[governance] NetMundial and Indian CS: Discussing Transparency and Conflict of Interest

[Norbert Bollow]

Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net> wrote:

> And perhaps some clarity and a proportionate response to such
> appointments based on whether the co chair of a particular event is a
> honorary figurehead or is supposed to play an active role in shaping
> the agenda and outcomes.

There seems to be some misinformation going around that is at the basis
of the "honorary figurehead" claim.

The minutes of the the meeting of the High Level Committee on Feb.
24th say:

"""
......

The NETmundial Board is responsible for overseeing the organization of 
the meeting and have 4 co-chairs: Jeanette Hofmann (Academia), Fadi 
Chehade (Technical Community), Andile Ngcaba (Private Sector) and Subi 
Chaturvedi (Civil Society).

.........

The Chairman explained that the HLMC primarily responsible for setting 
the political tone and providing international visibility to
NETmundial. The practical aspects of this responsibility are the
capacity to review the documents prepared by EMC, provide feedback with
suggestions /*and return them NETmundial Board. NETmundial Board will
interact directly with the EMC to achieve a final version of these
documents by the beginning of the conference. During the meeting, the
HLMC and the Chairs of NETmundial will seek approval for the final
documents. */
"""

(emphasis added)


Greetings,
Norbert

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