[governance] Remote participation

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

While I am sure we all agree with the sentiment - and I am certain that I’m relatively spoiled as I attend anything in Geneva in person - it would be helpful to see some examples of meetings where this is a problem, and especially, where annual meetings have decreased remote participation options.

> On 21 Apr 2015, at 05:15, David Cake <dave at difference.com.au> wrote:
> 
> This is a serious issue. We strongly need to encourage and expand remote participation, not decrease it.
> 
> Remote participation in the form of webcasts and assigned remote participation people to ask questions on behalf of remote participants is a bare minimum. Improving remote participation by whatever means -  mechanisms such as properly staffed remote hubs, screens so that remote participant comments are visible to those in the room, enabling telepresence panellist participation, etc spring to mind -  should be the what we are aiming for, not just maintaining the minimal levels of participation.
> 
> While multi-stakeholder processes may be much more open than those gatekeepered by governments, they will remain the province of a relatively small elite unless we can ensure that physical travel is not a necessity for participation. I think we currently do this OK for working group style processes, we don’t do it at all well for higher level processes.
> 
> Regards
> 
> David
> 
>> On 21 Apr 2015, at 8:04 am, Deirdre Williams <williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Colleagues,
>> During the discussion of recent internet governance related meetings I don't remember seeing any comments about the steady erosion of remote participation or even webcasts.
>> Considering the area being discussed by these meetings this seems to me to be a very serious loss.
>> How do others feel?
>> Deirdre
>> 
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