[governance] IGF MAG Chair
Anriette Esterhuysen
anriette at apc.org
Fri Jun 28 07:50:09 EDT 2019
Dear all
This is a good moment to share with you all that I have made myself
available for selection for the position of MAG chair. My understanding
of the process is that the Secretariat asked MAG members from the
different stakeholder groups on the MAG to discuss amongst themselves
recommendations (no more than three recommendations) for the 2020 MAG
Chair. The names they forward can be from any stakeholder group. The
deadline is 30 June. These names are then forwarded to the Secretary
General's office.
That is all I know. I don't know who the other civil society nominees
are, but I do know of several good candidates from other stakeholder
groups. As I am a candidate I don't want to comment on the process other
than saying that I agree it should be clear and as transparent as
possible. I am happy to answer any questions that any of you have as to
why I made myself available, and I will share a statement of intent in
the next few days.
Warmly
Anriette
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Anriette Esterhuysen
Senior advisor on internet governance, policy advocacy and strategic planning
Association for Progressive Communications
apc.org
afrisig.org
anriette at apc.org
On 2019/06/28 13:30, Deirdre Williams (via governance Mailing List) wrote:
> I strongly agree with Farza.
> However there are two major issues (among many others) that we (civil
> society) need to do something about -
> 1. How to we manage and winnow priorities from the sheer volume of
> information and initiatives that are bombarding us all of the time?
> 2. How do we establish a mechanism for appropriate consultation and
> decision-making (takes time) in a world where, increasingly, those
> decisions are demanded NOW!
> Deirdre
>
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 07:21, farzaneh badii
> <governance at lists.riseup.net <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>> wrote:
>
> Arsene and Helani
>
> While I agree there is no need for formality.UN can appoint (but
> is not obliged) based on the names it receives.
> MAG members have to have strong ties with their stakeholder group.
> This has been the problem we have been having all along that
> some.civil society MAG members don't even inform the community
> about the issues or how they make decisions. This is why every
> year we see irrelevant workshops or duplicates are held at IGF by
> civil society orgs This is why we are somehow powerless in
> influencing the MAG civil soc decision at IGF. Everyone has
> her/his own agenda.
> Arsene, you have been consulting with us and that is nice but we
> need to be better informed and if you are discussing appointment
> of MAG chair within civil society at IGF MAG I'd be grateful if
> you could let us know what the process is how you are advancing
> and what names if any are being discussed. You are the decision
> makers (can put whatever name forward) but consultation with the
> community should happen. And I mean full consultation not just
> what criteria we want.
>
> This also keeps happening for the closing ceremony and opening
> ceremony civil society speakers. We are not informed and someone
> out of the blue is chosen. (Not addresed to current MAG)
>
> Helani and Arsene, please keep us in the loop if something is
> happening that is related to MAG chair appointment. Also about
> other evelopments IGF. Thanks
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 6:59 AM Arsène Tungali
> <governance at lists.riseup.net <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>>
> wrote:
>
> MAG Chair selection has always been the responsibility of the
> UN, through the UNDESA as far as i know. This year, MAG
> members have been asked to discuss and suggest names. There is
> no point for this to go through any formal CS consultation
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 28 Jun 2019, at 11:52, Sheetal Kumar
> <sheetal at gp-digital.org <mailto:sheetal at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>
>> Dear Helani, Arsene, all
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this information. Is there any information
>> on the process for selection? Is there a timeline in mind? We
>> could request CSCG to run this,
>>
>> Best
>>
>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 at 10:27, Helani Galpaya
>> <helani at lirneasia.net <mailto:helani at lirneasia.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Aresene and others:
>> Where is the discussion and nomination process taking
>> place for the Civil Society nomination(s) for MAG chair?
>> I mean in which list?
>> Apologies if these questions were answered elsewhere and
>> I'm just not seeing it.
>> Thanks.
>> Helani
>>
>>
>>
>> Helani Galpaya
>> LIRNEasia
>> www.lirneasia.net <http://www.lirneasia.net>
>> +94 77 3600 766 (m-LK); +44 7415 865222 (m-UK)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 7:39 PM Arsène Tungali
>> <governance at lists.riseup.net
>> <mailto:governance at lists.riseup.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> As you know, the current MAG Chair is Lynn St Amour,
>> she is ending her term this year!
>>
>> There is a need to have another chair starting right
>> after IGF Berlin. Was wondering, maybe we need to
>> discuss the profile of a good MAG Chair?
>>
>> Though we will not choose on this list, but wanted to
>> share that consultations are going on within
>> different stakeholder groups within the MAG, each one
>> of them being asked to suggest a name (s) to the IGF
>> Secretariat.
>>
>> Just throwing this out here.
>>
>> Arsene
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