One World, One Internet? IGF 2017 Preparations: China Has Arrived!

IGF 2017 Second Open Consultations & MAG Meeting | Internet Governance Forum (IGF) | intgovforum.org: The second Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting in preparation for IGF 2017 (Geneva, Switzerland, 18-21 December), is meeting 12-14 June at the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU.int), in Geneva, Switzerland. So far, one thing is clear: CHINA Has Arrived--selected tweets from @sgdickinson--

2nd day of 2nd set of #IGF2017 prep mtgs now underway. Agenda, documents and more info at: https://t.co/49KCaJ6PZt

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 @LynnStAmour: workshop selection 2 follow similar process to past years - top-scored props mixed w wild cards to address imbalances

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 @LynnStAmour: let’s start workshop selection process by identifying imbalances (stakeholder, region, etc) in top 72 scored props

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 MAG mtg, China: composition of top 72 workshops very problematic. Asia has 58.4% of global population, but only 20% of workshops.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 MAG mtg, China: Europe only has 16% of global population, but more than half of top 72 workshops are from Europe.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 MAG mtg, China: Regional representation of top 72 workshop proposals doesn't correspond to current global geopolitical map.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 MAG mtg, China: to have regional balance, if Europe submits same number of workshops, Asia would need to submit 1000 props next yr.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: This is not a world b4 WWI. Have impression the multistakeholder model has become a thin cover for European-dominated world.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: geographical equity & balance is overarching principle of UN. Whatever models u use, this principle should be respected 1st.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: current screening process for workshops deviates from UN principle of geographic equity & balance.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: suggests capping number of selected workshops coming from each region. e.g. 20 workshops max from Europe, 30 from Asia.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 @LynnStAmour: changing criteria for workshop selection at this late stage will raise more questions, discomfort in community.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: many of top 72 rated workshops r on #humanrights, gender. Should ask them to merge, so we make room for more props from Asia

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 China: IGF is chance 4 ppl from diff countries 2 present views. We r not coming 2 Geneva 2 b brainwashed by Euro-centric standards.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 Netherlands, re China comment re Eurocentric brainwashing: asks China 2 b more cooperative.
China: won't apologise; stands by words

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

#IGF2017 @LynnStAmour: we’re looking for a level of civil discourse here & we don’t quite have that fully yet. Let’s aim 4 that after lunch.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) June 13, 2017

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