Thank you Robin for sharing tjhis with us. Cheers ! -Olevie- 2014-08-25 18:12 GMT+00:00 Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]>: > Update regarding the Internet Governance Civil Society Coordination Group > below. We expect to make a recommendation for the civil society speaker at > IGF closing ceremony in the next day also. > > Best, > Robin > > -------- Original Message --------Subject:[cs-coord] Internet Governance > Civil Society Co-ordination GroupDate:Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:36:31 +1000From:Ian > Peter <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>Reply-To:Ian Peter > <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>To: > <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > > The Internet Governance Civil Society Co-ordination Group (CSCG) would > like to announce the addition of new members and the reappointment of an > independent chairperson. > > Formed in 2013 in response to the need for civil society groups to work > more closely together, particularly on appointing representatives to > outside bodies, the founding members of this "coalition of coalitions" were > · Internet Governance Caucus, an organisation with over 200 > organisational and individual members founded in 2004 to specifically > address emerging internet governance issues. Represented by Dr Mawaki > Chango, Co-Coordinator > · Association for Progressive Communications, an international > membership-based network founded in 1990 who work together in using ICTs to > empower and support others to build strategic communities and promote easy > and affordable access to a free and open internet. Represented by Chat > Garcia Ramilo, Deputy Executive Director > · Best Bits, a network of civil society organisations from across > the world, who come together to share and collaborate on individual and > joint initiatives in support of human rights and other broadly shared civil > society interests in Internet governance. Represented by Jeremy Malcolm, > Steering Committee member. > · The Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group, (NCSG) an organization > of more than 400 non-commercial organizations and individuals who develop > Internet policy through participation in ICANN's policy development process. > NCSG promotes noncommercial interests in the formulation of ICANN > policy including human rights, academic, development, educational, and > cultural interests. Represented by Robin Gross, NCSG Executive Committee > · Diplo Foundation, which has a focus on assisting participants > from small and developing states to build the capacity to engage > effectively in Internet Governance and diplomacy. Since 2003, Diplo's > Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP) has involved over > 1500 professionals and activists from 163 states. Diplo Foundation is > represented by Ginger (Virginia) Paque, Internet Governance Programmes. > > > The new members announced today are > · Just Net Coalition, formed in 2014, a global coalition with > specific interests in democracy, human rights and social justice. > Represented by Norbert Bollow, Co-convenor > > · Civicus, a global civil society alliance with over 1000 members > in 120 countries. Represented by Mandeep Tiwana, Head of Policy and Research > > > The newly expanded group announced as its first task the reappointment of > Ian Peter as independent chair, with a term expiring in September 2016. Ian > Peter has been involved in internet public access initiatives for over 25 > years with various civil society organisations and was approached to be the > first independent chairperson when CSCG was formed in 2013. > > "I am honoured to be able to work with such a group of representative > civil society bodies", Ian Peter stated. "My aim in facilitating decision > making with CSCG will be to ensure that the diverse range of voices and > perspectives within civil society are heard, respected, and represented, > and that civil society works together to advance its causes in the internet > governance area". > > CSCG sees its primary role as ensuring a co-ordinated civil society > response and conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments to > outside bodies (such as IGF, NetMundial, and 1Net). It does not see itself > as a policy making body. Further developments are expected in coming months > as the expanded group begins to address a range of issues where civil > society presence and effectiveness can be enhanced. > > CSCG can be contacted initially through [log in to unmask] > > > -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Responsable Département CERGI-Education (http://www.cergibs.com) CEO de INTIC4DEV (http://www.intic4dev.org) SG de ESTETIC (http://www.estetic.tg) Membre de ISoc (www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>) & du FOSSFA ( www.fossfa.net) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) BP : 851 - Tél.: (228) 90 98 86 50 / (228) 98 43 27 72 Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé - Togo