[IGFmaglist] Update on BPFs - themes identified

[Constance Bommelaer]

Thanks for the feedback, Ricardo, Paul and Subi.

I understand from Janis that we will sort out the final themes during the
MAG meeting, in Paris. We will be able to move to the implementation phase
immediately after. 

Best,
Constance 



On 5/8/14 3:33 PM, "Ricardo Pedraza" <ricardo.pedraza.barrios at gmail.com>
wrote:

>Thanks a lot Constance for shaping the BPF themes.
>During the conference call the fact that some WS proposals look like a
>BPF may either increase the options or help us to find key contributors.
>Having 4 or more BPFs would contribute to offer concrete lessons on these
>topics to the Istanbul attendees.
>Best,
>Ricardo
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 8/05/2014, at 6:29, Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Fantastic, thanks a lot Constance.
>> 
>> Once the number is confirmed (and I hope we can do all 4) I will
>>certainly help to find contributors.
>> 
>> All the best
>> 
>> Paul.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 07/05/2014, at 5:29 PM, Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org>
>>>wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear all,
>>> 
>>> As I will unfortunately not be able to participate to today's MAG
>>>call, allow me to share a written update on the Best Practices Forums
>>>(BPF).
>>> 
>>> Following our last call where it was felt that we still needed to
>>>narrow the scope of the themes of the BPFs, we have been discussing
>>>on-line with an extended group of volunteers. Among the various themes
>>>initially envisioned, narrower topics were extracted - topics that
>>>offer a practical/tangible angle and lend themselves to discussing best
>>>practices. Volunteers were then asked to bring down the list of themes
>>>to a manageable number.
>>> 
>>> The following topics were identified as the most suitable for BPFs:
>>> 
>>> 1 - Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms
>>> 2 - Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (e.g. "spam")
>>> 3 - Establishing and supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams
>>>(CERTs) for Internet security
>>> 4 - Creating an enabling environment for the development of local
>>>content
>>> 
>>> Next proposed steps:
>>> -----------------------------
>>> - Request confirmation from the Secretariat on the number of slots
>>>available for BPFs (3 or 4?)
>>> - Engagement of relevant experts/stakeholders through dedicated
>>>mailing lists/calls, identification of existing best practices, making
>>>resources available to all on the IGF website, discussing and
>>>documenting common ground in best practices, organizing the Istanbul
>>>sessions, completing the BPF reporting template (attached), etc.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you and best regards,
>>> -- 
>>> Constance Bommelaer
>>> Senior Director, Global Policy Partnerships
>>> The Internet Society
>>> www.isoc.org 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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