[NCUC-DISCUSS] [bestbits] Re: [governance] list of important questions to be delivered to LOC before 27th meeting

Mon Jan 27 05:31:14 EST 2014

Anja,

You can have some stats about Bali 2013 IGF here:
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2013-bali/attendance-statistics
and the attendees list:
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2013-bali/participants-list
Note that all registrants are not necessarily come to the meeting, but it
gives idea for countries/continents attendees, but it changes every year
depending on the chosen place for this meeting.

Chantal

2014/1/27 Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in>:

> Dear all,
>
> On the numbers issue, what I have found intriguing is that there is a felt
> need to actually put cut-off points for number of participants for each
> stakeholder group in place, while 1500 is actually slightly more than the
> number of people who usually attend an IGF (without any cut offs being put
> into place)?
>
> Is this in an attempt to crack up government participation? (And perhaps
> Adam or someone else in the know can remind us of how big a percentage of
> IGF participants comes from governments - I tried to find that info on the
> IGF website but didn't manage to locate it)
>
> Before agreeing to any quotas, I think it would be good to have a bit more
> of a sense of the rationale.
>
> Thanks and good luck with the meeting, Marilia and Adam!
>
> Anja
>
>
>
>
> On 27 January 2014 00:39, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:
>
>> Please read "Transmitted on behalf of 1net steering"
>> On 26 Jan 2014 16:08, "Joana Varon" <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Very good point,  Nnenna.
>>>
>>> Dear all, for the record, in the sense of using all the paths we have,
>>> Adiel has just transmitted to the co-chairs of the EMC, Demi and Raul, the
>>> sets of questions we have compiled. So Marilia and Adam can have more
>>> support to push them as urgent matters as well.
>>>
>>> For the very tricky ones, I would suggest to bring a set of options to
>>> consult with the stakeholders.
>>>
>>> All the best and I wish you both, Adam and Marilia, a very inspired
>>> meeting
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Joana
>>> On 26 Jan 2014 14:24, "Nnenna Nwakanma" <nnenna75 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I will tend to lean on a committee using an agreed set of criteria, one
>>>> being contribution during the prep process.
>>>> However, there is one thing that needs to be checked
>>>> ** the size of government delegations***
>>>>
>>>> How many people can be in an official delegation?
>>>>
>>>> Over the years, the IGF has been encouraging governments to add CS
>>>> folks to their delegations, and not  many countries have been doing that.
>>>> So the question here will be : "What will be the maximum size of an
>>>> official delegation?"
>>>>
>>>> N
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Marilia Maciel <
>>>> mariliamaciel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for that Norbert. And if anyone feels that there were older
>>>>> threads in our lists that were important to this present discussion, please
>>>>> link them here, or resend them. I am trying to map, but any help would be
>>>>> useful.
>>>>> Best
>>>>> Marília
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Next step would be the question of selection. So far I have
>>>>>> informally
>>>>>> > tried to reach out to people and ask opinions. What I have collected
>>>>>> > so far comes down to three options. But there may be more, so please
>>>>>> > propose new ideas or comment on the ones below:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > - Bottom up self-selection process. Pro: more legitimacy. Con: some
>>>>>> > fear the burden would be too heavy for a nom-com.
>>>>>> > - First come first served. People who register would be accepted
>>>>>> > until the number of participants is reached. Pro: easier to handle.
>>>>>> > Con: some fear it could create distortions and lack of balance
>>>>>> > - Selection by a committee (not clear by which one), based on
>>>>>> > previously agreed criteria such as: balance between developind and
>>>>>> > developed regions, presenting contributions to the public
>>>>>> > consultation as pre-condition for on site participation, have
>>>>>> > attended at least 3 IGFs, etc. Pro: Middle-terms solution if
>>>>>> criteria
>>>>>> > is agreed beforehand. Con: Not mentioned.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Please, let me know if you have feelings or preferences about the
>>>>>> > above.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> APC has proposed that the selection of participants should be on the
>>>>>> basis of contributing substantively during the preparatory process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I support that proposal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>> Norbert
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Marília Maciel*
>>>>> Pesquisadora Gestora
>>>>> Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio
>>>>>
>>>>> Researcher and Coordinator
>>>>> Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School
>>>>> http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts
>>>>>
>>>>> DiploFoundation associate
>>>>> www.diplomacy.edu
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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