[governance] Update on Candidates for MAG Nominees

Mon Nov 18 00:39:38 EST 2013

Dear c.a.

Speaking as a MAG member here.. I think not all of us on the MAG do
speak loudly enough. This places a burden on those of us who do speak
loudly, and who are heard.

In the last rotation of the MAG some of the more vocal and active and
critical MAG members were removed. 

The Nomcom should not just think of adding new names, they should, as
you say, add names of people who will be taken seriously in the MAG and
who are willing to take risks, but also who are able to be strategic.

And I think it is also important to keep some of us who are on the MAG
who have managed to have some influence - e.g. in terms of getting focus
on issues such as human rights and surveillance. and who have conveyed
concerns from broader civil society to the MAG and asked questions in
MAG meetings.

BUT - the structural issue remains. The MAG does not have authority over
anything other than the organising of the event. Even the strongest MAG
cannot fix that.

We need capacity at the secretariat and institutional level.

Anriette

On 18/11/2013 03:36, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> Anri, you give more reasons for us to make sure that we recommend
> names committed to these changes.
>
> Eight IGFs have passed and there is an impressive resistance to
> significant change. Are we choosing our reps wisely?
>
> fraternal regards
>
> --c.a.
>
> ------------
> C. A. Afonso
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>
> Date: 17-11-2013 20:05 (GMT-03:00)
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] Update on Candidates for MAG Nominees
>
>
> Dear c.a.
>
> The report of the working group on IGF improvements actually went a
> long way towards recognising where the IGF is not meeting its mandate,
> and it does make recommendations for the IGF to do this.
>
> It could have said more - we spent a lot of time evaluating the extent
> to which the IGF had met its mandate or not, but some of the
> participants in the group did not want to go into to much detail, in
> part because they did not want a more empowered IGF.
>
> Nevertheless, speaking as a MAG member for the past year and a half, I
> think that most people on the MAG at present do want the IGF to do more.
>
> That era where some of the influential people in the IGF did not want
> it to achieve anything or take any risks is actually over. Other
> people on the MAG can share their views.
>
> The bottleneck is capacity and leadership.
>
> Without political leadership, a special adviser, resources, and senior
> staff at secretariat level the IGF will not break through the barriers
> necessary for it to effectively do what paragraph 72 says it should.
>
> Can the MAG change this? I don't think so. I think what we need is for
> UN member states to make a resolution that goes to the UNGA on
> strenghtening IGF capacity, and for ALL stakeholder groups to write to
> the UN SG urging him to appoint the special advisor as soon as possible.
>
> We should ask that the appointment be made in a way that consults all
> stakeholders. I suspect that is not an option, but we could still ask.
>
> Anriette
>
>
> On 17/11/2013 22:42, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
>> I meant UNSG, of course. Sorry...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------
>> C. A. Afonso
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca>
>> Date: 17-11-2013 18:34 (GMT-03:00)
>> To: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>,governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Update on Candidates for MAG Nominees
>>
>>
>> I do hope the Nomcom selects people who have a clear perception that
>> the IGF is not fulfilling its mandate as per the 12 items of para.72
>> of the Tunis Agenda and commit to a significant change in its actions
>> and approach (please take a look at my WGEC report).
>>
>> *But* I am not sure how to insert this in the criteria. And an
>> explicit comitment to this might mean rejection by the UNSA...
>>
>> fraternal regards
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> ps: I am not a candidate.
>>
>>
>> ------------
>> C. A. Afonso
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
>> Date: 17-11-2013 17:28 (GMT-03:00)
>> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> Subject: Re: [governance] Update on Candidates for MAG Nominees
>>
>>
>>  
>> Just a quick note and update -
>>  
>> within 24 hours we will be posting on IGC list the selection criteria
>> to be used by the Nomcom for this years MAG nominations.  Nominees or
>> their nominators will be given an opportunity to provide statements
>> to the MAG in support of their nomination providing background
>> relevant to the nomination.
>>  
>> We will at the same time provide a list of nominations received to
>> date, plus the opportunity for late nominations over the next couple
>> of days. This will be short because of our very tight deadlines.
>>  
>> More to come within a day.
>>  
>>  
>> Ian Peter
>> (non voting Nomcom chair)
>
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
> executive director, association for progressive communications
> www.apc.org
> po box 29755, melville 2109
> south africa
> tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
executive director, association for progressive communications
www.apc.org
po box 29755, melville 2109
south africa
tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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