[governance] [bestbits] Brief update on MAG meeting on IGF retreat

[parminder]

Thanks Jac

Do we know if it is strictly a UNDESA owned, funded and run event, or is
it co-funded? Are there any other principals here than UNDESA? Or is it
really a fully UN event, like UN agencies do hold once in a while? The
fact that they are not using UN facilities in NY but are meeting outside
does partly fuel my stated curiosity. thanks, parminder


On Thursday 02 June 2016 01:21 PM, Jac sm Kee wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Sharing a brief update from the MAG meeting discussing the retreat last
> night.
>
> The concerns around short timeline, problematics around representation
> and participation, interest in knowing about content as well as outputs
> of the process, broad participation were raised also in the meeting.
>
> Some suggestions were put forth to address some of this, in summary:
>
> * That the retreat not be seen as something that makes decisions, but
> rather the start of articulating the process for a strategic plan. So
> part of the "journey" of IGF improvements that has begun many years ago,
> with the opportunity of a 10 year mandate
> * That an open process be provided for inputs to shape the agenda
> (including e.g. CSTD recommednaitons, WSIS + 10 doc)
> * Remote participation in some way is important to promote transparency
> and participation, and the need to balance this against smaller space
> for brainstorming work as forwarded by some (live tweeting, remote
> participation at some point every day)
> * That outputs be open for comments and inputs by everyone
> * That there be clarity around what happens next with these outputs -
> roles and responsibilities
> * And that recommendations and suggestions on how to make the retreat
> work is open for consultation and inputs
>
> I think that's it. May have missed out on some, but hope this gives a
> gist of the conversation. Also happy to bring any further thoughts or
> recommendations to the MAG space.
>
> j
>
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> Jac sm Kee
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> Association for Progressive Communications
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> On 01/06/2016 18:23, Nicolás Echániz wrote:
>> On 06/01/2016 07:03 AM, Chat Garcia Ramilo wrote:
>>> Therefore, I'd like to encourage you all to send us your nominees. If
>>> you have other issues to raise please share them as well.
>>
>> One issue, that maybe is a bit late to raise by now is that doing this
>> meeting in the USA is a poor choice. The visa process is difficult, time
>> consuming and expensive to people in many countries.
>>
>> This in combination with the short notice and lack of preliminary
>> discussion... is a bad combination.
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