[CS Bureau] WSIS: Informal consultation on 13 June

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Le 6/06/05 18:59, « Renata Bloem » <rbloem at ngocongo.org> a écrit :

Dear Renata, 
Please could you tell us how to confirm our presence at that meeting? Any
official document? 
Best
Divina

> Dear all,
>  
> Please find below and attached ³Food for thought² document (so far in English
> only) which will be the basis of discussion during the Informal Consultation
> meeting on WSIS implementation and follow-up, Monday 13 June 2005. The meeting
> will be held in room XXVI at the Palais des Nations, Geneva
>  
> With best regards,
> Renata
>  
>  
>  
> ³Food for thought² for the informal consultations on WSIS implementation and
> follow-up 
> Prepared by WSIS PrepCom Chair, H.E. Ambassador Janis Karklins (Latvia)
>  
> Proposed mandate for Group of Friends of the Chair (GFC)
> 
> 1.           At its meeting on 13 May, the WSIS Bureau decided to continue the
> work of the Group of Friends of the Chair (GFC) during the inter-sessional
> period between PrepCom-2 and 3, on a similar basis to that which was carried
> out between PrepCom 1 and 2, when the GFC held four meetings.
> 
> 2.           In line with the Decision of PrepCom-2 (WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/13 rev.
> 1), the GFC should continue to draft proposals on implementation mechanisms
> (para 10-11 of chapter one of the operational part) and on the way ahead
> (chapter four, para 26-29).
> 
> 3.           These new proposals will be in addition to the written comments
> and proposals presented during the first reading of the operational part on 21
> February, contained in the compilation documents on chapter one (DT-2 Rev. 2)
> and chapter four (DT-5) respectively. The compilation document of new
> proposals received by 31 May 2005 will be issued as a reference document prior
> to the PrepCom-3, and these proposals will be examined by the GFC. They will
> also be posted on the WSIS website.
> 
>  
> 
> Tentative workplan for the GFC
> 
>              The following suggestions are made on the timetable for the work
> of the GFC.
> 
> Monday 13 June (just ahead of WGIG)
> 
> Day-long informal consultations in room XXVI of Palais des Nations, open to
> all stakeholders, which should provide an opportunity for an informal exchange
> of views on implementation and follow-up.
> 
> Monday 27 June (just ahead of the WSIS Thematic Meeting on Cybersecurity)
> 
> The GFC could hold its fifth session, to consider new proposals on
> implementation and follow-up.
> 
> Monday 4 July
> 
> The GFC could hold its sixth session, to consider new proposals on
> implementation and follow-up.
> 
> Monday 11 July (just ahead of ITU Council)
> 
> The GFC could hold its seventh session, to consider new proposals on
> implementation and follow-up.
> 
> Tuesday 19th July (if required, just after presentation of WGIG report.
> Alternatively, on 18 July, following presentation of WGIG report, if time
> permits).
> 
> A second round of informal consultations, open to all stakeholders, could be
> held to review the proposals on implementation and follow-up.
> 
> 
> Possible principles to  guide WSIS implementation and follow-up
> 
>              The following principles are offered for discussion:
> 
> 1).    The implementation and follow-up should be based on multi-stakeholder
> partnership. It should be a decentralized, transparent, inclusive and open
> process.
> 
> 2).    ³Implementation² is the series of concerted actions taken by all
> stakeholders to implement the provisions of the Plan of Action, at national,
> regional and international levels. Information on implementation should be
> reported periodically to ECOSOC/UN General Assembly.
> 
> 3).    ³Follow-up² entails a political debate on WSIS-related issues,
> involving the UN  family and other stakeholders, leading to appropriate policy
> recommendations.
> 
> 4).    Implementation and follow-up of Internet Governance would be separate
> from that for other WSIS-related issues.
> 
> 5).    Implementation would be structured according to the action lines set
> out in the Plan of Action.
> 
> a.       At the national level, implementation requires a structured dialogue
> involving all relevant stakeholders, including public/private partnerships, in
> devising e-strategies for the Information Society and for the exchange of best
> practices;
> 
> b.       At the international level, multi-stakeholder teams could be
> established to moderate implementation for each of the action lines;
> 
> c.       Participation in the multi-stakeholder teams should be voluntary,
> inclusive and based on partnership among governments and all stakeholders;
> 
> d.       Each of the multi-stakeholder teams, at the international level,
> would be moderated by one or more UN agencies, in line with their competencies
> and mandates;
> 
> e.       The responsibilities of the moderators would include establishing a
> forum for information exchange, both online and through physical meetings, and
> making periodic reports;
> 
> f.       In order to avoid duplication of efforts and redundancy, a
> coordination of activities all multi-stakeholder implementing teams is needed.
> An overall coordinator role for the national dialogues and multi-stakeholder
> teams may be taken, on a co-chair or rotating basis, by the main relevant UN
> agencies (e.g., ITU, UNESCO, UNDP). This should be a light-touch function,
> intended primarily for the purposes of information gathering and exchange,
> avoidance of duplication, as well as consolidated reporting;
> 
> g.       The overall moderator/coordinator would be responsible for
> transmitting periodic reports to the UN Secretary-General¹s Office for
> submission to ECOSOC/UN General Assembly. This information reporting function
> would encompass the periodic reports on the stocktaking of WSIS-related
> activities.
> 
> 6).    Follow-up (policy debate)
> 
> a.       In line with UN Resolution 59/220, the Secretary-General of ITU would
> transmit to the UN General Assembly the report of the WSIS, as soon as it is
> available;
> 
> b.       Thereafter, the UN Secretary-General would make periodic reports on
> WSIS implementation to the UN General Assembly;
> 
> c.       In line with UN Resolution 57/270, follow-up within the UN family
> would be in line with the existing practices for integrated coordination and
> follow-up of the outcomes of major UN conferences and summits;
> 
> d.       The overarching principle should be to continue the multi-stakeholder
> approach that has characterized all work carried out to date in the WSIS
> process. Continuous involvement of all stakeholders in the policy discussion
> after Tunis Summit is essential and modalities of such participation should be
> established.
> 
>  
> With best regards,
> Renata
>  
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