[governance] [HISTORY FILES1] Fw: heads up on new "CS Working Methods" group

Fri Mar 15 14:50:38 EDT 2013

Hi Bill

I was referring to this particular one. The role of that group then was to see what worked in WSIS 1 and improve that process fr WSIS 2.

I think at the stage where we are as IG Caucus, we can evaluate:
	1. What process methods have worked
	2. How do we better improve our own working methods
The issues of openness, transparency, representation are still here.

Seeing the "Anriette process" and the T/A process, I would say:
Why dont CS work on a process for selections?  In other words, document "Anriette process", discuss it, add to it and improve it.

Having been around many CS meetings, before gently retiring, I have seen the same issues rear their head..

IGF, CSTD, MAG, WCIT and in May WTPF...

Best 

Nnenna

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 From: William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch>
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Subject: Re: [governance] [HISTORY FILES1] Fw: heads up on new "CS Working Methods" group

Hi Nnenna

That was a different group for CS @ WSIS generally.  The IGC thing was the Multistakeholder Modalities Working Group (MMWG).  Did some good work back in 2006 but then drifted off.  I have a number of the docs still.  This bit from a letter to Markus caused me to wince,

The MMWG sees the IGF primarily as a process in which an annual “Forum” is embedded and not as an independent singular event which takes place once a year. As the WGIG report has stated, there is “a vacuum” in the global discussion process with regard to Internet Governance. Such a vacuum would not be filled by a three or four day meeting every fall.

Sigh…

Bill

On Mar 15, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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>Subject: heads up on new "CS Working Methods" group
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>Dear Viola, Robert, Derrick and Renata,
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>I just wanted to give you all fair notice that folks who met in Berlin on Saturday night are planning to send out to the plenary shortly an announcement of the formation of a "Civil Society Working Methods" working group to collaborate on the internal procedures and processes of civil society in the 2nd Phase of the WSIS.  I know this is a subject near and dear to your hearts, so I didn't want you to be surprised by it.
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>This does not clash in any way with the Bureau's efforts to improve and evolve its own work and methods.  In fact we hope it is a useful resource for any working group of the bureau that gets formed.  But we think the orientation is distinctly different, since the bureau is focused on the modalities of civil society in relation to the official WSIS process, rather than internally among each other.
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>The starting point for discussions we feel should be what has been
 learned from how we operated in WSIS I and what are the key principles that we should base our working methods on.  The next steps are : what are key CS process questions to be addressed for WSIS-II, and what are some basic standards and working methods that we can all agree on to work effectively and democratically together.
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>An important goal is to make sure that we are much more effective at Prepcom II in February than we were at Prepcom I.  I have attached my notes from our meeting, which is mostly just a list of questions and some process ideas.
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>Regards,
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>Rik
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