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<font face="Times, Times">Queridas amigas y amigos<br><br>
a continuación, pego la carta que se ha preparado por el grupo de
contenidos y temas para ser presentada a la CMSI en relación a las
dificultades que se presentaron para reconocer los aportes de los
diferentes grupos y caucus de la sociedad civil.<br><br>
Por favor, si hay comentarios, hacerlos llegar.<br><br>
Saludos afectuosos<br><br>
Olinca Marino<br><br>
__________________________<br><br>
Charles Geiger<br>
Senior Policy Adviser<br>
Executive Secretariat<br>
World Summit on the Information Society<br>
c/o ITU<br>
Place des Nations<br>
CH-1211 Geneva 20<br>
Switzerland<br>
phone ++ 41 22 730 63 75<br>
fax ++41 22 730 63 93<br>
e-mail: charles.geiger@ties.itu.int<br><br>
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Dear Mr. Geiger<br><br>
We thank you for helping to resolve the matter of caucus inputs for the
31 May 2003 deadline.<br><br>
We send this letter on behalf of the Civil Society Content and Themes
Working Group and the thematic caucuses within Civil Society thematic to
clarify their relationships and how they work. <br><br>
<b>Development of Content by Civil Society</b>:<br><br>
Two types of entities are involved in the production of content: Thematic
Caucuses and the Content & Themes Group.<br><br>
Caucuses have the responsibility of developing positions. A number of
caucuses exist, each representing particular thematic areas and
geographic regions (e.g. Internet governance, human rights, and
communication rights). The mandate of the caucuses derives from a
consensus view reached by the Civil Society Plenary at PrepCom-1.
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The Content & Themes Group receives and coordinates inputs from the
caucuses, seeks broad levels of consensus on them, manages the production
collective input into WSIS. It does not itself develop content. The
mandate of the Content & Themes group also derives from a consensus
view reached at PrepCom-1.<br><br>
Neither the Civil Society Bureau nor other types of entities of its
creation, such as “families,” have responsibility for content. <br><br>
Given these relationships and functions, we think that it is important
for the caucuses to be recognized in their own right. The Content &
Themes Group has coordinated and submitted input to the Secretariat in
the past on behalf of the Civil Society Plenary and the its
Caucuses -- and will likely do so when future opportunities exist
-- but it is necessary for caucuses to have the flexibility of submitting
input directly.<br><br>
We trust that the Secretariat will recognize this requirement.<br><br>
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<b>Status of the Civil Society Content & Themes Process<br><br>
</b>The Content & Themes Group has been working closely with the
caucuses since PrepCom-2. Following a consultation it opted not to send a
joint document for the May request by the Secretariat. Instead, the
caucuses decided to submit proposals directly. <br><br>
The Content & Themes Group is now coordinating work among the
caucuses on a priorities document based on the inputs they prepared for
the May deadline. This document will be submitted to the Secretariat and
made available to the public. <br><br>
<br><br>
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Sincerely,<br><br>
Sally Burch and William J. McIver, Jr.<br>
WSIS Civil Society Content & Themes Group Coordinators<br><br>
Cc: <br><br>
<b>Ms. Lyndall Shope-Mafole<br>
</b>Louise Lassond, Alain Clerc, Liliane Ursache, Civil Society
Division<br>
Civil Society Caucus Coordinators<br><br>
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