[governance] Global governance and global IG

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

 +1 for me Dear Guru I support your view, parallelling both global events, the IGF and the CC process. I'd even like to extend the parallel to the whole WSIS. But for taking a courageous decision such as that of our friend organizations in the framework of the CC Global Conference, CS needs at least to debate in its plenary. However, since some years we never had a plenary meeting during the "WSIS Fora". IMO, this is why the whole WSIS process is faltering and unproductive, except for shows and self-commending of some people. Best Jean-Louis Fullsack Message du 22/11/13 19:14
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> Climate change is an issue where developed countries are putting their own narrow interests on top, and refusing to entertain legitimate demands of the developing countries... and in this space (like many others), global civil society is mostly with the cause of the developing countries. see below (http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/ngos-walk-out-of-warsaw-talks/article5376547.ece )
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> excerpt
> "In a rare sign of frustration and solidarity, over 800 representatives of NGOs staged a walkout from the climate negotiations here, citing lack of commitment from developed countries and take over by corporate interests.The environmental NGOs have always been an integral part of the climate talks and are allowed to not only sit in and watch the negotiations but also intervene at times with their demands. “How many more years should we wait while people face the fury of climate change now? Climate talks in Warsaw are supposed to create solutions to deal with increasing typhoons, rising seas and dying species. Instead of leading at these talks, rich countries are back-tracking, blocking and taking U-turns. This has become the norm and this must change,” said Harjeet Singh from ActionAid International before joining the walkout. The developed countries have collectively blocked progress on two key issues — Loss and Damage and delivering finance to the poor countries.On a third track, negotiations have been dragging for three days with the rich countries trying to break the firewall between the developed and the developing countries and hence reneging on their commitments to fight climate, 
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> In the IG space, we have seen large parts of civil society push the hegemonic agenda of the USG and US based transnationals partnership .... even as Snowden exposures point out to the extra-ordinary collusion between the USG and these large corporates in promoting their political and economic interests at the cost of others... And in the IGC we have even had strong arguments on how private sector needs to sit as an equal on the policy table... though its obvious that this can only serve to stall any regulation in the public interest. 
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> It is unfortunate that these sections of IG civil society seem oblivious to the danger that perhaps the biggest threat to the world, its democracy as well its economic egalitarianism, is the systemic neo-liberalisation of society. The case of climate change governance in which corporates wielding unprecedented political (not just economic) role and influence are able to thwart meaningful regulation/policy that is much needed in global public interest is seen in the cited article. Its even more unfortunate that sections of IG civil society are ready to actively support and enable corporatist governance models (basically 'decision making on equal footing' model) which will ensure continuance and further strengthening of the political-economic hegemony in IG.
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> regards,
> Guru
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