[governance] Idea of Instant Messaging for IGCaucus

[Nadira Alaraj (via governance Mailing List)]

Thank you Imran for raising this issue.
I agree with you that many of those who started with social media before
emails hardly use emails.
However we all have our concerns with regards to the privacy of the
different instant messaging that track what we do and expose us to
unrequired marketing messages.
So far I didn't experience any marketing messages stemmed from Skype chat.

Nadira AL-Araj

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 09:44 Imran Ahmed Shah <governance at lists.riseup.net>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> As we have seen that electronic mail system (email) replaced the snail or
> post mail system decades ago, in the recent era (since last couple of
> years), the email system has also left-behind* by the new form of text,
> audio and visual or video based instant messaging commonly used as
> communication mechanism over the social networks. I also believe that the
> new generation is hardly using email system or perhaps using it very rarely.
> IGC Mailing lists had been an openly viewable platform with subjective
> discussion where everyone can reply in his/er own peace time. Very
> positively served its purpose for last 15+ years. However, I am opening a
> discussion thread for kind review and discussion among the caucus; that how
> much it is useful and practical, if we could also (be able) to have (some
> kind of) instant messaging platform for the IGC Caucus. I do not have the
> exact idea that which of the platform will be most relevant and
> appropriate, open-source, openly viewable and accessible internationally,
> but I learned that unless we adopt the communication media of the new
> generation, there will remain a significant gap between ages (or age base
> user constituencies), and we will not be able to engage them or involve
> them. I am looking towards enhancement of our capacity allowing the broader
> and more global constituency and youth to be involved and contribute
> transnational character of Civil Society in International Internet
> Governance Workspace with their logical participation and representation
> from every region of the globe.
>
> Comments of everyone on the list and off the list are welcome.
>
> Thanking you and Best Regards
>
> Imran Ahmed Shah
> P.S.
> *Just to clarify that I am not saying that email system has been failed. I
> believe that email system is very useful and implemented significantly
> and globally, however adding the positive impact and characteristics and
> usefulness of the instant messaging platforms too.
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