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<div>Hi all</div>
<div>+1 Avri; Jeremy</div>
<div>Support a merger too</div>
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<div>De : Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm@eff.org> </div>
<div>Date : 06/04/2018 21:22 (GMT+00:00) </div>
<div>À : wg-imp@intgovforum.org </div>
<div>Objet : Re: [Wg-imp] Continuation of the WG on Improvements to the IGF in 2018
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<div class="PlainText">I would also support a merger of the groups.<br>
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On 6/4/18 2:12 pm, avri doria wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I question the continuing need for this Wg.<br>
><br>
> For the most part any of its future possible actions were subsumed in<br>
> the creation of the WG-MWP, so all that is left is the clerical task of<br>
> cleaning up the tables and adding a few markers on the degree of<br>
> completion. Any work about how to move forward from there is an WG-MWP<br>
> task, if I understand that charter and the reason that group was created.<br>
><br>
> Not that it matters, but I think any pending tasks for this group could<br>
> be absorbed by the WG-MWP.<br>
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> avri<br>
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> On 04-Apr-18 14:49, Flávio Rech Wagner wrote:<br>
>> Dear colleagues of the WG-IMP<br>
>><br>
>> The MAG is now deliberating on its Working Groups for 2018.<br>
>><br>
>> Our WG-IMP achieved partial results that were presented in the message<br>
>> copied below, which we sent to the MAG by December 14, 2017. That<br>
>> message also proposed possible next steps, in case the WG is<br>
>> re-chartered and continued in 2018.<br>
>><br>
>> I think that we all agree that this WG deserves continuation in 2018,<br>
>> as the assessment of proposed improvements is very relevant for the<br>
>> future of the IGF. Because of that, I suggest that we propose the<br>
>> continuation of the WG in 2018. For this, the MAG would need to<br>
>> approve a new charter for 2018 and choose new WG leaders.<br>
>><br>
>> You find attached a first draft of a possible charter for the WG<br>
>> continuation in 2018. I am suggesting very few adjustments to the<br>
>> charter from 2017 (which you may also find attached), especially<br>
>> adding a new section "Next steps", which just repeat the next steps<br>
>> that we proposed by the end of our work in December 2017.<br>
>><br>
>> I urge you to send your comments as soon as possible, as we need to<br>
>> send a possible proposal to the MAG in the next few days, so that the<br>
>> WG continuation may be approved during the next MAG virtual meeting,<br>
>> in about two weeks from now.<br>
>><br>
>> Please notice that none of the 2017 WG co-chairs (myself, Avri,<br>
>> Deborah) is a MAG member in 2018, so that new WG leaders will need to<br>
>> be appointed.<br>
>><br>
>> The MAG Chair and the Secretariat will decide on the best way to<br>
>> forward our proposal to the MAG.<br>
>><br>
>> Best,<br>
>><br>
>> Flavio<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>> Dear colleagues of the MAG<br>
>>><br>
>>> The MAG WG on Improvements to the IGF completed a first version of a<br>
>>> table gathering proposals of improvements to the IGF that have been<br>
>>> proposed in previous years. You may find the table here:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <br>
>>> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TdxEe0Qit3qAMCaGeyOLOl4PvUIuY3Nv5hmBsq0_OfE/edit#gid=0">
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TdxEe0Qit3qAMCaGeyOLOl4PvUIuY3Nv5hmBsq0_OfE/edit#gid=0</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> The table contains proposals of improvements from five different sources:<br>
>>><br>
>>> 1. The CSTD WG on IGF Improvements Report (2012)<br>
>>> 2. Implementing WSIS Outcomes: A Ten-Year Review (2015)<br>
>>> 3. Recommendations made by UNGA on renewal of the IGF mandate<br>
>>> (December 2015)<br>
>>> 4. Draft report from the DESA Retreat (July 2016)<br>
>>> 5. The NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement (April 2014)<br>
>>><br>
>>> These reference documents may be found here:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <br>
>>> <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4C745NEsGNqZWhIdlh3c1R0VGc">
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4C745NEsGNqZWhIdlh3c1R0VGc</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> For the recommendations proposed by the "CSTD WG on IGF Improvements"<br>
>>> (first source above), the table already contains an assessment of<br>
>>> their achievement. This assessment was made by a previous MAG WG in<br>
>>> 2013 and must be updated, of course.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The table includes a column "Tags", which contains tags that allow a<br>
>>> finer classification of the recommendations (tags are still missing<br>
>>> for some recommendations). This may be useful for a better<br>
>>> clusterization of the recommendations and for potential mergers among<br>
>>> similar recommendations.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The table has been divided into two main parts. The bottom part<br>
>>> contains recommendations and considerations that do not necessarily<br>
>>> correspond to "improvements".<br>
>>><br>
>>> The WG suggests that the table could be extended with recommendations<br>
>>> coming from published submissions to consultations on IGF<br>
>>> improvements, even if they weren't adopted.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Suggested next steps for the WG include:<br>
>>><br>
>>> * extend the table with recommendations coming from published<br>
>>> submissions to consultations on IGF improvements;<br>
>>> * revise and correct the table as needed, for instance:<br>
>>> o make adjustments to the categories and tags in columns<br>
>>> Category and Tags;<br>
>>> o potentially merge similar recommendations coming from<br>
>>> different sources;<br>
>>> o potentially remove recommendations that are not considered<br>
>>> relevant or consensual;<br>
>>> o move recommendations from the bottom part of the table to the<br>
>>> top part, or vice-versa;<br>
>>> * launch the assessment of the progress made by the IGF towards the<br>
>>> achievement of the various recommendations;<br>
>>> o for that purpose, discuss and approve an adequate methodology.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The continuation of this work of course depends on decisions to be<br>
>>> taken by the new MAG.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We are looking forward to your comments and suggestions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Flavio, Avri and Deborah, WG co-chairs<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>> -- <br>
>> Prof. Flávio Rech Wagner Tel: +55-51-3308 9494<br>
>> Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Fax: +55-51-3308 7308<br>
>> Instituto de Informática E-mail: flavio@inf.ufrgs.br<br>
>> Porto Alegre, Brasil URL: <a href="http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~flavio">
www.inf.ufrgs.br/~flavio</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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