[governance] Re: caucus contribution -> recommendations of WG on IGF improvements

[Avri Doria]

Hi,

I think it would be fine for the caucus to give its support to any of the recommendations of the WG-IGF.    And I have no gripe with supporting these three recommendations.

I am just against any presumption that this should be automatic because the CSTD & GA ordered it.

I also want to make sure that the IGC statement is not used in any manner to discredit the MAG and it full potential to act as advisors to the UNSG on any aspect of the IGF.  Though I do want to require them to always hold consultations  (online or face to face)before deciding. As someone who is not on the MAG, I want to strengthen its position as interpreters of the will of the IGF and the advisors to the UNSG or his representatives.  I do not want to relgate them to the role of a program committee.  The CSTD is not our oversight organization.


So for me it is a matter of neither stomping our foot with 'impatience' nor of making statement about immediate implementation, but about saying that we think these are good recommendations that we beleive the MAG should do something about.

It is more a matter of tone, of not surrendering the independence of the IGF and of not undercutting the MAG in its role as the one that advises the UNSG and that works with the Secretariat to effect any agreed upon changes after consultation with the stakeholders.

avri




On 13 Feb 2013, at 14:34, Norbert Bollow wrote:

> I think it's pretty clear that we're not going to get consensus on how
> binding / definitive the recommendations of WG on IGF improvements
> should be taken to be.
> 
> I therefore propose that we develop a formulation that avoids taking a
> position on that specific aspect, while communicating eagerness to see
> those three specific recommendations implemented that we are citing.
> 
> Is that an acceptable path forward for the Caucus statement?
> 
> (Individual Caucus members would of course, independent of the Caucus
> statement, be free make a written contribution of their own on whether
> an additional consultative process is appropriate before the
> recommendations of WG on IGF improvements are implemented.)
> 
> Greetings,
> Norbert
> 


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