[governance] Re: [IRPCoalition] [bestbits] Time-sensitive: 24 hour sign on period for ITU Plenipot joint recommendations

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On 24/10/2014 11:03 am, michael gurstein wrote:
>
> As you and perhaps everyone well knows I have for several_years _both
> via these email lists and my blog been asking for a definition of
> “MSism”, each time getting a reply somewhat parallel to Gene’s trivial
> response “/Yes, I am very busy making public declarations as
> appropriate on important matters.  And I'm sure I and many others will
> address this issue when we see the right time and place to do so/.”
>
>  
>
> And I realize how important you are and how valuable your time is but
> surely since this has been a dominant meme and priority initiative for
> you and other elements of CS for several years some type of definition
> would be appropriate and surely sometime over those last few years
> there would have been a “right time and place” to give that definition!
>

That's why I set up a fluid working group under Best Bits to develop
such a definition, but there was not much participation (or maybe the
LiquidFeedback software was too complex for people to be comfortable using):

http://bestbits.net/lf/

So far, FWIW, this is the definition that has most support (Avri wrote it):

Multistakeholderism: study and practice of forms of participatory
democracy that allow for all those who have a stake and who have the
inclination, to participate on equal footing in the deliberation of
issues and the recommendation of solutions. While final decisions and
implementation may be assigned to a single stakeholder group, these
decision makers are always accountable to all of the stakeholders for
their decisions and the implementations.

with the following definitions of some included terms

Equal footing:

The recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all stakeholders, on the basis
of equality and without discrimination, of the freedom to participate in
multistakeholder processes. In Internet governance this is in line with
stakeholders’ roles and responsibilities, which should be interpreted in
a flexible manner with reference to the issue under discussion. As with
UN representation by governments, where all are equal regardless of size
or wealth, contributions should be judged on their quality, and not by
the number of people that a representative may claim. Notions of equal
footing must take into account all aspects of capacity to participate,
and must strive to enable full participation through capacity building
and development agendas.

Stakeholder:

A term borrowed from Project Management.

” Loosely defined, a stakeholder is a person or group of people who can
affect or be affected by a given project. Stakeholders can be
individuals working on a project, groups of people or organizations, or
even segments of a population. A stakeholder may be actively involved in
a project’s work, affected by the project’s outcome, or in a position to
affect the project’s success. “

and the derivative:

Multistakeholder process:

A form of participatory democracy where any person, alone or as part of
a group, can contribute fully.


-- 
Jeremy Malcolm
Senior Global Policy Analyst
Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://eff.org
jmalcolm at eff.org

Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161

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