[governance] What "extension into broader spheres" do we support precisely? (was Re: 2nd FORMAL..)

[Norbert Bollow]

Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

> I think that when a drafter introduces a language like 'should extend
> to broader sphere' , on being asked to clarify. those who are for
> that language must clarify what is meant. This did not happen.

While I strongly agree with this call for accountability, what I think
is most important for IGC is that we need to become clear on what
precisely is the scope of our “support for an extension into broader
spheres of Internet Governance of the experiences from the Brazilian
multistakeholder model of Internet governance, led by CGI.br”.

I understand that this was an intentionally fuzzy wording, with the
fuzziness having been driven by the need to have a letter text finalized
and endorsed within a rushed timeframe that was driven by the current
political opportunity in Brazil.

But now that we are not under this time pressure anymore, it will be
good to work out what the specific aspects or kinds of “extension into
broader spheres of Internet Governance of the experiences from the
Brazilian multistakeholder model of Internet governance, led by CGI.br”
are precisely that we have consensus or rough consensus support for.

I personally certainly would not support any kind of “extension into
broader spheres” that would make a multistakeholder process replace a
parliamentary democratic process.

But it seems to me for example that some aspects of the CGI.br approach
to multistakeholderism would be worth looking at when reforming the
ICANN model.

Greetings,
Norbert

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