[IRPCoalition] [bestbits] Re: IGF Assessments Call for information

Nnenna Nwakanma nnenna75 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 4 09:52:17 EEST 2014


There is something unsettling  to me about this call. And I have been
debating with my self:

   1. Why is IGF asking for  "actions and decisions" now?
   2. Why are actions being requested in a forum whose main objective is to
   "discuss"?
   3. Why only "the current slate"?
   4. Are we looking at only the "UN" IGFs or regional, subregional or even
   country IGFs?
   5. If a meeting held on margin of an IGF led to some action, can that be
   reported?

TOL (Thinking Out Loud)


N


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Fatima Cambronero <
fatimacambronero at gmail.com> wrote:

> *(Sorry for cross posting. It includes a correct email address to send
> your comments).*
>
>
>
>  *The Internet Governance Forum was created by the World Summit on the
> Information Society as a multistakeholder discussion platform on Internet
> governance related issues. The goals of the IGF are to provide a platform
> for information exchange, identify emerging challenges and possible
> solutions to addressing them, provide capacity building, identify and
> disseminate best practices and forge partnerships for concrete actions.*
>
>
>
> *Over the past few years, some sceptics of the IGF have suggested that no
> actions have been taken and that no decisions are made at the IGF - that it
> is just a "talk shop".*
>
>
>
> *In order to dissipate those doubts about the "action orientation" of the
> IGF it would be useful to collect data about concrete actions and decisions
> that have been taken by different stakeholders as a result of the
> engagement and discussions of Internet related issues at the various IGFs
> (international, regional or national).*
>
>
>
> *In this respect, I would like to invite all of those organizations and
> institutions that would be willing to share information, on a voluntary
> basis, about concrete decisions or actions that have been taken as a result
> of engagement during the current mandate of the IGF the 2011, 2012 and 2013
> IGFs to do so by sending brief information to the IGF Secretariat (*
> *discussion_questions at intgovforum.org*<discussion_questions at intgovforum.org>*)
> by 30 June 2014. The Secretariat will compile all information received and
> will present a synthesized report at the Istanbul IGF.*
>
>
>
> *Thank you for your participation*
>
>
>
> *Janis Karklins*
>
> *Interim Chair of the MAG*
>
>
>
>
> 2014-04-01 6:31 GMT-03:00 Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>:
>
>>  Dear all this is important. Compiled responses would be good if
>> possible.
>>
>> Anriette
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: [IGFmaglist] Call for
>> information  Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:07:12 +0300  From: Janis Karklins
>> <karklinsj at gmail.com> <karklinsj at gmail.com>  To:
>> igfmaglist at intgovforum.org <igfmaglist at intgovforum.org><igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
>>
>>  Dear MAG members,
>> As we discussed during the last conference call pls see the call for
>> information concerning the concrete actions and decisions that have been
>> taken as a result of the engagement at the various IGFs.
>> Pls disseminate this call as wide as possible and encourage organization
>> provide a brief account.
>> Thank you
>> JK
>>
>>
>>
>> The Internet Governance Forum was created by the World Summit on the
>> Information Society as a multistakeholder discussion platform on
>> Internet governance related issues. The goals of the IGF are to provide
>> a platform for information exchange, identify emerging challenges and
>> possible solutions to addressing them, provide capacity building, identify
>> and disseminate best practices and forge partnerships for concrete actions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Over the past few years, some critics of the IGF have suggested that no
>> actions have been taken and that no decisions are made at the IGF - that
>> it is just a "talk shop".
>>
>>
>>
>> In order to dissipate those doubts about the "action orientation" of the
>> IGF it would be useful to collect data about concrete actions and
>> decisions that have been taken by different stakeholders as a result of the
>> engagement and discussions of Internet related issues at the various IGFs(international, regional or national).
>>
>>
>>
>> In this respect, I would like to invite all of those organizations and
>> institutions that would be willing to share information, *on a voluntary
>> basis*, about concrete decisions or actions that have been taken as a
>> result of engagement during the current mandate of the IGF the 2011,
>> 2012 and 2013 IGFs to do so by sending brief information to the IGFSecretariat (insert the e-mail address) by 30 June 2014. The Secretariat
>> will compile all information received and will present a synthesized report
>> at the Istanbul IGF.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your participation
>>
>>
>>
>> Janis Karklins
>>
>> Interim Chair of the MAG
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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