[governance] RE: IGF Establishment

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Agree with Milton and Avri's responses and I think Parminder's use of
the term is legitimate.

What was interesting about being on the Working Group on IGF
Improvements is that at the outset (hearings and open meetings in late
2010) this 'IGF establishment' asserted quite vehemently that the IGF
does not need improvement, and, in the unlikely case that it does, it
should be left alone to self-improve.

For me probably the greatest achievements of this working group is that
by the end of the working group process, this 'establishment' had agreed
that there was room for improvement and contributed suggestions for how
it can take place.

Suggestions to talk about 'outcomes' which many of us made on open
consultations since the first IGF were always met by this
'establishment' as outrageous, and likely to lead to the demise of the
IGF. Now I think they realise that absolutely no outcomes is a far
greater risk.

I.o.w. the IGF 'establishment' has shifted quite a bit in the last
months. Let's hope they are also willing to do so in relation to talking
about 'EC'.

Anriette


On 30/05/2012 18:13, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- Parminder: Going back to the early days
>> of the IGF, the IGF establishment firmly blocked any reference to
>> EC in MAG discussion.
>> 
>> Wolfgang: Can you clarify what the "IGF establishment" is?
> 
> Rushing to Parminder's defense, as I always do ;-), I suspect that he
> means what I call the IGF "doves;" i.e., the US, Australia, UK,
> Canada, western telecom interests, ISOC, ICANN people in IGF who
> wanted the IGF to be a conference and not a place for negotiating or
> agreeing upon actual governance. Those folks had a pretty firm grip
> on the first MAG, if you'll recall. And the US, EC (I think) and
> Australia spoke out directly in one of the early consultations trying
> to separate IGF from EC.
> 
> 
> 

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