[Chapter-delegates] Bringing Multistakeholder to ISOC: The first task of our New Collaborative Governance Project

[Dave Burstein]

Folks

We all know decisions in ISOC remain top down, despite at least six years
of effort to make ISOC multistakeholder. I therefore urge the new ISOC
Collaborative Governance Project to set its first goal to bring these
principles to ISOC before we tell others what to do.

It's led by Larry Strickling, who is one of the most effective people in
D.C. He can make things happen. Sally has urged us to join the call in
about an hour, and I hope I'm not the only one to speak up.

Here is our definition of multi-stakeholder and suggested ways we can
implement it.

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   Stakeholder-driven: Stakeholders determine the process and decisions,
   from agenda setting to workflow, rather than simply fulfilling an advisory
   role;

Let's see if we, the stakeholders, can direct this process to first
improving ISOC.

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   Open: Any stakeholder may participate and the process includes and
   integrates the viewpoints of a diverse range of stakeholders;

A diverse range of viewpoints would be great. Until recently, our home page
called for "like-minded people." The first step should be allowing comments
on the ISOC blog and web site articles and welcome blog submissions from
people in the chapters.

As we know, the Internet community has a strong North-South split, the U.S.
and allies against the BRICs and most of the rest of the world. Many
Internet users, in my opinion a majority, believe that decisions about the
Internet that are not dominated by the U.S. and allies.

Larry, who is in charge here, has a chance to prove he can rise above his
role in the U.S. government. He was co-leader of the U,S, WCIT delegation
that walked out of the leading International meeting when we didn't get our
way.

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   Transparent: All stakeholders and the public have access to
   deliberations, creating an environment of trust, legitimacy, and
   accountability; and

Please, please, bring this to ISOC. The most important decision in recent
ISOC history, the Chapters Committee proposal to give the chapters some
funding and independence, was turned down in a closed session of the board.
Very ugly. 3% of out budget is not very much but would make a difference.

Another crucial improvement would be to provide information about our
donors. We know that has been a factor in deciding what ISOC addresses but
someone made a policy we should not report our funders.

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   Consensus-based: Outcomes are consensus-based, arrived at by compromise,
   and are a win-win for the greatest number or diversity of stakeholders.

Starting with what the Collaborative Governance Project addresses. It seems
to already have an agenda made by the staff.

In particular, we should make sure the current choice of a new President is
consensus driven. One prominent candidate has been strongly opposed by many
on this chapter-delegates list but I believe is still under consideration.
Unless he can show he supports more chapter power in making ISOC decisions,
he would not have a chance







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