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

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

I fully agree that transparency and a clear cut awareness of the process, roles of the co chairs etc are key to this issue.

The chairs are responsible for the organization of the meeting which suggests logistics rather than any directive role over conference content, and certainly by consensus given the distribution of chairs to different sectors, but our brazilian colleagues, or any of the other co chairs who is here (say Jeanette) could clarify that.

--srs (iPad)

> On 21-Apr-2014, at 21:17, Chinmayi Arun <chinmayiarun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Suresh. Like I said, these are the things that I see as most important - this may not necessary hold good for every one of my co signatories. I don't want to rehash the plagiarism question over here since  this thread is meant to be more forward thinking but we could, if you wish, discuss how to treat  plagiarism charges levelled at academics on a separate thread.
> 
> I did put this out in the hope that we achieve a little more consensus about these issues by the time  future appointments of chairpersons/ representatives come up.
> 
> @McTim Thank you. What I was suggesting is that reducing opacity, and ensuring that all appointments and decision-making follow the best possible practices, will make a better case for MS. Perhaps people who are on the fence/ open to changing their minds will then find it more appealing. These episodes of reduced transparency and accountability certainly make me more skeptical of MS than I would be otherwise.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>> 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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