[CS Bureau] re: WSIS Phase 2 -Process to Tunis

[Adam Peake]

Hi, 

Renata's very helpful note about the Tunis phase mentioned that the 1st
prepcom would discuss the roadmap document.  The latest version of that
document is here 
<http://www.itu.int/council/wsis/Geneva2_04/roadmap-18-04.doc> and it is
still problematic. 

The diagram and explanatory annotations describe a process where the Working
Group on Internet Governance (and the Task Force on Financing mechanisms)
report to the Preparatory Committee process rather than to the Summit. The
Working Group reports only to the PrepComs, and as the annotations state
"Preparatory Committee will continue to function according to the Rules of
procedures established for Phase I", this means to a governmental process,
not the open and inclusive process required by the Summit. The Declaration
of Principles and Plan of Action are quite clear on the process the Working
Group should follow, and this diagram does not represent that process.

I would like the CS Bureau to formally raise this matter, and to try to have
the roadmap corrected before the PrepCom. (some background on this matter
see <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/public/plenary/2004-March/002296.html> I
now think it's more serious and we must try to stop this document going
forward in its current state.

I've edited the Roadmap, hopefully to better reflect what was agreed in
Geneva.  See attached (uses track changes. Apologies for MS Word, but hope
Open Office will cope.)


*AND* Could we also write an official letter of thanks from the CS Bureau to
Mr. Samassékou, making clear our appreciation for his work, etc.

Thanks,

Adam




> 
> [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS Phase 2 -Process to Tunis
> Renata BLOEM
> Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:59:55 +0200
> 
> 
> The full Governmental Bureau met on 31 March in a closed meeting and from
> what I heard afterwards outlined some of following decisions:
> 
> 1. To meet in Tunis from 24-26 June for the first official meeting: First
> PrepCom with formal and informal sessions (the date is 98% sure, the Asian
> Group still has some problems. Final,final confirmation will come during
> next Bureau meeting on 21 April)
> 
> 2. At the Tunis meeting they need
> * to elect a Chairperson, (Mr Samasskou made a statement that Mali was nor
> presenting itself anymore, most probably the Eastern European Group will
> propose Latvia)
> 
> * to discuss process and adopt some sort of roadmap (based on Mr Utsumi's
> proposal)
> 
> * to find consensus on what the outcome of Tunis is to be. Suggested (or
> wished by Tunesia) is e.g. a political Declaration (without opening the
> Principles of the Geneva Declaration) and a Tunis Agenda (PoA with concrete
> proposals)
> 
> 3. That there will be some parallel tracks:
> * The (multistakeholder) process from PrepComs (June 2004, January 2005 and
> September 2005) and Regional and/or  Thematic Meetings to Tunis Summit
> November 2005
> * The Task Force on Finance meetings which might or not report to PrepComs
> * The WG on Internet Governance (IG) with its own Secretariat (consisting
> probably of Reps from various UN  Agencies, CS not excluded, and convened
> by Switzerland, operational not before May or even June) which will  report
> to Tunis Summit but is expected to go beyond.
> 
> All this still needs confirmation. Best regards,
> Renata
> Kind regards,
> 

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