[governance] Legal Status of National IGFs
Arsene TUNGALI (Yahoo)
arsenebaguma at yahoo.fr
Mon Apr 11 16:47:17 EDT 2016
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } +1 to this : ''If you get an entity that is respected by different stakeholders, it can host the IGF''.
This looks like a good starting point for us, then see other available options as shared here.
Thanks everyone for your valuable contributions. I hope we all are learning as i do.
Regards,A
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On Monday, April 11, 2016, 8:01 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
This is an important question Arsene.
For Kenya, just like the global IGF and other IGF initiatives elsewhere, the local IGF is not a registered entity. It's just a forum where the community come together to discuss issues of common good. We have successfully hosted a meaningful IGF for many years now. The global IGF is under the auspice of the UN. The African IGF is under the patronage of UNECA.
If you get an entity that is respected by different stakeholders, it can host the IGF. This will remove any bottlenecks of registering a new entity only for the IGF. But nothing prevents you from registering the entity if that is what fits the Congo scenario.
On Apr 11, 2016 7:36 PM, "Wisdom Donkor" <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Arsane,
As far as i no, it has to be registered as non for profit organisation. you will have to make sure that all structures are in place other wise you can form it have your event and latter register it when you think the structures are in place.
We can talk more on skype if you want detailed explanations.
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On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 2:39 PM, Judith Hellerstein <judith at jhellerstein.com> wrote:
HI Arsene,
I would suggest a non profit form as you would want to raise funds for it and you would want a legal entity. If a non-profit is too difficult than a for profit would work as long as it is truly multi stakeholder. I believe that the IGF-USA is a non-profit or at least affiliated with a non profit. The Mag should have representative from all sectors. You also make want to include restrictions on how much companies can donate so that a few companies do not dominate on the funding.
Best,
Judith
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On 4/11/2016 8:37 AM, Arsene TUNGALI (Yahoo) wrote:
Dear colleagues,
We are in the process of having our first national IGF in the DRC and we are wondering what legal status to give to it. Is is a non profit? a movement? This question has been asked by our Ministry in charge of ICT to us as the organizing committee.
I am writing to inquire which legal status your national initiatives have within your countries. This will help us know how our Secretariat and our own form of MAG will operate. Please do share your experiences.
Thanks for your support, Arsene
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