well, if the goal is to harmonise, why not have a regional one from the beginning, developed in a MSH fashion. Countries can accept or reject and negotiate according to their own agendas.
We want to follow the bottom up approach, so it is imperative that countries come with their views to the table.
?? I don't WANT to leave it to politicians alone ;-) No McTim, i don't - i am just reiterating that untill we have proper ground to form a working group/mailing list etc we can hang in there; I used the Politicians to present a group that is good-to-go
Regards, Douglas Onyango +256(0712)981329 If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the Problem. --- On Wed, 9/9/09, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Way Forward...my 2 bob... WAS: Re: Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya To: "Douglas Onyango" <ondouglas@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 11:44 AM On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Douglas Onyango<ondouglas@yahoo.com> wrote:
McTim, I am with you on this.
But i wish to point out that the issue of interest
groups is rather tricky
to implement at an EA level at the moment. Rationale: Countries are still developing their national positions on various issues and asking them to debate this at a regional level would be rather premature.
well, if the goal is to harmonise, why not have a regional one from the beginning, developed in a MSH fashion. Countries can accept or reject and negotiate according to their own agendas.
On the flip side of the coin, i think the parts of
EA that has issues they
can deliberate on like the Parilamentarians are already convenig this afternoon - so on this front your concern is being addressed.
?? I don't WANT to leave it to politicians alone ;-)
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel