[governance] IGF Taking Stock/ Public Input/ responding to Macron's call for action??

[Nardine Alnemr (via governance Mailing List)]

Hi Farzaneh,
Good point that you raised there and especially that Macron's call was the
opposite of what was largely discussed in the panels and workshops.
I think this would be exactly how we may brand our response. To highlight
that IGF community should raise to the high panel and urge it to take the
key takeaways of panels more serious. Panels are ensured by governance and
selection to be multistakeholder, gender and region representative.
Something the Head of France and his cabinet cannot do.
I liked the SecGen's point on multidisciplinary approach to IG just as how
multistakeholderism has been established in the dialogues of IG. This can
also be another response in which knowledge gaps and needs identified in
the panels can be addressed.
These are my initial thoughts. Happy to discuss this further in case we
progress with presenting a contribution.

Thanks

Best,
Nardine

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:36 AM farzaneh badii <governance at lists.riseup.net>
wrote:

> Dear all
>
> I offered to help IGC draft an input for IGF taking stock.
>
> While reading the call for input a  couple of questions in the taking
> stock call are worrying.
> *https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-community-public-consultation-taking-stock-of-the-2018-work-programme-and-13th-igf-and
> <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-community-public-consultation-taking-stock-of-the-2018-work-programme-and-13th-igf-and>*
>
>
> As you know president Macron made a rather controversial speech during IGF
> opening ceremony, which emphasized a lot on regulation and multilateralism.
>
> IGF has decided to ask us (among other things):
>
> *C) How could the IGF respond to the recommendations made by the UN
> Secretary-General during his speech at the IGF 2018 Opening Ceremony
> <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-address-to-the-internet-governance-forum-by-un-sg-ant%C3%B3nio-guterres>? *
>
> *D) How could the IGF respond to President Macron’s “call for action” made
> during his speech at the IGF 2018 Opening Ceremony
> <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-speech-by-french-president-emmanuel-macron>?*
>
>
> My concerns: why do we have to treat recommendations of heads of states
> and the UN secretary general differently than other parts of the community?
> Surely the IGF community also came up with recommendations and best
> practices. IGF has drawn an unnecessary attention to these recommendations.
>
> I don't think these questions should be asked, especially when some of
> these recommendations can endanger the multistakeholder nature of
> Internet governance and the nonbinding nature of IGF.  Can MAG members on
> this list shed some lights how these questions were drafted?
>
> I think a strong answer is needed. But I don't know if we can reach
> consensus here as IGC to respond specifically to these questions.
>
>
>
>
>
> Farzaneh
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