[governance] Legal Status of National IGFs

[Pascal Bekono]

Hello Arsène,

As Sarah said, that's the common (easy) way which is used to start a local
IGF.

best

2016-04-12 15:09 GMT+02:00 Sarah Kiden <skiden at gmail.com>:

> Dear Arsene,
>
> Just like in Mwendwa, Judith, Paul and other people, in Uganda the
> national IGF is an event that is organised under ISOC Uganda. On most
> occasions, the Chapter partners with other organisations and government
> agencies like the Ministry of ICT, the National IT Authority and others.
> That way, the national IGF does not have to be registered or have legal
> status.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Arsene,
>>
>> In case of the AP regional IGF (APrIGF), the event itself is just that -
>> an event - which is organised by a Secretariat office within the DotAsia
>> organisation in Hong Kong.  So while the organiser has a legal status (as
>> an incorporated non-profit organisation), the event itself does not.  That
>> said, the APrIGF does have a comain name and website, a number of
>> committees and procedures etc, which have been devised accoring to expected
>> norms; but which are essentially informal and voluntary structures.
>>
>> I believe this is the situation for quite a few of the national
>> initiatives.  In other words, it is not strictly necessary to establish a
>> new incorporated legal entity in order to hold an IGF.  It is perfectly
>> worklable for an existing organisation to host and organise the meeting;
>> providing of course that that organisation is appropriate in structure, is
>> trusted, and performs its role to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
>>
>> You will find that the IGF Secretariat in Geneva also has a number of
>> stated expectations of “IGF Initiatives” in order for them to be recognised
>> and listed on the main IGF website.  If you have not, it would probably be
>> useful for you to review those requirements.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Paul Wilson
>> (Chair of APrIGF Multistakholder Advisory Committee)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11 Apr 2016, at 22:37, 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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