[discuss] Final draft of the IGF Mandate recommendation statement

Wed Sep 3 22:46:10 UTC 2014

That sounds much better. Please proceed finalizing this as you see fit. We
look forward to signing off on the final product.
Thanks,

Mawaki

On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Stephanie Perrin <
stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

>  valid points....I had just rewritten it but will go back and try
> something a bit different.  I do agree with Niels that the old line is
> lame.
> How about
> The Internet is here to stay.  The Internet Governance Forum 2014, with
> 2500 gathered in Istanbul and many more participating remotely, once again
> demonstrated the eagerness there is to connect across continents and
> discuss the Internet's many governance challenges.  In response to broad
> multi-stakeholder support....etc
> Stephanie
>
> On 2014-09-03, 17:58, Mawaki Chango wrote:
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Niels ten Oever <
> lists at digitaldissidents.org> wrote:
>
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>> 4. perhaps a bit more enchanting first sentence? Perhaps along the
>> lines of: The internet is here to stay, the same should be true for
>> the IGF because multistakeholder dialogue is essential for maintaining
>> this crucial tool for freedom of expression, social and economical
>> development.
>>
>
>  I'm not so sure about this last point. After a long discussion in
> different places, we moved away from the initial idea of seeking
> "permanency" for IGF in favor of a longer term. Secondly, we don't know yet
> how effective the new/strengthened IGF is going to be. Therefore it seems a
> little odd to me now to compare IGF to the internet itself in terms of
> their... permanency! I personally think internet can survive without IGF -
> this IGF - and the language add here is not necessary. However, I just
> wanted to point that out and leave it to the drafters to appreciate.
> Thanks,
>
>  Mawaki
>
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>>
>> - --
>> Niels ten Oever
>> Head of Digital
>>
>> Article 19
>> www.article19.org
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>> On 09/03/2014 11:46 PM, Marilyn Cade wrote:
>> > YUP. MUCH better 'english'. I also point out a spell check error in
>>  > 3 bullet/use of 'an' rather than 'and'.It is a small item, but just
>>  > pointing out. M
>> >
>> >> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 23:22:56 +0200 From: jeanette at wzb.eu To:
>> >> cdel at firsthand.net; stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca CC:
>> >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net; discuss at 1net.org;
>> >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org Subject: Re: [discuss] Final draft
>> >> of the IGF Mandate recommendation    statement
>> >>
>> >> Good point! Jeanette
>> >>
>> >> Am 03.09.14 18:36, schrieb Christian de Larrinaga:
>> >>> Replace
>> >>>
>> >>> In order to allow the IGF to reach its full potential as a
>> >>> forum for all stakeholders in Internet Governance, we the
>> >>> undersigned participants at the 2014 IGF in Istanbul recommend
>> >>> an extension of the its mandate which is open-ended, as soon as
>> >>> possible.   This letter will remain open for signature until
>> >>> November 1, 2014.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> to
>> >>>
>> >>> In order to allow the IGF to reach its full potential as a
>> >>> forum for all stakeholders in Internet Governance, we the
>> >>> undersigned participants of the 2014 IGF recommend that its
>> >>> mandate is extended as soon as possible to be open-ended.
>> >>>
>> >>> This letter will remain open for signature until November 1,
>> >>> 2014.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Christian NB I'm not in Istanbul but hopefully still considered
>> >>> a participant.
>> >>>
>> >>> Stephanie Perrin wrote:
>> >>>> Attached is the final draft of the statement re extension of
>> >>>> the IGF mandate.  We have engaged in many consultations and
>> >>>> are optimistic that many different stakeholders will sign on,
>> >>>> possibly including countries. Please return any comments to
>> >>>> me directly tonight, cc Jeanette Hofmann, and I will manage
>> >>>> their input prior to the opening of the document for
>> >>>> signature tomorrow morning.  We are looking for a suitable
>> >>>> platform to put the document up for signature, suggestions
>> >>>> welcome. Thank you all for your help on this, it has been
>> >>>> great to work with everyone! Stephanie Perrin and Jeanette
>> >>>> Hofmann _______________________________________________
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>> >>>
>> >>> -- Christian de Larrinaga FBCS, CITP, MCMA
>> >>> ------------------------- @ FirstHand
>> >>> ------------------------- +44 7989 386778 cdel at firsthand.net
>> >>> -------------------------
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