[IGFmaglist] IGF 2025 MAG

[Wisdom Donkor]

This is very encouraging.

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On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM Chengetai Masango via Igfmaglist <
igfmaglist at intgovforum.org> wrote:

> Dear All,
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> As discussed during the last MAG call on Tuesday, here is a summary of the
> proposed plan for the IGF 2025 MAG:
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> *Reasoning*
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>    - The IGF 2025 annual meeting is expected to take place much earlier
>    in the year, with one of the country candidates indicating the end of June
>    as a likely date. This would mean there will be a highly compressed
>    preparation timeline and the 2025 MAG would have to be able to ‘hit the
>    road running’ so to speak. There will be very little time for a new MAG
>    member to get acclimated to the working of the MAG
>    - IGF 2025 meeting will be the 20th anniversary meeting of the IGF.
>    It would be good if this is reflected in the meeting and one way would be
>    to draw upon some of the breadth and depth of experiences that has been
>    accumulated by MAG members over the past 20 years.
>    - Next year, there will be the WSIS+20 review process and the ‘likely’
>    renewal of the IGF mandate. This would also be a good time to advance  ‘IGF
>    beyond 20’ and the MAG to look at its internal working methods and how to
>    improve them (though this should not go beyond its current terms of
>    reference)
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> As can be seen from the above, IGF 2025 is an exceptional year and should
> be treated as such. This ‘20th Anniversary MAG’ which draws on the 20
> years of experience will only be operational for 2025. The following year
> we will pick up from 2024, going back to the regular rotation (pending any
> modifications that may happen during the renewal process).
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> *Approach*
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> The proposal is that the IGF 2025 MAG is composed of individuals selected
> from the pool of MAG members who served in any IGF cycle.  For the purpose
> of this exercise, former Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
> members will be considered MAG members. As per usual, although the members
> serve in their individual capacity, they should maintain a connection with
> their stakeholder groups or groups. Use them as a sounding board etc.
>
>
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> The MAG “alumni” will be asked to forward the names of two members of
> their cohort whom they felt served exceptionally well and contributed
> positively to the work of the MAG during their term.  The purpose is to get
> individuals that have proven themselves in the eyes of their MAG peers.
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> The number of members for the ‘20th Anniversary MAG’ is expected to
> remain at forty (40).
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> Based on this process the 20th Anniversary MAG will be selected taking
> into account the current practice that as much as possible the MAG should
> be balanced across regions and stakeholder groups and aim for full gender
> parity etc as per current practice.
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> Past host country representatives will continue to be able to participate,
> and likewise IGO may also participate as observers.
>
> This proposal does not in any way take away or modify the
> Secretary-General’s prerogative to nominate whomever he sees fit to his
> Multistakeholder Advisory Group.
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
> Chengetai
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