[kictanet] The Way Forward...my 2 bob... WAS: Re: Invitation: 2009 EA-IGF, 7-9 September 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

[Douglas Onyango]

> 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 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: McTim <dogwallah at 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 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 11:44 AM
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:32 AM,
> Douglas Onyango<ondouglas at 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
>