[governance] Final Message to the IGC as co-coordinator [Goodbye and Thanks]

Thu Feb 6 05:26:30 EST 2014

Dear Sala,

Thank you very-very much for your incredible engagement, energy and wisdom!

We are trying to re-produce IGC scheme for our Russian-speaking Club of
Experts on Internet governance, and you are our best model of coordinator
(I don't want to under-appreciate other coordinators, but for me it was
extremely important to be in personal contact with Sala).

I am sure that you will play another very important role in IG process,
with even more success!

Best regards from Ukraine!

Oksana

On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Kabani <kabani.asif at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 4 February 2014 14:19, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
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>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Warm Greetings from Suva, Fiji,
>>
>>  It seems like only yesterday when several people asked me whether I
>> would be interested in standing for co-coordinator. In fact, if I knew what
>> I knew about what co-coordinators do, I most probably would not have stood.
>> :) I had no clue of what was in store.
>>
>> Suffice to say, my role was easy because my predecessor Jeremy Malcolm
>> made it easier for me to transition into my role. He had migrated the list
>> from the cpsr to where it is today. I was also fortunate to have Izumi who
>> had been serving beside Jeremy for around a year before I came into serve.
>> I would like to take this time to especially thank them for their
>> collaboration and patience.
>>
>> At the outset, one of the first things I had set to do in my new role was
>> to communicate with all past coordinators and over time, I would seek their
>> counsel and their collective wisdom. I would also like to thank all of them
>> for their patience, wisdom and dedication. Special thank you also to
>> Norbert Bollow my fellow co-coordinator who contributed immensely behind
>> the scenes. It was a privilege to work alongside you. Chaitanya Dhareshwar
>> has also been extremely helpful behind the scenes and my load was easier
>> because I had people like Chaitanya who was generous in volunteering his
>> time.
>>
>> There are few aspects of civil society engagement that can be improved if
>> people take the initiative to push forward statements, submissions etc.
>> This is probably the only civil society group whose members and subscribers
>> belong to other civil society organisations. As Nnenna once mentioned, the
>> IGC is the oldest civil society organisation formed since the creation of
>> the WSIS.
>>
>> The last two years, we have encountered several challenges both
>> internally and externally where levels of polarized debates affected our
>> capacity to negotiate or be functional in our advocacy. As this was
>> happening, there were changes happening in the dynamic landscape of
>> internet governance such as the uncertainty of Internet Governance etc.
>>
>> For each person that unsubscribed or left the IGC, six people would join.
>> The average ratio of the unsubscriber is to subscriber is at an estimated
>> 1:5
>>
>> When we were debating the WCIT and having all kinds of polarised debates,
>> there were ITU policy staff subscribing to the IGC. The debates were
>> usually between the pro ICANN camp and the anti ICANN camp or it was the
>> pro ITU camp and the anti ITU camp and once pro single unified root versus
>> multiple root camp or the pro US and anti US camp. I am seeing the
>> discussions mature from the polarizations and whilst the differences still
>> exist, they are not as threatening and as menacing as they once was. It is
>> my hope that we can channel these diversities to show case the different
>> perspectives in relation to the issues as we address global public interest
>> concerned
>>
>>  I am continuously surprised that there are many governments particularly
>> those in OECD countries who also subscribed to the IGC. I can say with
>> confidence that the diversity of stakeholders that lurk on the IGC list are
>> diverse and is not limited to civil society. Some see this as a threat, I
>> see it as an opportunity to allow them to hear our dialogue, rationale. The
>> list itself is mechanism for change. However, it is my hope that the IGC
>> will be able to make relevant and targeted submissions to various entities
>> and forums in productive ways. There are many pressing things ahead of us
>> and whilst we are preparing for the Brazil meeting and the IGF that we also
>> have a futuristic approach to the issues that demand our energy as we
>> position ourselves to meet the coming challenges.
>>
>> To do this it will require some level of decorum where we can agree and
>> disagree professionally without personalizing matters. We have also had to
>> resolve numerous matters complaints lodged to the coordinators and this was
>> done discreetly. I am pleased that things have calmed down within the IGC.
>>
>> One of the greatest thing I have had to learn was "restraint" and to be
>> "measured" in my response in dealing with situations and this was not an
>> easy thing but being in the IGC has helped me come to a greater
>> understanding of the diversity of voices. Our diversity is our strength. It
>> is my hope that we will use this shared understanding to reach out to other
>> stakeholders and interface with them in a manner that encourages meaningful
>> and productive interaction instead of alienation. Our success is dependent
>> on some extent on our diplomacy.
>>
>> Last but not least, a big thank you to all of you for making the journey
>> worthwhile and memorable. I continue to learn daily from each of you, your
>> insights, your wisdom and seeing the world through your eyes.  In a few
>> hours, when we close the Poll, we will be announcing the new coordinators
>> and welcoming them.
>>
>> Live and let live!
>>
>> Many thanks everyone (Vinaka Vakalevu).
>>
>> With every best wish for 2014,
>>
>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>>
>>
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