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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I absolutely agree with Adam.
B</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ut allow me to step away from the themes
question for a moment and consider what, as a whole, the IGF could
become.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Imagine we have working groups
concentrating each on one of an unlimited set of themes. Most of the themes
allow for unlimited discussion because they are complex issues and because
the microcosm they are working on evolves. Many of the working groups
would thus have to be ongoing, and they could periodically output finite sets of
recommendations for the IGF plenary to discuss and reach--or not
reach--consensus on. The discrete sets of recommendations could be a way to
break down a working group's ongoing work on a theme into manageable
packets.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>With multiple WGs working on themes in
parallel, the restraining forces on the quantity of WGs would be:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the capacity for interested people to participate
in all (most probably won't want to do that anyway) and</FONT></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the plenary's capacity to process WG
recommendations (which could be multiplied if the plenary could be
persuaded to work online [obviously a hard sell]).</FONT></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is this a viable model?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, one of the themes that hasn't been
mentioned much during the consultations is the object of this WG: the global
working model for the IGF. Many aspects of the model will remain open after
the Program Committee dust settles and delegating their
resolution to the PC+Chair+Secratariat triumvirate seems risky to
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>One way to provide more input on our vision
of the IGF working model could be to serve our statement on the themes question
with a side dish of modalities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Luc Faubert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>ISOC Québec</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mmwg-bounces@wsis-cs.org on behalf of Adam
Peake (ajp@glocom.ac.jp)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 2006-03-01 12:26<BR><B>To:</B>
Wolfgang Kleinwächter<BR><B>Cc:</B> mmwg@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Mmwg] IGF Input II<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Wolfgang, thanks to you and Jackie for your work on the first
statement.<BR><BR>Next: we should begin by saying we *do not* accept the
idea that the forum should consider just three issues (this year... I think at
one point Mr. Desai said there would be chance for another three next year -- or
something similar to that. Terrible.) <BR><BR>Very clear that this idea of
three issues is not in keeping with the mandate of the IGF: para 72 absolutely
does not limit the number of issues IGF should consider, on contrary it calls on
the forum to consider a broad range of issues and undertake a wide range of
tasks/functions < <A
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/about.htm">http://www.intgovforum.org/about.htm</A>>.
<BR><BR>Can understand why Mr. Desai would like to limit the number (it is
convenient from a practical/organizational point of view) but any such
limitation is not what governments asked for, and (with the greatest of respect
:-) it's not Mr. Desai's job to redefine the Forum's mandate.
<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Adam<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/2/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Wolfgang
Kleinwächter</B> <<A
href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de
</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Dear
List,<BR><BR>first of all in Jackie and I would thank all of you who
participated in the discussion which finaly enabled us to present an IGF Input
Statement on the "Programme Committee". We collected a lot of good ideas and
we are also happy to have experienced that regardless of different approaches
and opinions we were able to find common language on difficult issues. And we
learned once again that here is something like the "wisdom of the group" which
very often is more balanced than an individual intervention. So once again
thanks for the cooperation. And lets hope that our input will have some
impact. <BR><BR>But as as you know, "after the statement is before the
statement", we have to start a new round of discussion with regard to question
2.<BR><BR>Here is the challenge:<BR><BR>"Mr. Nitin Desai, the
Secretary-General's Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) who chaired the meeting, invited participants to reflect on the
following questions: Which public policy issues the first meeting of the IGF
should address. <BR>All stakeholders are invited to submit their views on
these question.<BR>Please let us know what your views are on:<BR>Public policy
issues to be discussed at the first meeting of the IGF.<BR>Please let us know
your top three choices and give a short explanation on the reasons for your
choices by 31 March 2006". <BR><BR>How we proceed? I propose that all of us
send their "top three" with short explanations and than we will find out,
which subjects has a majority. This time is not voting for people but voting
for subjects .-)))) <BR><BR>Best regards<BR><BR>Jackie &
Wolfie<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mmwg
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clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Email from Adam Peake <<A
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