[DC] Meetings with Carol and the Co-facilitators - gaps in the Elements Paper

Wed Jun 25 05:32:12 EDT 2025

Mark,

I noticed your comments and am in full agreement.

Best
Markus

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025, 11:25 Mark Carvell, <markhbcarvell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Markus
>
> In case not aware, here are my comments submitted in the chat during the
> DCs Main Session this morning:
>
> Agree with Anriette that the Dynamic Coalitions (now over 30) provide
> channels for proactive deep dives into issues discussed at a high level in
> the annual IGF meeting. It is important that the concrete outcomes of DCs'
> research activities are recognised and fully integrated in the IGF profile
> in this era we are moving into of "IGF+" with greater impact in digital
> cooperation worldwide including capacity building in Global South. This is
> a  fundamental point that the WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators should take into
> account when considering the future of the IGF mandate in the WSIS+20
> Review.
>
>
>
> The WSIS+20 Review Elements Paper makes no reference to IGF's
> intersessional activities including the DCs. It refers to the IGF only as
> an event-based forum. This needs to be corrected through responding to the
> consultation on the Elements Paper on this form:
> https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccA9MLsbciY9FuR_t2RxbPZ1UN1c1RVdMV09EQUg0VjdCTTZBMk1KMFowVC4u The
> deadline is 15July.
>
>
> Xianong Hu acknowledged with a thumbs up.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mark
>
>
> Mark Carvell
>
> IS3C Senior Policy Adviser
>
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 at 19:47, Markus Kummer <kummer.markus at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> I noticed the same flaw in the paper - this is indeed what I thought
>> would be part of my opening statement!
>>
>> Best,
>> Markus
>>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 17:59 Mark Carvell, <markhbcarvell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Markus
>>>
>>> I note the section on Internet Governance (paras 57-64) in the Co-Facilitators'
>>> Elements Paper
>>> <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ElementsPaper_20June.pdf> makes
>>> no reference to the IGF's intersessional activities undertaken by the DCs,
>>> BPFs and PNs. I think this is a serious omission because it risks member
>>> states in New York evaluating the IGF solely on the basis of it being an
>>> annual, non-decisional event forum (as originally envisaged in 2005),
>>> rather than its evolved role today as the vibrant, coordinating hub of a
>>> global ecosystem of year-round, action-orientated action focussed on
>>> specific digital opportunities, challenges and gaps, emerging technologies
>>> and capacity building, undertaken by dedicated multistakeholder teams of
>>> experts from all regions.
>>>
>>> This fundamental gap in the Elements Paper's account of WSIS progress in
>>> the last 20 years is compounded by the absence of any reference in the text
>>> to the 176 national, regional and youth initiatives that have emerged in
>>> the wake of the global IGF.
>>>
>>> These major omissions need correcting both through engagement directly
>>> with the Co-facilitators at the IGF, and  submitting the form for
>>> written responses
>>> <https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccA9MLsbciY9FuR_t2RxbPZ1UN1c1RVdMV09EQUg0VjdCTTZBMk1KMFowVC4u>-
>>> deadline for which is 15 July.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Mark Carvell
>>> IS3C Senior Policy Adviser
>>>
>>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 at 15:55, Wout de Natris - van der Borght <
>>> denatrisconsult at hotmail.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Jutta, Markus,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your message.  I plan to be present. There's no issue
>>>> reaching the Office. It's at the end of the bilateral rooms.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Wout
>>>>
>>>> Verzonden vanaf Outlook voor Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Markus Kummer <kummer.markus at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 24, 2025 12:28:32 PM
>>>> *To:* Jutta Croll <jcroll at digitale-chancen.de>
>>>> *Cc:* IGF DC list <dc at intgovforum.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [DC] Meetings with Carol and the Co-facilitators
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> First of all many thanks to Jutta for announcing tomorrow's meetings. I
>>>> have been in touch with the UNDESA staff who support the Co-Facilitators
>>>> and who agreed to make this meeting possible. They said they would let me
>>>> know about the logistics of the meeting. As the meeting room they have in
>>>> the hotel may be too small, depending on how many we are, I would be
>>>> grateful if you would let me know whether you are planning to attend.
>>>>
>>>> Likewise, Celine is looking for a room for the meeting with Carol and
>>>> would like to know how big the room needs to be.
>>>>
>>>> Lastly, in terms of substance I strongly recommend that you look at the
>>>> Co-Facilitators' WSIS +20 Elements Paper. You will see that it contains
>>>> many elements the DCs can contribute to. We have the opportunity to provide
>>>> comments by 15 July.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Markus
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 10:18 Jutta Croll, <jcroll at digitale-chancen.de>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all, we are happy to announce the DCs have been invited to meet
>>>> with MAG chair Carol Roach on Wednesday, June 25th at 12.00 CEST (10.00
>>>> UTC) for 30 min, and then afterwards from 12.30 – 1.00 pm CEST (10.30 –
>>>> 11.00 UTC) to meet with the Co-facilitators.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Today, Markus is checking with the secretariat at which room we will
>>>> meet and whether there is an option for online participation, sending out
>>>> info asap via this list.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>> Jutta
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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