[governance] Re: [bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent
Carlos A. Afonso
ca at cafonso.ca
Mon Sep 1 10:00:40 EDT 2014
If it has to become a formal body, I would not like to see it becoming a
sort of UN agency. If it is not a UN agency, funding should come from
other sources.
--c.a.
On 09/01/2014 09:27 AM, parminder wrote:
> I support the call.
>
> It should be accompanied with the UN providing permanent institutional
> funding for it. Nothing can be permanent and stable without clear and
> stable source of funding.
>
> BTW, the IGF is right now a 'project' of UNDESA, and projects normally
> are not permanent. For being permanent it has to be an incorporated body
> with institutional funding.
>
> Anne, in the CSTD WG on IGF improvements, IT for Change and some
> developing country asked for a part of domain names tax collected by
> ICANN to be dedicated to IGF funding. This has to be done in a
> statutory/ constitutional manner and not as ad hoc, upto ICANN, measure.
>
> parminder
>
> On Monday 01 September 2014 02:13 PM, Anne Jellema wrote:
>> Actually the point about stable and predictable funding - and I would
>> add to that, transparent and accountable financial management - seems
>> just as important as (and closely linked to) the permanent mandate.
>>
>> WF continues to advocate that a % of gTLD revenues be set aside for
>> this purpose, as well as for other public benefit purposes, but if it
>> is considered unwise to mix ICANN issues with IGF issues then perhaps
>> it's enough just to reference the need for expanded, predictable
>> funding that is transparently accounted for.
>>
>> cheers
>> Anne
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Eduardo Bertoni
>> <ebertoni at alumni.gwu.edu <mailto:ebertoni at alumni.gwu.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> I support Joana´s idea re taking into account what the NetMundial
>> final declaration says. I would only add that the "next" IGF
>> should do better in linking its agenda and wok with the regional
>> IGFs.
>>
>> e
>>
>> Eduardo
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Joana Varon
>> <joana at varonferraz.com <mailto:joana at varonferraz.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Agree.
>>
>> At NETMundial final statement, this is what we have on IGF:
>>
>> "There is a need for a strengthened Internet Governance Forum
>> (IGF). Important recommendations to that end were made by the
>> UN CSTD working group on IGF improvements. It is suggested
>> that these recommendations will be
>> implemented by the end of 2015. Improvements should include
>> inter-alia:
>> a.Improved outcomes: Improvements can be implemented including
>> creative
>> ways of providing outcomes/recommendations and the analysis of
>> policy options;
>> b.Extending the IGF mandate beyond five-year terms;
>> c. Ensuring guaranteed stable and predictable funding for the
>> IGF, including
>> through a broadened donor base, is essential;
>> d. The IGF should adopt mechanisms to promote worldwide
>> discussions
>> between meetings through intersessional dialogues.
>> A strengthened IGF could better serve as a platform for
>> discussing both long
>> standing and emerging issues with a view to contributing to
>> the identification of
>> possible ways to address them."
>>
>> We could departure from that and add "ask the UN to make the
>> IGF a permanent body instead of renewing its mandate for
>> another limited term of 5 or 10 years."
>>
>> 1Net could also be a platform to facilitate this.
>>
>> best
>>
>> joana
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:48 AM, João Carlos R. Caribé
>> <joao.caribe at me.com <mailto:joao.caribe at me.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately I missed that meeting, so I full support
>> this idea count me on to support as I can.
>>
>> _
>> João Carlos Caribé
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>>
>> > Em 01/09/2014, às 11:33, Jeanette Hofmann
>> <jeanette at wzb.eu <mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu>> escreveu:
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > at the BB meeting yesterday we discussed the idea of a
>> BB statement that would ask the UN to make the IGF a
>> permanent body instead of renewing its mandate for another
>> limited term of 5 or 10 years.
>> > This idea found broad support among the attendees of the
>> BB meeting.
>> >
>> > Later on I discussed the content of such a statement
>> with other stakeholders at the IGF and I got the
>> impression that we might be able to draft a
>> cross-stakeholder statement together with the technical
>> community and the private sector. (Individual governments
>> support such a statement too but I am not sure it would be
>> possible within the few days available to coordiante
>> enough signatures by governments to make this an all
>> inclusive statement.)
>> >
>> > Right now, a multi-stakeholder statement coming out of
>> this IGF is only an idea that needs further exploration
>> within the respective groups. So, with this email to the
>> bb list and the IGC list I am asking for your opinions to
>> find out if such a cross-stakeholder statement would find
>> support in civil society.
>> >
>> > jeanette
>> >
>> > P.S. Lately, I have been unable to post to the IGC list.
>> If this email does not appear on the IGC list, would
>> someone be so kind to forward it?
>> >
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