[IRP] need quick response IGF Review Questions 4-21-09

[Max Senges]

hi shaila

i like your answers - please submit in our name if there are no more
comments

best
max

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Dr. Max Senges
Chair Internet Rights and Principles Coalition

www.internetrightsandprinciples.org

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:42 PM, shaila mistry <shailam at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Hi Everyone.
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> This is what I have written in reponse to the IGF Review questions. We have
> not had much time and I know that they are due today . Please read and let
> me know if there is something critical that I have left out or gone in the
> wrong direction . I will submit today .
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> shaila
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> Questions:
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> 1. To what extent has the IGF addressed the mandate set out for it in the Tunis
> Agenda <http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html>?
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> The Tunis Agenda has set forth some worthy ambitious and comprehensive
> goals encompassing participation of all stake holders, funding, and enabling
> ICTs in developing nations, recognition of needs of special groups. Overall
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>    - IGF mandate has only begun to be addressed. More time and work and
>    maturation of  effort is needed to enable a thorough assessment and
>    offer recognizable and measurable results
>    - So far it has only exposed the breadth and scope of work that needs
>    to be done.
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>  2. To what extent has the IGF embodied the WSIS principles<http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/official/dop.html>
> ?
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> Yes it has embodied the principles, t least in spirit.
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> The IGF is a unique innovative and exemplary multi-stakeholder experiment
> that is pioneering innovative ways to address global governance challenges.
> In order to reach more progress on promoting the WSIS principles it would be
> important to define concrete outcomes/results for the IGF.
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> We can embody the WSIS principles better by the improvement of
> accessibility of participation in due process, by those in developing
> nations and rural regions. Also participation can be exponentially improved
> by enhancing remote participation processes.
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> We have begun this in the Hyderabad Summit.
>  3. What has the impact of the IGF been in direct or indirect terms? Has it
> impacted you or your stakeholder group/institution/government? Has it acted
> as a catalyst for change?
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>    - Yes it impacted us by serving as an impetus and motivator
>    for participation .
>    - Forced us to review, discuss  and present our perspectives for
>    consideration
>    - Yes it is a catalytic in that the right groups of people came
>    together to exchange views.
>    - More ongoing work is needed
>    - We have begun to include contributions from groups that we would not
>    have heard from.
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>  4. How effective are IGF processes in addressing the tasks set out for it,
> including the functioning of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG),
> Secretariat and open consultations?
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>  The entire IGF process though reasonable can be seen as quite complex, so
> there is a danger of it not being understood by all those who are not
> directly in the ICT field or in academia. In order to ensure that full
> participation we need to make the processes simpler and accessible that is
> clearly understood by We need to hear from all these sectors in order to
> include key perspectives.
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> In respect to the MAG and especially the dynamic coalitions need more
> recognition and support .Currently  they receive very little
> organizational and virtually no monetary support, which hinders them to make
> more progress.
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> The transparency of all IGF processes and especially the open consultations
> are commendable.
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> 5. Is it desirable to continue the IGF past its initial five-year mandate,
> and why/why not?
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> Yes it should continue
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>    - Because the work has just began and is by no means completed done
>    - This is critical on going work shaping and governing the future in
>    communications and even existence
>    - Not all participants have had been heard because issues of
>    participation
>    - Participants have not been given full representations
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>  The IGF should be a sustainable deliberation and policy think tank
> allowing for the emergence of reasonable policies and global harmonization
> of policies, as well as hands-on initiatives.
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> 6. If the continuation of the Forum is recommended, what improvements would
> you suggest in terms of its working methods, functioning and processes?
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>    1. Better representation at all levels
>    2. Better inclusion of critical stake holders such as the private
>    sector. Not just multi nationals but also small business stake holders who
>    represent almost half and in some case more than half the business
>    community.
>    3. Perhaps more regional meetings based on continents or clusters of
>    countries in close geographical proximity. This would enable greater
>    discussion more frequently
>    4. Some sort of rapporteur system so the we are receiving a ongoing
>    year to date summary of what has occurred. There is so much to absorb that
>    it is easy to miss things and thus lose thread of what is going on
>    5. Assumption that we are all at the same technical skill level, which
>    we are not .Yet we the decision makers and leaders are deeply affected by
>    the decision made a very small group of ICT folks. We need to enable and
>    understand each other ?
>    6. support for dynamic coalitions
>    7. Better IGF (online) facilities to allow for extended remote
>    participation
>    exploiting the same online collaboration environment a much better
>    structured and supported preparation and follow-up of the on going event.
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>  7. Do you have any other comments?
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>  Move faster
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>    - Work towards tangible results
>    - More responsive over all
>    - Respect small business better participation and voices
>    - Treat civil society better participation at all levels and keep
>    informed better
>    - Funding for developing nations to participate
>    - Development of  projects
>    - Solicit youth involvement
>    - Listening to grass root perspectives
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