[bestbits] [governance] Call for making the IGF permanent

[Anja Kovacs]

Thanks, Lee. That was in fact also what was suggested at the Best Bits
meeting.

The unanimous support was not merely for establishing the IGF as a
permanent or long-term body, but for establishing it as a permanent or
long-term body while reforming and strengthening it, and that is the
language that the Best Bits draft statement also uses at the moment (the
cross-stakeholder statement unfortunately does not). Transparency and
accountability for me are an integral part of what needs to be
strengthened, and I'm happy for that to be spelled out. I have made a
suggestion to that effect on the pad where the BB statement is being
drafted.

I wouldn't normally cross-post a message like this (on a BB statement) to
the IGC list, but I thought it is important that since this conversation
has now spread out over both lists, people who are only part of the IGC
should have the correct background information as well.

Thanks and best,
Anja


On 3 September 2014 22:27, Lee W McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu> wrote:

> My cent:
>
> Split the difference.
>
> Everyone agrees/calls for a ten year planning horizon for UN participation
> in IGF;
>
> coupled with a call for greater multistakeholder participation in the
> -annual - review process for IGF accountability and transparency reasons.
>
> Everyone's a winner.
>
> Lee
>
>
> ________________________________________
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> governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org> on behalf of George Sadowsky <
> george.sadowsky at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:08 PM
> To: Civil IGC Society Internet Governance Caucus -; Milton L Mueller
> Cc: Pranesh Prakash; Jeanette Hofmann; Best Bits
> Subject: Re: [governance] [bestbits] Call for making the IGF permanent
>
> I agree with Prakesh also.
>
> George
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> I will have to be the one to provide that "almost" to that unanimity.
> >> Speaking for myself, I do not support making the IGF a permanent body.
> >>
> >> The IGF has to be relevant and has to deliver results, and we should
> push for
> >> accountability of the IGF.  Making it permanent isn't really going to
> help
> >> accountability of the IGF (just as having the IANA contract be
> renewable has
> >> helped keep ICANN more accountable so far, though the analogy is not
> perfect).
> >> I would support making the evaluation process (for renewal of the IGF's
> term)
> >> more participative and transparent and, yes, more "multistakeholder".
> >
> > Agree with Pranash
> > --MM
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The Internet Democracy Project

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