Unless and or until a concise definition of what constitutes
"multistakeholder," it will remain a catch-phrase/word - fluid and
conveniently useful to push through all sorts of interests.
On 6 Jul 2014 21:49, "Sam Lanfranco" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Milton’s reference to governments using regulatory processes to repress
> criticism by civil society will likely play out here in several areas. One
> is how domain name registration processes are structured to expose, or
> protect, civil society from arbitrary government action. The other is how
> domain name system issues link to handle human rights within the Internet
> ecosystem. The issues: How domain name registration processes expose or
> protect civil society groups; and; How Human Rights are woven into the
> fabric of the Internet ecosystem, are still underdeveloped in terms of
> positions and strategies.
>
> Both issues are most acute at the national level, and linked to wider
> Internet policy issues. In Canada NGO’s registered with the tax authorities
> as a not-for-profit cannot engage in any advocacy work around Canadian
> government policy.  If Canadian NGO’s take a position on net neutrality
> based on human rights or innovation policy grounds, when the government
> turns to net neutrality policy, this can put status at risk.
>
> The issues are even greater in developing countries. Several of the larger
> global players in Internet governance are using phrases like “legitimate
> stakeholders”, with reference to multistakeholder participation, and
> especially with reference to civil society voices from within their own
> countries. Civil society will be seriously handicapped if stakeholder
> participation, and voice, are set by government.
>
> Expect this area to be contentious in the design of the multistakeholder
> governance component in an acceptable IANA transition proposal. That
> governance component is likely to be seen as a prototype for wider
> initiatives around multistakeholder governance, initiatives where other
> stakeholders have vested interests.
>
> Sam L
>