[IGFmaglist] [Intersessional_2015] COMMENTS INVITED FOR PREPARING INTERSESSIONAL WORK PLAN

[Chengetai Masango]

Dear Constance,

The Secretariat stands ready to assist. When we have a list of the best practice topics and a rough work plan for the entire inter-sessional work, we can then assign / hire the appropriate support/lead personnel (e.g.  renowned experts in the fields under discussion ). The Secretariat will have to make a  specific Terms of Reference for each case and the ToR's cannot be easily modified halfway through the contract. It also takes a minimum of 3 weeks to get such a person on board to support the inter-sessional work..

Best regards,

Chengetai 

> On Dec 18, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org <mailto:bommelaer at isoc.org>> wrote:
> 
> Dear Colleagues, 
> 
> I would support giving a little more time to the process as it feels like the MAG needs to start by agreeing on the plan before we all reach out to engage relevant communities.
> 
> Experience with the Best Practices Forums in 2014 shows that there are fundamental methodology questions that need to be addressed before rushing to the implementation phase. The lead experts and the communities that got involved all have valuable feedback to share on which we can build - we should take the time to consult them and enrich the process with their wisdom. Consulting them will also stimulate their continued interest.
> 
> Here are a few of the suggestions that stakeholders shared with me throughout the Best Practices preparatory process:
> Lead experts can drive the substantive discussion but the Secretariat needs to drive the process, hold the pen and engage the community;
> The common template/questions drafted to guide the best practices' development were a good start but they need to be fine-tuned;
> The best practices need to be connected to and integrated in the main tracks/sessions for better consistency of the overall IGF event;
> A channel of communication needs to be open between the experts community gravitating around the Best Practices Forums and the various dynamic coalitions and workshops;
> The Secretariat needs to update the ad hoc web section <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums> all year long and manage the online communities that were created, etc.
> The Best Practices are only a piece of the broader IGF intersessional work. As we were exchanging with Virat and others on the draft plan (and I thank Virat for his dynamism), it appeared that the first question to address to be able to build the methodology of any intersessional work was/is: 
> What are the resources within the Secretariat that will support the 2015 intercessional work and drive in an independent way all procedural aspects?
> Any guidance from UN DESA, Chengetai or Janis on the consultants/policy adviser in place would be very useful.
> 
> Best regards,
> Constance 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Intersessional_2015 <intersessional_2015-bounces at intgovforum.org <mailto:intersessional_2015-bounces at intgovforum.org>> on behalf of William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com <mailto:wjdrake at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:38 PM
> To: Markus Kummer
> Cc: MAG-public; intersessional_2015 at intgovforum.org <mailto:intersessional_2015 at intgovforum.org>
> Subject: Re: [Intersessional_2015] [IGFmaglist] COMMENTS INVITED FOR PREPARING INTERSESSIONAL WORK PLAN
>  
> Hi
> 
>> On Dec 18, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Markus Kummer <markus_kummer at bluewin.ch <mailto:markus_kummer at bluewin.ch>> wrote:
>> 
>> To cut a long story short: my proposal would be not to spend time discussing with the 2014 Best Practice teams, but rather have a discussion on the general list on possible issues we could look into and also seek community input. The sooner the issues are defined, the better. This would allow the IGF Secretariat to draft Terms of Reference for hiring specialised consultants. Secretariat support is of vital importance and experience shows that it takes some time to recruit consultants.
> 
> Sooner the better, indeed. I understand the arguments for moving things along, but completing three foundational tasks by tomorrow as proposed seemed out of synch with the fact that there’s limited and uneven awareness that this process exists and is beginning across the communities the MAG serves.  That to me argues for a couple weeks of head’s up over the holidays.  But if MAG members can do something immediate to get the communities aware and mobilized then great, maybe a rapid liftoff will be work out.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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