[CS Bureau] Fwd: Re: Distribution of funds

[Adam Peake]

 From Karen.  And I agree, transparency would be great.  Helps 
potential funders too.

Thanks,

Adam





>Delivered-To: ajp at glocom.ac.jp
>Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:38:52 +0100
>To: ajp at glocom.ac.jp
>From: karen banks <karenb at gn.apc.org>
>Subject: Re: Distribution of funds
>
>Dear Adam,
>
>Could you please forward this message to the bureau, thanks
>
>karen
>
>Dear CS Bureau,
>
>I've been looking at the funding of WSIS II and have a request - 
>some is my own curiosity, but i think it would be good for the 
>Bureau to encourage greater transparency about allocation of funds 
>for Civil society fellowships by publishing greater detail about 
>allocations online.
>
>According to the website, the following funds have been ear-marked 
>for Civil Society fellowships (I'm not including funds marked for 
>core, staff costs etc, nor government fellowships).
>
>-------------
>http://www.itu.int/wsis/funding/contributors2.html (last table)
>
>Other WSIS-related Contributions
>
>Government of Korea WSIS-related projects Received 200,000  (excluded)
>
>Government of Tunisia* Fellowships for civil society participation 
>Commitment 400,000
>*modalities of allocation to be decided
>
>+Government of Canada Civil society participation Received 91,785
>+Government of Austria Developing country fellowships Received 45,438
>+Government of Switzerland Civil society fellowships Received 70,000
>+ISESCO Fellowships for developing country participants from ISESCO 
>member states Received 11,372
>--------------
>
>I have a few questions and i wonder if you could forward them to the 
>relevent person/body:
>
>a) Have/will the total funds received (and allocated for CS 
>fellowships+) - US$218,595 - been spent on PrepComs I, II and III?
>
>b) Is it possible to see a distribution of funds, donor, 
>participants etc, in relation to each PrepCom of WSIS Phase II
>
>c) The criteria for allocation of funds are on the website, but who 
>makes final decisions about funding allocation?
>
>d) Is it likely the Tunisian Governnment will indeed allocate 
>US400,000 for the summit, how will criteria be defined and who shall 
>decide on fellowships?
>
>(and, any idea when we might hear about PrepCom III fellowships)
>
>thanks a lot
>
>karen