<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">- some discussion on the media today - China proposed leaving us out again.....<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Tracey</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR><DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Wolfgang Kleinwächter <<A href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">25 October 2005 4:01:03 PM</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><A href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A>, <A href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>AW: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re Intersessionalo Negotiations Group</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Reply-To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><A href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire list. Kindly use individual addresses for responses intended for specific people]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Click <A href="http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/">http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/</A> to access automatic translation of this message!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks Conchita, very helpful.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">wolfgang</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Von: <A href="mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org">plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org</A> im Auftrag von conchita poncini</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Gesendet: Di 25.10.2005 02:37</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">An: <A href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Betreff: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re Intersessionalo Negotiations Group</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">This morning, we had a briefing with the Chair of the WSISII Prepcom.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>This briefing will be daily from 9:15-10:00. We were told that it was a close meeting.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Nevertheless some of us were able enter the gallery.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>However, this afternoon, when we were about to go to the gallery, we were told by the person responsible for checking entry that we were now allowed to enter the main room.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">We also had a briefing from the ( U.K) and the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>This will also take place daily after the session 6:00 p.m.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I attended the whole morning session and part of the afternoon one.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Philippe Dam reported on these..</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Chair announced that tomorrow he will start first with the discussion of Chapter 2 and then proceed with what the rest of the Chapeau and what was<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>pending agreement on the Chapeau. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I wish to provide my own general comments on what I felt were issues that were contentious.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The first one was on Para. 4.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>To find a balance between "freedom ôf expression" and<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>freedom of the media.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Onthe phrase of the text "editorially independent media in the information society".<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>China asked the iquestion "what is the "media" and proposed to delete it. The Chair recalled that the media was discussed at great length in the Geneva Phase and is in the Geneva Declaration of Principles.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Para. 9 on leading role of governments in patnership with other stakeholders, the Chair after listening to the many comments, took note that many wanted to see that governments play a leading role.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>In line with this, the Chair proposed the following rewording,<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>"We reaffirm the role of each stakeholder as outlined in Para.3 of the Geneva POA.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Egypt wanted to insert after "role" the phrase "and responsibility", which the Chair felt was a good proposal and will incorporate it in the text to be submitted tomorrow.. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On the proposal of the Chair to delete Paras3-5, Norway made a long statement to support keeping para4 this on grounds that a knowledge-based society is recognized as being the key to development, which was endorsed by U.S., Egypt, Canada.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Paras 32 and 33 on the issue of trade, the Chair wanted to delete all parasm referring to this as being outside the purview of WSIS. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>However,<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Honduras (G77)<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>and Egypt expressed that there was a tight relationship between Trade and Development and ICT and many paras were in fact found in the Geneva text.. Canada was of the view that the first sentence of para 32 was certainly not for the Group to negotiate since comprehensive financial strategy that covers debt sustainability as it was within the mandate of the Finance Ministry.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>It was howevere prepared to agree to 32 and 33 without this first sentence.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>U.S.was prepared to look at 33..</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Paras 34 and 35, Thailand wanted to make certain that cultural diversity be kept.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Egypt mentioned that UNESCO just adopted a Convention on Cultural Diversity which should be relected here as regards promotion and protetion of cultural diversity.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Mexico wanted to insert "indigenous language and the U.S. and Norway agreed that indigenous and cultural diversity should be in the language of the document.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The Chair at this late hour of the evening plead for flexibility on the part of Thailand and U.S. to accept 34.and delete<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>35 incorporating in 34 the two concepts of indigenous.and culotural divdersity.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The session ended at this point.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Conchita</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Plenary mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Plenary@wsis-cs.org">Plenary@wsis-cs.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary">http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary</A></DIV> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>