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The '''Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)''' was  established by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on May 17, 2006 as the '''Advisory Group''' to help  him set-up the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]), the latest avenue for multi-stakeholder dialogue on internet governance. IGF was the outcome of the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society ([[WSIS]]). Originally, MAG was compose of 47 members from different sectors including government, private, civil society, academic and technical communities around the world. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser of the Sec. General for the WSIS was appointed Chairman of the Group. <ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/sga1006.doc.htm Secretary General Establishes Advisory Group to Assist Him in Convening Internet Governance Forum]</ref>
The '''Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)''' was  established by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on May 17, 2006 as the '''Advisory Group''' to help  him set-up the [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF), a new avenue for multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance. The IGF was the outcome of the Tunis phase of the [[World Summit on the Information Society]] (WSIS).  


On May 5, 2010, the United Nations announced the renewal of MAG to provide advise in preparation for the IGF Meeting, which was held at Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010. The members of MAG was increased from 47 to 56.<ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/pi1936.doc.htm Multistakeholder Group Renewed to Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-17 September]</ref> The Group's meetings are conducted three times a year at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Open consultation meetings are held after every meeting.<ref>
Originally, MAG was composed of 47 members from different sectors including government, private, civil society, academic and technical communities around the world. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser to the Sec. General for the WSIS, was appointed Chairman of the Group. <ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/sga1006.doc.htm Secretary General Establishes Advisory Group to Assist Him in Convening Internet Governance Forum]</ref>
 
Many prominent members of the [[ICANN]] community have also been involved in the [[MAG]].
==Mandate==
The Multistakeholder Advisory Group's mandate was to help the Office of the Secretary General to prepare the IGF Meeting and to conduct its activities in an open & transparent manner and to maximize the use of electronic communications in its consultations.
 
==Mandate Renewals==
The mandate of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group was extended by the United Nations on August 20, 2007 to help prepare the next IGF meeting at Rio de Janeiro on Novemeber 12-15 of that year.<ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/pi1791.doc.htm Advisory Group to Prepare for IGF Meeting in Rio de Janeiro]</ref> It was again renewed on April 30, 2008 to provide advice in preparation for the IGF Meeting in Hyderabad, India, on December 3-6 of the same year. Mr. Nitin Desai was asked to continue his responsibility as Chairman of the Group.<ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/pi1829.doc.htm Mandate of Advisory Group of Internet Extended]</ref>
 
Once again, on May 5, 2010, MAG's mandate was renewed for the IGF Meeting in  Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010. The membership of the MAG was increased from 47 to 56.<ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/pi1936.doc.htm Multistakeholder Group Renewed to Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-17 September]</ref>  
 
Meetings of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group are conducted three times a year at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Open consultations are also held after every meeting.<ref>
[http://intgovforum.org/cms/magabout The Multistakeholder Advisory Group]</ref>
[http://intgovforum.org/cms/magabout The Multistakeholder Advisory Group]</ref>


==Members==
==Membership==
* Mr. Qusai Al Shatti- Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Information Technology Society
The list of the members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group is available [http://intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/406-mag-2010 here].
* Mr. David Appasamy-  Executive Vice President, Sify Technologies, India
 
* Ms.Christine Arida - Director of Telecom Planning and Services, National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt
* Mr. Fouad Bajwa – Social Entrepreneur, Pakistan
Mr. Bayramov, Ayaz - Head Dept. of Intl. Relations &Cooperation with NGOs, Ministry of Comm. and Information Technologies, Azerbaijan
Ms.  Valeria Betancourt-Coordinator of the Communication and Information Policy Programme in Latin America, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Ecuador
Mr. Jorge Cancio Meliá- Adviser-Deputy to the Director of Information Society Services, General Direction for the Development of the Information Society, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade; Madrid
Ms. Olga del Carmen Cavalli- Adviser for Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
Mr. Daniel Dardailler- Director of International Relations, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), France
Ms. Ndeye Maimouna Diop Diagne- Dir. of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, Senegal
Mr. Chris Disspain- CEO, AU Registry; Chair, Council of Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ([[ccNSO]]), Australia
Mr. Manuel B. Dengo-Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ms. Heather Dryden- Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Telecommunications Policy Branch, Canada
Mr. Raúl Echeberría, Executive Director/CEO, Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry ([[[LACNIC]]), Uruguay
Ms. Coura Fall-Fall, Senegal
Mr. Ondřej Filip, Chief Executive Officer of [[CZ.NIC]], Czech Republic
Mr. Sunday Folayan- Managing Director, SKANNET, Nigeria
Mr. Alvaro Galvani - Head, Division of Information Society, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
Mr. Jean Yves Gatete-Secretary-General, Collectif National pour le Développement Humanitaire, Burundi
Mr. Bill Graham- Global Strategic Engagement, Internet Society (ISOC), Canada
Ms. Cathy Handley- Executive Director for Government Affairs/Public Policy, American Registry for Internet Numbers ([[ARIN]]), U.S.A.
Ms. Ayesha Hasan- Senior Policy Manager, E-Business, IT, and Telecoms, Executive in charge of ICT, France
Mr. Abdelaziz Hilali- Professor, Institut Supérieur des Télécommunications de Rabat; President, Internet Society Morocco
Ms. Jeanette Hofmann- Senior Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)/Social Science Research Center Berlin
Mr. Zahid U. Jamil-Senior Partner and Barrister-at-Law, Jamil and Jamil, Chairman Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, Pakistan
Mr. Masanobu Katoh- President of the Law and Intellectual Property Unit and Security Export Control Headquarters, Fujitsu Limited, Japan
Mr. Michael Katundu- Assistant Director, Information Technology Communications Commission, Kenya
Mr. Nazmul Huda Khan- Secretary, Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Bangladesh
Mr. Igor Khimchenko-Deputy Dir. for Scientific, Technical & Strategy Development Dept., Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication, Russia
Mr. Valdas Kišonas- Director, Information Society Development Committee under the Ministry of Transport & Communication, Lithuania
Mr. Stephen K.M. Lau-Adviser, HP Enterprise Services and President, Hong Kong Computer Society, Hong Kong
Mr. Frank March- Senior Specialist Advisor, Digital Development Energy & Communications Branch, Ministry of Economic Development,New Zealand
Mr. Cecil McCain- Director of Post and Telecommunications, Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica
Mr. Sardjoeni Moedjiono- Senior Adviser to the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia for International Relations and Digital Divide
Ms. Freda Ruth Murray-Bruce- Senior Manager, Strategy & Monitoring, Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigeria
Ms. Nurani Nimpuno- Outreach & Communications, Netnod/Autonomica, Sweden
Dr. Viv Padayatchy- General Manager, Cybernaptics Limited, Mauritius
Mr. George Papadatos- Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Paul Philippot Jean- President, European Broadcasting Union, EBU & CEO of Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF, Belgium
Ms. Y. J. Park- Senior Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Ms. Lorena Piñeiro- Head of International Affairs Department, Undersecretariate of Telecommunications, Chile
Ms. Natasha Primo- Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) National ICT Policy Advocacy Initiative, South Africa
Mr. [[Quaynor, Nii]]- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Network Computer Systems; President, Internet Society of Ghana
Mr. Riehl, Frédéric- Deputy Director, Head of International Relations Service at the Federal Office of Communications, Switzerland
Ms. Katitza Rodriguez Pereda- International Rights Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation, United States
Mr. Peiman Seadat- Deputy Director for International Specialized Agencies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran
Ms. Graciela Selaimen- Executive Coordinator, Núcleo de Pesquisas, Estudos e Formação (NUPEF), Brazil
Mr. [[Charles Sha'ban]]- Executive Director, Regional Office, [[Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property]], Jordan
Mr. Ravi Shanker- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, India
Mr. Waudo Siganga- Chair Computer Society of Kenya
Mr. Juan Carlos Solines Moreno- Solines & Asociados Abogados, Partner; Professor of Technology & Law and Telecommunications Law, San Francisco de  Quito University (USFQ), Equador
Ms. [[Theresa Swinehart]]-Director, Global Internet Policy, Verizon Communications, USA
Mr. Zicai Tang- Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
Ms. Emily Taylor- Consultant Oxford, UK
Ms.  Jennifer A. Warren- Vice President, Technology Policy & Regulation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 16 February 2021

The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) was established by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on May 17, 2006 as the Advisory Group to help him set-up the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a new avenue for multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance. The IGF was the outcome of the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

Originally, MAG was composed of 47 members from different sectors including government, private, civil society, academic and technical communities around the world. Nitin Desai, Special Adviser to the Sec. General for the WSIS, was appointed Chairman of the Group. [1]

Many prominent members of the ICANN community have also been involved in the MAG.

Mandate[edit | edit source]

The Multistakeholder Advisory Group's mandate was to help the Office of the Secretary General to prepare the IGF Meeting and to conduct its activities in an open & transparent manner and to maximize the use of electronic communications in its consultations.

Mandate Renewals[edit | edit source]

The mandate of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group was extended by the United Nations on August 20, 2007 to help prepare the next IGF meeting at Rio de Janeiro on Novemeber 12-15 of that year.[2] It was again renewed on April 30, 2008 to provide advice in preparation for the IGF Meeting in Hyderabad, India, on December 3-6 of the same year. Mr. Nitin Desai was asked to continue his responsibility as Chairman of the Group.[3]

Once again, on May 5, 2010, MAG's mandate was renewed for the IGF Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17, 2010. The membership of the MAG was increased from 47 to 56.[4]

Meetings of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group are conducted three times a year at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Open consultations are also held after every meeting.[5]

Membership[edit | edit source]

The list of the members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group is available here.

References[edit | edit source]

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