[governance] call for an open IGF

[michel Gauthier]

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Could you please to be more specific about what you call an "OpenIGF"?
You seem to plead for some brand new initiative?
Thank you.
MG
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How can we practically reconcile "democracy" with the concept of a
discussion with a secretariat and an advisory group? The authoritative
entity of the IGF is the IGF itself, comprising four stakeholder parties,
each with their own culture and governance, to serve the project of a
people centered Information Society. This IGF by nature and essence is what
each stakeholder class, dynamic coalition, enhanced cooperation, and person
brings to it. This is why I prefer to speak of polycracy; a democracy for
all the stakeholders in a concerting world based on multi-consensus rather
than votes (ex. IETF: "We reject kings, presidents and voting. We believe
in rough consensus and running code").*

*Due to a thousand years of hysteresis, we continue to pay special
attention to the UN and Govs. Remember that the WSIS is all about paying
also as much attention to CS and Corporations, along with their own
cultures and processes. The Civil Society and Private sector cultures and
processes are NOT those of the UN and Govs. We do NOT have to mimic them;
otherwise, it will be a disservice to all the stakeholders. We need to be
ourselves. RFC 6852 shows how the contribution of the professional Internet
and computer areas (Private sector) intends:*
*- to harness these increasing opportunities today for all the peoples  and
for [] inclusive global communit|ies] that were unimaginable only a few
years ago.*
*- and to support their further development and progress (cf. Tunis Agenda).
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*We have *
*- (1) to do the same in the Civil Society area.*
*- (2) to contribute with the other stakeholders and their conclusions
(their responses to the Tunis agenda) to make it a joint multistakeholder's
move.*

*IMO, this should help the IGF to be a tool of real use and utility for
everyone. It could then probably lead to:*
*- (1) a yearly meeting that would be called in cooperation with its
Secretariat, and advised by the MAG*
*- (2) an open contribution "Wikigf", *
*- (3) an "RFC4D editor" - comparable to the IETF RFC editor.*
*- (4) and a common "nethiquette", as a "BCP4D" striving to respect the
WSIS people centered architectonic esthetic, of which the first section
would enlarge the meaning of the "Internet" word to the
"Multitechnology/multilinguistic Digisphere International Networks". Among
others things, such a nethiquette resulting from a de facto global
multiconsensus would document and maintain how the Wikigf and RFC4D editor
would function.*

*This certainly is something that a few of us could manage to organize, as
it only is a response and continuation of the work of everyone for years.*
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