[WSIS CS-Plenary] PCT and WGIG

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Georg C. F. Greve wrote:
>  || On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:53:00 -0500
>  || "Milton Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu> wrote: 
> 
>  mm> Let me clarify. I'm not "explaining" anything. I wasn't part of
>  mm> the Governance Caucus group that passed recommendations to
>  mm> Kummer, nor was I present when Kummer and Kofi Annan made their
>  mm> final selections. So I have no clue as to what their methodology
>  mm> or thinking was regarding the FS nominees.
> 
> As far as I know and from what has been said by others before, Markus
> Kummer and Kofi Annan essentially followed the recommendations made by
> the Internet Governance Caucus.

This is wrong. Several organizations and networks made suggestions. Even 
WSIS CS working groups proposed candidates or lists of candidates 
directly to Kummer. The NCUC also sent a list to Kummer. The IG caucus 
was aware of these activities like anybody else on the plenary list 
paying attention to these issues. Moreover, the IG caucus did not know 
if and to what degree Annan and Kummer would follow our suggestions.
> 
> So while you are certainly right that they are ultimately responsible
> for the selection, they apparently weren't the ones making it.

Someone at the UN must have made the decision to follow to a large 
degree the suggestions from IG caucus and NCUC.

I'd wish we would stop this discussion. To me it seems quite destructive 
and seems not lead anywhere.
jeanette
> 
> 
>  >> Excluding a whole group of people on grounds of prejudice towards
>  >> some of its participants seems a questionable policy [snip]
> 
>  mm> Yes, but you need to entertain the possibility that it wasn't
>  mm> prejudice.
> 
> The alternative to prejudice would have been deliberate spreading of
> obvious falsehoods and derogatory statements with the goal of smearing
> and discrediting others.
> 
> I was merely giving you the benefit of the doubt.
> 
> 
>  mm> Now the choices have been made, and cannot be changed. 
> 
> If we don't do anything, nothing will change for sure.
> 
> That is why we made very concrete suggestions and requests.
> 
> Regards,
> Georg
>