[CS Bureau] Fellowships for PC3 - Consultation of CSB Members for recommendations to WSIS ES

[jsarr at refer.sn]

Bonjour Philippe

J'adhère complétement aux suggestions faites par Robert qui sont rès
pertinentes. Quand on est candidat à une prise en charge, il n'est peut-être pas
recommandé de participer au comité de sélection.

Les critères d'attribution des bourses doivent être transparents et compris par
tous.

En ce qui me concerne, j'ai l'honneur d'avoir déjà été invité par une
organisation internationale pour participer au PREPCOM3. Par conséquent, je ne
suis pas candidat à une prise en charge par le SMSI.

Je pense que, pour des raisons de transparence, il est bon de recueillir l'avis
des membres du bureau.

Je vous indiquerai très rapidement mes propositions dans un courriel séparé.

Salutations distinguées.

Joseph SARR
Point focal des autorités locales
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 de Selon Robert Guerra <rguerra at lists.privaterra.org>:

> Philippe:
>
> you have good timing, as I just yesterday, wrote to the Fellowship
> committee indicating that I wished to withdraw my request for a
> fellowship. The reason being, that I have been invited to join the
> Government of Canada delegation as their Civil Society advisor.
>
>
> In regards to the list that you sent - I would like to point out a
> couple of things to you, as well as the rest of the Bureau members.
>
>
> 1. The CSB in it's meeting in Cape Town (Dec 05), as well as PrepCom
> 2 (Feb 05) specifically stated that CSB wanted to be involved in the
> fellowship process. The WSIS ES is involving us, and that is good.
>
> At the meetings as well, the issue of self dealing was also
> mentioned. The CSB make a very wise policy statement at that point
> that specifically stated that those on the CSB who are requesting
> fellowships COULD NOT be involved in the selection process. Advice
> and/or comments could only be given by those who HAVE NOT requested a
> fellowship.
>
> Consequently, I would INSIST that the numerous CSB members who have
> requested fellowships REMOVE themselves from the selection process.
> Input and comment on NON-CSB members could be given, but not on
> themselves.
>
> There was a very passionate discussion at the time about this, and
> this decision should be respected.
>
> 2. Recent comments both on the CSB , Plenary and governance list have
> raised the issue of fellowships - specifically the priority given to
> CSB members. The majority view expressed has been that priority
> should be given to those who have been active participants in the
> past, and who can actively contribute in this prepcom. As well,
> several persons have commented that given the - small # - of
> fellowships that they should be allocated on a priority basis to
> those involved in the key issues.
>
>
> 3. To many, the CSB, is not well understood and seen as a place of
> self-dealing. This is of course not the reality, but it is the
> perception many have.
>
> As such, the CSB, MUST conduct the fellowship process in an  open ,
> transparent and proper way. We must share the selection criteria we
> devise, as well as factors used with plenary.
>
>
>
> These are three very key points to keep in mind. They will be the
> factors that I will be considering the candidates.
>
> I will , shortly, send you via PRIVATE EMAIL my recommendations with
> reasons why.
>
> regards
>
> Robert
>
>
> > From: Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
> > Date: August 25, 2005 10:04:24 AM EDT (CA)
> > To: wsis-fellowships at itu.int
> > Cc: Charles Geiger <charles.geiger at itu.int>, Moncef Achour
> > <moncef.achour at itu.int>
> > Subject: Fellowship Application - Robert Guerra
> >
> > Dear Fellowship committee:
> >
> > I wish to notify you that I have, just,  been invited to join the
> > Canadian Government official delegation as a civil society advisor
> > for the upcoming PrepCom in sept. As such, I have funding to travel
> > to , and attend the meeting.
> >
> > Consequently, I wish to formally withdraw my fellowship application
> > request.
> >
> > As well, as i'm not in a situation of conflict vis-a-vis
> > fellowships - I offer any assistance, help and/or advice  that the
> > fellowship committee might need with the selection task
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Robert
>
>
>
> regards,
>
> Robert
>
> --
> Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
> Managing Director, Privaterra <http://www.privaterra.org>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 26-Aug-05, at 5:43 AM, CONGO - Philippe Dam wrote:
>
> > Dear CS Bureau Members,
> >
> >
> >
> > Please see the email below by Charles Geiger, and a shortlist of
> > applications for fellowships (attached), which were sent us today
> > by the WSIS Executive Secretariat.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday we were informed that the ITU decided that only 10 to
> > 12 fellowships will be provided for CS for PrepCom-3. We mentioned
> > that the way the CSB Secretariat had been informed and with this
> > belated timing, is unsatisfactory, since it had been agreed after
> > PrepCom-2, that the CSB would be informed much longer in advance
> > and would be involved in this process. Therefore, we insisted that
> > the CS Bureau should be associated and involved on the discussion
> > on the fellowships as much as possible at this stage.
> >
> >
> >
> > Since the CS Bureau is asked by the WSIS ES to propose some
> > recommendations for fellowships, we would suggest the following
> > modus operandi: CS Bureau members are asked to select/tick off 10
> > applicants on the shortlist submitted by the WSIS ES and to send it
> > back to us. The only restriction we would suggest, based on
> > previous discussions on this topic, is that short-listed bureau
> > members cannot participate in this process. The deadline for
> > sending your recommendations is Tuesday 30 August. The CSB
> > Secretariat will process with the counting of your suggestions in
> > the morning of Wed 31 August (Geneva time), and will send the final
> > recommendations first, to the CSB list, and then to the WSIS ES in
> > the afternoon. Please send your replies to wsis at ngocongo.org.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note the following points in your considerations for the
> > recommendations:
> >
> >
> >
> > ·         Guiding Criteria provided by the WSIS ES:
> >
> >
> >
> > • In accordance with the proposal of the WSIS ES (see e-mail
> > below), you are suggested to recommend 5 applicants from LDCs, and
> > 5 applicants from CS structures.
> >
> >
> >
> > • Please see also the ITU Guidelines for Fellowships, and
> > specifically “Geographical distribution, Gender (women candidates
> > encouraged), Participation in WSIS Geneva 2003, WSIS PrepComs and/
> > or other WSIS preparatory events” (http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/
> > pc3/fellowships/guidelines.doc)
> >
> >
> >
> > ·         CSB advisory note on WSIS fellowships (PC-2, Feb. 2005):
> >
> >
> >
> > • The allocation of fellowships should have a weighting in favour
> > of least developed countries (LDC’s).
> >
> >
> >
> > • The allocation should consider the past participation of the
> > applicants, their knowledge of the WSIS content and their roles in
> > the process e.g. as Caucus focal points.
> >
> >
> >
> > • The allocation should incorporate considerations of gender
> > balance, new participants, indigenous people and people with
> > disabilities.
> >
> >
> >
> > • The allocation should consider regional balance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much for your response and your advice. Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Philippe Dam
> > CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
> > 11, Avenue de la Paix
> > CH-1202 Geneva
> > Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> > Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> > E-mail: wsis at ngocongo.org
> > Website: www.ngocongo.org
> >
> >
> >
> > The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, membership
> > association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United
> > Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major
> > objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
> > world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
> > concern.  For more information see our website at www.ngocongo.org
> >
> >
> >
> > De : Charles Geiger
> > Envoyé : vendredi, 26. août 2005 09:09
> > À : ramin.kaweh at unctad.org; rbloem at ngocongo.org;
> > viola at icvolunters.org; wsis at ngocongo.org
> > Objet : FW: Liste Bourse
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cher Ramin, chère Renate et Viola
> >
> > Je vous envoye ci-dessous la liste des demandes de bourses. Nous
> > avons fait un tri au préalable avec,  pour la première partie,
> > demande complète (complète c.à.d. signé et tamponné ou lettre
> > d'accompagnement) venant d'un participant d'un LDC dont
> > l'organisation est accredité, pour la deuxième partie  demande de
> > personnes de la structure de la société civile de pays en
> > développement. Robert Guerra nous a informé qu'il fera partie de la
> > délégation canadienne au PrepCom-3 et qu'il retire sa demande.
> >
> > Je vous prie de consulter cette liste avec les membres du Bureau de
> > la société civile et de nous informer du choix du Bureau . Avec les
> > finances actuelles, nous avons malheureusement une situation
> > similaire à celle du PrepCom-2, nous ne pouvons pas dépasser 10 à
> > 12 bourses. J'ai pensé que la moitié (environ 6) pourraient être
> > réservé pour des personnes de la structure, l'autre moitié pour des
> > participants de LDCs de pays en développement.
> >
> > Je soumettrai votre séléction au SG de l'UIT qui fera le choix en
> > tenant compte de vos propositions. Je vous saurai gré de faire
> > cette consultation pendant les prochains 4-5 jours et de nous
> > donner les résultats si possible vers mercredi ou jeudi de la
> > semaine prochaine.
> >
> > Avec mes meilleures salutations
> >
> > Charles Geiger
> > Directeur exécutif SMSI
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <<SCfellowships Rev3210.doc>>
> >
> > <SCfellowships Rev3210.doc>
>
>