[Bureau] Fwd: Re: Report-back to the bureau on Samassekou's non-paper

[Adam Peake]

I just received an error message saying I could not post to 
bureau at geneva2003.org.  The request below is mainly a question for 
the CS secretariat.  Needs action please.

Many thanks,

Adam

>Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:03:55 +0900
>To: bureau at geneva2003.org, liliane.ursache at ties.itu.int
>From: Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
>Subject: Re: Report-back to the bureau on Samassekou's non-paper
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>The non-paper is still only available in English, though the cover 
>letter is also now in French. 
><http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1031|1033>
>
>Could the CS secretariat please find out if the Samassekou non-paper 
>will be translated into French by the WSIS secretariat (don't want 
>to ask the CS translators to do unnecessary work!)
>
>Thank you
>
>Adam
>
>
>
>
>>Report-back to the bureau on the reaction to Samassekou's non-
>>paper.
>>
>>Forgive me for writing only in English for time reasons.  Translation
>>help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Those who are following the CT list will know that we are compiling
>>the comments received on the non-paper version of the Declaration.
>>We have received comments so far from the PCT caucus,
>>indigenous, youth, community media (being finalized), environment,
>>human rights and security and privacy group.  The compiled
>>comments will be sent before the 6pm (Geneva) deadline on
>>Thursday.
>>
>>We had asked for all comments to be in by Wednesday.  Any last
>>comments received before 3pm Geneva time on Thursday might be
>>incorporated as long as they are brief.
>>
>>I would also like to point out that a number of caucuses and
>>organizations have decided not to send in comments at this time
>>due to the unacceptably short time-frame and (in the case of Latin
>>America) the unacceptable lack of availability of a Spanish version
>>of the non-paper.
>>
>>We propose that the bureau and secretariate should take a more
>>active role in giving us advance information of these kinds of
>>requests.  We appreciate Mr. Samassekou's concern to receive
>>our input, but in the circunstances (we all have full-time jobs
>>elsewhere) it is almost impossible to organize a reaction at such
>>short notice, much less to make a proper on-line consultation,
>>which means that whole regions (such as Latin America) are left
>>out of the opportunity to react.
>>
>>Even though the document was not ready until last Friday, we
>>could have been warned in advance that we would be receiving it
>>with a given deadline to respond, which would have helped us to
>>organize our time and allocate responsibilities.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Sally Burch
>>
>>
>>---------------------------------
>>Sally Burch - Directora Ejecutiva
>>Agencia Latinoamericana de Información - ALAI
>>Casilla 17-12-877, Quito, Ecuador
>>sburch at alainet.org      http://alainet.org
>>Tel: (593 2) 250 5074  222 1570  Fax: (593 2) 250 5073
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