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="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mmwg@wsis-cs.org">mmwg@wsis-cs.org</a><br><a href="http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mmwg">
http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mmwg</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Email from Adam Peake <<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>> <br>Email from my Gmail account probably means I am travelling. Please reply to <
<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>> Thanks!