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

[Arsène Tungali (via governance Mailing List)]

HI Farzaneh,

This is personal opinion.

I think the two speeches are put forward for discussion because it is
the first time (i didn't check this though, so i may be wrong) a Head
of State (from the Host country) has attended the IGF and the UN
General Secretary as well.

I think we can choose to respond to just some of these questions or to
all of them. If we chose not to focus on those two speeches (though i
think we should), then let's respond to the other questions.

The MAG (to the best of my knowledge) was not consulted on framing the
questions but this is a general practice by the Secretariat after each
IGF.

Thanks,
Arsene

2018-12-18 1:35 UTC+02:00, farzaneh badii <governance at lists.riseup.net>:
> 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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