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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I hope I am wrong here but, given what
I know (as an economist) about how the Davos Economic Form views
the world, there are multiple reasons for being concerned here. <br>
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Their view of multistakeholderism is quite different than the one
held by the civil and not-for-profit constituencies in ICANN. It
tends toward a model where policy is made from on high bo select
stakeholders, and other stakeholders are engaged and encouraged to
"play their roles" in the implementation of policy. <br>
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For an example, one can look at the way in which the Millennium
Development Goals were translated into implementation, or
non-implementation, and the roles played, or not played, by
various stakeholder constituencies (including the intended
beneficiaries).<br>
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As for ICANN involvement here qua ICANN, that may be based as much
on the downside risks to ICANN of not being there as on the upside
benefits of being part of these "consultations with Founding
Partners and potential Transitional Steering Committee Members"
[quote from link below]....<b>to do what, with whom and how</b>? <br>
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Transparency and accountability are two words that quickly come to
mind with regard to this process.<br>
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Sam L.<br>
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On 21/08/2014 11:33 AM, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
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