[Rigf_program] National/Regional IGF session proposal

Wed May 8 19:03:39 HKT 2013

I'm not sure that it's open to all involved in national and regional
IGFs, so far it seems mainly MAG and a few invited people.  And the
task of the group the MAG's setting up "is to come up with a concept
on how best to integrate the regional/national IGF initiatives in a
meaningful way into the programme for Bali."   I think a proposal from
APrIGF would be helpful in substance and also to open the work up
beyond the MAG.

Adam

On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe that a mailing list has been created by the IGF secretariat
> focusing on regional IGF coordination that can be joining by the people
> involved with regional IGF meetings and want to report back or provide
> feedback to the IGF.
>
>
> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>>
>> The MAG is now discussing how to include national and regional IGFs in
>> the Bali meeting.  Suggestion so far is for a coordinating group, led
>> by MAG members.  I suggest we still submit a proposal about a session
>> and have updated the draft I sent after our last call.  Sylvia, hope I
>> caught and included your comments.
>>
>> Do we have a call on Friday?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>> Proposal for a National and Regional IGF session at Bali IGF.
>> Contribution from the APrIGF multi-stakeholder steering committee, for
>> the IGF open consultation, 21 May 2013, Geneva.
>>
>> There should be a session in Bali to allow national/regional IGFs to
>> share and discuss information about the outcomes of their meetings.
>>
>> We suggest that the coordinators of each national/regional activity
>> are invited to join a coordinating group, which will work with the MAG
>> and IGF Secretariat to arrange the session.
>>
>> The coordinating group should prepare a standard reporting format.
>> Reports of each national/regional activity should be prepared in
>> advance of the session and made available on the IGF website. The
>> coordinating group will produce an initial analysis of the
>> regional/national IGFs reports submitted. The analysis will be an
>> input for the dialogue.  Each report can be briefly introduced during
>> a "reporting-in" part of the session.
>>
>> We suggest that the main purpose of the session should be to allow
>> discussion between the respective national/regional activities.
>> Discussion should seek to identify the commonality of views across the
>> different regions/countries, and at the same time identify the unique
>> elements that arise from each process.
>>
>> Based on the input reports, initial analysis and discussion, an
>> outcome report identifying areas of commonality and difference should
>> be prepared by the coordinating group as an output of the session. The
>> outcome report will go beyond identification/comparison to provide a
>> more substantive analysis; for example on common challenges faced,
>> different/local interpretations of same topics, etc.
>>
>> Session features:  a substantive session that focuses on dialogue not
>> reporting.  Written reports, to a pre-agreed format, required from
>> each process must be submitted before the Bali IGF.  Brief
>> reporting-in from each national/regional activity important.  Session
>> outcome report to be prepared.
>>
>> END
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Sylvia Cadena <sylvia at apnic.net> wrote:
>> > Dear Adam and all…
>> >
>> > Just wanted to make a small suggestion here… it will be great if the
>> > coordinating group as proposed by Adam, does some preparatory work and
>> > offers an initial analysis of the regional/national IGFs reports
>> > submitted.
>> > The analysis will be an input for the dialogue, to do the "identifying
>> > areas
>> > of commonality and difference" prior to the session, as well as
>> > challenges
>> > and results. The outcome report will then go beyond
>> > identification/comparison to provide a more substantive analysis. For
>> > example on common challenges faced, different/local interpretations of
>> > same
>> > topics, etc. I believe the role of that coordinating group proposed is
>> > critical to ensure that the session goes beyond just long reports on a
>> > session competing for attention from other sessions.
>> >
>> > All the best,
>> >
>> > Sylvia
>> >
>> >
>> > From: "Ang Peng Hwa (Prof)" <TPHANG at ntu.edu.sg>
>> > Date: Saturday, 27 April 2013 3:06 AM
>> > To: Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>, APrIGF PC <program at ap.rigf.asia>
>> >
>> > Subject: Re: [Rigf_program] National/Regional IGF session proposal
>> >
>> > Adam and PC members,
>> >
>> > May I suggest holding off on this just a little bit. Let me check with
>> > Marilyn Cade. She seems to have been tasked with running this.
>> >
>> > In Kenya, such a session was on the main IGF programme. But in Baku, it
>> > became a parallel session. As it was, there was not enough time for
>> > national
>> > and regional presentations. I imagine that there would be even more
>> > national
>> > IGFs in Bali.
>> >
>> > My dissatisfaction with the format is that with so many diverse views,
>> > it
>> > became more noise than signal. You leave the session no better informed
>> > than
>> > not attending it.
>> >
>> > Allow me a couple of days to get back on this.
>> >
>> > Peng Hwa
>> >
>> > From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr at gmail.com>
>> > Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 8:27 PM
>> > To: Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
>> > Cc: APrIGF PC <program at ap.rigf.asia>
>> > Subject: Re: [Rigf_program] National/Regional IGF session proposal
>> >
>> > Thanks for this Adam,
>> >
>> > This draft text works well for me and most importantly reflects well the
>> > sentiments and desires for this proposed session at the Bali IGF that
>> > wasvdiscussed in our APrIGF organising committee meeting held earlier
>> > today
>> > and  has therefore got my support as text (subject to any edits peoposed
>> > from the list discussions and agreed to by our consensus) to be
>> > forwarded as
>> > appropriate, when possible, in responce to the expected call for input
>> > to
>> > the IGF open consultation in May...
>> >
>> > CLO from my Mobile phone
>> >
>> > On 26/04/2013 7:02 PM, "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi everyone,
>> >>
>> >> We discussed sending a proposal for the open consultation about this
>> >> year's main session on regional and national IGFs.  Some ideas about
>> >> such a contribution below.
>> >>
>> >> As yet, there doesn't seem to be a process for making comment for the
>> >> IGF open consultation, Geneva, 21 May.  I expect something will be
>> >> posted soon.
>> >>
>> >> edit/comment please.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Adam
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Proposal for Regional and National session (Bali IGF)
>> >> Contribution from the APrIGF multi-stakeholder steering committee, IGF
>> >> open consultation, 21 May.
>> >>
>> >> There should be a session in Bali to allow national/regional IGFs to
>> >> share and discuss information about the outcomes of their meetings.
>> >>
>> >> We suggest that the coordinators of each national/regional activity be
>> >> invited to join a coordinating group, which will work with the MAG and
>> >> IGF Secretariat to arrange the session.
>> >>
>> >> The coordinating group should prepare a standard reporting format.
>> >> Reports of each national/regional activity should be prepared in
>> >> advance of the session and made available on the IGF website.  Each
>> >> report can be briefly introduced during a "reporting-in" part of the
>> >> session.
>> >>
>> >> We suggest that the main purpose of the session should be to allow
>> >> discussion between the respective national/regional activities.
>> >> Discussion should seek to identify the commonality of views across the
>> >> different regions/countries, and at the same time identify the unique
>> >> elements that arise from each process.
>> >>
>> >> A collected paper of outcomes identifying areas of commonality and
>> >> difference should be prepared by the coordinating group as an output
>> >> of the session.
>> >>
>> >> Features:  a substantive session that focuses on dialogue not
>> >> reporting.  Written reports, to a pre-agreed format, required from
>> >> each process must be submitted before the Bali IGF.  Brief
>> >> reporting-in from each national/regional activity important.  Session
>> >> outcome document to be prepared.  3 hours session.
>> >>
>> >> END
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