[CS Bureau] Reminder - report from WSIS CS meeting in Berlin on Saturday

[Adam Peake]

Hello.

I missed Ralf's note first time around on the plenary list. So a brief 
comment for Bureau discussion.

About CS Bureau & WGIG -- as a default, I think we should try to keep CS 
work with the working group on Internet governance within the Internet 
governance caucus. We've had a positive influence so far, both on 
process and content. Perhaps more influence than govt or private sector. 
Meaningful discussion of issues won't work in plenary (though plenary 
must be/has been informed), and we don't need the confusion of new group.

We spent quite a bit of time arguing that the WGIG should be independent 
of WSIS processes, and there is a risk that CS Bureau involvement would 
put us firmly back in the WSIS intergovernmental process. In WSIS we're 
observers, so far in the Internet governance work we've been at the main 
table. So let's not risk undoing that. Unless there is something 
compelling that the Bureau could bring?  It's not clear to me what that 
might be.

Thanks to all, particularly Viola, for organizing the Bureau meeting, I 
think it's important and timely.  And I wish I could be there in the S. 
African summer!

Adam


Robert Guerra wrote:
> I am taking the liberty of forwarding Ralf's message to the plenary to 
> the bureau list.
> 
> It's  a summary of the recent meeting in Berlin - where many key items 
> were discussed related, which we should take into consideration and 
> build-upon at our meeting on the weekend.
> 
> regards
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
>> From: Ralf Bendrath <bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de>
>> To: wsis-cs-plenary <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
>> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] report from WSIS CS meeting in Berlin on 
>> Saturday
>> Sender: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org
>> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:05:06 +0100
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I think we had a very constructive discussion at the Berlin meeting on 
>> Saturday and came up with some good ideas. You've already seen the 
>> first outcome in Rik's mail on the WG on Working Methods.
>>
>> Below see the minutes from that meeting. For the speed readers, here's 
>> the extra-short version:
>>
>> Major tasks to be done:
>> - CS travel funding
>> - fast and substantive work on finance
>> - linking WSIS CS with other information policy networks and movements
>> - discusssion on WSIS 2005 follow-up, including implementation
>> **
>>
>> Next events to prepare for:
>> - African regional meeting in February
>> - PrepCom2 in February
>> - UN ICT TF in April
>>
>> Best, Ralf
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>>
>> *WSIS Civil Society Meeting*
>> *Berlin**, newthinking store*
>> *20 November 2004, 15:00-18:00***
>>
>> 


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