[governance] Proposed Description of the Internet Governance Caucus

[parminder]

On 12/12/19 12:07 AM, Sheetal Kumar wrote:
> Hi Ayden, 
>
> Thank you so much for putting this together! Just to note, the members
> of IGC are individuals, acting in personal capacity, who subscribe to
> the charter of the caucus (see: https://igcaucus.org/membership/).
> Also, as far as I understand the coalition came into being around the
> WSIS, not afterwards. I've amended the text to reflect this - but if a
> longer-standing member can advise that would be great. Also, we can
> include a link to the website.
>
> /The Internet Governance Caucus is a coalition/


/global coalition (add global) /

> /of members /

something cannot be a coalition of (its) members -- a category problem
here, members come after the coalition not before.... say coalition of
organisations and individuals


> /who wish to promote global public interest objectives/
> /in Internet governance agenda setting and decision making processes.
> These members include representatives of civil liberties groups,
> universities, think tanks, free software groups, ICT development
> organizations, /

I was not in favour of this 'types' listing, but having done it, add
social justice groups  (there are really no reps of universities here)

and also, It is ICT for development organisations and not ICT development


> /and a broad collection of other actors dedicated to the public
> interest. The coalition was formed around the World Summit on the
> Information Society in 2003./
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best
> Sheetal.
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 18:25, Ayden Férdeline <ayden at ferdeline.com
> <mailto:ayden at ferdeline.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     I mentioned in my previous email to this list that it might be
>     helpful to affix a short description of who 'we' are so that the
>     recipients of our statement, if it is sent, better understand who
>     has written to them. I wanted to propose the following text, with
>     the very big caveat that I have not been subscribed to this
>     mailing list for very long, so I may well have the history wrong
>     and not fully understand how this list came to be. I would
>     appreciate it if you could keep me honest by editing this
>     description if I do have something incorrect! Thanks.
>
>     Best wishes,
>     Ayden Férdeline
>     ====
>
>     */About the Internet Governance Caucus/**/
>     /*
>     /
>     /
>     /The Internet Governance Caucus is a coalition of organizations
>     and individuals who wish to promote global public interest
>     objectives in Internet governance agenda setting and decision
>     making processes. Our members include civil liberties groups,
>     universities, think tanks, free software groups, ICT development
>     organizations, and a broad collection of other actors dedicated to
>     the public interest. The coalition was formed following the first
>     World Summit on the Information Society in 2003.//
>     /
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