes people
>rather than access to Internet, they need food, closing, shelters
>I need free and active participation from indigenes people
>
>Azerbaijan host to report:
>IGF Nov 6-9
>Nov 5 - ministerial meeting
>info on Baku/Azerbaijan
>
>All hotels (90) with reduced corporate rates, without 18% VAT
>46 hotels will be provided with shuttles
>17 hotels - no shuttles
>
>Izumi read Judy's comment:
>Physical Accessibility
>it is imperative that all locations/ venue , transport,etc is
>accessible and usable for PWD .
>
>Mervi, Finland
>Question on Ministerial Meeting
>who can participate?
>agenda?
>who are the organizer?
>
>Chair
>Mostly, ministers, but can consider to invite head of delegates

let me here to comment on this, starting from the experience in Nairobi;
the Kenyan government decided to organize this pre-IGF meeting and 
invited ministers in a non homogeneous faction; it was not clear if 
the meeting was for governments at the top level;
in the end the meeting has been a success and private sector and 
Internet organizations had the floor; concerning non ministerial 
government delegations, being part of Italian delegation headed by a 
head of department, I had the chance to meet the Kenyan minister that 
I knew from before and he said that of course our delegation was more 
than welcomed to attend having the floor.
Since it appears that in Baku we sholud have a second experience in 
this direction, this meeting should be organized in a clear way by 
clarifying the following points: 1 is this event part of the IGF or 
not: if not, specify the relation with IGF and give a purpose to 
attract high level officials from around the world; 2 provide an 
agenda and clarify possibly the multistakeholder approach; 3 define 
that time slot for interventions from private sector and NGos 
involved in Internet governence, etc.
I realize that I am suggesting what the local government should do 
and this is inappropriate but, at least, the MAG and others should at 
least make suggestioms.

Stefano

>
>Robert Guerra
>Make sure in the Host Country Agreement, for participants to feel free
>out of fear.
>
>Chair
>As Deputy minister, I will try to answer
>Registration will be happen on the IGF Website, not our own website,
>therefore, anyperson have possibility to register,
>After this information will be provide to our governmental bodies to
>issue visas and others
>About some controls; free usage of Internet
>  through fix, mobile and other
>We have some restrictions and all persons tha live and work
>inAzerbaijan and if you come - can be used these technologies - suchs
>possibilitew will be provided during IGF Balu.
>
>Peter Major
>On accessibility said by Izumi mostly
>
>Judia Okite from Kenya
>adding to accessibility, add that, ^ host country to check out hotel
>if they are accessible with PWD for making booking
>
>Host
>Our staff checked all the hotels, but did not put info on this, will
>update the hotel list with this issue as well.
>
>Felix  Samakande, new MAG, Zimbabwe
>reaction to Video - recollection of Lithuania experience
>restriction of time to speak but speak slowly for interpreter
>
>Chair
>Translation will be provided only in Main Session - not in workshops
>
>Constance, ISOC
>Mervi's question - add invitation to CEOs, Civil society members
>
>Chair
>>From Kenya, we will keep this tradtion of inviting CEO (of ICANN), 
>>Civil Society
>
>Aysha
>Comment on Ministerial, participated in Kenyan Ministerial
>important to have dialogue among all stakeholders
>
>AZ Foreign Minisry
>Visa issue - in due course
>
>Participation of all organizations - take seriously, treat every singe
>delegation in a non-discriminatory soverigh-
>IF not paritcpate from soverign countries - it's their choice
>Linkage between of hosting event and allegation of freedom of
>expression and mediu,
>  it is institutional nor, insure the norm and contineus to do so
>mis-reprsented by some media-
>is very infortunate that we are taking this time to address to
>verenate the situation
>clear - emotiona accests do not add credit to the authority of the
>organizations or rpresentatives
>
>Anna, Portugal
>
>Question about Ministerial meeting
>What is man objective of this Ministerial which countries are invited?
>which Ministry?
>we are in Multi-stakeholder event - cannot be put apart
>MSH is not about big companies, but small companies, civil society, etc
>what is the purpose of this Ministerial?
>
>Chair
>Kenya, it was the first time to have Ministerial
>
>Alice - explained the Kenyan Ministerial
>  agenda - came as bottom up, discussed at East Africa IGF
>
>AZ rep
>There is discussion on how to model ministerial meeting
>  we want to hear to MAG members - which model?
>  all countries participated in ITU members - ITU has list of
>ministries - who is resposbile on Telecom, ICT InfoSoc  -sent
>invitation letter to those countries
>Involving private sector - big companies but we can invite others
>we want to modelize and find best figure - useful
>
>Address the
>your country will be responsible and delegate your officials to that meeting.
>ITU will channel this
>
>Wolfgang
>Question to DESA
>Nitin and Markus stepped down more than 2 years ago
>Can we expect that two positions will be filled at IGF in Baku?
>
>DESA
>Situation on Executive Coordinator and Special Advisor
>It was funded by IGF Trust fund, voluntary contributions, but
>regrettably, current voluntary contributions do not allow the
>recruitment of EC
>we are concerned about the absence of EC
>once new project document approved 1 year ago, received from Controller,
>90 applicants applied for the EC
>Due to the financial balance project, we still have strong negative
>balance - not able to recruit the EC
>Go to IGC Website, you can see the balance of the project document
>We just canceled the announcement of the EC, not able to continue the
>recruitment,
>
>Special Advisor - prerogative of the SG, no influence to force him to
>make the decision
>
>Anriette from APC
>On Minsterial - I think it is very useful mechanism, appreciated in Kenya -
>but IGF is different from ITU, complement each other
>IGF could take broader government and other stakeholders - on policy
>Not rely on ITU database, but to be more creative about which 
>minister to invite
>Thematic focus on Ministerial - to define - then which CS and minister
>
>ON human rights, -good hear to the reassurance - ask Host country to
>make documents and ask DESA to reflect them into Host Country
>agreement
>
>Chair
>according to the procedure, the host country must sign agreement with
>UN DESA, and all issues are indicated in this agreement
>Issues on transportation, visa, equipmet, computers are fulle include
>toths agreement
>And now this is agreement - w can publish them in our website.
>
>Anna Neves, Portugal
>It is up to the host country to invite which Minister, yes. If it is
>ITU event, then invite telecom ministers. but if it is IGF, then not
>only telecom ministers.
>If you use ITU Detabase, please do not call as "IGF".
>On EC, puzzled. Strange. There is voluntary funding.
>
>Chair
>We can consider all of your proposal. During this event, you have
>possibility of contact from our delegation, you can provide some info
>on some ministries, please inform us, and we will invite these
>ministries. Please provide these.
>
>Bertrand de La Chappell
>On Visa, related to citizens of countries who may have political
>tensions and who may have difficulty - can you ensure that there will
>be no restriction.
>On EC, situation is extremely troublesome, painfully.
>It might be intentional - I don't believe that. Choice- wrong
>intensions or inefficiency - both are bad. Current situation is
>weakening the IGF.
>Chicken and Egg -we cannot hire because of funding, funding not coming
>because of uncertainty
>canceling the process - re-launching - take months
>
>MAG could, in due time, to designate its own Chair - as an option
>A voluntary desire to solve this problem
>
>DESA
>Communicated to donor community -
>we are not limiting them, trying hard
>recent situation with Google - working with lawyers, beyond control
>hope to solve this situation as soon as possible
>Recruitment process for EC
>we stay with one rule approved by member states
>no other way.
>
>Chengetai
>HCA - treated equal as UN
>
>Qusai
>Ministerial meeting - not IGF event, right?
>AZ's liberty - to organize
>
>
>LINCH Break
>
>Adam
>How many workshops are possible to be organized - how many rooms?
>
>Chengetai
>128 Workshop proposals - highest number submitted
>The venue can fit all workshops
>Do we want to have 12 workshops at the same time?
>
>Grading -
>above 12 - green
>below 12 - orange
>
>SOP  49
>Access 19
>EI, IG4D
>CIR 10%
>TS, WF  6%
>Others -
>
>Cade - how about dynamic coalitions and Open Forum?
>
>Chengetai - we need to consider them all.
>
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