[IGFmaglist] IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks and Action Items

[wafa Dahmani]

Dear Sylvia,
Dear MAG members

Indeed, during our first meeting we had a common agreement to add a forth
track on emerging
However I tend to agree with your rational.
Best
Wafa
Le mar. 21 janv. 2020 à 18:18, Sylvia Cadena <sylvia at apnic.net> a écrit :

> Dear MAG colleagues,
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> Although I was not there neither in person or online to express my dissent
> during the MAG meeting, and it may be too late, I am sorry, but I don’t
> agree.
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> Although there is support for the changes proposed by Paul, I think the
> MAG should make a stronger effort to be clear on what a track actually
> covers. A track with such a wide title “evolving and emerging issues” or
> “emerging issues” can end up as a basket for everything that doesn’t fit in
> the other 3 and we will lose all the effort done last year to narrow the
> focus.
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> In my opinion, if a 4th track is to be added, the MAG should be a lot
> clearer about what the focus should be among the other topics identify. It
> is within the MAG’s mandate to make the decision to focus on one of those
> topics (environmental ‎sustainability/climate change and digital
> economy). Maybe the consultation process can ask the community which one to
> prioritize and to clarify that it is impossible to please everyone and
> discuss everything.
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> Please consider that for every decision that the MAG makes, there are a
> lot of implications on the evaluation of session proposals, design of
> reports and structure of the intro&concluding sessions. We will have to
> agree on a narrative for the “evolving and emerging issues”, and design
> the intro & concluding session for it, that fits the scope of the sessions
> approved under such track. That was my experience helping with the SSS&R
> track last year, as the concepts covered where extremely wide and in some
> cases the definitions didn’t even fit (like the workshop around access to
> medicines, that referred to the resilience definition, which didn’t have
> anything to do with Internet resilience, but with resilience in a more
> generic definition). Same goes for the definition of the subthemes under
> each one of the tracks. Clear definitions (as everyone that presented a
> session under the SSS&R track) are a key element to be able to advance on a
> discussion and wrap it up. Most of the discussions goes in circles just
> because speakers/contributors have very different definitions to begin
> with.
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> Even in 2018, when we had 8 tracks, the MAG made a very conscious effort
> to have them clearly defined.
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> Please reconsider.
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> Regards,
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> Sylvia
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> *From: *June Parris <parrisjune51 at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Tuesday, 21 January 2020 at 5:39 am
> *To: *Chengetai Masango <chengetai.masango at un.org>, MAG-public <
> Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [IGFmaglist] IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic
> Tracks and Action Items
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> Dear All,
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> I agree to Paul and Karim and will give support.
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> Regards
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> June Parris
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> *From:* Chengetai Masango <chengetai.masango at un.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2020 12:24
> *To:* MAG-public
> *Subject:* [IGFmaglist] IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks
> and Action Items
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> Dear All,
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> As agreed at the end of the MAG meeting
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> Please find attached a word document containing the meeting action items
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> The link to the draft “IGF 2020 Call for Validation of Thematic Tracks”
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> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-call-for-validation-of-issues
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> If you have any comments on the form  please let us know by O.O.B 22 Jan
> Geneva time. (08:00am)
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> Best regards
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> Chengetai
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