[WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunisia meeting & better defining ourselves..

[wolfgang at imv.au.dk]

I agree with Robert, that there is a need to look forward and to formalize - in written documents - the emerging and evolving CS structure. What we need is something like bylaws. I know that this is in contrast with the radical bottom up theory, but if we reach a certain level of complexity, you have to have a stable system,also to become independent from individual activists and to guarantee continuity in cases where one or another activist is ill, is unable to continue or has no will anymore to continue with her his voluntary work.

Best

wolfgang

-- Original Message --
From: Robert Guerra <rguerra at cpsr.org>
To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
Send: 2004-02-25
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunisia meeting & better defining ourselves..

I do remind everyone the following i mentioned a few days ago.. that the 
informal meeting in Tunis is NEXT week. Consequently,


* it would be a good idea to have those that are attending relay a 
message from the plenary and/or CT group. what that message is, well - 
that i'll leave to discussion.


* as mentioned by mereym and others, we need to come up with a consensus 
on where we stand in regards to the CSB.


we must recognize the fact that certain governments and the summit 
organizers might be seeing the CSB, and those who are listed as it's 
members as empowered to give ideas and/or represent civil society in 
some capacity.

One of the shortcoming of the CSB since it was setup at PC2 is that 
there are few, if any authoritative documents which clearly establish 
the CSB rules of procedure, conduct of it's representatives and what 
actions it is empowered (and not) it can engage in.

I would put it to the plenary that this is something that needs 
immediate attention. Might it be too much to ask to create a 
subcommittee where lawyers, drafters,governance experts and others in 
Civil Society could start collaborating to create a set of guidelines 
for the CSB, and perhaps other structures which we have created.

We can discuss what's wrong, which is fine - but let's do something 
about. would that not be better?


regards

Robert
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