[governance] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation

[michael gurstein]

Interesting, but the issues here don't seem to be the result of UN failings
but rather those of a primary proponent of and very significant beneficiary
of MSism viz. the lack of transparency, accountability, even-handedness,
inclusiveness... Perhaps you could explain. 

Based on current performance I would expect a purely non-UN process of MSism
to be even more questionable in these areas than the current one, except of
course to an interested circle of stakeholder insiders. In any case, hardly
an appropriate model for democratic decision making in Internet Governance
or in the broader areas of an Information Society.

M

-----Original Message-----
From: McTim [mailto:dogwallah at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 1:00 PM
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; michael gurstein
Subject: Re: [governance] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 2:50 PM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Irrespective of the largely "interest"ed and diversionary chaff 
> currently being circulated in this discussion I need hardly point out 
> to this group that what is really at stake is a significant test of 
> the current multistakeholder approach to Internet Governance and as an 
> alternative approach to democratic decision making in the Information
Society.

The CSTD WG on EC is NOT an example of true MSism in IG.  It's a largely
top-down intergovernmental process with a few bones thrown to other
stakeholders.

If you want to see real MSism in action, don't look to any UN process!

--
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel


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