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Hmm, it’s my upgraded-Windows commands. Franck also added: > I take also the opportunity to add something else
on another subject: > ICANN, IETF, APNIC and other meetings are really
easy to attend, they > are video casted, audio casted and even text
casted in chat/forum like > ch > did it a couple of times. This is not true with
any of the WSIS related > meeting, where you need to sit in the room, with
the proper > accreditation. I think in some sessions,
non-representatives of > governments were asked to leave the room. We spent some hours debating this. A couple of points: 1.
The WGIG is a UN
committee in that we are appointed by Kofi Annan himself (he used the word
“personally” in his letter). A few of us did ask in fact for webcasting
but we do have to respect the UN work and meeting culture, which is different
from that of the internet community. The big meeting is an avenue for larger
consultations. 2.
The WGIG *does not* set any laws or policies. Our
output is intended to go the UN SG and then to the WSIS where the
“negotiations” are to take place. We are therefore like a
think-tank for the WSIS. 3.
Following from
#2, we therefore try to be as objective as possible. Taking a personal example,
I am a consumer advocate in 4.
Because the nature
of the work, a closed door discussion *during*
the work is helpful to allow “incomplete” thoughts. Take my example
earlier of spam. If I were a representative of a consumer association, I would probably
have been slammed when I returned for “advancing the interests of
business” just for trying to round off the discussion. I think everyone
in the group is aware that we will all be thinking “incomplete thoughts”
that could make us look bad or foolish if it were all put on display. 5.
This is not to
deny transparency. The WGIG is adopting the Chatham House rule http://www.riia.org/index.php?id=14:
words and ideas may be used but may not be attributed. Which is interesting
because the At the larger meeting, most people expressed their understanding
of our constraints. The most vehement voice for openness came from a delegate
from a country most of us would consider closed. Regards, Peng Hwa |
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