[governance] IGF Establishment

[Jeanette Hofmann]

I was on the MAG since year one and I recall a discussion on the 
relationship between IGF and EC. That discussion came about because 
Nitin's first round of consultations (it was Nitin who led those 
consultations wasn't it?) in the first year after WSIS did not have any 
meaningful result. None of the gov's he talked to had any suggestions as 
to how the concept of EC could be meaningfully put to practice. The MAG 
briefly talked about addressing EC at the IGF. I specifically remember a 
harsh remark by someone from the European Commission who insisted that 
IGF and EC have NOTHING AT ALL to do with each other.

Over the years there have been various veto coalitions. Not sure they 
can be in all cases attributed to the same "establishment".

jeanette

Am 30.05.2012 17:19, schrieb Avri Doria:
>
> On 30 May 2012, at 10:32, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>
> Well the secretariat definitely did keep it off the agenda - Nitin said it did not belong to the IGF and we did not question this..  As a member of that secretariat until a year ago, I did not even begin to think of it as a possibility until I left the secretariat and started thinking for myself again and rereading the Sacred Books of WSIS.  It was, for all intents and purposes taboo, and no one in the MAG, up until today, ever seriously argued that it should be included.  Several voices in the IGC did (Jeremy foremost among them), and maybe even an advisor to the chair did, but I can't remember a MAG member doing so.
>
> And at that point, most of those from the Internet community were not willing to even discuss what we not euphemistically call management of critical Internet resources. I put it down to FUD and the immaturity of the organization at that point, it was still finding its way.  (I know some people object strongly to that way of looking at it)
>
> Now, the IGF is much more mature and has found out that no subject should be taboo. As far as I am concerned the IGF, and its MAG, should start plotting its own course.
>
> avri

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