[governance] caucus contribution, consultation and MAG meeting

[Norbert Bollow]

Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at ccianet.org> wrote:

> * Multistakeholderism and bottom up processes are not just used in
> Internet policy. It is high time to look at the other areas of policy
> that it is used for and how and why it works there.
> * The MDG review is the same year as WSIS+10. If the next 10 years of
> WSIS is just more discussion of governance processes given how many
> billions of humans aren't connected to the Internet at all yet, then
> we have all failed and we should think bigger.
> * The economy of the Information Age is transforming everything.
> Privacy, security, commerce, productivity, income gaps... Isn't that
> the sort of thing that really matters in real people's lives? Wouldn't
> everyone be better off if there were more linkages between all the
> different MS-based Internet policy shops? Why not spend some time at
> the IGF helping people understand how they can participate - and
> bringing some more of these processes into closer engagement?

These are good points IMO, although I don't see how they would fit
into our draft statement (see
http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/107 )

Suggestions welcome!

Maybe "Multistakeholderism and bottom up processes in policy areas other
than Internet governance" would be a good workshop topic?

Greetings,
Norbert

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