[Governance] IGF Leadership panel: My personal stance

[parminder]

On 28/11/21 6:35 pm, Nnenna Nwakanma via Governance wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I do not have energy for  drawn-out debates. However, let me state my
> personal perspective of the IGF Leadership panel
>
>   * After 15 years of IGF, I, personally would like to see it take on
>     more policy engagement, beyond the "talk, conversation, sharing
>     experience" status in which it is at the moment. Wolfgang and
>     Jovan's points provide enough background
>   * I also do  not think that the IGF Leadership panel will prove to
>     be a silver bullet, but it is worth a try. 
>   * The process that led to the Digital Cooperation Roadmap, which
>     gave birth to the IGF suggestion was fully mutlistakeholder.  I
>     have participated, in my personal capacity and via the Web
>     Foundation for the past 3 years, right from BEFORE Paris IGF till
>     today.
>   * There is a Civil Society group (let me know if you  or your
>     organisation wishes to engage) that has kept in collaboration with
>     the Office of the UN Tech Envoy since its inception. Many orgs in
>     this list are also there.
>
Sure Nnenna, we, as in IT for Change and Just Net Coalition, would like
to engage. Please tell us what we should do for that .. .thanks, parminder


>   * Some of us plan to engage in Our Common Agenda
>     <https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/>, and most
>     importantly, the Global Digital Compact, that we believe will be
>     in the works mainly in 2022 and 2023. This is the "Rebuilding
>     after COVID Pandemic Report" launched by the UNSG at the UNGA76 as
>     requested by the UNGA75
>   * Personally, I have been asked by many if it is okay to nominate me
>     to the IGF Leadership panel and my response has been "Yes, if you
>     consider it right and think I can bring value".
>   * Again, as a personal principle, I do not self nominate for
>     anything, anywhere.
>
> All for now
>
> Nnenna
>
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