[governance] Re: [bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent
Kossi Amessinou
amessinoukossi at gmail.com
Mon Sep 1 10:27:09 EDT 2014
We all are working to get support association for IGF. We make the workshop
for that today in istanbul.
2014-09-01 15:15 GMT+01:00 parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>:
>
> 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 CSRD 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>
> 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>
>> 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> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I missed that meeting, so I full support this idea count
>>>> me on to support as I can.
>>>>
>>>> _
>>>> João Carlos Caribé
>>>> (021) 8761 1967
>>>> (021) 4042 7727
>>>> Skype joaocaribe
>>>> Enviado via iPad
>>>>
>>>> > Em 01/09/2014, às 11:33, Jeanette Hofmann <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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