[governance] URGENT: Last call for feedback on CS participation in NETmundial Initiative

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Personally I don't think this can be discussed on such an abstract level. The IGF, for example, was created in a multilateral environment without a public discussion on how it should be structured. In fact, if there was any public discussion it started after the IGF was created. What I want to say is that there are no generally applicable procedures that would help us out of this messy situation. 
Jeanette 

On 21 November 2014 12:27:28 CET, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>Shaila Rao Mistry <shailam at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> If we wish to have our voice heard we need to be at the table. If we
>> are not there how can we voice opinions ,influence and shape policy
>> decisions. Regardless of the numerous pros and cons to joining NM,
>> the prevailing factor is to be a participating presence.   
>
>When a new discourse venue is needed, shouldn't the process of creating
>a new discourse venue start with a public discussion process on how the
>new discourse venue should be structured and what its underlying
>assumptions and constraints should be?
>
>If civil society rushes to provide its participating presence, and
>hence its legitimizing presence, to just any process, we thereby
>destroy a key factor that could lead to the creation of a better kind
>of discourse venue where civil society would have not only the
>opportunity to be not only a “participating presence” but co-leaders
>in discourse processes!
>
>Greetings,
>Norbert

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