U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S

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Tel: (212) 963-5761; Fax: (212) 963-9681; E-mail: bertucci@un.org

New York, 05 April 2007

Reference:	DPADM/07/386	To: All WSIS Stakeholders:

Contact:	Haiyan Qian (Ms.)	Governments

Telephone:	1-212-963-3303	Civil Society

Facsimile	1-212-963-0522	Private Sector

E-mail:	delong@un.org	International Organizations

Subject:	Invitation to the "Ambassadors' Briefing on Success, Failure, and Management of e-Governance Initiatives" and to the Second Consultation Meetings on Action Line C1, Action Line C7eGov and Action Line C11, Geneva, 23-24 May 2007.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the following meetings organized by DESA during the “cluster of WSIS-related events” that will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15-25 May 2007 as part of the yearly Information Society celebration:

The "Ambassadors' Briefing on Success, Failure, and Management of e-Governance Initiatives" to take place on 23 May 2007, Room XXVI, Palais des Nations.

The purpose of the Briefing is to inform high-level Delegates about the dos and don’ts for successful e-governance in developing countries, including the special case of the least developed countries.

The Second Consultation Meetings on Action Lines C1 - The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development and C7 – ICT Applications – E-government to take place on 24 May 2007 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Room XXVI, Palais des Nations.

The purpose of the Meetings is to assess the progress made, in connection with the first round of Consultations held in 2006, by the stakeholders in relation to the WSIS implementation process, particularly as it refers to Action Lines C1, C7eGov, and C11.

A draft annotated agenda is attached. Further information on the meetings and on the registration/badge request process will be available on the website: http://www.unpan.org/post-WSIS-C1-C7home.asp

I look forward to seeing you at the meetings.

Yours faithfully,

Guido Bertucci

Director

Division for Public Administration and Development Management

Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Enc.

Kakali Atkin

2007-04-10

Nirjhari.Delong

United Nations