CCWG-IG/ Do we want a CCWG on Internet Governance?

[Benjamin Akinmoyeje]

Dear Farzi & all,
The intersection of global IG and ICANN has continued to grow broader
especially since Netmundial, I must say.
Many of the IG activities locally and internationally that I have
participated in have always brought ICANNers together. It is almost
impossible now to discuss Internet Governance without mention ICANN
vis-a-vis the other.

I believe IG discussion is very integral part of ICANN, despite the
limitation of ICANN mandate, a space for IG activities or advocacy is
strongly desirable.

Personally, it is an easy space to be active, I will suggest that CCWG-IG
should continue it is present form and community member should get more
engaged to prove the relevance of the group.

Regards,
Benjamin

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 1:14 PM, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> As you know I am the NCSG rep on CCWG-IG. Here is an update on the status
> of CCWG-IG.
>
> As a background ( and Bill can correct me if I am not right) CCWG-IG was
> created a couple of years ago and has made statements on Netmundial and
> been active on raising awareness about IANA transition and ICANN
> accountability in the IG environment. People perceive its work as an
> awareness raising group which should bridge the gap between ICANN staff and
> Community regarding their IG related activities and also be mindful of
> statements from Intergovernmental organizations that might meddle with
> ICANN mandate.
>
> It usually organizes workshops at IGF, WSIS and other forums. ICANN staff
> has been very cooperative (especially Nigel Hickson) and are eager to work
> with the community for arranging such sessions. We also plan to be engaged
> with Board more.
> Find their report and charter: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.
> action?pageId=43984275
>
> There is, however, some controversy going on. Some groups are not happy
> with the work of ccwg-ig. Even after ccwg modified its charter to
> streamline its activities and its objectives, they still believe that CCWG
> might not be the right format for such activities. Some believe that
> CCWG-IG receives funding for its travel to various IG venues, which is not
> true. There is no funding for travel allocated to CCWG-IG.
>
> It has gotten to a point that we should now consult with our communities
> about whether CCWG-IG should continue its work and under what circumstances
> it should do so.
>
> Lets have a conversation about it here and I will compile your comments
> and relay them to the group.
>
> My opinion is that, CCWG-IG's members and participants should be active
> and should relay the work to their respective community. In many instances,
> when it comes to writing proposals and statements, very few people engage
> with activities. I think that has to be corrected. But I don't know how.
>
> Best
>
>
>
>
> Farzaneh
>
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