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

[farzaneh badii]

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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