IETF WAS Re: [governance] Enhanced Cooperation (was Re: reality check on economics)

Roland Perry roland at internetpolicyagency.com
Fri May 25 10:31:02 EDT 2012


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<CAOLD2+YNCL7N-GPOyqsp8MaBtHPa+tkqXZKVcuWJC66a5SAeAw at mail.gmail.com>, at 
15:06:26 on Fri, 25 May 2012, Andrea Glorioso <andrea at digitalpolicy.it> 
writes

 >> Hence my suggestion that a mapping of this "global governance" system
 >> and the extent to which government/public authorities already have a 
 >> role could be a useful step, not the least because it would allow to 
 >> focus on those areas where the capability of government/public
 >> authorities to exercise their rights and obligations towards their
 >> citizens in a global cross-border environment is somewhat limited
 >> (privacy/personal data protection comes to mind). Furthermore, such a
 >> mapping could also help to identify which fora/processes could
 >> benefit from a broader involvement of more stakeholders.
>
>I think there are already too many maps like that.  We should be moving
>> onto the next stage by now. (And it doesn't matter if the map that's
>> examined is less than perfect, such things will emerge and be corrected in
>> the next stage).
>
>I'm aware of only two efforts, namely the APC project and the one by
>Norbert Bollow & co. I'd be interested to know if there are more.

DIPLO and ISOC both have such maps, and I've encountered several others.

>And I'm not clear what is the "next stage" anyway.

To quote your own words...  "identify which fora/processes could benefit 
from a broader involvement of more stakeholders". And many other things 
I'm sure (such as better describing what each entity contributes to the 
ecosystem, rather than merely acknowledging its presence).
-- 
Roland Perry

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