From zielinskic at who.int  Mon Sep  1 13:08:33 2003
From: zielinskic at who.int (zielinskic@who.int)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Elizabeth Longworth New Director of UNESCO's Information Society
 Division
Message-ID: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165979@whqkaki01.who.int>

Thought the following item might be of interest to readers of this list
(apologies for cross-posting) - from
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12483&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=
201&reload=1062414563 

Chris Zielinski
STP CSI/GPR/EGB
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia, CH1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354

----------

Elizabeth Longworth New Director of UNESCO's Information Society Division,
28-08-2003 (UNESCO)

Elizabeth Longworth, a cyberspace-law expert from New Zealand, has just
taken office as Director of UNESCO's Information Society Division. Longworth
succeeds Philippe Qu?au, of France, who now heads the UNESCO Office in
Moscow, Russian Federation. 

Ms Longworth holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Victoria University
of Wellington, New Zealand (1977). In 1979, she was called to the bar of the
High Court of New Zealand as a Barrister and Solicitor. She also holds a
Master of Laws degree (LLM) awarded by Osgoode Hall Law School, York
University, Canada. 

Since December 2000, Ms Longworth was the Director of the ICT Sector at New
Zealand Trade and Enterprise, New Zealand's national economic development
agency. She was responsible for the development and implementation of
national strategies and programmes on ICT. This work included the
"enablement" potential of the technology to deliver benefits in education
and health, as well as other social and economic benefits. 

Prior to her work in economic development, Ms Longworth practised law in New
Zealand and developed a specialist legal and international consultancy
practice advising on a wide-range of areas, including information policy
issues, privacy, e-commerce, dispute resolution, bioinformatics and global
information infrastructure. 

She has longstanding experience working with international agencies such as
OECD, WIPO, and UNESCO, with whom she has collaborated in areas such as
transborder data flows, online dispute resolution, e-privacy, copyright and
patenting, global networks and e-commerce. She is a trained mediator and
facilitator and until recently was a member of the WIPO Panel of Neutrals.
>From 1998 to 2000, she chaired the New Zealand telecommunications industry
body on number administration and portability. Her committee work included
being an adviser to the New Zealand Law Commission on E-commerce. 

Ms Longworth has attended and chaired numerous international meetings and
symposia both in her personal capacity and as a representative of New
Zealand. She was a member of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO,
has been closely associated with many activities of UNESCO's Communication
and Information Sector and inter alia chaired one of the expert meetings on
the draft recommendation concerning the promotion and use of multilingualism
and universal access to cyberspace. She has authored numerous articles in
her fields of specialisation. Her publications include an extensive text of
New Zealand's privacy laws, and she was a contributing author to
International Laws of Cyberspace, published by UNESCO 2000. 



From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Mon Sep  1 16:30:19 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (Adel El Zaim)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly Meeting
In-Reply-To: 
 <OF7E4B080B.966EEB04-ON85256D91.006AA5F6-85256D91.006AC219@ichrdd.ca>
Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20030901110847.023c3ae0@mail1.abac.com>

Hello, Bonjour,

J'aimerais vous inviter ? une premi?re r?union de la famille Partenariats 
multiacteurs du bureau de la soci?t? civile.
Nous avons r?serv? la salle A ? l'UIT le mardi 16 septembre de 14hrs ? 16hrs.
L'ordre du jour de la r?union inclura l'organisation, la d?finition de la 
mission et d'une programmation d'activit?s.

Vous ?tes pri?s de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un courriel et d'annoncer 
cette invitation aux int?ress?s.


I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the Multi-stakeholders 
Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
The agenda of the meeting will include the familly organization, the 
definition of the mission and programming of activities.
Room A, ITU,
September 16
 From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Please, send me an email to register (only to know the number of intersted 
people) and help me to invite more organizations by announcing this 
invitation around you.

Adel El Za?m
ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie
Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
adel.elzaim@canti.com










Adel El Za?m, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
Web http://www.canti.com

-----------------------------------------------
Visitez:
http://www.isoc.qc.ca
http://www.isoc-francophonie.net
====================================================================


From oeyen at entelnet.bo  Mon Sep  1 20:18:36 2003
From: oeyen at entelnet.bo (Victor van Oeyen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Orientation Session
In-Reply-To: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMCENOCNAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030901151836.007dd420@entelnet.bo>

Hi Renate,

could you please send the adress of the meeting you announced? Thank you
very much!!!

Victor 

At 12:30 11-8-2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>CONGO had offered to organize for PrepCom-3 an orientation session which
>would help to get everybody up to date and newcomers into the loop. I
>finalized the agenda with Louise and Alex Fielding, Youth Liaison at the
>Excecutive Secretariat, who will also be my co-moderator. Please find
>attached the provisional program. Rooms will be announced later. The French
>and Spanish version will follow and will also be soon on the Civil Society
>and CONGO website.
>Best wishes,
>
>Renate Bloem
>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>________________________
>Palais des Nations, E2-B
>CH-1211 Geneva 10
>Tel: +41 22 917 1881
>Fax: +41 22 917 0373
>E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
>Website: www.ngocongo.org
>_________________________________________
>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
>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. Our broad
>membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
>active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships with
>other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
>www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>
>
>Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\PrepCom 3 Orientation.doc"
>
Victor van Oeyen
Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER

Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
G.S.M. (Bolivia)	 	 591+  7 - 2001198
G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747





From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Tue Sep  2 00:33:30 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly Meeting
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20030901110847.023c3ae0@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <20030901233330.19174.qmail@web21301.mail.yahoo.com>

Please add me to your list. Thank you.
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada

Adel El Zaim <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
Hello, Bonjour,

J'aimerais vous inviter à une première réunion de la famille Partenariats 
multiacteurs du bureau de la société civile.
Nous avons réservé la salle A à l'UIT le mardi 16 septembre de 14hrs à 16hrs.
L'ordre du jour de la réunion inclura l'organisation, la définition de la 
mission et d'une programmation d'activités.

Vous êtes priés de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un courriel et d'annoncer 
cette invitation aux intéressés.


I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the Multi-stakeholders 
Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
The agenda of the meeting will include the familly organization, the 
definition of the mission and programming of activities.
Room A, ITU,
September 16
>From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Please, send me an email to register (only to know the number of intersted 
people) and help me to invite more organizations by announcing this 
invitation around you.

Adel El Zaïm
ISOC-Québec
ISOC-Francophonie
Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
adel.elzaim@canti.com










Adel El Zaïm, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
Téléphone (514) 214-9139
Web http://www.canti.com

-----------------------------------------------
Visitez:
http://www.isoc.qc.ca
http://www.isoc-francophonie.net
====================================================================

_______________________________________________
Plenary mailing list
Plenary@wsis-cs.org
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary


Amali De Silva-Mitchell

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 



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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Tue Sep  2 04:10:20 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (Adel El zaim)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly  Meeting
In-Reply-To: <20030901233330.19174.qmail@web21301.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <5.1.1.6.0.20030901110847.023c3ae0@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030901200929.00ab7bf8@mail1.abac.com>


Done.
Thanks for your interest and please do not hesitate to announce this 
meeting around you.

Adel


At 04:33 PM 9/1/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Please add me to your list. Thank you.
>
>Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada
>
>Adel El Zaim <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
>Hello, Bonjour,
>
>J'aimerais vous inviter ? une premi?re r?union de la famille Partenariats
>multiacteurs du bureau de la soci?t? civile.
>Nous avons r?serv? la salle A ? l'UIT le mardi 16 septembre de 14hrs ? 16hrs.
>L'ordre du jour de la r?union inclura l'organisation, la d?finition de la
>mission et d'une programmation d'activit?s.
>
>Vous ?tes pri?s de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un courriel et d'annoncer
>cette invitation aux int?ress?s.
>
>
>I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the Multi-stakeholders
>Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
>The agenda of the meeting will include the familly organization, the
>definition of the mission and programming of activities.
>Room A, ITU,
>September 16
> From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
>
>Please, send me an email to register (only to know the number of intersted
>people) and help me to i nvite more organizations by announcing this
>invitation around you.
>
>Adel El Za?m
>ISOC-Qu?bec
>ISOC-Francophonie
>Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
>adel.elzaim@canti.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Adel El Za?m, PhD
>adel.elzaim@canti.com
>T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
>Web http://www.canti.com
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Visitez:
>http://www.isoc.qc.ca
>http://www.isoc-francophonie.net
>====================================================================
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>
>
>
>Amali De Silva-Mitchell
>
>Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: 
><mailto:amalidesilva@yahoo.com>amalidesilva@yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From schock at asc.upenn.edu  Tue Sep  2 16:07:10 2003
From: schock at asc.upenn.edu (Sasha Costanza-Chock)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Media call to action from Robert McChesney / Llamada a la
 Accion Global por los Medios
Message-ID: <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA25801841DA1@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

WTO: HANDS OFF OF MEDIA AND CULTURE
OMC: NO JUGAR CON NUESTR@S MEDIOS Y CULTURA


[Scroll down for English]

Espa?ol: 

Favor circular. 

Este mes de septiembre, en la conferencia de la Organizaci?n Mundial del

Comercio (OMC) de Canc?n, el representante comercial de Estados Unidos 
intentar? extender el poder de la OMC a los servicios de comunicaciones 
y audiovisuales.  Esto incluye tanto el cine, la radio, la televisi?n y 
la producci?n musical, como los servicios de distribuci?n medi?tica, 
sean sat?lites, servicios de cable y de radio y teledifusi?n. 

El resultado podr?a ser desastroso para muchos sistemas medi?ticos de 
todo el mundo. Las regulaciones estadounidenses que favorecen la 
diversidad medi?tica, el localismo y el inter?s p?blico podr?an ser 
atacadas bajo el pretexto de ser "barreras al comercio". Los l?mites a 
la propiedad de medios y los programas federales y estatales que en 
Estados Unidos fomentan la diversidad de los medios tambi?n podr?an ser 
considerados violaciones al comercio. 

Por favor, acuda a la p?gina www.mediareform.net/global. Firme la 
petici?n. H?gala circular entre l@s que se preocupan por los medios o 
por los temas globales. La petici?n Se entregar? al Congreso 
estadounidense justo antes de la conferencia de la OMC, a mediados de 
septiembre. 

Una ola masiva de presi?n p?blica es esencial para conseguir que el 
Congreso estadounidense pare la usurpaci?n de poder de los Grandes
Medios en 
la OMC. 

Para m?s informaci?n en ingl?s, por favor, acuda a: 
www.mediareform.net/global 

Muchas gracias, 

Robert McChesney 
Free Press 
www.mediareform.net 
info@mediareform.net

English: 
Please post to all media reform and global issues lists: 

This September at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Cancun, 
Mexico, the US Trade Representative will attempt to expand the WTO's
power over Communications and Audiovisual Services. This includes film,
radio, television, video, and music production, as well as media
distribution services such as satellite, cable and broadcast. 

The result could spell disaster for vibrant media systems worldwide: US 
regulations that favor media diversity, localism and the public interest
could be attacked as "barriers to trade." Media ownership limits, as
well as Federal and state programs that encourage diverse media, could be
considered outright trade violations. 

Please go to www.mediareform.net/global. Sign the petition. Pass it
along to others concerned with media or global issues. The petition will be
delivered to Congress shortly before the WTO meeting in mid-September. 

A massive wave of public pressure is essential to move Congress to block
Big Media's power grab at the WTO. 

For more information, please go to www.mediareform.net/global 

Thank you, 

Robert McChesney 
Free Press 
www.mediareform.net 
info@mediareform.net 


From rbloem at ngocongo.org  Tue Sep  2 20:13:36 2003
From: rbloem at ngocongo.org (Renata BLOEM)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Orientation Session
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20030901151836.007dd420@entelnet.bo>
Message-ID: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMMEKFCOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>

Victor,

I send a program and registration form to the Plenary. It sits there for
approval.In the meantime: The Orientation Session will be held in the
International Conference Centre (CICG), room 4.
Renata

-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of Victor van Oeyen
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:19 PM
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Orientation Session


Hi Renate,

could you please send the adress of the meeting you announced? Thank you
very much!!!

Victor

At 12:30 11-8-2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>CONGO had offered to organize for PrepCom-3 an orientation session which
>would help to get everybody up to date and newcomers into the loop. I
>finalized the agenda with Louise and Alex Fielding, Youth Liaison at the
>Excecutive Secretariat, who will also be my co-moderator. Please find
>attached the provisional program. Rooms will be announced later. The French
>and Spanish version will follow and will also be soon on the Civil Society
>and CONGO website.
>Best wishes,
>
>Renate Bloem
>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>________________________
>Palais des Nations, E2-B
>CH-1211 Geneva 10
>Tel: +41 22 917 1881
>Fax: +41 22 917 0373
>E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
>Website: www.ngocongo.org
>_________________________________________
>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
>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. Our broad
>membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
>active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships
with
>other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
>www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>
>
>Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\PrepCom 3 Orientation.doc"
>
Victor van Oeyen
Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER

Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
G.S.M. (Bolivia)	 	 591+  7 - 2001198
G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747




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From meigs at wanadoo.fr  Tue Sep  2 21:28:16 2003
From: meigs at wanadoo.fr (Meigs)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next steps for Content and Themes ??
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030828070353.030ed120@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <BB7AC280.4B01%meigs@wanadoo.fr>

Le 28/08/03 8:04, ??karen banks?? <karenb@gn.apc.org> a ?crit?:


Hi Karen
How are you?

I would like to know what you think are the best strategic days to be in
Geneva for prepcom 3, as I will not be able to attend it all (university
starts, children's school start...).
Tell me how I can help with drafting for content and themes

Best
Divina


> hi
> 
> john - could you send me you post on guidelines.. i don't seem to have it
> 
> karen
> 
> At 08:58 PM 8/27/2003 -0500, John R. Gagain Jr. wrote:
>> Dear Sally,
>> 
>> Thank you for the email and your response.  You ask below if anyone would
>> like to volunteer to draft the guidelines for the caucuses.  I would like to
>> volunteer to assume this role.  Please put me down.  I would be happy to
>> work on it with someone else.
>> 
>> Also, I did not receive Susanna's proposal.  Could someone send that to me.
>> I did receive some emails from Adam, but I dont remember reading anything
>> about "caucus work that's focused on direct input", which is an excellent
>> idea and similar to what I proposed.  Adam, could you send / re-send me what
>> Sally mentions you stated?
>> 
>> John
> 
> 
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From claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk  Wed Sep  3 08:45:54 2003
From: claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk (claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:43 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next steps for Content and Themes ??
Message-ID: <9890-2200393374554725@M2W066.mail2web.com>

Hi
Just received this and am wondering who has unsubscribed me? Anybody know?
Thanks
Claire

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To:  <claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk> 
Subject:  You have been unsubscribed from the Wg1 mailing list 
Date:  Wed, 03 Sep 2003 03:30:59 -0400 


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From rbloem at ngocongo.org  Tue Sep  2 19:07:12 2003
From: rbloem at ngocongo.org (Renata BLOEM)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Orientation Session 14 September
Message-ID: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMAEKECOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>

Dear all,

as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the program
and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
seeing you all there.
With best wishes,

Renate Bloem
President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
________________________
Palais des Nations, E2-B
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Tel: +41 22 917 1881
Fax: +41 22 917 0373
E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
Website: www.ngocongo.org






Civil Society Orientation Session

WSIS PrepCom 3
Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
Program of Activities

Time:			Event:

10:00 ?  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
?	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
?	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
?	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)

10:15 ?  11:15		A) The Summit Process
?	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
			B) Modalities
?	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
11:15 ? 11:30		Break

11:30 ? 12:00		PrepCom 3
?	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
?	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
PrepCom-2)
?	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)


12:00 ? 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS

13:00 ? 14 :30		Lunch

14:30 ? 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses

16:15 ? 16:30		Break

16:30 ? 17:30		Questions and Logistics
?	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)


_________________________________________
The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
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. Our broad
membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships with
other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org

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From alalegre at codewan.com.ph  Wed Sep  3 00:29:37 2003
From: alalegre at codewan.com.ph (alalegre@codewan.com.ph)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September
In-Reply-To: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMAEKECOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>
References: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMAEKECOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>
Message-ID: <1062545377.3f5527e1ef660@www.codewan.com.ph>

Dear Renata and all friends at Congo

Thank you for this, and congratulations again for holding this useful 
orientation session...

May I just suggest that for announcements like this with large attachments 
(this one had more than 3 megabytes of .doc files), we can just post the large 
files on a website for download.

For people in countries and situations with low bandwidth, limited server 
space, or unreliable connections, sending a post like this may be a problem. 
(Especially when it is crossposted on several lists where people are cross-
subscribed, multiplying the number of times one gets it.)

Also, with the recent proliferation again of computer viruses/worms in mail 
attachments, some will be wary of opening such attachments.

Thanks for your attention, and hope to see some of you in Geneva...

Al Alegre
Asia CSO Family

Quoting Renata BLOEM <rbloem@ngocongo.org>:

> Dear all,
> 
> as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
> 14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
> International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the program
> and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
> cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
> seeing you all there.
> With best wishes,
> 
> Renate Bloem
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> ________________________
> Palais des Nations, E2-B
> CH-1211 Geneva 10
> Tel: +41 22 917 1881
> Fax: +41 22 917 0373
> E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
> Website: www.ngocongo.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Civil Society Orientation Session
> 
> WSIS PrepCom 3
> Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
> Program of Activities
> 
> Time:			Event:
> 
> 10:00 ?  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
> ?	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
> ?	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
> ?	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)
> 
> 10:15 ?  11:15		A) The Summit Process
> ?	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
> 			B) Modalities
> ?	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
> 11:15 ? 11:30		Break
> 
> 11:30 ? 12:00		PrepCom 3
> ?	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
> ?	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
> PrepCom-2)
> ?	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)
> 
> 
> 12:00 ? 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS
> 
> 13:00 ? 14 :30		Lunch
> 
> 14:30 ? 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses
> 
> 16:15 ? 16:30		Break
> 
> 16:30 ? 17:30		Questions and Logistics
> ?	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)
> 
> 
> _________________________________________
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
> 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. Our broad
> membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
> active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships with
> other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
> www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
> 
> 




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From schock at asc.upenn.edu  Wed Sep  3 05:25:48 2003
From: schock at asc.upenn.edu (Sasha Costanza-Chock)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] IMC Cancun needs solidarity / IMC Cancun necesita solidaridad
Message-ID: <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA25801841DB0@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

[english/espanol abajo]

please forward widely
 
CALL FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY WITH INDYMEDIA CANCUN FOR TIDAL WAVE
CONVERGENCE AND WTO COVERAGE
 
 Summary: Indymedia Cancun is reaching out to all who are able to
 financially support the Tidal Wave Convergence and the independent WTO
Coverage in September. This is crucial for the existence of alternative
coverage during this momentous event, which will determine the future of
globalization and the WTO.
 
 
 "We would like to mention that in the coming days there will be a
 very important meeting in Cancun, Mexico. And we are not referring to the
 meeting of the World Trade Organization, that body which commands the
 new world war against humanity. No, we are talking about the meeting
 which will have people from all over the planet, in order to repeat the
 "no" to the exclusionary world of money and to affirm that another world is
possible. It is our understanding that there will be a meeting from
 September 1 - 7 concerning alternative media and technology, and from
 September 8-9, a campesino forum. And, on September 9, within a
 month, there will be mobilizations in Cancun and throughout the world
 against those who think they are the owners of the planet. In September,
the word of the Zapatistas will go to Cancun and to the planet, in the
method and manner which shall be decided."
 
                                 Comandante Zebedeo, EZLN, August 9th
 2003
 (Ejercito de Zapatista Liberacion Nacional/ Zapatista National
 Liberation Army)
 
 
 This September will mark round two in the global struggle against the
 World Trade Organization. After the WTO faced no resistance in
 monarchical Qatar, the highest decision making body of the organization  is
meeting for the 5th time in Cancun, Mexico. With conflicts raging within the
bureaucratic corridors of the WTO itself and the added factor of world-wide
and local mobilizations, there is the distinct possibility
 that the organization might come to a collapse in Cancun.
 
 The Independent Media Center (www.indymedia.org) was born at the
 historic Battle of Seattle and now, 4 years later, has become the leading
 communication network for media activists worldwide. The global
 Indymedia network has been an indispensable tool of solidarity among
activists fighting together against the same forces of domination.
 
 Now, during this next historic meeting of the WTO in Canc?n, M?xico,
 Indymedia is in need of solidarity from the global activist
 community. As mentioned above by Commandante Zebedeo we will be hosting  an
Alternative Media and Tech Convergence, called Tidal Wave, between the 1st
and 7th of
 September. There has been a growing demand from social justice
 organizations in Latin America to learn more about how media systems
 works and can be made to benefit them. This voice has come most audibly
 from those groups seeking to increase awareness about alternatives to
 neo-liberalism.  Realizing that the corporate media are naturally
 predisposed to censoring views critical of the free market system,
 this demand has been increasingly expressed as the desire for the
 formation of a concrete alternative; a network of alternative communicators
that can disseminate the voices, views, and events of popular struggles, on
the local, regional, and international level. We believe the convergence can
consolidate much of the current knowledge on alternative media and
technological practices, and then impart this knowledge to a broad set of
communities and movements.
 
 The Tidal Wave Convergence
 (http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/feature/display/3/index.php)
 will meet with other Indymedia activists arriving in Cancun to produce
 accurate reporting of the many alternative forums taking place, the WTO
 meetings themselves and the massive street protests against neo-liberal
 policies.
 The Independent Media Center in Cancun
 (http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org) will be a resource spot for
 all progressive media coverage of the ministerial and the concurrent
 alternative forums.
 
 
 Without your support and involvement the world will depend on
 corporate coverage of the WTO in September.  Help us break the dominant
 paradigm to get the voices of the people out!
 
 Please donate by going to the below address:

https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=financiamientoconvergencia@medios
independientes.org&item_name=Convergencia%20de%20Medios%20/%20Alternativ
e%20Media%20Convergence&item_number=2&no_shipping=1
 
 Contact cmi@mediosindependientes.org and or
 convergencia@mediosindependientes.org in order to support these
 independent media initiatives.
 
 IndyCancun
 
> --Constructing Alternatives, Disseminating Realities-- 
 _______________________________________________
> WTO-2003 mailing list
> WTO-2003@lists.indymedia.org
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wto-2003

---espanol---



LLAMADO GLOBAL DE SOLIDARIDAD PARA APOYAR A LOS MEDIOS INDEPENDIENTES
(INDYMEDIA) DE CANC?N, QUIENES REALIZAR?N UNA CONVERGENCIA DE MEDIOS LLAMADA
"HURAKAN" Y CUBRIR?N TODOS LOS SUCESOS QUE SE DERIVEN DE LA QUINTA REUNI?N
MINISTERIAL DE LA OMC.

Resumen: Indymedia Canc?n est? buscando a todos aquellos que est?n en
disposici?n de apoyar econ?micamente la Convergencia de Medios Alternativos:
Hurac?n. Esta Convergencia es crucial para que pueda existir una alternativa
durante este importante evento que determinar? el futuro de la globalizaci?n
y de la Organizaci?n Mundial de Comercio.
	
"Queremos decir que en los pr?ximos d?as habr? una reuni?n muy importante en
Canc?n, M?xico. Y no nos referimos a la reuni?n de la Organizaci?n Mundial
de Comercio, ese oregnismo que comanda la nueva guerra mundial contra la
humanidad. No, estamos hablando de la reuni?n que tendr?n personas de todo
el planeta para repetir el "no" al mundo excluyente del dinero y afirmar que
otro mundo es posible. Seg?n sabemos, del ? al 7 de septiembre, habr? una
reuni?n sobre medios y tecnolog?as alternativas, del 8 al 9 un foro
campesino. Y el d?a 9 de septiembre, dentro de un mes, habr? movilizaciones
en Canc?n y en todo el mundo en contra de quienes se piensan los due?os del
planeta.En septiembre, a Canc?n y al mundo ir? la palabra de los zapatistas
en modo y forma que estamos por decidir."
Comandante Zabedeo, EZLN, 9 de agosto del 2003
Ej?rcito Zapatista de Liberaci?n Nacional

	Este septiembre marcar? la segunda ronda en la lucha global en
contra de la OMC. Despu?s de que esta organizaci?n no enfrent? resistencia
durante su reuni?n en la mon?rquica ciudad de Qatar, el consejo m?s alto de
esta organizaci?n decidi? reunirse por quinta vez en Canc?n M?xico. Tanto
los conflictos que ?sta organizaci?n tiene dentro de sus propios pasillos,
as? como el crecimiento de la red mundial y local de movilizaciones, existe
la distinta posibilidad de que la OMC pueda colapsarse en Canc?n.

	El centro de Indymedia naci? en la hist?rica Batalla de Seattle, y
ahora, se ha convertido en la principal red de comunicaci?n para los
activistas de todo el mundo. El trabajo de Indymedia ha sido una herramienta
indispensable de solidaridad entre los grupos de activistas que luchan
juntos en contra de las mismas fuerzas de dominaci?n.
Ahora, durante la siguiente reuni?n de la OMC en Canc?n, M?xico, Indymedia
necesita de la solidaridad de la comunidad de activistas. Como lo mencion?
el comandante Zebedeo, nosotros seremos los anfitriones de la reuni?n sobre
medios y tecnolog?a alternativas, llamada Hurac?n, que tendr? lugar del 1 al
7 se septiembre. 

Ha habido una creciente demanda de las organizaciones que luchan por la
justicia social en Latinoam?rica por aprender m?s acerca de c?mo trabajan
los sistemas de media y c?mo los pueden beneficiar. Esta voz ha sido m?s
escuchada por parte de aquellos grupos que buscan incrementar el inter?s
sobre las alternativas al neoliberalismo. Conociendo que las corporaciones
de media est?n naturalmente predispuestas a censurar las posturas que
critican el sistema del libre mercado, esta demanda aumenta a gran velocidad
como un deseo de crear alternativas concretas; una red de internet de
comunicadores alternativos, que pueda difundir las voces, las visiones y los
eventos de la lucha popular (en el nivel local, regional e internacional).
Creemos que la Convergencia puede consolidar mucho el aprendizaje com?n
sobre media alternativa y sobre las pr?cticas tecnol?gicas, y luego, poder
contaminar este conocimiento a lo ancho de las comunidades y los
movimientos.

El Hurac?n
(http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org/feature/display/3/index.php) se
reunir? con otros activistas de medios alternativos, que llegar?n a Canc?n
para producir reportes exactos de los diversos foros alternativos que
tendr?n cita; de la propia reuni?n de la OMC; y de las protestas masivas
callejeras en contra de las pol?ticas neoliberales.

El Centro Independiente de medios
(http://cancun.mediosindependientes.org)ser? un punto de trabajo para todos
los medios progresivos que hagan la cobertura de la reuni?n ministerial y de
los foros alternativos.
Sin tu ayuda y tu involucramiento en este proceso, el mucdo depender? de la
cobertura que hagan las corporaciones. ?Ay?danos a romper el paradigma
dominante para alzar las voces del pueblo!

Por favor, para donar acude a la siguiente direcci?n:
https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=financiamientoconvergencia@mediosinde
pendientes.org&item_name=Convergencia%20de%20Medios%20/%20Alternative%20Medi
a%20Convergence&item_number=2&no_shipping=1

Contactos con: cmi@mediosindependientes.org  y
convergencia@mediosindependientes.org para apoyar estas dos iniciativas de
medios alternativos de comunicaci?n.

Indycanc?n

----Construyendo alternativas, difundiendo realidades------

From rbloem at ngocongo.org  Wed Sep  3 12:42:56 2003
From: rbloem at ngocongo.org (Renata BLOEM)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September
In-Reply-To: <1062545377.3f5527e1ef660@www.codewan.com.ph>
Message-ID: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMCEKOCOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>

Dear Al,

Sorry and thanks for reminding. Program and registration form can be
downloaded from www.ngocongo.org. Click at WSIS.
Renata

-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of alalegre@codewan.com.ph
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:30 AM
To: bureau@geneva2003.org; Renata BLOEM
Cc: CT CS; CS Plenary; CS Bureau; Kouraich; Isolda Agazzi; Leslie;
Marlene Parenzan
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September


Dear Renata and all friends at Congo

Thank you for this, and congratulations again for holding this useful
orientation session...

May I just suggest that for announcements like this with large attachments
(this one had more than 3 megabytes of .doc files), we can just post the
large
files on a website for download.

For people in countries and situations with low bandwidth, limited server
space, or unreliable connections, sending a post like this may be a problem.
(Especially when it is crossposted on several lists where people are cross-
subscribed, multiplying the number of times one gets it.)

Also, with the recent proliferation again of computer viruses/worms in mail
attachments, some will be wary of opening such attachments.

Thanks for your attention, and hope to see some of you in Geneva...

Al Alegre
Asia CSO Family

Quoting Renata BLOEM <rbloem@ngocongo.org>:

> Dear all,
>
> as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
> 14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
> International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the
program
> and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
> cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
> seeing you all there.
> With best wishes,
>
> Renate Bloem
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> ________________________
> Palais des Nations, E2-B
> CH-1211 Geneva 10
> Tel: +41 22 917 1881
> Fax: +41 22 917 0373
> E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
> Website: www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Civil Society Orientation Session
>
> WSIS PrepCom 3
> Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
> Program of Activities
>
> Time:			Event:
>
> 10:00 ?  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
> ?	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
> ?	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
> ?	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)
>
> 10:15 ?  11:15		A) The Summit Process
> ?	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
> 			B) Modalities
> ?	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
> 11:15 ? 11:30		Break
>
> 11:30 ? 12:00		PrepCom 3
> ?	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
> ?	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
> PrepCom-2)
> ?	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)
>
>
> 12:00 ? 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS
>
> 13:00 ? 14 :30		Lunch
>
> 14:30 ? 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses
>
> 16:15 ? 16:30		Break
>
> 16:30 ? 17:30		Questions and Logistics
> ?	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)
>
>
> _________________________________________
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
> 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. Our broad
> membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
> active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships
with
> other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
> www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>
>




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From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Wed Sep  3 13:59:30 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Room bookings for prepcomIII
References: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMOEKECOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>
Message-ID: <3F55E5B2.7124E44C@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Dear Renata,

> What we have confirmed today:
> 
> CS Plenary:     9:00-10:00, room 4 (CICG) 
> CT Group :choice: all first week 10:00 -13:00 Room A, ITU, or
> Monday -Thursday 18:00- 20:00  room A and Friday C1
> all second week 18:00 -20:00 in C2. Please get back to me urgently on this.
> CS Bureau:        all first week  10:00 -13:00 T 103, second week C2
> Drafting Group:         no firm response yet,although I push.Equipment is also a
> big problem. The ITU offers the cyber cafe with 34 computers, but so far
> no pc in the rooms. 

This is something to work with. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

> I asked for Office space.

We definitely will need a designated room all time as some kind of civil
society coordination office. It should at least have a printer and
LAN/WLAN connectivity. We have already discussed this a bit on the
plenary list, as you might remember. It would be great if you could push
the ITU on this.

Thanks and best regards,

Ralf

From ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de  Wed Sep  3 18:04:52 2003
From: ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statement on WSIS themes is sent to German government
Message-ID: <3F561F34.73ABC9D2@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>

The link for downloading it is below.
Best, Ralf

-----------------------------

http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/437.htm

German Civil Society Coordination towards WSIS  	
Statement on WSIS themes is sent to German government
  	 
3 September 2003. The German WSIS Civil Society Coordinating Group has
issued a statement on central themes of the WSIS Declaration of
Principles to the German government. The statement refers to issues such
as communication rights, privacy and media diversity. The civil society
positions thus conveyed will inform and influence the further thematic
work of the German government at WSIS.

The government had asked for a statement on several issue areas which
had remained unclear in the WSIS process so far. After extensive debates
within the Civil Society Coordinating Group, a detailed position paper
was developed, including concrete proposals for language on the
following issues:

1) Communication Rights
2) Information Infrastructure
3) Free Access to Information and Knowledge
4) Privacy/Transparency
5) Media Diversity
6) Digital Solidarity Fund

For example, the Group calls for an integration of communication rights
into the WSIS documents, open standards for technological
infrastructure, an extension of the Global Knowledge Commons and of free
access to knowledge, better protection of privacy, and a distinct focus
on traditional media and media pluralism.

The discussions and proposals involved contributions from
representatives of a number of organisations and institutions, including
Heinrich-Boell-Foundation, Nethics, University of Konstanz,
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Free University of Berlin, ODEM.org, Terre
des Femmes, University of Bremen, Network New Media, ver.di,
Humanistische Union, Attac-IPR-Group, Research Group Information Society
and Security (FOGIS), PerGlobal und CAMECO.

In a first response a representative of the Ministry for Economy and
Work thanked the Group for its constructive statement but also pointed
to some of the conflicts which necessarily persist between the thematic
position of civil society and that of the government as well as,
particularly, that of the business sector represented by the
International Chamber of Commerce. The proposals will be discussed at a
meeting with government delegates on 11 September.

Download: Civil Society Statement (pdf) (language proposals are in
english, further explanantions in german)
http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_de/StellungnahmeZivG280803.pdf

From oeyen at entelnet.bo  Thu Sep  4 00:06:17 2003
From: oeyen at entelnet.bo (Victor van Oeyen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Orientation Session
In-Reply-To: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMMEKFCOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>
References: <3.0.6.32.20030901151836.007dd420@entelnet.bo>
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030903190617.007c3d10@entelnet.bo>

thanks! 

Victor

At 21:13 2-9-2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Victor,
>
>I send a program and registration form to the Plenary. It sits there for
>approval.In the meantime: The Orientation Session will be held in the
>International Conference Centre (CICG), room 4.
>Renata
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
>Behalf Of Victor van Oeyen
>Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:19 PM
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
>Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Orientation Session
>
>
>Hi Renate,
>
>could you please send the adress of the meeting you announced? Thank you
>very much!!!
>
>Victor
>
>At 12:30 11-8-2003 +0200, you wrote:
>>Dear all,
>>
>>CONGO had offered to organize for PrepCom-3 an orientation session which
>>would help to get everybody up to date and newcomers into the loop. I
>>finalized the agenda with Louise and Alex Fielding, Youth Liaison at the
>>Excecutive Secretariat, who will also be my co-moderator. Please find
>>attached the provisional program. Rooms will be announced later. The French
>>and Spanish version will follow and will also be soon on the Civil Society
>>and CONGO website.
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Renate Bloem
>>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>>________________________
>>Palais des Nations, E2-B
>>CH-1211 Geneva 10
>>Tel: +41 22 917 1881
>>Fax: +41 22 917 0373
>>E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
>>Website: www.ngocongo.org
>>_________________________________________
>>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
>>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. Our broad
>>membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
>>active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships
>with
>>other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
>>www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>>
>>
>>Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\PrepCom 3 Orientation.doc"
>>
>Victor van Oeyen
>Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER
>
>Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
>Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
>OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
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>
>
>
>
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>
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>
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Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
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From rbloem at ngocongo.org  Thu Sep  4 16:31:55 2003
From: rbloem at ngocongo.org (Renata BLOEM)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Room bookings for prepcomIII
In-Reply-To: <3F55E5B2.7124E44C@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Message-ID: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMKELNCOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>

Dear Ralph,

Is this not the work which will be also done in the CT Group? Or do you mean
much further coordination beyond input into PrepCom-3. I have forwarded your
request to Savita Kanwar (savita.kanwar@ties.itu.int>. I need to leave for
New York for a week. Please deal directly with her for room requests.
Renata

-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of Ralf Bendrath
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:00 PM
Cc: WSIS-CT; wsis-cs-plenary
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Room bookings for prepcomIII


Dear Renata,

> What we have confirmed today:
>
> CS Plenary:     9:00-10:00, room 4 (CICG)
> CT Group :choice: all first week 10:00 -13:00 Room A, ITU, or
> Monday -Thursday 18:00- 20:00  room A and Friday C1
> all second week 18:00 -20:00 in C2. Please get back to me urgently on
this.
> CS Bureau:        all first week  10:00 -13:00 T 103, second week C2
> Drafting Group:         no firm response yet,although I push.Equipment is
also a
> big problem. The ITU offers the cyber cafe with 34 computers, but so far
> no pc in the rooms.

This is something to work with. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

> I asked for Office space.

We definitely will need a designated room all time as some kind of civil
society coordination office. It should at least have a printer and
LAN/WLAN connectivity. We have already discussed this a bit on the
plenary list, as you might remember. It would be great if you could push
the ITU on this.

Thanks and best regards,

Ralf
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From rbloem at ngocongo.org  Thu Sep  4 17:21:56 2003
From: rbloem at ngocongo.org (Renata BLOEM)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September
In-Reply-To: <1062545377.3f5527e1ef660@www.codewan.com.ph>
Message-ID: <IBEGJNBEEELEANPJGINMAEMACOAA.rbloem@ngocongo.org>

Dear all,

Following meeting with the CSD Secretariat we changed the time slots for
caucus meetings in the afternoon. Please find revised version and
registration form on www.ngocongo.org or www.geneva2003.org Spanish version
will come tomorrow.
Best wishes
Renata

-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of alalegre@codewan.com.ph
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:30 AM
To: bureau@geneva2003.org; Renata BLOEM
Cc: CT CS; CS Plenary; CS Bureau; Kouraich; Isolda Agazzi; Leslie;
Marlene Parenzan
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September


Dear Renata and all friends at Congo

Thank you for this, and congratulations again for holding this useful
orientation session...

May I just suggest that for announcements like this with large attachments
(this one had more than 3 megabytes of .doc files), we can just post the
large
files on a website for download.

For people in countries and situations with low bandwidth, limited server
space, or unreliable connections, sending a post like this may be a problem.
(Especially when it is crossposted on several lists where people are cross-
subscribed, multiplying the number of times one gets it.)

Also, with the recent proliferation again of computer viruses/worms in mail
attachments, some will be wary of opening such attachments.

Thanks for your attention, and hope to see some of you in Geneva...

Al Alegre
Asia CSO Family

Quoting Renata BLOEM <rbloem@ngocongo.org>:

> Dear all,
>
> as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
> 14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
> International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the
program
> and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
> cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
> seeing you all there.
> With best wishes,
>
> Renate Bloem
> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> ________________________
> Palais des Nations, E2-B
> CH-1211 Geneva 10
> Tel: +41 22 917 1881
> Fax: +41 22 917 0373
> E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
> Website: www.ngocongo.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Civil Society Orientation Session
>
> WSIS PrepCom 3
> Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
> Program of Activities
>
> Time:			Event:
>
> 10:00 ?  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
> ?	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
> ?	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
> ?	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)
>
> 10:15 ?  11:15		A) The Summit Process
> ?	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
> 			B) Modalities
> ?	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
> 11:15 ? 11:30		Break
>
> 11:30 ? 12:00		PrepCom 3
> ?	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
> ?	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
> PrepCom-2)
> ?	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)
>
>
> 12:00 ? 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS
>
> 13:00 ? 14 :30		Lunch
>
> 14:30 ? 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses
>
> 16:15 ? 16:30		Break
>
> 16:30 ? 17:30		Questions and Logistics
> ?	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)
>
>
> _________________________________________
> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
> 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. Our broad
> membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
> active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships
with
> other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
> www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>
>




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From anais_ac at yahoo.fr  Sun Sep  7 10:23:48 2003
From: anais_ac at yahoo.fr (=?iso-8859-1?q?Olivier=20Nana=20Nz=E9pa?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly Meeting
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20030901110847.023c3ae0@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <20030907092348.85057.qmail@web14304.mail.yahoo.com>

Bonjour Adel,
J'y serai.
Olivier

Adel El Zaim <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
Hello, Bonjour,

J'aimerais vous inviter ? une premi?re r?union de la famille Partenariats 
multiacteurs du bureau de la soci?t? civile.
Nous avons r?serv? la salle A ? l'UIT le mardi 16 septembre de 14hrs ? 16hrs.
L'ordre du jour de la r?union inclura l'organisation, la d?finition de la 
mission et d'une programmation d'activit?s.

Vous ?tes pri?s de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un courriel et d'annoncer 
cette invitation aux int?ress?s.


I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the Multi-stakeholders 
Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
The agenda of the meeting will include the familly organization, the 
definition of the mission and programming of activities.
Room A, ITU,
September 16
>From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Please, send me an email to register (only to know the number of intersted 
people) and help me to invite more organizations by announcing this 
invitation around you.

Adel El Za?m
ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie
Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
adel.elzaim@canti.com










Adel El Za?m, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
Web http://www.canti.com

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From mabid at vecam.org  Mon Sep  8 11:30:22 2003
From: mabid at vecam.org (Myriam Abid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly Meeting (fwd)
Message-ID: <20030908103022.321.qmail@mx1.ovh.net>

Bonjour ,
Je souhaite m'inscrire ? la r?union Famille Partenariats Multiacteurs du 
mardi 16 septembre,
Merci, 

Myriam Abid
Association Vecam 

 

Adel El Zaim <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
Hello, Bonjour, 

J'aimerais vous inviter ? une premi?re r?union de la famille Partenariats
multiacteurs du bureau de la soci?t? civile.
Nous avons r?serv? la salle A ? l'UIT le mardi 16 septembre de 14hrs ? 
16hrs.
L'ordre du jour de la r?union inclura l'organisation, la d?finition de la
mission et d'une programmation d'activit?s. 

Vous ?tes pri?s de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un courriel et d'annoncer
cette invitation aux int?ress?s. 


I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the Multi-stakeholders
Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
The agenda of the meeting will include the familly organization, the
definition of the mission and programming of activities.
Room A, ITU,
September 16
 From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 

Please, send me an email to register (only to know the number of intersted
people) and help me to invite more organizations by announcing this
invitation around you. 

Adel El Za?m
ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie
Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
adel.elzaim@canti.com 

 

 

 

 


Adel El Za?m, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
Web http://www.canti.com 

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From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Mon Sep  8 12:38:32 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Wolfgang_Kleinw=E4chter?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
In-Reply-To: <AFENLBFHPIGCAPCJDMCJIEKECHAA.jgagain@unadr.org>
Message-ID: <F9C3EE12-E1F0-11D7-9027-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>

Dear John,

do you have already a meeting plan for the CS WSIS Buereau?

I will be there from thursday onwartds with the UN ICT TF meeting.

best and see you soon

w




On torsdag, aug 28, 2003, at 03:58 Europe/Copenhagen, John R. Gagain 
Jr. wrote:

> Dear Sally,
>
> Thank you for the email and your response.  You ask below if anyone 
> would
> like to volunteer to draft the guidelines for the caucuses.  I would 
> like to
> volunteer to assume this role.  Please put me down.  I would be happy 
> to
> work on it with someone else.
>
> Also, I did not receive Susanna's proposal.  Could someone send that 
> to me.
> I did receive some emails from Adam, but I dont remember reading 
> anything
> about "caucus work that's focused on direct input", which is an 
> excellent
> idea and similar to what I proposed.  Adam, could you send / re-send 
> me what
> Sally mentions you stated?
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ct-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of
> Sally Burch - ALAI
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:58 PM
> To: ct@wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks to those who have commented on this proposal and to
> those who have offered to collaborate with drafting.
>
> I agree with Susanna's proposal that a CS declaration should be
> the result of a discussion and not just a collation.  This is the main
> drawback of not having had a space of our own (civil society forum)
> to be able to work on such a document.  In this sense this summit
> has meant a serious drawback for civil society in relation to
> previous UN conferences, where there have been regional and
> global forums.  We should at least do some planning on how to
> work on this during the Prepcom.
>
> Adam's proposal for caucus work that's focused on direct input,
> and an overall statement based on the human rights document
> from Paris, is, I think a good approach that will help us to be more
> focused on the crucial issues at this stage.  If there is agreement,
> the drafting team could start work on that.
>
> John's suggestion of guidelines for caucuses would be useful.  Is
> someone willing to do a draft of that?
>
> Bill will, I think, be compiling the comments and proposals received
> to date on the latest version of our priorities document, so that we
> can have that as input for our work.
>
> We need to have the drafting group up and running by Monday.
> I will be away till then but if others want to join please let us know,
>
> Sally
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Sally Burch - Directora Ejecutiva
> Agencia Latinomericana de Informacion -
> INTERNET: sburch@alainet.org
> Direccion:  Casilla 17-12-877, Quito-Ecuador
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From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Mon Sep  8 14:47:22 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September
Message-ID: <13472270377098@iccnet.cm>

Well received .
Regards,
Madeleine from Cameroon
>===== Original Message From Renata BLOEM <plenary@wsis-cs.org> =====
>Dear all,
>
>Following meeting with the CSD Secretariat we changed the time slots for
>caucus meetings in the afternoon. Please find revised version and
>registration form on www.ngocongo.org or www.geneva2003.org Spanish version
>will come tomorrow.
>Best wishes
>Renata
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
>Behalf Of alalegre@codewan.com.ph
>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:30 AM
>To: bureau@geneva2003.org; Renata BLOEM
>Cc: CT CS; CS Plenary; CS Bureau; Kouraich; Isolda Agazzi; Leslie;
>Marlene Parenzan
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Orientation Session 14 September
>
>
>Dear Renata and all friends at Congo
>
>Thank you for this, and congratulations again for holding this useful
>orientation session...
>
>May I just suggest that for announcements like this with large attachments
>(this one had more than 3 megabytes of .doc files), we can just post the
>large
>files on a website for download.
>
>For people in countries and situations with low bandwidth, limited server
>space, or unreliable connections, sending a post like this may be a problem.
>(Especially when it is crossposted on several lists where people are cross-
>subscribed, multiplying the number of times one gets it.)
>
>Also, with the recent proliferation again of computer viruses/worms in mail
>attachments, some will be wary of opening such attachments.
>
>Thanks for your attention, and hope to see some of you in Geneva...
>
>Al Alegre
>Asia CSO Family
>
>Quoting Renata BLOEM <rbloem@ngocongo.org>:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> as previously announced, CONGO will host an orientation session on Sunday,
>> 14 September, preceding PrepCom-3. The session will be held at the Geneva
>> International Conference Centre (CICG) in room 3/4. Please find the
>program
>> and registration form attached and mark if you want to take lunch at the
>> cafeteria. They would open if enough persons register.  I look forward to
>> seeing you all there.
>> With best wishes,
>>
>> Renate Bloem
>> President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>> ________________________
>> Palais des Nations, E2-B
>> CH-1211 Geneva 10
>> Tel: +41 22 917 1881
>> Fax: +41 22 917 0373
>> E-mail: rbloem@ngocongo.org
>> Website: www.ngocongo.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Civil Society Orientation Session
>>
>> WSIS PrepCom 3
>> Geneva, 14 September 2003, CICG, Room 3/4
>> Program of Activities
>>
>> Time:			Event:
>>
>> 10:00 ?  10:15		Introduction, Opening Remarks
>> ?	Renate Bloem (President, CONGO)
>> ?	Adama Samassekou (President, WSIS Prepcom)
>> ?	Alain Clerc (Civil Society Division)
>>
>> 10:15 ?  11:15		A) The Summit Process
>> ?	Pierre Gagne (WSIS Executive Director)
>> 			B) Modalities
>> ?	Charles Geiger (Senior Advisor, Executive Secretariat)
>> 11:15 ? 11:30		Break
>>
>> 11:30 ? 12:00		PrepCom 3
>> ?	Ambassador Asko Numminen (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 at PrepCom-3)
>> ?	Lyndall Shope Mafole (Chairperson, Subcommittee-2 Working Group at
>> PrepCom-2)
>> ?	Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, (ChairpersonSubcommittee-1)
>>
>>
>> 12:00 ? 13:00 		Civil Society at WSIS
>>
>> 13:00 ? 14 :30		Lunch
>>
>> 14:30 ? 16:15		Breakout Groups into Caucuses
>>
>> 16:15 ? 16:30		Break
>>
>> 16:30 ? 17:30		Questions and Logistics
>> ?	Louise Lassonde (Coordinator, Civil Society Division)
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________
>> The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an international, not-for-profit
>> 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. Our broad
>> membership email-network has become a major source of information for NGOs
>> active within the United Nations and seeking collaboration/partnerships
>with
>> other NGOs of similar concerns.  For more information see our website at
>> www.ngocongo.org or email congo@ngocongo.org
>>
>>
>
>
>
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From j.gagain at funglode.org  Mon Sep  8 15:51:27 2003
From: j.gagain at funglode.org (John R. Gagain Jr.)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
In-Reply-To: <F9C3EE12-E1F0-11D7-9027-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>
Message-ID: <AFENLBFHPIGCAPCJDMCJKEBNCIAA.j.gagain@funglode.org>

Wolfgang:

The Secretariat just sent the tentative agenda.  See below:

English  / French


Dear Members of the Bureau,

We are pleased to share with you the CS Bureau meetings schedule and the
list of items for discussion during Prepcom 3.  We would be most
grateful if you could provide your comments and suggestions for
additional issues you may wish to discuss.

1st WEEK

Monday, 15 September (10:00 - 11:30)  ITU Room T.103
- Adoption of the CS Bureau meetings Agenda during Prepcom 3
- Review of documentation for the CS Bureau meetings
- Interpretation arrangements during Prepcom 3
- Arrangements for the Press conference (to he held on Monday, 15
September at 12:00)

Tuesday, 16 September (time to be confirmed)  ITU Room T. 103
- Format and working arrangements during Prepcom 3 (CS speaking slots, etc.)

Wednesday, 17 September (time to be confirmed)  ITU Room T. 103
-  Arrangements for the 2nd Press conference
-  Summit Events
-  Fellowships for the Summit

Friday, 19 September (time to be confirmed)  ITU Room T. 103
-  Format and working arrangements during the Summit (CS speaking slots,
etc.)

2nd WEEK

Tuesday, 23 September (time to be confirmed)  ITU Room T. 103
-  Follow up to the Summit

Thursday, 25 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
-  any other questions

looking forward to seeing you soon in Geneva.

best wishes,

Liliane


******************************************************


Chers membres du Bureau,

Nous avons the plaisir de vous transmettre le calendrier et les sujets
qui seront discut?s par le Bureau SC pendant Prepcom 3.  Nous vous
serions reconnaissants de bien vouloir nous faire parvenir vos
commentaires, ou sugg?rer des questions suppl?mentaires pour discussion.


1?re SEMAINE

Lundi, 15 septembre (10:00 - 11:30)  ITU Salle T.103
- Adoption de l'Ordre du jour des r?union du Bureau SC pendant Prepcom 3
- Passage en revue des documents pour les r?unions du Bureau SC
- Organisation de l'interpr?tation pendant Prepcom 3
- Organisation de la Conference de presse (pr?vue pour lundi, 15
septembre ? 12:00)

Mardi, 16 septembre (heure ? confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- Format et organisation du travail pendant Prepcom 3 (temps de parole
SC, etc.)

Mercredi, 17 septembre (heure ? confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
-  Organisation de la 2?me Conference de presse
-  Ev?nements du Sommet
-  Bourses pour le  Summet

Vendredi, 19 septembre (heure ? confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
-  Format et organisation du travail pendant le Sommet  (temps de parole
SC, etc.)

2?me SEMAINE

Mardi, 23 septembre (heure ? confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
-  Suivi du Summet

Jeudi, 25 septembre (heure ? confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
-  autres questions

dans l'attente de vous voir tr?s bient?t, et avec nos meilleurs voeux.

Liliane






-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of Wolfgang Kleinw?chter
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 6:39 AM
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and
Themes


Dear John,

do you have already a meeting plan for the CS WSIS Buereau?

I will be there from thursday onwartds with the UN ICT TF meeting.

best and see you soon

w




On torsdag, aug 28, 2003, at 03:58 Europe/Copenhagen, John R. Gagain
Jr. wrote:

> Dear Sally,
>
> Thank you for the email and your response.  You ask below if anyone
> would
> like to volunteer to draft the guidelines for the caucuses.  I would
> like to
> volunteer to assume this role.  Please put me down.  I would be happy
> to
> work on it with someone else.
>
> Also, I did not receive Susanna's proposal.  Could someone send that
> to me.
> I did receive some emails from Adam, but I dont remember reading
> anything
> about "caucus work that's focused on direct input", which is an
> excellent
> idea and similar to what I proposed.  Adam, could you send / re-send
> me what
> Sally mentions you stated?
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ct-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of
> Sally Burch - ALAI
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:58 PM
> To: ct@wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks to those who have commented on this proposal and to
> those who have offered to collaborate with drafting.
>
> I agree with Susanna's proposal that a CS declaration should be
> the result of a discussion and not just a collation.  This is the main
> drawback of not having had a space of our own (civil society forum)
> to be able to work on such a document.  In this sense this summit
> has meant a serious drawback for civil society in relation to
> previous UN conferences, where there have been regional and
> global forums.  We should at least do some planning on how to
> work on this during the Prepcom.
>
> Adam's proposal for caucus work that's focused on direct input,
> and an overall statement based on the human rights document
> from Paris, is, I think a good approach that will help us to be more
> focused on the crucial issues at this stage.  If there is agreement,
> the drafting team could start work on that.
>
> John's suggestion of guidelines for caucuses would be useful.  Is
> someone willing to do a draft of that?
>
> Bill will, I think, be compiling the comments and proposals received
> to date on the latest version of our priorities document, so that we
> can have that as input for our work.
>
> We need to have the drafting group up and running by Monday.
> I will be away till then but if others want to join please let us know,
>
> Sally
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Sally Burch - Directora Ejecutiva
> Agencia Latinomericana de Informacion -
> INTERNET: sburch@alainet.org
> Direccion:  Casilla 17-12-877, Quito-Ecuador
> Telefono: (593 2) 250 5074 / 222 1570  / 252 8716
> Fax: (593 2) 250 5073    URL:  http://alainet.org
> __________________________________________________________
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents:
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep  8 15:25:48 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi everyone

I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT group, 
CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official) events here:

http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm

i won't publicise it from the wsis-cs.org page (as it needs too much 
updating and i don't have the time just now) - but if others want to refer 
to it or link to it, feel free..

if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let me 
know and i'll update

karen


From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep  8 15:44:18 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908154232.01792008@pop.gn.apc.org>

an addendum..

A reminder that requests from caucuses and working groups for meeting rooms 
need to be directed to:

Savita Kanwar at savita.kanwar@ties.itu.int

karen


From ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de  Mon Sep  8 15:48:04 2003
From: ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3F5C96A4.EFBD096E@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>

Hi all,

karen banks wrote:

> I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT group,
> CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official) events here:
 
> http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm

Thanks, Karen. Very convenient and colorful. 

I am maintaining a similar list, but here the official events are
included. So it might be easier to see what else is happening in Geneva.

http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/438.htm

We will try to keep it up to date during PrepCom3.

> if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let me
> know and i'll update

Let us know, too. 

Best, Ralf

From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Mon Sep  8 16:02:14 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
In-Reply-To: <AFENLBFHPIGCAPCJDMCJKEBNCIAA.j.gagain@funglode.org>
Message-ID: <20030908150214.58619.qmail@web21308.mail.yahoo.com>

Please post the CS press releases to the list. Thank you.
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada.

"John R. Gagain Jr." <j.gagain@funglode.org> wrote:
Wolfgang:

The Secretariat just sent the tentative agenda. See below:

English / French


Dear Members of the Bureau,

We are pleased to share with you the CS Bureau meetings schedule and the
list of items for discussion during Prepcom 3. We would be most
grateful if you could provide your comments and suggestions for
additional issues you may wish to discuss.

1st WEEK

Monday, 15 September (10:00 - 11:30) ITU Room T.103
- Adoption of the CS Bureau meetings Agenda during Prepcom 3
- Review of documentation for the CS Bureau meetings
- Interpretation arrangements during Prepcom 3
- Arrangements for the Press conference (to he held on Monday, 15
September at 12:00)

Tuesday, 16 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
- Format and working arrangements during Prepcom 3 (CS speaking slots, etc.)

Wednesday, 17 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
- Arrangements for the 2nd Press conference
- Summit Events
- Fellowships for the Summit

Friday, 19 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
- Format and working arrangements during the Summit (CS speaking slots,
etc.)

2nd WEEK

Tuesday, 23 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
- Follow up to the Summit

Thursday, 25 September (time to be confirmed) ITU Room T. 103
- any other questions

looking forward to seeing you soon in Geneva.

best wishes,

Liliane


******************************************************


Chers membres du Bureau,

Nous avons the plaisir de vous transmettre le calendrier et les sujets
qui seront discutés par le Bureau SC pendant Prepcom 3. Nous vous
serions reconnaissants de bien vouloir nous faire parvenir vos
commentaires, ou suggérer des questions supplémentaires pour discussion.


1ère SEMAINE

Lundi, 15 septembre (10:00 - 11:30) ITU Salle T.103
- Adoption de l'Ordre du jour des réunion du Bureau SC pendant Prepcom 3
- Passage en revue des documents pour les réunions du Bureau SC
- Organisation de l'interprétation pendant Prepcom 3
- Organisation de la Conference de presse (prévue pour lundi, 15
septembre à 12:00)

Mardi, 16 septembre (heure à confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- Format et organisation du travail pendant Prepcom 3 (temps de parole
SC, etc.)

Mercredi, 17 septembre (heure à confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- Organisation de la 2ème Conference de presse
- Evénements du Sommet
- Bourses pour le Summet

Vendredi, 19 septembre (heure à confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- Format et organisation du travail pendant le Sommet (temps de parole
SC, etc.)

2ème SEMAINE

Mardi, 23 septembre (heure à confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- Suivi du Summet

Jeudi, 25 septembre (heure à confirmer) ITU Salle T. 103
- autres questions

dans l'attente de vous voir très bientôt, et avec nos meilleurs voeux.

Liliane






-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 6:39 AM
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and
Themes


Dear John,

do you have already a meeting plan for the CS WSIS Buereau?

I will be there from thursday onwartds with the UN ICT TF meeting.

best and see you soon

w




On torsdag, aug 28, 2003, at 03:58 Europe/Copenhagen, John R. Gagain
Jr. wrote:

> Dear Sally,
>
> Thank you for the email and your response. You ask below if anyone
> would
> like to volunteer to draft the guidelines for the caucuses. I would
> like to
> volunteer to assume this role. Please put me down. I would be happy
> to
> work on it with someone else.
>
> Also, I did not receive Susanna's proposal. Could someone send that
> to me.
> I did receive some emails from Adam, but I dont remember reading
> anything
> about "caucus work that's focused on direct input", which is an
> excellent
> idea and similar to what I proposed. Adam, could you send / re-send
> me what
> Sally mentions you stated?
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ct-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of
> Sally Burch - ALAI
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:58 PM
> To: ct@wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Next steps for Content and Themes
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks to those who have commented on this proposal and to
> those who have offered to collaborate with drafting.
>
> I agree with Susanna's proposal that a CS declaration should be
> the result of a discussion and not just a collation. This is the main
> drawback of not having had a space of our own (civil society forum)
> to be able to work on such a document. In this sense this summit
> has meant a serious drawback for civil society in relation to
> previous UN conferences, where there have been regional and
> global forums. We should at least do some planning on how to
> work on this during the Prepcom.
>
> Adam's proposal for caucus work that's focused on direct input,
> and an overall statement based on the human rights document
> from Paris, is, I think a good approach that will help us to be more
> focused on the crucial issues at this stage. If there is agreement,
> the drafting team could start work on that.
>
> John's suggestion of guidelines for caucuses would be useful. Is
> someone willing to do a draft of that?
>
> Bill will, I think, be compiling the comments and proposals received
> to date on the latest version of our priorities document, so that we
> can have that as input for our work.
>
> We need to have the drafting group up and running by Monday.
> I will be away till then but if others want to join please let us know,
>
> Sally
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Sally Burch - Directora Ejecutiva
> Agencia Latinomericana de Informacion -
> INTERNET: sburch@alainet.org
> Direccion: Casilla 17-12-877, Quito-Ecuador
> Telefono: (593 2) 250 5074 / 222 1570 / 252 8716
> Fax: (593 2) 250 5073 URL: http://alainet.org
> __________________________________________________________
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents:
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>

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From oeyen at entelnet.bo  Mon Sep  8 21:07:22 2003
From: oeyen at entelnet.bo (Victor van Oeyen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030908160722.007e9d00@entelnet.bo>

Hi Karen, wunderful job,

one more date: 

lac - caucus will meet sunday evening (19.00 hrs.) and every morning from 8
- 9 

Victor 

At 15:25 8-9-2003 +0100, you wrote:
>hi everyone
>
>I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT group, 
>CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official) events here:
>
>http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
>
>i won't publicise it from the wsis-cs.org page (as it needs too much 
>updating and i don't have the time just now) - but if others want to refer 
>to it or link to it, feel free..
>
>if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let me 
>know and i'll update
>
>karen
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
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Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
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G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747





From valeriab at apc.org  Mon Sep  8 20:12:41 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20030908160722.007e9d00@entelnet.bo>
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3F5C8E59.13336.EE48BB@localhost>

Hi Victor, 

 I have just received a notification that there is not room available 
for the LAC caucus from 8-9 am.  They are proposing us to have a room 
from 9 to 10.  Please, reply to the message I have sent to the LAC 
caucus members who will be attending the PrepCom3 to decide 
collectively what to do. 

Thanks!

Valeria

On 8 Sep 2003 at 16:07, Victor van Oeyen wrote:

> Hi Karen, wunderful job,
> 
> one more date: 
> 
> lac - caucus will meet sunday evening (19.00 hrs.) and every morning
> from 8 - 9 
> 
> Victor 
> 
> At 15:25 8-9-2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >hi everyone
> >
> >I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT
> >group, CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official)
> >events here:
> >
> >http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
> >
> >i won't publicise it from the wsis-cs.org page (as it needs too much
> >updating and i don't have the time just now) - but if others want to
> >refer to it or link to it, feel free..
> >
> >if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let
> >me know and i'll update
> >
> >karen
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Plenary mailing list
> >Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> >
> Victor van Oeyen
> Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER
> 
> Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
> Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
> OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
> G.S.M. (Bolivia)	 	 591+  7 - 2001198
> G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747
> 
> 
> 
> 
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http://lac.derechos.apc.org
Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
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http://www.apc.org    


From saeidneshat at yahoo.com  Mon Sep  8 20:58:14 2003
From: saeidneshat at yahoo.com (Neshat Saeid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] One question - Urgent
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030908154232.01792008@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030908195814.48189.qmail@web40608.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear friends,

I am writing you from Iran, from the Institute for
Women's Studies and Research, a non-governmental
organization in Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC.
It is so important for us to be in Geneva, and
therefore, four active women are going to attend at
the meetings of PrepCom3 in Geneva. When they were
arranging their programs, they had a limited fund for
their accomodation in Geneva. Now that they have
bought their tickets, and made themselves ready, they
have been informed that they do not have the fund. Now
they are facing with this problem they are going to
leave the country next week, but they do not have any
accomodation in Geneva. 

I am just asking you - all list members - especially
those who are based in Geneva - to help us and to show
if there is any possibilities for these four women
from the Institute to be accomodated in Geneva, at
least for one week.  Is there any contact that might
be helpful to facilitate such representation in
Geneva?

I hope that you can give us good guidelines what to
do?

Best regards
Saeid N. Neshat


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From sacoura at pariswave.com  Mon Sep  8 21:33:26 2003
From: sacoura at pariswave.com (Yoshiko Kurisaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <3F5C96A4.EFBD096E@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>
Message-ID: <BB82B427.12A9%sacoura@pariswave.com>

Ralf, Karen,

Thank you very much for useful information. I know making & up-dating such
lists involve lots of work. I really appreciate your sharing with the rest
of CS your good works.

Best regards,
Yoshiko


From rfj at humanrights.dk  Tue Sep  9 09:00:58 2003
From: rfj at humanrights.dk (Frank Joergensen, Rikke)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] One question - Urgent
Message-ID: <FB9BC442727367458C7B9274274B5CACDD2BA3@srvexc01.dupa.dk>

Dear Saeid,

You might try the NGO Geneva Welcome Centre, and see if they can help (see information below)

kind regards
Rikke 

Senioradviser
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
National Department
Wilders Plads 8 H
1403 Copenhagen K

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-----Original Message-----
From: Neshat Saeid [mailto:saeidneshat@yahoo.com]
Sent: 8. september 2003 21:58
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org; ct@wsis-cs.org
Subject: [WSIS-CT] One question - Urgent


Dear friends,

I am writing you from Iran, from the Institute for
Women's Studies and Research, a non-governmental
organization in Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC.
It is so important for us to be in Geneva, and
therefore, four active women are going to attend at
the meetings of PrepCom3 in Geneva. When they were
arranging their programs, they had a limited fund for
their accomodation in Geneva. Now that they have
bought their tickets, and made themselves ready, they
have been informed that they do not have the fund. Now
they are facing with this problem they are going to
leave the country next week, but they do not have any
accomodation in Geneva. 

I am just asking you - all list members - especially
those who are based in Geneva - to help us and to show
if there is any possibilities for these four women
from the Institute to be accomodated in Geneva, at
least for one week.  Is there any contact that might
be helpful to facilitate such representation in
Geneva?

I hope that you can give us good guidelines what to
do?

Best regards
Saeid N. Neshat


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From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Tue Sep  9 15:04:20 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
Message-ID: <14042037515175@iccnet.cm>

Would like to know  if our organisation is confirmed for the attendance in 
Prepcom.
Regards,

>===== Original Message From karen banks <plenary@wsis-cs.org> =====
>hi everyone
>
>I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT group,
>CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official) events here:
>
>http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
>
>i won't publicise it from the wsis-cs.org page (as it needs too much
>updating and i don't have the time just now) - but if others want to refer
>to it or link to it, feel free..
>
>if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let me
>know and i'll update
>
>karen
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>.

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From saeidneshat at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 10 06:08:39 2003
From: saeidneshat at yahoo.com (Neshat Saeid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Thank you very much
In-Reply-To: <FB9BC442727367458C7B9274274B5CACDD2BA3@srvexc01.dupa.dk>
Message-ID: <20030910050839.34170.qmail@web40604.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear Rikke,

Thank you very much, Karen wrote to me that they have
rooms for the second week. I am now arranging the
group to see if they can change their program or find
other ways for the first week.

But one question: I heard that a group of experts from
the Danish Institute for Human Rights are coming
Tehran next week? If it is right, I am so interested
to meet them, if possible.

Best wishes
Saied

--- "Frank Joergensen, Rikke" <rfj@humanrights.dk>
wrote:
> Dear Saeid,
> 
> You might try the NGO Geneva Welcome Centre, and see
> if they can help (see information below)
> 
> kind regards
> Rikke 

> The Danish Institute for Human Rights
> National Department
> Wilders Plads 8 H
> 1403 Copenhagen K
> 
> 
> Senioradviser
> The Danish Institute for Human Rights
> National Department
> Wilders Plads 8 H
> 1403 Copenhagen K
> 
> *************************************
> 
> Assistance to NGO's                                 
>                     
>                                                     
>                    
>                                                     
>                        
>                                                     
>                        
>    As part of its policy on hosting NGOs, the
> government of the Canton of   
>    Geneva has appointed an "NGO coordinator" to
> assist NGOs which wish to   
>    set up their headquarters in Geneva. The Geneva
> Welcome Centre - route   
>    de Ferney 106, CH - 1211 Geneva 20; tel. (+41)
> 022 918 02 70, fax (+41)  
>    022 918 02 79 - can provide NGOs with all the
> information they need in   
>    this respect.                                    
>                        
>                                                     
>                        
>    NGOs and their staff have free access to the
> services provided by the    
>    Geneva Welcome Centre. The aim of the Centre is
> to encourage the social  
>    and cultural integration of foreigners posted to
> Geneva and to           
>    facilitate their administrative assimilation by
> providing help in        
>    dealing with the authorities and the people of
> Geneva (finding premises, 
>    accommodation, practical information concerning
> everyday life in Geneva, 
>    etc.)                                            
>                        
>                                                     
>                        
>    NGO's delegates travelling to Geneva for an
> international conference may 
>    take advantage of the free services offered by
> the Welcome Centre for    
>    Delegations and NGO's : chemin William Rappard
> 31, CH - 1293             
>    Bellevue/Geneva, tel. (+41) 022 959 88 55, fax
> (+41) 022 959 88 51,      
>    e-mail: info@mandint.org. The aim of the Centre
> is to facilitate the     
>    participation of NGO delegates in international
> conferences taking place 
>    in Geneva, and to provide a location where
> delegates from different      
>    regions and different fields can meet and
> exchange views. The centre is  
>    particularly meant for the use of delegates from
> developing countries    
>    and offers services at various levels:
> inexpensive accommodation, office 
>    infrastructure, support services, etc.           
>                        
>                                                     
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neshat Saeid [mailto:saeidneshat@yahoo.com]
> Sent: 8. september 2003 21:58
> To: plenary@wsis-cs.org; ct@wsis-cs.org
> Subject: [WSIS-CT] One question - Urgent
> 
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> I am writing you from Iran, from the Institute for
> Women's Studies and Research, a non-governmental
> organization in Special Consultative Status to
> ECOSOC.
> It is so important for us to be in Geneva, and
> therefore, four active women are going to attend at
> the meetings of PrepCom3 in Geneva. When they were
> arranging their programs, they had a limited fund
> for
> their accomodation in Geneva. Now that they have
> bought their tickets, and made themselves ready,
> they
> have been informed that they do not have the fund.
> Now
> they are facing with this problem they are going to
> leave the country next week, but they do not have
> any
> accomodation in Geneva. 
> 
> I am just asking you - all list members - especially
> those who are based in Geneva - to help us and to
> show
> if there is any possibilities for these four women
> from the Institute to be accomodated in Geneva, at
> least for one week.  Is there any contact that might
> be helpful to facilitate such representation in
> Geneva?
> 
> I hope that you can give us good guidelines what to
> do?
> 
> Best regards
> Saeid N. Neshat
> 
> 
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Wed Sep 10 14:46:15 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
 Meeting
In-Reply-To: <20030907092348.85057.qmail@web14304.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <web-162011627@mail1.abac.com>

Bonjour Olivier,

Au plaisir de te revoir.

Adel




On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 11:23:48 +0200 (CEST)
 Olivier Nana Nz?pa <anais_ac@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Bonjour Adel,
> J'y serai.
> Olivier
> 
> Adel El Zaim <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
> Hello, Bonjour,
> 
> J'aimerais vous inviter ? une premi?re r?union de la
> famille Partenariats 
> multiacteurs du bureau de la soci?t? civile.
> Nous avons r?serv? la salle A ? l'UIT le mardi 16
> septembre de 14hrs ? 16hrs.
> L'ordre du jour de la r?union inclura l'organisation, la
> d?finition de la 
> mission et d'une programmation d'activit?s.
> 
> Vous ?tes pri?s de vous inscrire en m'envoyant un
> courriel et d'annoncer 
> cette invitation aux int?ress?s.
> 
> 
> I'd like to invite you to the first meeting of the
> Multi-stakeholders 
> Partnerships Familly of the CSB.
> The agenda of the meeting will include the familly
> organization, the 
> definition of the mission and programming of activities.
> Room A, ITU,
> September 16
> From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
> 
> Please, send me an email to register (only to know the
> number of intersted 
> people) and help me to invite more organizations by
> announcing this 
> invitation around you.
> 
> Adel El Za?m
> ISOC-Qu?bec
> ISOC-Francophonie
> Multi-stakeholders Partnerships Familly
> adel.elzaim@canti.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Adel El Za?m, PhD
> adel.elzaim@canti.com
> T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
> Web http://www.canti.com
> 
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From ubarter at swissonline.ch  Wed Sep 10 16:06:32 2003
From: ubarter at swissonline.ch (Ursula Barter)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] One question - Urgent
References: <20030908195814.48189.qmail@web40608.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001c01c377ad$34991100$3d8e023e@ursulablater>

Dear unknown friend,
I am the Geneva representative of the World Union of Catholic Women's
Organisations. I have a guest room, but the snag is that I live 30 Km out of
Geneva. I will be mostly coming in to Geneva, but if you have different
programmes from mine, you have to take the train and the bus. Anyway I could
help out if you should have a few days without accomodation.
I would be interested to meet you anyway.
My phone number is the Geneva network,  022/364 14 67. You have my e-mail
and the phone number is also a fax and has an answering divice.
I live in the coutry and have a garden. My guest room has its own shower and
WC and I am very easy going, although a little untidy. I am Anglo/Swiss.
Hope to meet you and let me know anyway if you have found accomodation.
All the best, have a good trip   Ursula Barter-Hemmerich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neshat Saeid" <saeidneshat@yahoo.com>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <ct@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: lundi, 8. septembre 2003 21:58
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] One question - Urgent


> Dear friends,
>
> I am writing you from Iran, from the Institute for
> Women's Studies and Research, a non-governmental
> organization in Special Consultative Status to ECOSOC.
> It is so important for us to be in Geneva, and
> therefore, four active women are going to attend at
> the meetings of PrepCom3 in Geneva. When they were
> arranging their programs, they had a limited fund for
> their accomodation in Geneva. Now that they have
> bought their tickets, and made themselves ready, they
> have been informed that they do not have the fund. Now
> they are facing with this problem they are going to
> leave the country next week, but they do not have any
> accomodation in Geneva.
>
> I am just asking you - all list members - especially
> those who are based in Geneva - to help us and to show
> if there is any possibilities for these four women
> from the Institute to be accomodated in Geneva, at
> least for one week.  Is there any contact that might
> be helpful to facilitate such representation in
> Geneva?
>
> I hope that you can give us good guidelines what to
> do?
>
> Best regards
> Saeid N. Neshat
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
> http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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From t.naughton at iafrica.com  Wed Sep 10 13:16:38 2003
From: t.naughton at iafrica.com (Tracey Naughton)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statement on the role of media in the IS from Highway Africa
Message-ID: <BB84E2C6.E44%t.naughton@iafrica.com>

The following statement will be followed by a Declaration from Highway
Africa. The statement below is specifically designed to support the media
caucus language about media, Article 19 and the information society, as
developed at PrepCom 2.

I hope that you will use this wherever possible.

Regards

Tracey Naughton


September 9th, 2003

 This statement is being sent to:

-      The WSIS Media & Community Media Caucus's

-      The WSIS Africa caucus

-      The WSIS civil society caucus

-      The Civil Society Secretariat for WSIS

We request that this be presented, in plenary, during the civil society
speaking slot and appended to all campaigning and lobbying around the role
of the media.

Statement for PrepCom 3 on the WSIS Language regarding the role of the media
in the information society.
 
Preamble
 

Highway Africa, Africa?s premier annual gathering of media practitioners
deals with the convergence of journalism and new media. Participants at the
7th Highway Africa, held in Grahamstown South Africa from the 7th ? 10th
September 2003 wish to send a strong message to PrepCom 3 regarding the
current references in the draft WSIS Declaration to the role of the media in
the information society.

 
Statement
 

The participants of Highway Africa call for the insertion into the
Declaration of the statement submitted by the WSIS media Caucus to PrepCom
2, which asserts:

 

-      That it is inconceivable for any conception of the information
society to not recognise the centrality of the media;

-      That Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be
the guiding principle underpinning freedom of expression and media freedom
in the information society;

-      That traditional media will continue to be the most effective way to
deliver quality information to under-developed contexts in which the
majority of the world?s people live.

 

Participants at Highway Africa are deeply concerned about the current
wording of paragraph 51 in the Draft Declaration. The text referring to
national legal frameworks has inherent dangers that are worrying to many
Africans who do, or who potentially, live under the anti human rights
stances of oppressive regimes. The paragraph also lacks strength in terms of
the importance of media freedom and diversity to human rights.

 

Highway Africa requests:

 

-      That the original language on media offered by the media caucus be
re-instated to the Declaration;

-      That the WSIS Declaration be underpinned by a human rights framework;

-      That Article 19 is expanded upon  - for purposes of action and
implementation of an information society - to ensure that communication
rights for humanity offered by new media are developed within the principles
of this article.

 


Original text proposed by the Media Caucus at PrepCom 2:

 

WSIS PrepCom 2,

Geneva, Feb. 2003

World Summit on the Information Society

Proposal by the Media Caucus for the WSIS Final Declaration and Action Plan

 

Preamble

 

Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media are central to any conception
of an information society. It is hard to imagine that the WSIS could fail to
acknowledge that strongly in its final Declaration and Action Plan.
Therefore, the undersigned media organizations would like to see the

following points included therein:

 

Statement to be inserted

 

The guiding principle of WSIS on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the
Media should be Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It
should be quoted in full and identified as such. Article 19 needs to be
implemented, for the traditional media as well as for media using new
information technologies, such as Internet and satellite broadcasting.
Security and other considerations should not be allowed to compromise
Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media.

 

The media have a vital role in producing, gathering and distributing diverse
content within an Information Society in which all citizens are included and
can participate. Especially for the developing countries, traditional radio
and television will continue as the most effective ways

to deliver high-quality information.

 

End

 

 

Paragraph 51 of the Current Draft Declaration of Principles, WSIS

 

51. (The existence of free and independent communication media, in
accordance with the legal system of each country, is an essential
requirement for freedom of expression and a guarantee of the plurality of
information. (Consequently, concentration in the ownership of media should
be limited, and unhindered access by individuals and communication media to
information sources shall be ensured and strengthened in order to promote
the existence of vigorous public opinion as a pillar of civil responsibility
in accordance with the UN Declaration of Human Rights and other
international and regional instruments dealing with human rights.)
(Traditional media, such as broadcasting and print, will continue to have an
important role in the Information Society and ICTs should continue to play a
supportive role in this regard.)

 

 

Please note that the email address for Tracey has changed but mail to the
old addresses will be forwarded to the new one. Please update your records
to the new address - t.naughton@iafrica.com

-- 
Tracey Naughton
WSIS Partnership Manager (Southern Africa)
201 Somerset Hall
239 Oxford Road
Illovo  2196
South Africa

Phone/fax:    +27 (011) 880 5030
cell:               +27 (0) 82 821 1771
Email:              t.naughton@iafrica.com






From rfj at humanrights.dk  Wed Sep 10 16:58:40 2003
From: rfj at humanrights.dk (Frank Joergensen, Rikke)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] FW: NGO Briefing on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on U N-Civil Society Relations, 17 September 2003 (CICG)
Message-ID: <FB9BC442727367458C7B9274274B5CACDD2BB8@srvexc01.dupa.dk>

FYI, best Rikke
*****************
 
Subject: NGO Briefing on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on UN-Civil Society Relations, 17 September 2003
Importance: High

Dear Friends and Colleagues, 

As you are probably aware, earlier this year UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan established a High Level Panel of Eminent Persons to review, and make recommendations on, the UN's relations with Civil Society. The Panel is expected to produce a report by March of 2004. 

I am pleased to announce that Mr. John Clark, the Director of the High Level Panel Secretariat, is coming to Geneva to provide a briefing for NGOs. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 17 September from 3pm to 5pm in Room 3 of the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 15 Rue Varembe, Geneva. Following a presentation on the work and aims of the Panel, Mr. Clark will answer questions from the floor. 

I do hope you, or someone from your organisation can be with us for this important event. 

With best regards, 


Tony Hill 
______________________________________

Tony Hill
Coordinator
UN/Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Tel: (+41) 022 917 2005
Fax: (+41) 022 917 0432
Email: tony.hill@unctad.org
Web: http://www.unsystem.org/ngls
_____________________________________
From oeyen at entelnet.bo  Wed Sep 10 20:01:25 2003
From: oeyen at entelnet.bo (Victor van Oeyen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <3F5C8E59.13336.EE48BB@localhost>
References: <3.0.6.32.20030908160722.007e9d00@entelnet.bo>
 <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030910150125.008b09a0@entelnet.bo>

OK Valeria, our messages crossed. 

Karen, please change the LAC meeting hour from 18.00 - 20.00 in th ITU
building 

Thanks
Victor 

. At 14:12 8-9-2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Victor, 
>
> I have just received a notification that there is not room available 
>for the LAC caucus from 8-9 am.  They are proposing us to have a room 
>from 9 to 10.  Please, reply to the message I have sent to the LAC 
>caucus members who will be attending the PrepCom3 to decide 
>collectively what to do. 
>
>Thanks!
>
>Valeria
>
>On 8 Sep 2003 at 16:07, Victor van Oeyen wrote:
>
>> Hi Karen, wunderful job,
>> 
>> one more date: 
>> 
>> lac - caucus will meet sunday evening (19.00 hrs.) and every morning
>> from 8 - 9 
>> 
>> Victor 
>> 
>> At 15:25 8-9-2003 +0100, you wrote:
>> >hi everyone
>> >
>> >I put together an html activity schedule including CS Plenary, CT
>> >group, CSB, regional caucus meetings and other public (non official)
>> >events here:
>> >
>> >http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
>> >
>> >i won't publicise it from the wsis-cs.org page (as it needs too much
>> >updating and i don't have the time just now) - but if others want to
>> >refer to it or link to it, feel free..
>> >
>> >if other caucuses/working groups have scheduled meetings/events - let
>> >me know and i'll update
>> >
>> >karen
>> >
>> >_______________________________________________
>> >Plenary mailing list
>> >Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>> >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>> >
>> Victor van Oeyen
>> Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER
>> 
>> Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
>> Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
>> OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
>> G.S.M. (Bolivia)	 	 591+  7 - 2001198
>> G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Plenary mailing list
>> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>Valeria Betancourt
>Coordinadora
>Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
>http://lac.derechos.apc.org
>Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
>APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
>http://www.apc.org    
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>
Victor van Oeyen
Coordinaci?n Departamento de Investigaci?n ERBOL-ALER

Telefono (trabajo/work - ERBOL)  591+  2 - 2203650 - 2204011
Fax:                             		 591+  2 - 2203888
OJO: NUEVO (domicilio/home-La Paz)  591+  2 - 2790873
G.S.M. (Bolivia)	 	 591+  7 - 2001198
G.S.M. (Europa)		   31+  6 - 12777747





From info at laneta.apc.org  Wed Sep 10 18:51:40 2003
From: info at laneta.apc.org (Olinca Marino)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom III Schedule of Activities
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20030910150125.008b09a0@entelnet.bo>
References: <3F5C8E59.13336.EE48BB@localhost>
 <3.0.6.32.20030908160722.007e9d00@entelnet.bo>
 <5.2.1.1.0.20030908152317.03439bc0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030910190035.02599de8@laneta.apc.org>

>Victor van Oeyen wrote:
>Karen, please change the LAC meeting hour from 18.00 - 20.00 in th ITU
>building

but, please maintain:
caucus LAC meeting
September 14th, 19.00
in Restaurant Aubergue du Grand Saconnex


[175, Route de Ferney
CH-1218
Grand Saconnex, Ginebra]

Thanks

Olinca Marino








From t.naughton at iafrica.com  Wed Sep 10 13:16:38 2003
From: t.naughton at iafrica.com (Tracey Naughton)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] [ WSIS Thetha] Statement on the role of media in the IS from Highway Africa
Message-ID: <BB84E2C6.E44%t.naughton@iafrica.com>

The following statement will be followed by a Declaration from Highway
Africa. The statement below is specifically designed to support the media
caucus language about media, Article 19 and the information society, as
developed at PrepCom 2.

I hope that you will use this wherever possible.

Regards

Tracey Naughton


September 9th, 2003

 This statement is being sent to:

-      The WSIS Media & Community Media Caucus's

-      The WSIS Africa caucus

-      The WSIS civil society caucus

-      The Civil Society Secretariat for WSIS

We request that this be presented, in plenary, during the civil society
speaking slot and appended to all campaigning and lobbying around the role
of the media.

Statement for PrepCom 3 on the WSIS Language regarding the role of the media
in the information society.
 
Preamble
 

Highway Africa, Africa?s premier annual gathering of media practitioners
deals with the convergence of journalism and new media. Participants at the
7th Highway Africa, held in Grahamstown South Africa from the 7th ? 10th
September 2003 wish to send a strong message to PrepCom 3 regarding the
current references in the draft WSIS Declaration to the role of the media in
the information society.

 
Statement
 

The participants of Highway Africa call for the insertion into the
Declaration of the statement submitted by the WSIS media Caucus to PrepCom
2, which asserts:

 

-      That it is inconceivable for any conception of the information
society to not recognise the centrality of the media;

-      That Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be
the guiding principle underpinning freedom of expression and media freedom
in the information society;

-      That traditional media will continue to be the most effective way to
deliver quality information to under-developed contexts in which the
majority of the world?s people live.

 

Participants at Highway Africa are deeply concerned about the current
wording of paragraph 51 in the Draft Declaration. The text referring to
national legal frameworks has inherent dangers that are worrying to many
Africans who do, or who potentially, live under the anti human rights
stances of oppressive regimes. The paragraph also lacks strength in terms of
the importance of media freedom and diversity to human rights.

 

Highway Africa requests:

 

-      That the original language on media offered by the media caucus be
re-instated to the Declaration;

-      That the WSIS Declaration be underpinned by a human rights framework;

-      That Article 19 is expanded upon  - for purposes of action and
implementation of an information society - to ensure that communication
rights for humanity offered by new media are developed within the principles
of this article.

 


Original text proposed by the Media Caucus at PrepCom 2:

 

WSIS PrepCom 2,

Geneva, Feb. 2003

World Summit on the Information Society

Proposal by the Media Caucus for the WSIS Final Declaration and Action Plan

 

Preamble

 

Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media are central to any conception
of an information society. It is hard to imagine that the WSIS could fail to
acknowledge that strongly in its final Declaration and Action Plan.
Therefore, the undersigned media organizations would like to see the

following points included therein:

 

Statement to be inserted

 

The guiding principle of WSIS on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the
Media should be Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It
should be quoted in full and identified as such. Article 19 needs to be
implemented, for the traditional media as well as for media using new
information technologies, such as Internet and satellite broadcasting.
Security and other considerations should not be allowed to compromise
Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media.

 

The media have a vital role in producing, gathering and distributing diverse
content within an Information Society in which all citizens are included and
can participate. Especially for the developing countries, traditional radio
and television will continue as the most effective ways

to deliver high-quality information.

 

End

 

 

Paragraph 51 of the Current Draft Declaration of Principles, WSIS

 

51. (The existence of free and independent communication media, in
accordance with the legal system of each country, is an essential
requirement for freedom of expression and a guarantee of the plurality of
information. (Consequently, concentration in the ownership of media should
be limited, and unhindered access by individuals and communication media to
information sources shall be ensured and strengthened in order to promote
the existence of vigorous public opinion as a pillar of civil responsibility
in accordance with the UN Declaration of Human Rights and other
international and regional instruments dealing with human rights.)
(Traditional media, such as broadcasting and print, will continue to have an
important role in the Information Society and ICTs should continue to play a
supportive role in this regard.)

 

 

Please note that the email address for Tracey has changed but mail to the
old addresses will be forwarded to the new one. Please update your records
to the new address - t.naughton@iafrica.com

-- 
Tracey Naughton
WSIS Partnership Manager (Southern Africa)
201 Somerset Hall
239 Oxford Road
Illovo  2196
South Africa

Phone/fax:    +27 (011) 880 5030
cell:               +27 (0) 82 821 1771
Email:              t.naughton@iafrica.com





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From alalegre at fma.ph  Thu Sep 11 08:52:04 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Alan G. Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Govts Must Commit to Freedom of Internet News, says Group
Message-ID: <009301c37839$978439c0$fd00a8c0@fma>

picked up from one of the mailing lists...

> MEDIA:
> Govts Must Commit to Freedom of Internet News, says Group
>
> Stephen Leahy
>
>
> BROOKLIN, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) - The free flow of news
> on the Internet is at risk unless governments that
> attend December's global information summit commit to
> supporting free expression, and to not restricting
> information online, warns an umbrella group of
> journalists' organisations.
>
> "News on the Internet is easily blocked and it's often
> done by countries," says Marilyn Greene of the World
> Press Freedom Committee (WPFC). China, Pakistan,
> Malaysia and Vietnam are just a few of the many
> nations that block news sites, shut down Internet
> cafes and arrest citizens for disseminating legitimate
> news, she told IPS.
>
> WSIS evolved from a planned technical gathering of the
> International Telecommunications Union to a full-blown
> United Nations summit because of the shift from an
> industrial world to an information-based global
> society.
>
> According to the WSIS website, its overall goal is to
> assist "governments, institutions and all sectors of
> civil society deal with the new challenges of the
> ever-evolving information society, specifically
> identifying ways to help close the gap between the
> 'haves' and 'have nots' of access to the global
> information and communication network".
>
> Improving access is not the only significant and
> long-lasting impact the Summit is expected to have.
>
> "WSIS will set the guiding principles for the Internet
> for the next few decades," says Spencer Moore, chair
> of the press freedom committee of the National Press
> Club of Canada.
>
> Those principles will be agreed upon at the first
> phase of WSIS -- to be held in Geneva, Switzerland
> Dec. 10-12 -- and written into an official WSIS
> declaration.
>
> Press Freedom is not mentioned in the current draft
> version of the declaration. "We don't know if that's
> an oversight or was done on purpose," says Greene.
>
> But without an explicit statement confirming the
> principle of press freedom, dictatorships can censor
> online news claiming that the United Nations says it's
> OK, she adds.
>
> "Democracies are not in a majority among the UN's 185
> member countries."
>
> Reflecting the Summit's origins, and in spite of the
> liberal use of catch phases like 'information society'
> and 'digital divide', WSIS preparatory meetings have
> focussed on technology and commercial aspects of the
> Internet, not on its content or impact on human
> rights, says Pauline Dugr? of the Canadian Commission
> to UNESCO (the U.N. Educational, Scientific and
> Cultural Organization).
>
> "Journalists or other content creators have not been
> involved in the process. Hopefully they will be at the
> final preparatory meeting in Geneva this September,"
> Dugr? says. Freedom of expression ought to be included
> as basic principle, she adds.
>
> At least 10 regional and other preparatory meetings
> have been held to date in countries around the world.
>
> WPFC, which represents 44 affiliated journalists'
> groups on six continents, would prefer to have the
> entire freedom of expression paragraph (Article 19)
> from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the
> WSIS statement.
>
> "As the WSIS declaration stands, there are lots of
> opportunities to use it to justify censorship," says
> Moore. Currently, the document says everyone has a
> "right to communicate", which could be interpreted by
> governments as a way to force the online press to
> print their views, he says.
>
> Quoting Article 19 in the declaration would solve
> those kinds of problems -- and endless debates on the
> meaning of various terms ?- Moore believes..
>
> But there would be considerable opposition to that
> move, many observers believe.
>
> A June 2003 report by France-based Reporters Without
> Borders documents government control of Internet news
> by 60 countries from 2001 to 2003. Aside from
> totalitarian regimes they included a number of
> democracies, such as India and the United States,
> which, have adopted anti-terrorist laws that threaten
> freedom of expression on the Internet.
>
> Tunisia is among the more egregious offenders of
> online press freedom, according to Reporters Without
> Borders (RWB). Zouhair Yahyaoui, creator of the web
> news site TUNeZINE, which reflected human rights and
> justice concerns, was jailed for two years for
> "spreading false news" in July 2002, says the RWB
> website.
>
> Despite three hunger strikes, Yahyaoui remains in
> prison with his only hope an unlikely pardon from
> Tunisian President Ben Ali.
>
> Interestingly, in November 2005 Tunisia will host the
> second and final WSIS phase. That meeting will
> evaluate how the Geneva Declaration and Action Plan
> have been implemented. (END/2003)
>




From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Thu Sep 11 10:11:36 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Govts Must Commit to Freedom of Internet News, says Group
Message-ID: <09113643733227@iccnet.cm>

Its overall goal is to assist "governments, institutions and all sectors of
civil society deal with the new challenges of the ever-evolving information 
society, specifically identifying ways to help close the gap between the
'haves' and 'have nots' of access to the global information and communication 
network".
Ot is very important for all the intervenabts to focus on it.
Keep in solidarity "Norrg and South"
Regards,
>===== Original Message From "Alan G. Alegre" <plenary@wsis-cs.org> =====
>picked up from one of the mailing lists...
>
>> MEDIA:
>> Govts Must Commit to Freedom of Internet News, says Group
>>
>> Stephen Leahy
>>
>>
>> BROOKLIN, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) - The free flow of news
>> on the Internet is at risk unless governments that
>> attend December's global information summit commit to
>> supporting free expression, and to not restricting
>> information online, warns an umbrella group of
>> journalists' organisations.
>>
>> "News on the Internet is easily blocked and it's often
>> done by countries," says Marilyn Greene of the World
>> Press Freedom Committee (WPFC). China, Pakistan,
>> Malaysia and Vietnam are just a few of the many
>> nations that block news sites, shut down Internet
>> cafes and arrest citizens for disseminating legitimate
>> news, she told IPS.
>>
>> WSIS evolved from a planned technical gathering of the
>> International Telecommunications Union to a full-blown
>> United Nations summit because of the shift from an
>> industrial world to an information-based global
>> society.
>>
>> According to the WSIS website, its overall goal is to
>> assist "governments, institutions and all sectors of
>> civil society deal with the new challenges of the
>> ever-evolving information society, specifically
>> identifying ways to help close the gap between the
>> 'haves' and 'have nots' of access to the global
>> information and communication network".
>>
>> Improving access is not the only significant and
>> long-lasting impact the Summit is expected to have.
>>
>> "WSIS will set the guiding principles for the Internet
>> for the next few decades," says Spencer Moore, chair
>> of the press freedom committee of the National Press
>> Club of Canada.
>>
>> Those principles will be agreed upon at the first
>> phase of WSIS -- to be held in Geneva, Switzerland
>> Dec. 10-12 -- and written into an official WSIS
>> declaration.
>>
>> Press Freedom is not mentioned in the current draft
>> version of the declaration. "We don't know if that's
>> an oversight or was done on purpose," says Greene.
>>
>> But without an explicit statement confirming the
>> principle of press freedom, dictatorships can censor
>> online news claiming that the United Nations says it's
>> OK, she adds.
>>
>> "Democracies are not in a majority among the UN's 185
>> member countries."
>>
>> Reflecting the Summit's origins, and in spite of the
>> liberal use of catch phases like 'information society'
>> and 'digital divide', WSIS preparatory meetings have
>> focussed on technology and commercial aspects of the
>> Internet, not on its content or impact on human
>> rights, says Pauline Dugr? of the Canadian Commission
>> to UNESCO (the U.N. Educational, Scientific and
>> Cultural Organization).
>>
>> "Journalists or other content creators have not been
>> involved in the process. Hopefully they will be at the
>> final preparatory meeting in Geneva this September,"
>> Dugr? says. Freedom of expression ought to be included
>> as basic principle, she adds.
>>
>> At least 10 regional and other preparatory meetings
>> have been held to date in countries around the world.
>>
>> WPFC, which represents 44 affiliated journalists'
>> groups on six continents, would prefer to have the
>> entire freedom of expression paragraph (Article 19)
>> from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the
>> WSIS statement.
>>
>> "As the WSIS declaration stands, there are lots of
>> opportunities to use it to justify censorship," says
>> Moore. Currently, the document says everyone has a
>> "right to communicate", which could be interpreted by
>> governments as a way to force the online press to
>> print their views, he says.
>>
>> Quoting Article 19 in the declaration would solve
>> those kinds of problems -- and endless debates on the
>> meaning of various terms ?- Moore believes..
>>
>> But there would be considerable opposition to that
>> move, many observers believe.
>>
>> A June 2003 report by France-based Reporters Without
>> Borders documents government control of Internet news
>> by 60 countries from 2001 to 2003. Aside from
>> totalitarian regimes they included a number of
>> democracies, such as India and the United States,
>> which, have adopted anti-terrorist laws that threaten
>> freedom of expression on the Internet.
>>
>> Tunisia is among the more egregious offenders of
>> online press freedom, according to Reporters Without
>> Borders (RWB). Zouhair Yahyaoui, creator of the web
>> news site TUNeZINE, which reflected human rights and
>> justice concerns, was jailed for two years for
>> "spreading false news" in July 2002, says the RWB
>> website.
>>
>> Despite three hunger strikes, Yahyaoui remains in
>> prison with his only hope an unlikely pardon from
>> Tunisian President Ben Ali.
>>
>> Interestingly, in November 2005 Tunisia will host the
>> second and final WSIS phase. That meeting will
>> evaluate how the Geneva Declaration and Action Plan
>> have been implemented. (END/2003)
>>
>
>
>
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From sean at nexus.ie  Fri Sep 12 10:06:37 2003
From: sean at nexus.ie (Sean O Siochru)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Summary of Civil Society Structures
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From sean at nexus.ie  Fri Sep 12 13:06:52 2003
From: sean at nexus.ie (Sean O Siochru)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] World Forum on Comm Rights meeting at PrepCom III
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From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Fri Sep 12 13:46:32 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Summary of Civil Society Structures
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20030912095603.03d83b68@gpo.iol.ie>
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030912095603.03d83b68@gpo.iol.ie>
Message-ID: <p0510030ebb876f14d1e0@[192.168.1.210]>

(only sending to plenary list.)


Sean (Renata, Wolfgang), this looks very good.  Thank you.

Suggest it should be distributed at the Orientation session on the 14th.

About orientation.  People will arrive throughout the 2 weeks.  A 
summary of what's said on Sunday, printed and put in mail boxes would 
might be very helpful.  Particularly a description of how civil 
society operates (easy for me to suggest as I'll be in the US and so 
avoid the work I'm suggesting :-)

Have a good PrepCom.

Adam



At 10:06 AM +0100 9/12/03, Sean O Siochru wrote:
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>Hi to all on the CS Plenary List, the Bureau and the C&T Group
>
>Forgive the Cross posting, but it is unavoidable.? Is it possible to 
>get translation for the main text below, please?  (Not sure who I am 
>asking but it worked before - thanks)
>
>Following discussions during the Summer on the structures of civil 
>society, there seemed to be general agreement that a simple short 
>statement of the current situation would be useful, so that all 
>entities involved at least have a basic understanding and to help 
>orient new people coming in.   This is not intended as a 'legally 
>binding' document - just a guideline for us all on a common 
>understanding.  It may be useful to have it endorsed at the PrepCom 
>by all concerned. It has been drafted by myself, Wolfgang 
>Kleinwaechter and Renata Bloem
>
>It is also attached as an rtf file.
>
>Sean
>
>
>Civil Society at the WSIS:  Basic Structures.
>
>The following describes in summary the basic structures that civil 
>society has developed over the preparatory process of the WSIS.?
>
>1.       A key principle underlying the structures of civil society 
>is that there must be multiple avenues and means for participation, 
>and that all civil society entities can select the nature, level and 
>extent of participation according to their needs and interests.
>
>2.       Civil Society can constitute itself into a Plenary (CSP) at 
>every official convening of the WSIS process, such as Regional 
>Conferences, PrepComs, Intersessional meetings and Summits. The CSP 
>is open to the participation of all civil society participants. When 
>convened, it is the ultimate civil society authority in the WSIS 
>process, in relation to the mandate and scope of the specific event. 
>At PrepCom II, CSP endorsed the existence and terms of the Civil 
>Society Content & Themes Group and the Civil Society Bureau.
>
>3.       The Civil Society Content and Themes Group (CS C&T) 
>coordinates the work of numerous self-constituting civil society 
>Caucuses, Working Groups and other content related entities.  It is 
>charged with facilitating agreement on and taking decisions on 
>content-related issues, while respecting the domain expertise and 
>competence of Caucuses and Content Groups.  It reports regularly to 
>the CS plenary on decisions taken.
>
>4.       The Civil Society Bureau (CSB) functions as an interlinkage 
>between civil society participants and the intergovernmental Bureau 
>and process, with regard to operational and logistical needs, 
>procedures and interactions. It does not concern itself with 
>content-related issues. The Bureau is constituted by 21 family nodal 
>points, that enable any civil society entity to find a home, and it 
>enhances interaction between all sections of civil society and 
>between civil society and others.  The Civil Society Division of the 
>WSIS Secretariat provides the Secretariat for the CS Bureau.  The 
>Bureau reports regularly to the CS Plenary on decisions taken.
>
>5.       The Civil Society Division of the WSIS Secretariat (CSD) 
>supports the activities of all civil society participants and 
>entities in the Summit, including the above.  It may also provide 
>support to participants who chose not to associate with some or all 
>of the above entities, in a manner that respects the functions and 
>authority of the above.
>
>6.       The CSP approved a Virtual CS Plenary group as an 
>electronic forum between physical meetings of the CSP, to promote 
>debate and greater transparency in the organisation of civil society 
>during the Summit preparatory process, including between the various 
>entities above. It is not a decision making entity, but decisions of 
>other entities will be circulated there. It is open to all 
>accredited entities, to registered bodies at WSIS meetings, and to 
>all civil society entities with an active interest in the WSIS.  The 
>e-mail address is <mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org>plenary@wsis-cs.org
>
>7.       All the above entities will take action to ensure that, 
>within the available resources, key decisions are taken only after 
>consideration of the issues in the working languages of the Summit: 
>English, French and Spanish.
>
>
>Se?n ? Siochr?
>Wolfgang Kleinwaechter
>Renata Bloem?
>12/09/2003
>
>
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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Fri Sep 12 14:02:28 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS PrepComIII Translation
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030912135520.01524f78@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi everyone

apologies for cross-posts:

We have set up a mailing list to help coordinate on and offsite translation 
for prepcom III.

The list currently has 15 volunteer translators with language skills for 
translation from english to french, spanish, portuguese (and possibly 
russian but i need to check)

The priority for the team will be to support the work of the Civil Society 
COntent and themes group, and other caucus/working group needs as possible. 
I have suggested the following as a guide to the group:

The main focus of this list will be to facilitate coordination of 
translation needs for _written materials_ and _verbal interventions_. This 
*could* include translation of:

>- Civil Society Content and themes priorities documents
>- Statements that will be **read** in plenary by Civil Society representatives
>- Replacement paragraphs (written) for the WSIS Declaration and Action Plan
>- other Civil Society caucus and working group statements
>- important informational and news items

If you have expressed interest in volunteering for translation and have not 
received a subscription confirmation message from the list, let me know by 
email: karenb@apcwomen.org

Or, if you haven't expressed interest to date, but are interested - let me 
know by email also.

looking forward to seeing many of you in geneva and working with those of 
you remotely who can't be in geneva

karen


From karenb at gn.apc.org  Fri Sep 12 14:04:49 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Summary of Civil Society Structures
In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20030912095603.03d83b68@gpo.iol.ie>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030912140301.017fe230@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi sean and all

>Hi to all on the CS Plenary List, the Bureau and the C&T Group
>
>Forgive the Cross posting, but it is unavoidable.  Is it possible to get 
>translation for the main text below, please?  (Not sure who I am asking 
>but it worked before - thanks)

i have just posted an update about translation. We could start with this 
document as a first test..

I'm assuming your post is a final draft..

karen



From karenb at gn.apc.org  Fri Sep 12 15:32:46 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Update: Activity schedule
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030912152215.01588a98@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi

i've updated the colour-coded-cs-activity schedule here - and boy does it 
look full!.. i'm not sure how people will have time for the official 
sessions ;)

http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm

main additions are corrections to LAC caucus meetings, and additions of 
African Caucus, CRIS Daily briefings, World Forum on Communication Rights 
meeting and the NGO Briefing on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on 
UN-Civil Society Relations.

that will probably be it from me til geneva..

karen



From jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr  Fri Sep 12 20:50:55 2003
From: jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr (Fullsack Jean-Louis)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Summary of Civil Society Structures
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030912095603.03d83b68@gpo.iol.ie>
Message-ID: <005d01c37967$3047a560$0a00000a@default>

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From web at globalcn.org  Fri Sep 12 21:29:02 2003
From: web at globalcn.org (CMIC-GlobalCN)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom3 - Coverage/Couverture/Cobertura
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COVERAGE OF PREPCOM 3
CI-DESSOUS EN FRANCAIS /ESPANOL ABAJO 

On the occasion of the PrepCom 3 (15-26 September), the World Forum on Community 
Networking (WFCN) pursues its coverage of WSIS related events by publishing reports 
and news on its portal, the Platform for Community Networks (<http://globalcn.org/>). 
Interactive, collaborative and multilingual, the Platform is intended to facilitate 
the sharing of information among the networks of different linguistic and cultural 
(French, English and Spanish, for the moment), national (in particular between 
networks from Quebec and Canada and the rest of the world), and thematic spaces, 
in order to foster public participation and involvement, above all, in the appropriation 
of ICTs for the purpose of democratic social change.

The WFCN invites you to participate actively to this information gathering by 
submitting your contributions on the PrepCom 3 or on any other topic of the Platform 
to <mailto:web@globalcn.org>. 

In solidarity,
The World Forum on Community Networking team (WFCN)
___________________________________

COUVERTURE DE LA PREPCOM 3

? l'occasion de la PrepCom 3 (15-26 septembre), le Carrefour mondial de l'Internet 
citoyen (CMIC) poursuit sa couverture des ?v?nements relatifs au SMSI en publiant 
des comptes rendus et des nouvelles sur son portail, la Plateforme des r?seaux 
citoyens (<http://globalcn.org/>). Portail interactif et coop?ratif plurilingue, 
la Plateforme vise ? faciliter l'?change d'information entre les r?seaux de diff?rents 
espaces linguistiques et culturels (fran?ais, anglais et espagnol pour le moment), 
nationaux (en particulier entre les r?seaux qu?b?cois et canadiens et le reste 
du monde) et th?matiques, afin d'encourager la participation et l'engagement 
citoyen notamment en mati?re d'appropriation des TIC ? des fins de changement 
social d?mocratique.

Le CMIC vous invite ? participer activement ? cette mise en commun d'information 
en soumettant vos contributions sur la PrepCom 3 ou sur toute autre th?matique 
de la Plateforme ? <mailto:web@globalcn.org>. 

Solidairement,
L'?quipe du Carrefour mondial de l'Internet citoyen (CMIC)
___________________________________

COBERTURA DE LA PREPCOM 3

Durante la PrepCom 3 (15-26 de septiembre), el Foro mundial del Internet ciudadano 
(FMIC) mantiene su cobertura de los eventos relacionados con la CMSI publicando 
informes y noticias en su portal, la Plataforma de las redes ciudadanas (<http://globalcn.org/>). 
En su calidad de portal interactivo, cooperativo y pluriling?e, la Plataforma 
aspira a facilitar el intercambio de informaci?n entre las redes de diferentes 
espacios ling??sticos y culturales (franc?s, ingl?s y espa?ol por el momento), 
nacionales (en particular entre las redes quebequenses y canadienses y el resto 
del mundo) y tem?ticos, con el fin de estimular la participaci?n y el compromiso 
ciudadano sobre todo en materia de apropiaci?n de las TIC para fines de cambio 
social democr?tico. 

Le invitamos a participar activamente a compartir la informaci?n, enviando sus 
contribuciones sobre la PrepCom3 o cualquiera de los temas de la Plataforma a 
<mailto:web@globalcn.org>.

Solidariamente,
El equipo del Foro mundial del Internet ciudadano (FMIC)



From steve at commedia.org.uk  Fri Sep 12 21:50:02 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (Steve Buckley)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:45 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Community Media statement - endorsements invited
Message-ID: <4.3.1.20030912202714.020ff100@pop.gn.apc.org>

Dear all

Attached and below is a statement on the draft Declaration and Action Plan 
produced by the WSIS Community Media Working Group for Prepcom 3.

We are seeking endorsements to this statement from civil society 
organisations. All endorsements received by Monday 15 September 12.00 noon 
(UTC/GMT) will be included in the published version for distribution to 
delegates at Prepcom 3.

Endorsements can be sent to cm@wsis-cs.org. We also invite other civil 
society caucuses to incorporate the key points of this statement.

Steve Buckley


///

World Summit on the Information Society

WSIS Prepcom 3, Geneva 15-26 September 2003
WSIS Community Media Working Group

FINAL VERSION (open for endorsements, 11 September 2003)
Community Media and the Information Society
Statement on the draft Declaration and Action Plan

A just and equitable information society strategy must be people-centred, 
inclusive, built on fundamental human rights and focused primarily on the 
reduction of poverty. Traditional and new means of communication must be 
focused on creating opportunities for people and communities to participate 
in shaping their own destiny.

Much is promised by the information society - access to vital knowledge for 
health and education, better information from governments and corporations, 
electronic democracy, global trade and exchange, up to the minute news. But 
the world's poorest communities face the danger of being left out. The 
communication needs of poor people are compromised at the highest levels by 
a vastly unequal access to the global communications environment and by the 
absence of structural measures and commitments to redress past imbalances.

Free and universal access to basic education and affordable access to 
electricity are required before the world's poorest people can benefit from 
new ICTs. Nearly one third of the world's population still do not have 
reliable access to electricity. Basic literacy skills are lacking for 20 
per cent of the world's population, especially women and girls. The most 
widespread and accessible communications technologies remain the 
traditional media, particularly radio - an oral medium, low cost and 
receivable by 90 per cent of the world's population. And the most effective 
approaches to poverty reduction are community-driven and empowerment oriented.

Community media are thus a vital means to enable public participation, to 
strengthen cultural and linguistic diversity, to promote gender equity and 
to bring about a more just and equitable information society that includes 
the voices of the poor and the marginalised. We urge this be reflected in 
the WSIS Declaration and Action Plan.

In particular, we are calling on government delegations to WSIS Prepcom 3 
to make the following improvements:

In the draft Declaration
- include reference to the specific and crucial role of community media

In the draft Action Plan
- strengthen commitment to community broadcasting in country level legislation
- strengthen commitment to spectrum allocation for community broadcasting
- support the establishment of an international Community Media Fund

Comments and Proposals on the draft Declaration (version 18 July 2003)

In the draft Declaration of Principles, paragraph 51 has not yet been 
adequately formulated to reflect the essential role of media in the 
provision of information and communication, nor does it reflect media 
diversity and the importance of public service broadcasting and community 
media. Freedom of expression is also worryingly compromised by phrases such 
as  "in accordance with the legal system in each country" which represent 
an unacceptable weakening to the provisions of Article 19 of the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The Declaration of Principles requires a much clearer statement on the 
media, based on respect for the provisions of Article 19 of the UDHR and 
recognising the importance of a diverse and pluralist media environment 
including public service broadcasting and community media. This would 
provide firmer foundations for the following series of points that we 
consider should be made as specific commitments in the WSIS Action Plan.

Comments and Proposals on the draft Action Plan (version 22 August 2003)

We warmly welcome paragraph 6b in the draft Action Plan:
"6b) Public service broadcasting and community media have specific and 
crucial roles to play in ensuring the participation of all in the 
information society."

We are also encouraged by commitments in paragraphs 27, 41 and 42 of the 
Action Plan:

"27a) Governments should support a generous allocation of frequencies for 
local radio stations at affordable prices."
"41f) Give recognition and support to media based in local communities and 
support projects combining the use of traditional media and new technologies."
"42f) Encourage investment in regional and community-based media content as 
well as new technologies."

Nevertheless we believe these statements can and should be strengthened. 
The statement in paragraph 6b) should be reflected in an improved 
Declaration of Principles and the commitments in the Action Plan need to be 
more specific and measurable.

Country level legislation

The major barrier to the development of community broadcasting services, is 
the country level legislative and regulatory framework. Many countries 
provide specific legislative and regulatory frameworks that encourage 
community broadcasters. Others retain legislative or regulatory systems 
that restrict freedom of expression by preventing or discouraging local 
communities from establishing their own community broadcasting services.

The draft Action Plan sets specific targets for access to the information 
society including, for example, a commitment to Internet access in every 
village by 2010 and in every school by 2015. These commitments, if 
realised, would give the world's literate population access to global 
information resources and communications capacity. They need to be balanced 
by investment in the local communications infrastructure, recognising that 
for the poorest people radio will continue to be the dominant source of 
information.

We propose the WSIS should set specific targets for the opening up of 
broadcast licensing to allow for the operation of community broadcasting 
services in every community by 2010 and to ensure all of the world's 
population can access community broadcasting services by 2015.

Spectrum allocation

The draft Action Plan recognises (paragraph 27a) the importance of access 
to spectrum for local radio services but it includes no specific targets 
nor does it address the importance of managing the radio spectrum in the 
public interest to ensure a diversity of services.

The Action Plan should include an explicit commitment to ensure the 
radio-frequency spectrum is recognised as a natural resource belonging to 
all humanity and that should be managed in the public interest as a 
publicly owned asset through transparent and accountable regulatory 
frameworks. Regulation should ensure equitable access to spectrum among a 
plurality of media including sufficient capacity reserved for community media.

We propose the WSIS should set specific targets for the reservation of 
spectrum to enable community broadcasting services in every community by 2010.

Community Media Fund

The draft Action Plan proposes a global ICTs for Development Fund but 
leaves open how such a Fund would be deployed. There has been a strong 
focus in the WSIS draft Declaration and Action Plan on building the 
infrastructure, generally taken to mean the telecommunications 
infrastructure for local and international connectivity. Private sector 
infrastructure and content providers and some donor governments have a 
strong interest in promoting public investment in infrastructure 
particularly where this opens up new markets.

This is unlikely to address the needs of the poorest, mainly rural 
communities, who face barriers of literacy, electricity supply and 
affordable consumer equipment. A substantial portion of any investment in 
ICTs for poverty reduction must be ring-fenced for community-driven 
development and community communications initiatives based on the 
principles of empowerment, inclusion, sustainability and appropriate 
technology.

We propose the Action Plan should include a commitment to establish a 
Community Media Fund by 2006. The Fund would support new community radio 
development and community media content including projects that make 
provision for the poorest communities, for cultural and lingistic diversity 
and for the equal participation of women and girls. The Fund should also 
support community projects that combine the use of traditional media and 
new communication technologies. The Fund should be established through a 
donor - civil society partnership involving leading community media 
organisations and civil society organisations working in this field.

Endorsements received so far:
African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET), Asociaci?n 
Latinoamericana de Educaci?n Radiof?nica (ALER), APC Latin American 
Committee ICT Policy Monitor Project, APC Women's Networking Support 
Programme, Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Catholic Media 
Council (CAMECO), Community Media Association (UK), Foundation for Media 
Alternatives (Philippines), GreenNet (UK), Heinrich Boell Foundation 
(Germany), Hitec Aztec Communications Network, International Association of 
Women in Radio and Television - Ghana Chapter, Knowledge and Rights with 
Young People through Safer Spaces (KRYSS), Korean Progressive Network - 
Jinbonet, LaNeta (Mexico), La Pe?a Cultural Center (USA), Rede de 
Informa??es para o Terceiro Setor (RITS, Brazil), Women's International 
News Gathering Service (WINGS), World Association of Community Radio 
Broadcasters (AMARC)
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From alalegre at fma.ph  Sat Sep 13 00:02:37 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Al Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Activity schedule/Where is Asia?; onsite reports; CS structures; continuing orientation; CSOs in natl delegations
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030912152215.01588a98@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <009a01c37981$f60b8cc0$f901a8c0@fma>

Hi Karen and all

Thanks for this activity schedule Karen, extremely helpful...

For those wondering why there are still no meetings scheduled of the
Asia/Pacific Family, please don't worry.

The plan is to have a short organizational caucus first--probably during the
CONGO sponsored orientation in the afternoon at CICG tomorrow (14th)--to
figure out where all the people are in terms of involvement in other
caucuses and initiatives over the next two weeks, and then decide on a
*feasible* schedule on when to meet as a Regional Family.

The current reality is that many attendees from Asia are participants
(leaders, key people) in other caucuses and families (e.g, Gender Strategies
WG, Youth, Content and Themes, Internet Governance, Social Movements, etc.,
as well as with CRIS, GKP, etc.), and we have realized that we need to be
strategic and streamline participation of our members so we don't overextend
ourselves and achieve limited impact.

Since we viewed PrepCom 2-3 (including the intersessionals) as primarily a
"content-focused" venue, with the need for formal and informal lobbying
work, the practice of Asian CSOs has been to fully support the Content &
Themes work of Civil Society by assisting in those caucuses/families that
were developing content. It was felt that *this level of content development
and negotiation work with governments is best done through the other
families, as well as through lobbying with national delegations*.

We will therefore try not to overlap with much of the important work going
on elsewhere, which will probably mean the Asian Family will be mainly
meeting in short caucuses after the CS plenaries/CSB meetings or--if the
need arises, informally during meals or in the evenings.


Onsite Reporting

What we will  do though aside from meetings is to publish onsite reports to
our constituencies who are not able to go to Geneva. We are hoping that
these reports will foster the "distance participation" we have to do as we
did not have the resources to send more people. We therefore will link up
with anyone who is in charge of doing the daily reports (is it still Rik
P/Thomas R for CONGO?) to coordinate and help out.


Civil Society Structures

In addition, may I say that we also are in full support of the other CS
structures outlined by Renata, Sean, and Wolfgang in an earlier mail, and we
seek to prioritize the major CS structures as the most strategic venues for
engagement. (In this regard, we would like to reiterate Adam Peake's
suggestion that the reference document--as it will be finalized--be
distributed as widely as possible through the participants pigeonholes; an
additional suggestion is to a mindset of "continuing orientation" (via the
Plenaries) and if it is still feasible to have a mid-PrepCom Status
report/Assessment of where we are after the first week. (This will also
serve to orient those attendees only arriving for the second week of the
PrepCom.)


CS People in National Delegations

On a final note: some of us may have succeeded in being included in national
delegations. Taking off from Karen's half serious comment that we may not
have enough time for official meetings becuase of the sheer volume of CS
meetings :-), I hope there will be a mechanism where those CS people in
national delegations can caucus and help each other balance the time for
both official (i.e., government-related) work, and CS engagement. Can I
suggest that an informal audit be done during the first days of PrepCom3,
and an informal meeting (I know....another meeting :-( sigh...) be set just
to touch base and know each other.

Thank you and good luck to all going to Geneva. To all not able to come, we
appeal for your prayers and support that we may achieve some impact in the
coming two weeks.

In solidarity

Al Alegre/FMA-APC
Philippines
CSB member/co-focal point, Asian Family

----- Original Message -----
From: "karen banks" <karenb@gn.apc.org>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <ct@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:32 PM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Update: Activity schedule


> hi
>
> i've updated the colour-coded-cs-activity schedule here - and boy does it
> look full!.. i'm not sure how people will have time for the official
> sessions ;)
>
> http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
>
> main additions are corrections to LAC caucus meetings, and additions of
> African Caucus, CRIS Daily briefings, World Forum on Communication Rights
> meeting and the NGO Briefing on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel
on
> UN-Civil Society Relations.
>
> that will probably be it from me til geneva..
>
> karen
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>



From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 12 23:53:05 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (Adel El Zaim)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Update: Activity schedule
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030912152215.01588a98@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20030912185055.02af98e0@mail1.abac.com>

Hello,

Please ad the meeting of Multistakeholedrs Partnerships Family.
it is scheduled at september 16 from 02h00 PM to 04h00PM at the room A, ITU 
building.

Thanks

Adel El Za?m

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At 15:32 2003-09-12 +0100, karen banks wrote:
>hi
>
>i've updated the colour-coded-cs-activity schedule here - and boy does it 
>look full!.. i'm not sure how people will have time for the official 
>sessions ;)
>
>http://www.wsis-cs.org/PrepComIII/schedule.htm
>
>main additions are corrections to LAC caucus meetings, and additions of 
>African Caucus, CRIS Daily briefings, World Forum on Communication Rights 
>meeting and the NGO Briefing on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel 
>on UN-Civil Society Relations.
>
>that will probably be it from me til geneva..
>
>karen
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

NB: En cas de difficult?s ? me rejoindre ? cette adresse: 
adel.elzaim@canti.com, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse 
info@isoc.qc.ca.
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Adel El Za?m, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone (514) 214-9139
Web http://www.canti.com

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Visitez:
http://www.isoc.qc.ca
http://www.isoc-francophonie.net
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From sacoura at pariswave.com  Sat Sep 13 06:47:07 2003
From: sacoura at pariswave.com (Yoshiko Kurisaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Activity schedule/Where is Asia?; onsite
	reports; CS structures; continuing orientation; CSOs in natl delegations
In-Reply-To: <009a01c37981$f60b8cc0$f901a8c0@fma>
Message-ID: <BB887BFA.1339%sacoura@pariswave.com>

Hi Al,

I am Yoshiko, located in Geneva but a member of the Asian Family. I'm glad
that you have been preparing meetings for Asian Civil Societies.

I fully support your proposal to keep informed Asian members who can't come
to Geneva by daily up-date of the web. For Asia, distance is cost and hence
obstacle for access to information, including meetings. We should use ICT to
alleviate the handicap, and facilitate voice from Asia to be integrated in
the WSIS debate.

Please keep me informed. I try to find you on-site, though I may not be able
to join in the Asian Family meeting in PM on 14 Sept.

Yoshiko Kurisaki
Representative of Europe
Basic Human Needs Telecom Association
and
Pacific Telecommunications Council







From sacod at icon.co.za  Sat Sep 13 12:19:19 2003
From: sacod at icon.co.za (Chris Kabwato)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Highway Africa Declaration
In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.20030912202714.020ff100@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <NEBBJOCAALLEPFOKOAOBKEIADOAA.sacod@icon.co.za>

Dear Colleagues,

Highway Africa is an annual conference hosted in South Africa, bringing
together journalists and new media practitioners from across the African
continent. The conference aims to put African media into the centre of
debates about ICTs and the Global Information Society.  The 2003 conference,
in Grahamstown 8-10 September 2003 produced a declaration on the Information
Society, having taken cognisance of the following declarations and charters:

1.	The Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic
African Press (3 May 1991).
2.	The 1997 Dakar Declaration on the Internet and African media;
3.	The 2001 Yaound? Declaration
4.	African Charter on Broadcasting (2001)
5.	Highway Africa Charter on African Media & the Digital Divide (2002)
6.	Bamako Declaration (2002).
7.	Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa (2002)

Please see the attached copy of the Declaration.

We hope to use this declaration as an advocacy tool within and without WSIS.

Regards,



Chris Kabwato
Highway Africa

www.highwayafrica.org.za

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From susanna at isiswomen.org  Mon Sep 15 15:59:13 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CSO Compilation Language Submissions on Paras 1-11 of Declaration of Principles
Message-ID: <1063637953.3f65d3c1a4736@www.isiswomen.org>



Dear all,

I do apologise for us not being able to get back to these lists sooner in the 
day.  I thank Bill and others for the language contributions that were made 
this morning on the CT mailing list for the purposes of drafting the lobbying 
document.

Please find attached the proposed language that we have worked on up to 5 p.m. 
today (15th September 2003).  The governments have decided to discuss the 
language of the draft Declaration of Principles in blocks of paragraphs.  The 
first block to be discussed this afternoon was Paras 1-11.  

This compilation of lobbying language was put together with inputs from the HR 
Caucus, the Gender Strategies Working Group, the Youth Caucus, the Latin 
American and Caribbean Caucus, the Global Unions working group, the Ethics and 
Values working group (?) and some others that I cannot recall at this point.

We tried as far as possible to put into this compilation document language that 
there was consensus on.  The CT Drafting Group will meet again at 6 p.m. today, 
and we hope to be able to agree on what this consensus means, and how this 
consensus will be achieved.  Currently, there are too few of us, actually 
pulling the language together, and we need to ensure a process whereby 
different Caucus and Working Group representatives are present while the 
language is being pulled together, so that we can arrive at better consensus.  
This matter will be discussed later today.

The next blocks of language to be worked on are as follows:

Para 12-33 Tuesday morning 16th September 2003
Para 34-53 Tuesday afternoon 16th September 2003.

Basically we will follow the same format of work.  We will be asking all the 
different caucuses and working groups, and of course everyone that is not here 
physically, to make contributions to the Contents and tHemes subcommittee 
through these mailing lists.  One of us, either Patcha, myself or someone else 
will check every morning and periodically during the day for language 
recommendations. So please do continue to send in your contributions.

Alright, that's it for now...more reports from others later surely,

Until then,

Susanna

 
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From p.maassen at hivos.nl  Mon Sep 15 14:32:20 2003
From: p.maassen at hivos.nl (Paul Maassen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Dutch WSIS recommendations
Message-ID: <200309151252.OAA25838@netbox.hivos.nl>

Hi all,

Last Friday Dutch NGOs Hivos, IICD and OneWorld Netherlands presented the Dutch recommendations for the 
WSIS to members of parliament and the ministery of Economic Affairs. The recommendations are the result of a 
year long expert debates.

Some of the main recommendations:
- people centrered information society
- local content, not multilingual content
- human rights are the basis, in the virtual world as well
- community access point to realize universal access
- governments should protect freed of expression
- education a priority
- privacy rights versus public interest

This short terms do not really specify our point of view, so I have enclosed the document itself, and hope it will be 
useful.

I will attend the prepcom next week and hope top finally put faces to many of the names that have come across 
many times.

Kind regards

Paul Maassen
=============================

Hivos
Paul Maassen
bureau Communicatie / Hivos.com

Raamweg 16
2596 HL The Hague
The Netherlands
tel: +31-(0)70-3765 542/500
fax: +31-(0)70-3624600
p.maassen@hivos.nl
Bezoek de site van Hivos: http://www.hivos.nl
Bezoek de site van de Humanistische Alliantie: http://www.human.nl

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From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 15 18:58:45 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: cultural diversity - bridging the digital divide
In-Reply-To: <20030915174103.11757.qmail@web21308.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20030915175845.465.qmail@web21302.mail.yahoo.com>

Steve and Alain: 
 
Re: Cultural Diversity Section
 
Language "Script" recognition is an important area. There is a need to ask for "translation tools" to deal with this at the national ( governments should provide this - only advantaged English speaking groups may end up having access - bridging the digital divide) and international levels. Good area for ITU, UNESCO - UN in general.
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada





Amali De Silva-Mitchell

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 



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From susanna at isiswomen.org  Mon Sep 15 19:04:40 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Dutch WSIS recommendations
In-Reply-To: <200309151252.OAA25838@netbox.hivos.nl>
References: <200309151252.OAA25838@netbox.hivos.nl>
Message-ID: <1063649080.3f65ff381bbe0@www.isiswomen.org>

Dear Paul,

Thank you for this.  The Contents and Themes Drafting Group are currently 
working on specific language recommendations to the Draft Declaration of 
Principles, in the same fashion as the document that I sent to this list 
earlier today.  We will certainly look at what you have submitted today, and 
will probably be able to use it when we work on the Civil Society's Draft 
Declaration and Plan of Action...when we start work on that.

In the meantime though, if you have recommended language for the Paras 12-33 of 
the Draft Declaration, then do send it to this list by early morning 
tomorrow...and then for Paras 34 until the end, by tomorrow afternoon.

Regards, and looking forward too, to meeting you,

Susanna

Quoting Paul Maassen <p.maassen@hivos.nl>:

> Hi all,
> 
> Last Friday Dutch NGOs Hivos, IICD and OneWorld Netherlands presented the
> Dutch recommendations for the 
> WSIS to members of parliament and the ministery of Economic Affairs. The
> recommendations are the result of a 
> year long expert debates.
> 
> Some of the main recommendations:
> - people centrered information society
> - local content, not multilingual content
> - human rights are the basis, in the virtual world as well
> - community access point to realize universal access
> - governments should protect freed of expression
> - education a priority
> - privacy rights versus public interest
> 
> This short terms do not really specify our point of view, so I have enclosed
> the document itself, and hope it will be 
> useful.
> 
> I will attend the prepcom next week and hope top finally put faces to many of
> the names that have come across 
> many times.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Paul Maassen
> =============================
> 
> Hivos
> Paul Maassen
> bureau Communicatie / Hivos.com
> 
> Raamweg 16
> 2596 HL The Hague
> The Netherlands
> tel: +31-(0)70-3765 542/500
> fax: +31-(0)70-3624600
> p.maassen@hivos.nl
> Bezoek de site van Hivos: http://www.hivos.nl
> Bezoek de site van de Humanistische Alliantie: http://www.human.nl
> 
> =============================
> 
> 
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From nexus2 at gpo.iol.ie  Tue Sep 16 14:36:10 2003
From: nexus2 at gpo.iol.ie (nexus2@gpo.iol.ie)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Position of Copyright & Patents group
Message-ID: <114780-220039216133610732@M2W095.mail2web.com>

Hi 
\
Attached is the statenet I just read to the Intergovernmental Plenary on
behalf of the Civil Society WQorking Group on Patents, Coyright and
Trademarks. 

The specific amendments we request are also attached. 

Sean 

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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Tue Sep 16 14:59:38 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statements for Prepcom III
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030916145725.02dcf6f0@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi

As with the intersessional, we'll try to put all of the verbal and written 
statements from Civil Society online.

Could all speakers make sure they post a copy of their written statement to 
the ct@wsis-cs.org list (susanna has already asked for paragraph 
replacement language and other contributions for the CS compilation statements)

Also, the voluntary translation team are available to translate Civil 
Society statements into french, spanish, portuguese and chinese, for online 
publication, but we'll need the electronic versions of statements in order 
to do this..

thanks..
karen


From ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de  Tue Sep 16 15:07:12 2003
From: ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Position of Privacy & Security Group
References: <114780-220039216133610732@M2W095.mail2web.com>
Message-ID: <3F671910.28F3F8B9@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>

Attached are the Statement and the proposed language I just presented to
the intergouvernemental plenary on behalf of the Civil Society Woorking
Group Privacy & Security.

Ralf
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From susanna at isiswomen.org  Tue Sep 16 15:07:18 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Position of Privacy & Security Group
In-Reply-To: <3F671910.28F3F8B9@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>
References: <114780-220039216133610732@M2W095.mail2web.com> <3F671910.28F3F8B9@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>
Message-ID: <1063721238.3f6719162310c@www.isiswomen.org>

Thank you Ralf, we are going to work on putting text related to the Declaration 
into the compilation lobbying document now...please ask a member of your 
working group to meeting with the CT Subcommittee in the CICG (actual space not 
confirmed yet) at 6 p.m. to negotiate its inclusion... we have agreed that this 
would be the format for language to be included into the compilation document.

susanna

Quoting Ralf Bendrath <ralf.bendrath@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>:

> Attached are the Statement and the proposed language I just presented to
> the intergouvernemental plenary on behalf of the Civil Society Woorking
> Group Privacy & Security.
> 
> Ralf



From busaniche at caminandoutopias.org.ar  Tue Sep 16 06:24:56 2003
From: busaniche at caminandoutopias.org.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statements for Prepcom III
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030916145725.02dcf6f0@pop.gn.apc.org>
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030916145725.02dcf6f0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030916132456.M40408@caminandoutopias.org.ar>

Hi, 
this is my 186 words frustrated speech of this morning (in spanish).  Below 
our statements paragraph by paragraph , english version. 

Presentaci?n del Caucus de Educaci?n y Academia
Martes 16 de septiembre 2003

Soy Beatriz Busaniche de Argentina y hablo en nombre del caucus de educaci?n 
y academia.

Estamos muy  preocupados porque dificilmente podemos encontrar la palabra 
educaci?n en la declaraci?n de principios. 

En relaci?n al p?rrafo 30  proponemos incluir que: 

La educaci?n, la alfabetizaci?n y la investigaci?n son los componentes 
fundamentales de la sociedad de la informaci?n y el conocimiento.  Como 
principio postulamos que la educaci?n formal, informal y continua, construye 
democracia por desarrollar una ciudadan?a alfabetizada y una fuerza de 
trabajo capacitada.   

Por eso, consideramos  que los p?rrafos de creaci?n de capacidades deben ser 
m?s firmes y contundentes. 

La secci?n 2 sobre acceso al conocimiento no debe enfocarse desde el rol de 
receptores, sino que queremos promover la idea de ser activos productores de 
conocimiento socialmente significativo.  

 Es fundamental mantener la menci?n sobre  la libertad de elegir las 
aplicaciones inform?ticas y la promoci?n de los programas de fuente abierta 
como modelo de acceso m?s asequible a las TIC?s como plantea el p?rrafo 24. 

Proponemos enfatizar los p?rrafos sobre la necesidad de minimizar los efectos 
negativos de las TIC?s en el mundo laboral y promover la idea de una 
capacitaci?n continua para generar nuevas oportunidades de trabajo en la 
sociedad de la informaci?n. 


english version of our paragraphs suggestions.

Input from Education & Academia Caucus

The education and academia caucus is worried that education has lost its 
position as key principle and empowering tool in the Information Society, and 
we can hardly find the word education in this document. Therefore, we would 
like to propose a strengthening of the following paragraphs:

Para 21-22: we want to add that: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion 
and expression including the freedom to seek, receive, produce and import 
information and ideas. 

Our argument is that it is important that all people have the opportunity to 
produce knowledge in order to be able to actively participate in the 
Information Society

Para 27: The Internet has evolved into a global public good

Para 30: This paragraph does not mention education which in both the formal 
and informal form is the basis of empowering peoples around the world

New Para 30: We want to add: Literacy, education and research are fundamental 
components of information and knowledge societies. On principle we posit that 
education (formal, informal, lifelong) builds democracy both by creating a 
literate citizenry and a skilled workforce. 

And we want to strengthen the language used in the remaining part using the 
word must instead of should. 
[Everyone must be offered the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills in 
order to understand, participate actively in, and benefit fully from, the 
Information Society and the knowledge economy. Given the wide range of ICT 
specialists required at all levels, building the institutional capacities to 
collect, organize, store and share information and knowledge must be given 
special attention. Governments must develop comprehensive and forward-looking 
strategies to respond to the new human capacity needs, including the creation 
of an environment that supports information literacy, ICT literacy and 
life/long learning for the general public.] 

Para 31: we want to add the importance of promoting and protecting gender-
sensitivity in the educational system.
In addition, we propose to keep the sentence which is now in [square 
brackets], because people involved in educational processes are the ones who 
make a difference - therefore their ?tools? should be preserved 
[Creators, publishers and producers of content, as well as teachers and 
trainers, can play a crucial role in promoting the Information Society.]

Para 33 C + D: The Education and Academia caucus propose to keep both 
paragraphs but to merge them into one as they are very much connected. Both 
paragraphs express the crucial need to minimize the possible negative effects 
of ICTs on job security. Furthermore, we want to promote new opportunities, 
not only for traditional jobs but also for new jobs in the Information 
Society. 



--
Beatriz Busaniche
busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
www.caminandoutopias.org.ar

---------- Original Message -----------
From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, ct@wsis-cs.org
Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:59:38 +0100
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Statements for Prepcom III

> hi
> 
> As with the intersessional, we'll try to put all of the verbal and 
> written statements from Civil Society online.
> 
> Could all speakers make sure they post a copy of their written 
> statement to the ct@wsis-cs.org list (susanna has already asked for 
> paragraph replacement language and other contributions for the CS 
> compilation statements)
> 
> Also, the voluntary translation team are available to translate 
> Civil Society statements into french, spanish, portuguese and 
> chinese, for online publication, but we'll need the electronic 
> versions of statements in order to do this..
> 
> thanks..
> karen
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
------- End of Original Message -------


From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Wed Sep 17 07:54:54 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Unofficial personal report of Sub-com II Yesterday Afternoon session
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309171548170.13990-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

Yesterday afternoon, I was in Sub-Committee II meeting. In my view, that
time was one of highlights of this 3rd PrepCom of WSIS, because many
governments showed up what their positions were for a few most contentious
paragraphs of the draft Declaration of Principle Document. My observation
is that in a word, it presented a very ruthlessly cold reality of the
present world as it is. This is one unofficial personal note, but not a
monitoring report of civil society group. However, this short note could
be helpful for your understanding what is happening in PrepCom III of
WSIS.

Afternoon session dealt with para. 34 to 54 ( last part Declaration of of
Principle Document) - here a few contentious issues which were
representing the most conflicting views of governments such as IPR,
internet governance, and financial source proposal of solidarity fund are
contained. Most comments of governments were very short because for most
governmental delegations, only a few modification seemed to be required to
the draft document, but they felt to show up the necessity of clarifying
what their positions were on those contentious issues - contrasting views
were very clear-cut or the draft text have some sharply contrasting
bracketed alternative phrases. 

1. Regarding solidarity fund (ph. 53)- UNESCO mentioned that they don't
want to make new fund for ICT support and the existing financial
mechanisms like World Bank or IBRD and etc. should be used for this
purposes. And this position was strongly supported by most advanced
countries including the U.S., Japan, Canada. Canada delegate added that we
had so many financial mechanisms and they are supporting many ICT
development projects. Whereas most African countries and developing
countries strongly supported the proposal of solidarity fund which could
be used for building up the communication infrastructure of developing
countries. 

2. Regarding internet governance (ph. 44 and alternative phs. 1 or 2)  -
Draft document have three options - contentious points are two - one is
whether new governing body should come up or not and whether it is
international or intergovernmental one, the other one is whether the
policy authority of country code top level domain should be the sovereign
right of each country or not. Option one of "international,
intergovernmental organization" (definitely means ITU) and ccTLD policy
authority in the hands of national sovereignty (alternative 1st of 44) was
supported by Middle East countries including Syria, Vietnam, Indonesia and
many African countries. Whereas the other option demanding only more
transparency and geographical diversity (alternative 2nd of 44) and
seemingly supporting the present ICANN was supported by Japan, Malaysia
(the present Chair of Government Advisory Committee of ICANN is Malaysian)  
and finally EU. China chose the present article of 44 which is being
supported by most countries but Chinese delegate added cautiously that
they want to use the word of "international" rather than
"intergovernmental" organization. (the present text has the bracketed
words of [intergovernmental/international]. The chair of ICANN GAC -
Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi clarified recently as follows - "International by
definition means everyone is involved, from governments to private sector
and civil society. Whereas intergovernmental gives an indication that only
governments are involved and not necessarily the people.'' (Refer to
http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5077101.html ) 

3. Regarding intellectual property right (ph. 40c) : Most advanced
countries and even some developing countries argued to add one more
sentence implying that the existing intellectual property right regimes
like WTO TRIPs or WIPO treaty should be kept. Most developing countries
including Cuba, Brazil, India and Indonesia supported ph. 40C emphasizing
the balance between owners and users of intellectual property. 

Walking out from the meeting place after the end of afternoon session, I
met one friend of civil society group and I said to him "Wake up from your
dream! It could be helpful for your healthy."


------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
------------------------------------------------------------


From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Wed Sep 17 08:39:46 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Important confusion to be corrected in my note!
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309171636560.14148-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

I'm sorry for my important mistake of unofficial report because I was
confused with Chinese position. Chinese delegation preferred
"intergovernmental" to "international".


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
------------------------------------------------------------


From estherjoly at fr.inter.net  Wed Sep 17 10:48:19 2003
From: estherjoly at fr.inter.net (estherjoly@fr.inter.net)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Unofficial personal report of Sub-com II Yesterday Afternoon session
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309171548170.13990-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
Message-ID: <02ee01c37d02$f8560760$085b2cd5@nomade>

Thanks  you for your observation.


I was thinking, that we should have to propose a civil society observatory
to have our own report and audit of the funds managing ( Perhaps it's not
the fair english expression : sorry :-))
*
*Esther

Chun Eung Hwi wrote:
> Yesterday afternoon, I was in Sub-Committee II meeting. In my view,
> that time was one of highlights of this 3rd PrepCom of WSIS, because
> many governments showed up what their positions were for a few most
> contentious paragraphs of the draft Declaration of Principle
> Document. My observation is that in a word, it presented a very
> ruthlessly cold reality of the present world as it is. This is one
> unofficial personal note, but not a monitoring report of civil
> society group. However, this short note could be helpful for your
> understanding what is happening in PrepCom III of WSIS.
>
> Afternoon session dealt with para. 34 to 54 ( last part Declaration
> of of Principle Document) - here a few contentious issues which were
> representing the most conflicting views of governments such as IPR,
> internet governance, and financial source proposal of solidarity fund
> are contained. Most comments of governments were very short because
> for most governmental delegations, only a few modification seemed to
> be required to the draft document, but they felt to show up the
> necessity of clarifying what their positions were on those
> contentious issues - contrasting views were very clear-cut or the
> draft text have some sharply contrasting bracketed alternative
> phrases.
>
> 1. Regarding solidarity fund (ph. 53)- UNESCO mentioned that they
> don't want to make new fund for ICT support and the existing financial
> mechanisms like World Bank or IBRD and etc. should be used for this
> purposes. And this position was strongly supported by most advanced
> countries including the U.S., Japan, Canada. Canada delegate added
> that we had so many financial mechanisms and they are supporting many
> ICT development projects. Whereas most African countries and
> developing countries strongly supported the proposal of solidarity
> fund which could be used for building up the communication
> infrastructure of developing countries.
>
> 2. Regarding internet governance (ph. 44 and alternative phs. 1 or 2)
> - Draft document have three options - contentious points are two -
> one is whether new governing body should come up or not and whether
> it is international or intergovernmental one, the other one is
> whether the policy authority of country code top level domain should
> be the sovereign right of each country or not. Option one of
> "international, intergovernmental organization" (definitely means
> ITU) and ccTLD policy authority in the hands of national sovereignty
> (alternative 1st of 44) was supported by Middle East countries
> including Syria, Vietnam, Indonesia and many African countries.
> Whereas the other option demanding only more transparency and
> geographical diversity (alternative 2nd of 44) and seemingly
> supporting the present ICANN was supported by Japan, Malaysia (the
> present Chair of Government Advisory Committee of ICANN is Malaysian)
> and finally EU. China chose the present article of 44 which is being
> supported by most countries but Chinese delegate added cautiously
> that they want to use the word of "international" rather than
> "intergovernmental" organization. (the present text has the bracketed
> words of [intergovernmental/international]. The chair of ICANN GAC -
> Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi clarified recently as follows - "International
> by definition means everyone is involved, from governments to private
> sector and civil society. Whereas intergovernmental gives an
> indication that only governments are involved and not necessarily the
> people.'' (Refer to http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5077101.html )
>
> 3. Regarding intellectual property right (ph. 40c) : Most advanced
> countries and even some developing countries argued to add one more
> sentence implying that the existing intellectual property right
> regimes like WTO TRIPs or WIPO treaty should be kept. Most developing
> countries including Cuba, Brazil, India and Indonesia supported ph.
> 40C emphasizing the balance between owners and users of intellectual
> property.
>
> Walking out from the meeting place after the end of afternoon
> session, I met one friend of civil society group and I said to him
> "Wake up from your dream! It could be helpful for your healthy."
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Chun Eung Hwi
> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
> Seoul, 158-600, Korea      | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary


From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Wed Sep 17 12:01:31 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Text for the section3-item18 of Plan of action
In-Reply-To: <02ee01c37d02$f8560760$085b2cd5@nomade>
Message-ID: <web-163772181@mail1.abac.com>

Hello
Bonjour,

Voici le texte de l'intervention de la Famille
Multistakeholders Partnerships sur la section 3, paragraphe
18 du plan d'action.
Cette intervention sera faite cet apr?s-midi.

There is the text to be presented today on the section 3,
item 18 of Plan of action.
English version of this text will be ready this after noon.

Thanks

Adel El Zaim
Multistakeholders partnerships Family

-------------------------

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:48:19 +0200
 <estherjoly@fr.inter.net> wrote:
> Thanks  you for your observation.
> 
> 
> I was thinking, that we should have to propose a civil
> society observatory
> to have our own report and audit of the funds managing (
> Perhaps it's not
> the fair english expression : sorry :-))
> *
> *Esther
> 
> Chun Eung Hwi wrote:
> > Yesterday afternoon, I was in Sub-Committee II meeting.
> In my view,
> > that time was one of highlights of this 3rd PrepCom of
> WSIS, because
> > many governments showed up what their positions were
> for a few most
> > contentious paragraphs of the draft Declaration of
> Principle
> > Document. My observation is that in a word, it
> presented a very
> > ruthlessly cold reality of the present world as it is.
> This is one
> > unofficial personal note, but not a monitoring report
> of civil
> > society group. However, this short note could be
> helpful for your
> > understanding what is happening in PrepCom III of WSIS.
> >
> > Afternoon session dealt with para. 34 to 54 ( last part
> Declaration
> > of of Principle Document) - here a few contentious
> issues which were
> > representing the most conflicting views of governments
> such as IPR,
> > internet governance, and financial source proposal of
> solidarity fund
> > are contained. Most comments of governments were very
> short because
> > for most governmental delegations, only a few
> modification seemed to
> > be required to the draft document, but they felt to
> show up the
> > necessity of clarifying what their positions were on
> those
> > contentious issues - contrasting views were very
> clear-cut or the
> > draft text have some sharply contrasting bracketed
> alternative
> > phrases.
> >
> > 1. Regarding solidarity fund (ph. 53)- UNESCO mentioned
> that they
> > don't want to make new fund for ICT support and the
> existing financial
> > mechanisms like World Bank or IBRD and etc. should be
> used for this
> > purposes. And this position was strongly supported by
> most advanced
> > countries including the U.S., Japan, Canada. Canada
> delegate added
> > that we had so many financial mechanisms and they are
> supporting many
> > ICT development projects. Whereas most African
> countries and
> > developing countries strongly supported the proposal of
> solidarity
> > fund which could be used for building up the
> communication
> > infrastructure of developing countries.
> >
> > 2. Regarding internet governance (ph. 44 and
> alternative phs. 1 or 2)
> > - Draft document have three options - contentious
> points are two -
> > one is whether new governing body should come up or not
> and whether
> > it is international or intergovernmental one, the other
> one is
> > whether the policy authority of country code top level
> domain should
> > be the sovereign right of each country or not. Option
> one of
> > "international, intergovernmental organization"
> (definitely means
> > ITU) and ccTLD policy authority in the hands of
> national sovereignty
> > (alternative 1st of 44) was supported by Middle East
> countries
> > including Syria, Vietnam, Indonesia and many African
> countries.
> > Whereas the other option demanding only more
> transparency and
> > geographical diversity (alternative 2nd of 44) and
> seemingly
> > supporting the present ICANN was supported by Japan,
> Malaysia (the
> > present Chair of Government Advisory Committee of ICANN
> is Malaysian)
> > and finally EU. China chose the present article of 44
> which is being
> > supported by most countries but Chinese delegate added
> cautiously
> > that they want to use the word of "international"
> rather than
> > "intergovernmental" organization. (the present text has
> the bracketed
> > words of [intergovernmental/international]. The chair
> of ICANN GAC -
> > Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi clarified recently as follows -
> "International
> > by definition means everyone is involved, from
> governments to private
> > sector and civil society. Whereas intergovernmental
> gives an
> > indication that only governments are involved and not
> necessarily the
> > people.'' (Refer to
> http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5077101.html )
> >
> > 3. Regarding intellectual property right (ph. 40c) :
> Most advanced
> > countries and even some developing countries argued to
> add one more
> > sentence implying that the existing intellectual
> property right
> > regimes like WTO TRIPs or WIPO treaty should be kept.
> Most developing
> > countries including Cuba, Brazil, India and Indonesia
> supported ph.
> > 40C emphasizing the balance between owners and users of
> intellectual
> > property.
> >
> > Walking out from the meeting place after the end of
> afternoon
> > session, I met one friend of civil society group and I
> said to him
> > "Wake up from your dream! It could be helpful for your
> healthy."
> >
> >
> >
>
------------------------------------------------------------
> > Chun Eung Hwi
> > General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)
>  2-2166-2205
> > Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82)
> 019-259-2667
> > Seoul, 158-600, Korea      | eMail:
>   chun@peacenet.or.kr
> >
>
------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Plenary mailing list
> > Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

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cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Wed Sep 17 13:07:34 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
Message-ID: <85B0483C-E907-11D7-A854-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
By Rik Panganiban, Reports Coordinator, WSIS CS News Centre
September 17, 2003


Governments yesterday, September 16, finished giving their general 
comments on the new Draft Declaration of Principles, moving on today to 
the Draft Action Plan in Sub-Committee Two (Content and Themes.)  They 
plan to finish today receiving general comments from governments on the 
Plan of Action.

In an innovative modification of summit procedure, civil society, the 
private sector and some inter-governmental organizations have been 
intervening periodically on sections of the draft text, with specific 
contributions on specific paragraphs.  Already several delegations have 
made reference to these contributions, emphasizing their value in the 
process.

At the same time, several informal sub-committees, most of them 
continuing work they began at the Paris Intersessional, have been 
meeting on specific contentious areas of the Declaration, in particular 
internet governance, the right to communicate, enabling environment, 
internet security, and media.  These informal groups were initially 
open to civil society observers presence and limited participation, but 
their status as of now is not clear.

Meanwhile, Ms. Linda Mafole of South Africa is chairing a drafting 
committee focusing on the draft Declaration, which has begun meeting 
today to refine and shorten the Draft Declaration.


More detailed and up-to-date reports on the government negotiations, 
civil society proposals, interventions and other news can be found on 
http://www.prepcom.net/wsis.

=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
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From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Wed Sep 17 13:57:33 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd Unofficial personal report of Government meeting
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309172152390.14936-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

For the negotiation of conflicting views on some contentious issues, 
governments decided to make six working group depending on those issues 
such as Right to communicate, Internet Security, Internet Governance, 
Enabling environment, Cultural identity, Media and Freedom of expression. 

This afternoon, I attended to one working group of Internet Governance.  
Then, there I heard that in the morning session, some countries raised
questions on the attendance of civil society and private sector. So, they
decided their policy to allow only five minutes for civil society and
private sector to speak out their concerns and to make them leave from
meeting place when governments begin to negotiate. Only two minutes was
allowed to those groups. One person of Private sector spoke out the
importance of private sector initiative and the cooperation between
private sector and governments in internet governance. And nobody made a
comment from civil society group.

However, EU representative, Norway, Israel and the U.S expressed their
uncomfortableness to that policy. But the chair said that he has no right
to reverse that policy. So, I should have left out from the meeting place.  
That's it.

At the meeting place, I met Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, the chair of
GAC(Government Advisory Committee) of ICANN and Paul Twomey, President/CEO
of ICANN and Theresa Swinehart, Counsel of ICANN. But Paul and Theresa
should also have left out.


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From lachapelle at openwsis.org  Wed Sep 17 15:54:57 2003
From: lachapelle at openwsis.org (Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] On openness of working groups (WG on internet governance)
Message-ID: <200309171454.ARH03354@ms7.verisignmail.com>

Hi, follow-up on Chun's report

In the absence of any other active member of the civil 
society caucus on internet governance, and given the 
urgency, I indeed issued a statement in the name of civil 
society on two levels :

- lightly on the substance to remind present governments of 
what we had circulated before (ie : refusal of an 
intergovernmental process and insistence on dealing with 
this issue between Geneva and Tunis in a manner that 
associates all stakeholders)
- more precisely on the question of the openness of these 
working groups, to submit a proposal (see below) that had 
been informally discussed with some members of CS plenary 
and CS bureau; this proposal was distributed in writing to 
the chair (Kenya) and also - at their request - to the 
governments who had expressed their discontent with the fact 
that these meetings were going to be closed. 

Further discussions have taken place with Lindall Shope-
Mafole (chair of the drafting committee) and some friendly 
delegations. This issue is likely to be addressed in the 
governmental bureau this evening. 

Proposed formula is :

1 ? these working groups should be as open as possible 

2 ? their methodology may vary, depending on the issues 
adressed

3 ? to facilitate the most efficient interaction between the 
different stakeholders, each chair / facilitator will have 
the responsibility to use in a balanced proportion the 
following three modes of interaction :
- observers will have the right to make short statements on 
the issue and to submit them in written form for all 
governmental delegations to take them into account as they 
see fit
- further interaction with observers will be possible at the 
discretion of the chair or at the request of one governement
- a ?silent mode? will allow observers to remain in the room 
without being further allowed to participate in the 
discussion 

Bertrand


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:57:33 +0900 (KST)
>From: Chun Eung Hwi <chun@peacenet.or.kr>  
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd Unofficial personal report 
of Government meeting  
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>
>For the negotiation of conflicting views on some 
contentious issues, 
>governments decided to make six working group depending on 
those issues 
>such as Right to communicate, Internet Security, Internet 
Governance, 
>Enabling environment, Cultural identity, Media and Freedom 
of expression. 
>
>This afternoon, I attended to one working group of Internet 
Governance.  
>Then, there I heard that in the morning session, some 
countries raised
>questions on the attendance of civil society and private 
sector. So, they
>decided their policy to allow only five minutes for civil 
society and
>private sector to speak out their concerns and to make them 
leave from
>meeting place when governments begin to negotiate. Only two 
minutes was
>allowed to those groups. One person of Private sector spoke 
out the
>importance of private sector initiative and the cooperation 
between
>private sector and governments in internet governance. And 
nobody made a
>comment from civil society group.
>
>However, EU representative, Norway, Israel and the U.S 
expressed their
>uncomfortableness to that policy. But the chair said that 
he has no right
>to reverse that policy. So, I should have left out from the 
meeting place.  
>That's it.
>
>At the meeting place, I met Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, the 
chair of
>GAC(Government Advisory Committee) of ICANN and Paul 
Twomey, President/CEO
>of ICANN and Theresa Swinehart, Counsel of ICANN. But Paul 
and Theresa
>should also have left out.
>
>
>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Chun Eung Hwi
>General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
>Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
>Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   
chun@peacenet.or.kr
>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Wed Sep 17 16:58:09 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Wolfgang_Kleinw=E4chter?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] On openness of working groups (WG on internet governance)
In-Reply-To: <200309171454.ARH03354@ms7.verisignmail.com>
Message-ID: <BBB2F862-E927-11D7-8A81-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>

Thanks Bertrand

good that you took the floor. Jeanette who was probably also there, but 
she is not allowed to take the floor as an official member of the 
German delegation. Feel free in the spirit of the discussion we had on 
the list and in the absence of the two co-chairs of the caucus to make 
your voice heard. Your statements were exactly what had to be said at 
this very moment.

The proposal for "innovative and creative interaction on the working 
level" is good as far as I can see it. We should be very careful and 
using the opportunities in a very responsible way. We are entering new 
territory which is slippery and can fire back if we go too fast. And 
Sammassekou is on our side, but under big pressure. So is Linda.

To sit in the room and to answer only if somebody from the government 
asks an observer for clarification is not so bad. With this exclusive 
knowledge from the internal intergovernmental negotiations we can try 
to discuss discretely with friendly governmental delegations to take 
the points of view of civil society into account. This makes more sense 
than to bring big words to the WG.

Half a step forward is more than two step forward and three backwards 
:-(

Best wishes and keep going with short detailed reporting.

Wolfgang

On onsdag, sep 17, 2003, at 16:54 Europe/Copenhagen, Bertrand de LA 
CHAPELLE wrote:

> Hi, follow-up on Chun's report
>
> In the absence of any other active member of the civil
> society caucus on internet governance, and given the
> urgency, I indeed issued a statement in the name of civil
> society on two levels :
>
> - lightly on the substance to remind present governments of
> what we had circulated before (ie : refusal of an
> intergovernmental process and insistence on dealing with
> this issue between Geneva and Tunis in a manner that
> associates all stakeholders)
> - more precisely on the question of the openness of these
> working groups, to submit a proposal (see below) that had
> been informally discussed with some members of CS plenary
> and CS bureau; this proposal was distributed in writing to
> the chair (Kenya) and also - at their request - to the
> governments who had expressed their discontent with the fact
> that these meetings were going to be closed.
>
> Further discussions have taken place with Lindall Shope-
> Mafole (chair of the drafting committee) and some friendly
> delegations. This issue is likely to be addressed in the
> governmental bureau this evening.
>
> Proposed formula is :
>
> 1 ? these working groups should be as open as possible
>
> 2 ? their methodology may vary, depending on the issues
> adressed
>
> 3 ? to facilitate the most efficient interaction between the
> different stakeholders, each chair / facilitator will have
> the responsibility to use in a balanced proportion the
> following three modes of interaction :
> - observers will have the right to make short statements on
> the issue and to submit them in written form for all
> governmental delegations to take them into account as they
> see fit
> - further interaction with observers will be possible at the
> discretion of the chair or at the request of one governement
> - a ?silent mode? will allow observers to remain in the room
> without being further allowed to participate in the
> discussion
>
> Bertrand
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:57:33 +0900 (KST)
>> From: Chun Eung Hwi <chun@peacenet.or.kr>
>> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd Unofficial personal report
> of Government meeting
>> To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>>
>> For the negotiation of conflicting views on some
> contentious issues,
>> governments decided to make six working group depending on
> those issues
>> such as Right to communicate, Internet Security, Internet
> Governance,
>> Enabling environment, Cultural identity, Media and Freedom
> of expression.
>>
>> This afternoon, I attended to one working group of Internet
> Governance.
>> Then, there I heard that in the morning session, some
> countries raised
>> questions on the attendance of civil society and private
> sector. So, they
>> decided their policy to allow only five minutes for civil
> society and
>> private sector to speak out their concerns and to make them
> leave from
>> meeting place when governments begin to negotiate. Only two
> minutes was
>> allowed to those groups. One person of Private sector spoke
> out the
>> importance of private sector initiative and the cooperation
> between
>> private sector and governments in internet governance. And
> nobody made a
>> comment from civil society group.
>>
>> However, EU representative, Norway, Israel and the U.S
> expressed their
>> uncomfortableness to that policy. But the chair said that
> he has no right
>> to reverse that policy. So, I should have left out from the
> meeting place.
>> That's it.
>>
>> At the meeting place, I met Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, the
> chair of
>> GAC(Government Advisory Committee) of ICANN and Paul
> Twomey, President/CEO
>> of ICANN and Theresa Swinehart, Counsel of ICANN. But Paul
> and Theresa
>> should also have left out.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> Chun Eung Hwi
>> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
>> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
>> Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:
> chun@peacenet.or.kr
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
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> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents:
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


From susanna at isiswomen.org  Wed Sep 17 16:08:44 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Language Submission of the CT Subcommittee to the Govt Drafting Committee
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309172152390.14936-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309172152390.14936-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
Message-ID: <1063811324.3f6878fce3efd@www.isiswomen.org>

Dear all,

Please find attached a copy of compilation lobbying documents that put together 
the language changes being recommended by the various caucuses and working 
groups that submitted language to the CT subcommittee.  

The CT met again this morning, and have more volunteers for the next leg of 
this compilation process...ie. the language recommendations to the Plan of 
Action, which is currently being discussed by the governments in Plenary.  We 
have until Friday morning to submit the language to governments, and so the CT 
will be dividing out the pulling together of language into three or four 
groups.  

To make the process of compilation easier we suggest that you use the following 
format:

1. Put the name of the Caucus or Subcommittee clearly at the top of the 
submission;

2. Send the submission in either RTF or text format....if possible;

3. Use Stikethrough format for the text that you want to edit out and Bold 
format for the text you want to add.  If you would like to comment on the 
language then put the comments in [square brackets].  

4. Only submit the language changes and order them in the same order as the 
text of the current POA draft.  All other annotations just make it all that 
much harder in the compilation process

5. Please make sure that there are representatives of the Caucus or Working 
Group contactable here physically, so that we can clarify the language more 
easily.

More later,  the CT will meet at 6 p.m. at Room 18 today.  There is translation 
available apparently, and so this is a big step forward for us.

Cheers,
Susanna
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From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Thu Sep 18 07:05:09 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:46 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 3rd Unofficial personal report of Government's ad-hoc group for
 Internet Governance
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309181502360.16399-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

Yesterday evening, at 6:30 P.M. I attended again to the governments'
working group meeting for Internet Governance in wondering how much time I
could be there. Then, fortunately I could be present there until the
ending time. But assuming I could be in the next meeting only for 5
minutes, I want to record this in detail as much as possible.

At the beginning, there was a briefing/introduction on ICANN, which was
presented by Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN. I remember around 25
minutes was used for his presentation. And in my feeling, as expected, his
presentation was impressively successful. When he introduced himself and
ICANN at first, he emphasized he had worked in government of Australia and
one leader of GAC(Government Advisory Council ) of ICANN. He described
that ICANN is international and at that time introduced Mr. Mouhamet Diop,
one board member of ICANN and CEO of one ICT company of Senegal. I don't
know why he came here and why only he was invited here among many ICANN
board members. He didn't say even any one word there, but his African
traditional clothes was very beautiful and enough good to demonstrate or
persuade that ICANN is truly international (?). Anyhow, in my
understanding, ICANN may be international, but precisely speaking there is
no change in the fact that it is legally one non-profit foundation based
on California State law of the U.S. Paul Twomey emphasized that ICANN is
seeking public-private partnership in describing GAC and although I
suspected momentarily my ear and I also don't know well of it, he
described that GAC has 86 member countries.

His presentation had five points - what ICANN is, what ICANN is not,
Public-Private Partnership, Redelegation procedure of ccTLD (country code
top level domain) transition, the future of ICANN. Regarding the procedure
of ccTLD transition, Paul Twomey said that is very cautious process and
its transition procedure depends on each country's rule or their internet
community. He said that each government is always important in this
transition process. But there are many different ways applied because of
different and diverse situation of countries. Although I forgot most of
his very succinct and clear explanation, he emphasized ICANN's scope is
very narrowly technically defined and its function has worked from its
earlier date of Internet and for a couple of decades. But his last point
regarding the future of ICANN - it seemed to be very attractive to most
governments and even to myself because I have rarely heard such an
explanation before. If my memory is correct, over last many ICANN
meetings, many people asked questions on this, but only poor and very
vague answers had been got back. But Paul Twomey explained very clearly
and firmly on this part even to an extent that nobody could have any
suspect on that point. Given the importance of his explanation on this
part, I copied his last presentation slide as it was written. Of course,
when transition could be done remained very ambiguous even in his clear
words.

-----------------------------------------------
Completing the transition from the U.S.

-	final step
-	further internationalization - staff, materials, education, skills 
transfer, presence
-	transition from US backstop function
------------------------------------------------

There were two question and answers on his presentation. The first
question was very good. It was "You just said that ICANN's scope is very
technical one, but the creation of new gTLD (generic top level domain like
.com, .net, .org) is so technical?" Paul Twomey's answer was very
excellent. Yes, it may have many aspects of ICT business and even some
public policy. Regarding business aspects, there is one issue of monopoly
of gTLD. ICANN's principle is to promote competition to this business. And
in relation to public policy aspect, that is why public-private
partnership is so important in ICANN. GAC's - governments' opinion on
public policy related issues has always been very seriously being taken
into account at ICANN Board.

The other question came from Uganda delegate - "Concerning on each ccTLD,
what ICANN can do for its technical skill?" His answer was that ICANN
doesn't have enough resources and but there is such a school that ICANN
should provide for something to those needs. Such an issue might be
discussed in WSIS context. Due to the limited time span, after two
questions, the chair requested some people who have more questions to go
outside and ask him directly. Some people went out together with Dr. Paul
Twomey.

Maybe, since afternoon session, that working group organized one team for
drafting compromise document. And they submitted one new draft and
disseminated it to all participants. It is just discussion draft, but I
rewrite it here as it is - It is very short.

New TEXT
-	The international management of the Internet should be 
multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of 
governments as well as the participation of the private sector, the civil 
society and international organizations. The management of the Internet 
encompass both technical and policy issues.
-	The private sector has had and must continue to have a lead role 
in the development of the Internet at the technical level.
-	Public policy authority for country-code top-level domain names 
(ccTLDs) should be the sovereign right of countries, and its management 
should rest with the respective government or with a relevant public 
authority.
-	International issues related to public policies and to the 
national interest should be coordinated, as appropriate, on an 
intergovernmental basis, under the UN framework.

That document was put on the table and participants' comment was open. One 
delegate requested to add one more bullet sentence as the fourth one. - 
"Facilitating the multilingual domain name registration"

Next speaker was Chinese delegate. (Horrible to all observers in hearing
its country name called and such an expectation has never been betrayed
even this time) His short remark reminded the chair of rules of procedure
that make observers leave in negotiation process. Chair quickly responded
by requesting observers to leave out. Alas! So, I should leave. Then,
abruptly, one person of civil society participants rebuffed the chair's
request. "Depending on rules of procedure, at least five minutes should be
given to observers for speaking their concerns". That argument was very
correct, and so chair allowed observers use ten minutes. He made a very
good comment on the draft document. His point was two. One is that at the
first bullet sentence, "multilateral" is inappropriate word. Multi
stakeholder concept should be clearly described there. And secondly,
regarding ccTLD (third bullet sentence), multistakehoder principle should
be reformulated even to national level. Later, I confirmed the speaker was
Bertrand Chappelle. Momentarily, in my brain, Meryem's comment that
multistakeholder concept is not yet a consensus of civil society community
was reminded, but anyhow I think his short comment was very important and
valuable at the meeting.

When I slowly put materials in my bag for leaving, Brazilian delegate made
new proposal. His request was very interesting. "We, Brazil, and some
other countries which are taking common position on this issue should
discuss together and I have not yet consulted with my government.  
Therefore, I propose to have another comment session tomorrow morning" He
mentioned some countries - Cuba, South Africa, China and at least two more
countries (unfortunately I forgot it) sharing the same position. Chair
accepted his request and declared to close the meeting.

This morning, I will attend to the working group meeting again, but 
definitely I must be kicked off after five minutes attendance. 


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
------------------------------------------------------------


From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 18 07:12:09 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
In-Reply-To: <85B0483C-E907-11D7-A854-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <20030918061209.85787.qmail@web21308.mail.yahoo.com>

Rik,
 
Thank you for keeping those of us off-site informed. It is very much appreciated.
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada


Rik Panganiban <rikp@bluewin.ch> wrote:
General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
By Rik Panganiban, Reports Coordinator, WSIS CS News Centre
September 17, 2003


Governments yesterday, September 16, finished giving their general 
comments on the new Draft Declaration of Principles, moving on today to 
the Draft Action Plan in Sub-Committee Two (Content and Themes.) They 
plan to finish today receiving general comments from governments on the 
Plan of Action.

In an innovative modification of summit procedure, civil society, the 
private sector and some inter-governmental organizations have been 
intervening periodically on sections of the draft text, with specific 
contributions on specific paragraphs. Already several delegations have 
made reference to these contributions, emphasizing their value in the 
process.

At the same time, several informal sub-committees, most of them 
continuing work they began at the Paris Intersessional, have been 
meeting on specific contentious areas of the Declaration, in particular 
internet governance, the right to communicate, enabling environment, 
internet security, and media. These informal groups were initially 
open to civil society observers presence and limited participation, but 
their status as of now is not clear.

Meanwhile, Ms. Linda Mafole of South Africa is chairing a drafting 
committee focusing on the draft Declaration, which has begun meeting 
today to refine and shorten the Draft Declaration.


More detailed and up-to-date reports on the government negotiations, 
civil society proposals, interventions and other news can be found on 
http://www.prepcom.net/wsis.

=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
=====================================================


Amali De Silva-Mitchell

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 



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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Thu Sep 18 07:28:24 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
In-Reply-To: <85B0483C-E907-11D7-A854-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <4E49CC71-E9A1-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear Friends,

Update on this report:

Governments took the decision yesterday at the close of the afternoon 
plenary to officially restrict observer access to the ad hoc working 
groups, as many of us feared.

Our participation is as follows: at the beginning of every working 
group session, NGOs are invited to make presentations to the 
governments for some minutes.  Afterwards, they are asked to leave so 
that governments can negotiate and draft alone.  At the end of the 
meeting, NGOs are to be invited back into the meeting room to be 
briefed by the chair on what was decided, and where possible provided 
with paper copies of new text.

This was a unanimous decision of the plenary.

SIDE NOTE: Some NGOs have noted that in the working groups they have 
attended, when they were invited to make presentations, most 
governments were not even in the room.  So the usefulness of this 
modality of "participation" is somewhat questionable.  This is an 
unfortunate decision since there were several questions in the Content 
and Themes Sub-commission yesterday on terminology and language that 
came from civil society that could easily be explained in the working 
groups if we were allowed to participate more openly.



- Rik Panganiban
   WFM / WSIS Civil Society News Centre

On Mercredi, septembre 17, 2003, at 02:07  PM, Rik Panganiban wrote:

> General WSIS Prepcom Progress Report
> By Rik Panganiban, Reports Coordinator, WSIS CS News Centre
> September 17, 2003
>
>
> Governments yesterday, September 16, finished giving their general 
> comments on the new Draft Declaration of Principles, moving on today 
> to the Draft Action Plan in Sub-Committee Two (Content and Themes.)  
> They plan to finish today receiving general comments from governments 
> on the Plan of Action.
>
> In an innovative modification of summit procedure, civil society, the 
> private sector and some inter-governmental organizations have been 
> intervening periodically on sections of the draft text, with specific 
> contributions on specific paragraphs.  Already several delegations 
> have made reference to these contributions, emphasizing their value in 
> the process.
>
> At the same time, several informal sub-committees, most of them 
> continuing work they began at the Paris Intersessional, have been 
> meeting on specific contentious areas of the Declaration, in 
> particular internet governance, the right to communicate, enabling 
> environment, internet security, and media.  These informal groups were 
> initially open to civil society observers presence and limited 
> participation, but their status as of now is not clear.
>
> Meanwhile, Ms. Linda Mafole of South Africa is chairing a drafting 
> committee focusing on the draft Declaration, which has begun meeting 
> today to refine and shorten the Draft Declaration.
>
>
> More detailed and up-to-date reports on the government negotiations, 
> civil society proposals, interventions and other news can be found on 
> http://www.prepcom.net/wsis.
>
> =====================================================
> Rik Panganiban
> Reports Coordinator
>
> Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
> web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
> email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
> =====================================================
=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
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From arne at my-mail.ch  Thu Sep 18 09:06:39 2003
From: arne at my-mail.ch (arne)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom reports and events
Message-ID: <a05200f00bb8f15a724fd@[156.106.227.230]>

Just a quick note to inform everyone that, as always, Ralf Bendrath 
and I are posting both latest news on PrepCom progress and a detailed 
timetable of civil society events during these 2 weeks on the website
www.worldsummit2003.org
www.worldsummit2003.de

You can find more news on PrepCom events on:
www.prepcom.net/wsis
www.crisinfo.org
... and on others, of course....

Regards,
Arne Hintz

From rikp at bluewin.ch  Thu Sep 18 10:28:01 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] webcast of WSIS meetings
Message-ID: <65F40A98-E9BA-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear Friends,

For those who have the time, patience and the language skills, you can 
view and listen to webcast of the official WSIS plenary and 
Sub-committee Two meetings online at:

			http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/pc3/

This is the "room feed" which means that there is no translation.  So 
if someone is delivering an intervention in Arabic, you hear Arabic.   
There are archived feeds from previous meetings as well as a live feed 
from the current meeting in progress.

And obviously it helps if you have broadband and are not behind a 
firewall.

Enjoy.

Rik Panganiban

=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
=====================================================


From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Thu Sep 18 10:53:00 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Wolfgang_Kleinw=E4chter?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 3rd Unofficial personal report of Government's ad-hoc group for Internet Governance
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309181502360.16399-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
Message-ID: <E36A0E63-E9BD-11D7-8A81-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>

Dear Chun,

again, this is a very excellent work you are doing. It helps a lot and 
provides to make the further input more efficient. It was also good 
that Bertrand took the floor. This issue will be open fort final 
agreement until the summit. BTW, the US government (probably in the 
light of the WSIS disucssion) has renewed the contract with ICANN for 
THREE years (not for ONE, as it was expected). This brings stability to 
ICANN until 20065 and opens the door for the finalization of the 
transition phase, that is po hand over control over the root server to 
ICANN, as promised by the Clinton Administration. Whether this will 
happen in 2006 remains to be seen but I had some discussion with DOC 
officials in the last days and they confirmed more or less that they 
would be ready, if ICANN has done all its homework, to consider a 
reduced role of the USG. Anyhow, this fits more or less into what was 
said by Paul Twomey.

Keep going be sending the very precise informaiton aorund the globe.

Best wishes (from Aarhus)

wolfgang


On torsdag, sep 18, 2003, at 08:05 Europe/Copenhagen, Chun Eung Hwi 
wrote:

> Yesterday evening, at 6:30 P.M. I attended again to the governments'
> working group meeting for Internet Governance in wondering how much 
> time I
> could be there. Then, fortunately I could be present there until the
> ending time. But assuming I could be in the next meeting only for 5
> minutes, I want to record this in detail as much as possible.
>
> At the beginning, there was a briefing/introduction on ICANN, which was
> presented by Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN. I remember 
> around 25
> minutes was used for his presentation. And in my feeling, as expected, 
> his
> presentation was impressively successful. When he introduced himself 
> and
> ICANN at first, he emphasized he had worked in government of Australia 
> and
> one leader of GAC(Government Advisory Council ) of ICANN. He described
> that ICANN is international and at that time introduced Mr. Mouhamet 
> Diop,
> one board member of ICANN and CEO of one ICT company of Senegal. I 
> don't
> know why he came here and why only he was invited here among many ICANN
> board members. He didn't say even any one word there, but his African
> traditional clothes was very beautiful and enough good to demonstrate 
> or
> persuade that ICANN is truly international (?). Anyhow, in my
> understanding, ICANN may be international, but precisely speaking 
> there is
> no change in the fact that it is legally one non-profit foundation 
> based
> on California State law of the U.S. Paul Twomey emphasized that ICANN 
> is
> seeking public-private partnership in describing GAC and although I
> suspected momentarily my ear and I also don't know well of it, he
> described that GAC has 86 member countries.
>
> His presentation had five points - what ICANN is, what ICANN is not,
> Public-Private Partnership, Redelegation procedure of ccTLD (country 
> code
> top level domain) transition, the future of ICANN. Regarding the 
> procedure
> of ccTLD transition, Paul Twomey said that is very cautious process and
> its transition procedure depends on each country's rule or their 
> internet
> community. He said that each government is always important in this
> transition process. But there are many different ways applied because 
> of
> different and diverse situation of countries. Although I forgot most of
> his very succinct and clear explanation, he emphasized ICANN's scope is
> very narrowly technically defined and its function has worked from its
> earlier date of Internet and for a couple of decades. But his last 
> point
> regarding the future of ICANN - it seemed to be very attractive to most
> governments and even to myself because I have rarely heard such an
> explanation before. If my memory is correct, over last many ICANN
> meetings, many people asked questions on this, but only poor and very
> vague answers had been got back. But Paul Twomey explained very clearly
> and firmly on this part even to an extent that nobody could have any
> suspect on that point. Given the importance of his explanation on this
> part, I copied his last presentation slide as it was written. Of 
> course,
> when transition could be done remained very ambiguous even in his clear
> words.
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Completing the transition from the U.S.
>
> -	final step
> -	further internationalization - staff, materials, education, skills
> transfer, presence
> -	transition from US backstop function
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> There were two question and answers on his presentation. The first
> question was very good. It was "You just said that ICANN's scope is 
> very
> technical one, but the creation of new gTLD (generic top level domain 
> like
> .com, .net, .org) is so technical?" Paul Twomey's answer was very
> excellent. Yes, it may have many aspects of ICT business and even some
> public policy. Regarding business aspects, there is one issue of 
> monopoly
> of gTLD. ICANN's principle is to promote competition to this business. 
> And
> in relation to public policy aspect, that is why public-private
> partnership is so important in ICANN. GAC's - governments' opinion on
> public policy related issues has always been very seriously being taken
> into account at ICANN Board.
>
> The other question came from Uganda delegate - "Concerning on each 
> ccTLD,
> what ICANN can do for its technical skill?" His answer was that ICANN
> doesn't have enough resources and but there is such a school that ICANN
> should provide for something to those needs. Such an issue might be
> discussed in WSIS context. Due to the limited time span, after two
> questions, the chair requested some people who have more questions to 
> go
> outside and ask him directly. Some people went out together with Dr. 
> Paul
> Twomey.
>
> Maybe, since afternoon session, that working group organized one team 
> for
> drafting compromise document. And they submitted one new draft and
> disseminated it to all participants. It is just discussion draft, but I
> rewrite it here as it is - It is very short.
>
> New TEXT
> -	The international management of the Internet should be
> multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of
> governments as well as the participation of the private sector, the 
> civil
> society and international organizations. The management of the Internet
> encompass both technical and policy issues.
> -	The private sector has had and must continue to have a lead role
> in the development of the Internet at the technical level.
> -	Public policy authority for country-code top-level domain names
> (ccTLDs) should be the sovereign right of countries, and its management
> should rest with the respective government or with a relevant public
> authority.
> -	International issues related to public policies and to the
> national interest should be coordinated, as appropriate, on an
> intergovernmental basis, under the UN framework.
>
> That document was put on the table and participants' comment was open. 
> One
> delegate requested to add one more bullet sentence as the fourth one. -
> "Facilitating the multilingual domain name registration"
>
> Next speaker was Chinese delegate. (Horrible to all observers in 
> hearing
> its country name called and such an expectation has never been betrayed
> even this time) His short remark reminded the chair of rules of 
> procedure
> that make observers leave in negotiation process. Chair quickly 
> responded
> by requesting observers to leave out. Alas! So, I should leave. Then,
> abruptly, one person of civil society participants rebuffed the chair's
> request. "Depending on rules of procedure, at least five minutes 
> should be
> given to observers for speaking their concerns". That argument was very
> correct, and so chair allowed observers use ten minutes. He made a very
> good comment on the draft document. His point was two. One is that at 
> the
> first bullet sentence, "multilateral" is inappropriate word. Multi
> stakeholder concept should be clearly described there. And secondly,
> regarding ccTLD (third bullet sentence), multistakehoder principle 
> should
> be reformulated even to national level. Later, I confirmed the speaker 
> was
> Bertrand Chappelle. Momentarily, in my brain, Meryem's comment that
> multistakeholder concept is not yet a consensus of civil society 
> community
> was reminded, but anyhow I think his short comment was very important 
> and
> valuable at the meeting.
>
> When I slowly put materials in my bag for leaving, Brazilian delegate 
> made
> new proposal. His request was very interesting. "We, Brazil, and some
> other countries which are taking common position on this issue should
> discuss together and I have not yet consulted with my government.
> Therefore, I propose to have another comment session tomorrow morning" 
> He
> mentioned some countries - Cuba, South Africa, China and at least two 
> more
> countries (unfortunately I forgot it) sharing the same position. Chair
> accepted his request and declared to close the meeting.
>
> This morning, I will attend to the working group meeting again, but
> definitely I must be kicked off after five minutes attendance.
>
>
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Chun Eung Hwi
> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
> Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Thu Sep 18 11:15:43 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 3rd Unofficial personal report of Government's ad-hoc group for Internet Governance
Message-ID: <10154378101932@iccnet.cm>

Dear Chun,
 We are very grateful to receive a lot of informations and the follow-up of 
the WSIS , and also to converge for the final agreement of the summit.The view 
of NGOs is almost significant  becaus e of their position of not being 
political and for the transparency. It is  the time to coordinate the 
positions of state and governments in order to  have efficiency on the 
performance of the good information society in the world in which Africa and 
other countries will gain.
Sincerely yours,
>===== Original Message From "Wolfgang Kleinw?chter" <plenary@wsis-cs.org> 
=====
>Dear Chun,
>
>again, this is a very excellent work you are doing. It helps a lot and
>provides to make the further input more efficient. It was also good
>that Bertrand took the floor. This issue will be open fort final
>agreement until the summit. BTW, the US government (probably in the
>light of the WSIS disucssion) has renewed the contract with ICANN for
>THREE years (not for ONE, as it was expected). This brings stability to
>ICANN until 20065 and opens the door for the finalization of the
>transition phase, that is po hand over control over the root server to
>ICANN, as promised by the Clinton Administration. Whether this will
>happen in 2006 remains to be seen but I had some discussion with DOC
>officials in the last days and they confirmed more or less that they
>would be ready, if ICANN has done all its homework, to consider a
>reduced role of the USG. Anyhow, this fits more or less into what was
>said by Paul Twomey.
>
>Keep going be sending the very precise informaiton aorund the globe.
>
>Best wishes (from Aarhus)
>
>wolfgang
>
>
>On torsdag, sep 18, 2003, at 08:05 Europe/Copenhagen, Chun Eung Hwi
>wrote:
>
>> Yesterday evening, at 6:30 P.M. I attended again to the governments'
>> working group meeting for Internet Governance in wondering how much
>> time I
>> could be there. Then, fortunately I could be present there until the
>> ending time. But assuming I could be in the next meeting only for 5
>> minutes, I want to record this in detail as much as possible.
>>
>> At the beginning, there was a briefing/introduction on ICANN, which was
>> presented by Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN. I remember
>> around 25
>> minutes was used for his presentation. And in my feeling, as expected,
>> his
>> presentation was impressively successful. When he introduced himself
>> and
>> ICANN at first, he emphasized he had worked in government of Australia
>> and
>> one leader of GAC(Government Advisory Council ) of ICANN. He described
>> that ICANN is international and at that time introduced Mr. Mouhamet
>> Diop,
>> one board member of ICANN and CEO of one ICT company of Senegal. I
>> don't
>> know why he came here and why only he was invited here among many ICANN
>> board members. He didn't say even any one word there, but his African
>> traditional clothes was very beautiful and enough good to demonstrate
>> or
>> persuade that ICANN is truly international (?). Anyhow, in my
>> understanding, ICANN may be international, but precisely speaking
>> there is
>> no change in the fact that it is legally one non-profit foundation
>> based
>> on California State law of the U.S. Paul Twomey emphasized that ICANN
>> is
>> seeking public-private partnership in describing GAC and although I
>> suspected momentarily my ear and I also don't know well of it, he
>> described that GAC has 86 member countries.
>>
>> His presentation had five points - what ICANN is, what ICANN is not,
>> Public-Private Partnership, Redelegation procedure of ccTLD (country
>> code
>> top level domain) transition, the future of ICANN. Regarding the
>> procedure
>> of ccTLD transition, Paul Twomey said that is very cautious process and
>> its transition procedure depends on each country's rule or their
>> internet
>> community. He said that each government is always important in this
>> transition process. But there are many different ways applied because
>> of
>> different and diverse situation of countries. Although I forgot most of
>> his very succinct and clear explanation, he emphasized ICANN's scope is
>> very narrowly technically defined and its function has worked from its
>> earlier date of Internet and for a couple of decades. But his last
>> point
>> regarding the future of ICANN - it seemed to be very attractive to most
>> governments and even to myself because I have rarely heard such an
>> explanation before. If my memory is correct, over last many ICANN
>> meetings, many people asked questions on this, but only poor and very
>> vague answers had been got back. But Paul Twomey explained very clearly
>> and firmly on this part even to an extent that nobody could have any
>> suspect on that point. Given the importance of his explanation on this
>> part, I copied his last presentation slide as it was written. Of
>> course,
>> when transition could be done remained very ambiguous even in his clear
>> words.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> Completing the transition from the U.S.
>>
>> -	final step
>> -	further internationalization - staff, materials, education, skills
>> transfer, presence
>> -	transition from US backstop function
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> There were two question and answers on his presentation. The first
>> question was very good. It was "You just said that ICANN's scope is
>> very
>> technical one, but the creation of new gTLD (generic top level domain
>> like
>> .com, .net, .org) is so technical?" Paul Twomey's answer was very
>> excellent. Yes, it may have many aspects of ICT business and even some
>> public policy. Regarding business aspects, there is one issue of
>> monopoly
>> of gTLD. ICANN's principle is to promote competition to this business.
>> And
>> in relation to public policy aspect, that is why public-private
>> partnership is so important in ICANN. GAC's - governments' opinion on
>> public policy related issues has always been very seriously being taken
>> into account at ICANN Board.
>>
>> The other question came from Uganda delegate - "Concerning on each
>> ccTLD,
>> what ICANN can do for its technical skill?" His answer was that ICANN
>> doesn't have enough resources and but there is such a school that ICANN
>> should provide for something to those needs. Such an issue might be
>> discussed in WSIS context. Due to the limited time span, after two
>> questions, the chair requested some people who have more questions to
>> go
>> outside and ask him directly. Some people went out together with Dr.
>> Paul
>> Twomey.
>>
>> Maybe, since afternoon session, that working group organized one team
>> for
>> drafting compromise document. And they submitted one new draft and
>> disseminated it to all participants. It is just discussion draft, but I
>> rewrite it here as it is - It is very short.
>>
>> New TEXT
>> -	The international management of the Internet should be
>> multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of
>> governments as well as the participation of the private sector, the
>> civil
>> society and international organizations. The management of the Internet
>> encompass both technical and policy issues.
>> -	The private sector has had and must continue to have a lead role
>> in the development of the Internet at the technical level.
>> -	Public policy authority for country-code top-level domain names
>> (ccTLDs) should be the sovereign right of countries, and its management
>> should rest with the respective government or with a relevant public
>> authority.
>> -	International issues related to public policies and to the
>> national interest should be coordinated, as appropriate, on an
>> intergovernmental basis, under the UN framework.
>>
>> That document was put on the table and participants' comment was open.
>> One
>> delegate requested to add one more bullet sentence as the fourth one. -
>> "Facilitating the multilingual domain name registration"
>>
>> Next speaker was Chinese delegate. (Horrible to all observers in
>> hearing
>> its country name called and such an expectation has never been betrayed
>> even this time) His short remark reminded the chair of rules of
>> procedure
>> that make observers leave in negotiation process. Chair quickly
>> responded
>> by requesting observers to leave out. Alas! So, I should leave. Then,
>> abruptly, one person of civil society participants rebuffed the chair's
>> request. "Depending on rules of procedure, at least five minutes
>> should be
>> given to observers for speaking their concerns". That argument was very
>> correct, and so chair allowed observers use ten minutes. He made a very
>> good comment on the draft document. His point was two. One is that at
>> the
>> first bullet sentence, "multilateral" is inappropriate word. Multi
>> stakeholder concept should be clearly described there. And secondly,
>> regarding ccTLD (third bullet sentence), multistakehoder principle
>> should
>> be reformulated even to national level. Later, I confirmed the speaker
>> was
>> Bertrand Chappelle. Momentarily, in my brain, Meryem's comment that
>> multistakeholder concept is not yet a consensus of civil society
>> community
>> was reminded, but anyhow I think his short comment was very important
>> and
>> valuable at the meeting.
>>
>> When I slowly put materials in my bag for leaving, Brazilian delegate
>> made
>> new proposal. His request was very interesting. "We, Brazil, and some
>> other countries which are taking common position on this issue should
>> discuss together and I have not yet consulted with my government.
>> Therefore, I propose to have another comment session tomorrow morning"
>> He
>> mentioned some countries - Cuba, South Africa, China and at least two
>> more
>> countries (unfortunately I forgot it) sharing the same position. Chair
>> accepted his request and declared to close the meeting.
>>
>> This morning, I will attend to the working group meeting again, but
>> definitely I must be kicked off after five minutes attendance.
>>
>>
>> --
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> Chun Eung Hwi
>> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
>> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
>> Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Plenary mailing list
>> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>>
>
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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Thu Sep 18 11:21:22 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] a view on the denial of accreditation of Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres
Message-ID: <D9B42089-E9C1-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear Friends,

Speaking in my personal capacity, I would like to express a view on the 
denial of accreditation to the WSIS of the media-rights group 
Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders).  For those who 
do not know, during the high-level segment of the last session of the 
Commission on Human Rights, held in March 2003, RSF disrupted one of 
the meetings by throwing flyers into the assembly hall, denouncing the 
election as chair of the CHR a representative of the government of 
Libya. This was a planned act of civil disobedience, which resulted in 
their expulsion from the hall of those RSF representatives, and 
subsequently the suspension of their accreditation to ECOSOC for one 
year.

My understanding is that if an organization with ECOSOC consultative 
status has their accreditation suspended or revoked, they are not 
allowed to participate in other UN-sponsored fora.  Thus, on a 
legalistic level, the WSIS secretariat was within their rights to not 
allow this organization's representatives to be accredited to 
participate in the WSIS.

Civil society organizations should know some of the immediate results 
of RSF's actions.  While many human rights groups at the Commission on 
Human Rights were certainly in sympathy and agreement with the message 
RSF was communicating, several disagreed vociferously with their 
methods.  One direct effect of the RSF action was that every NGO was 
subject to extreme searches for the rest of the CHR, and prevented from 
carrying into meeting rooms of more than a handful of documents for 
fear that each group would stage another similar demonstration.

This was the first year that the Commission on Human Rights has ever 
held a high-level segment.  One important goal of the high-level 
segment was to bring more political weight and financial support for 
the work of the CHR, which in recent years has suffered from severe 
budget cuts effecting the basic functioning of the meeting, including 
meeting times, translations, meeting rooms, etc.  By disrupting the 
high-level segment, it will certainly be taken into consideration when 
the Commission decides whether to hold it again in subsequent years.

I am not opposed to civil disobedience, which has its place when other 
means of protest and negotiation have been exhausted.  But civil 
society organizations need to be clear about where they stand on 
whether or not we choose to respect the rules of participation.   RSF 
chose to do their action, I believe in full understanding of the 
immediate and longer-term effect of that action. However I think we 
need to be clear that NGOs in general have the responsibility to 
participate in a constructive and fair manner, in the same way that we 
expect governments to respect the rules of procedure.  If an NGO 
chooses to not follow those rules of procedure, there are consequences.

As we fight for our rights to participate effectively in the WSIS 
process, we need to be clear that we do not intend to simply shout at 
government representatives, to shower them with flyers, but that we 
want to engage constructively and respectfully in the negotiations.


Rik Panganiban
(in my personal capacity)


From patcha at patcha.jinbo.net  Thu Sep 18 11:23:03 2003
From: patcha at patcha.jinbo.net (PatchA)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] speaking slot - Submission of the Asian Caucus for action plan - para. 28
Message-ID: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNGENBCNAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>

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From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Thu Sep 18 12:09:43 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Wolfgang_Kleinw=E4chter?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] a view on the denial of accreditation of Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres
In-Reply-To: <D9B42089-E9C1-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <9B32529C-E9C8-11D7-8A81-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>

well done Rik

w

On torsdag, sep 18, 2003, at 12:21 Europe/Copenhagen, Rik Panganiban 
wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
> Speaking in my personal capacity, I would like to express a view on 
> the denial of accreditation to the WSIS of the media-rights group 
> Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders).  For those 
> who do not know, during the high-level segment of the last session of 
> the Commission on Human Rights, held in March 2003, RSF disrupted one 
> of the meetings by throwing flyers into the assembly hall, denouncing 
> the election as chair of the CHR a representative of the government of 
> Libya. This was a planned act of civil disobedience, which resulted in 
> their expulsion from the hall of those RSF representatives, and 
> subsequently the suspension of their accreditation to ECOSOC for one 
> year.
>
> My understanding is that if an organization with ECOSOC consultative 
> status has their accreditation suspended or revoked, they are not 
> allowed to participate in other UN-sponsored fora.  Thus, on a 
> legalistic level, the WSIS secretariat was within their rights to not 
> allow this organization's representatives to be accredited to 
> participate in the WSIS.
>
> Civil society organizations should know some of the immediate results 
> of RSF's actions.  While many human rights groups at the Commission on 
> Human Rights were certainly in sympathy and agreement with the message 
> RSF was communicating, several disagreed vociferously with their 
> methods.  One direct effect of the RSF action was that every NGO was 
> subject to extreme searches for the rest of the CHR, and prevented 
> from carrying into meeting rooms of more than a handful of documents 
> for fear that each group would stage another similar demonstration.
>
> This was the first year that the Commission on Human Rights has ever 
> held a high-level segment.  One important goal of the high-level 
> segment was to bring more political weight and financial support for 
> the work of the CHR, which in recent years has suffered from severe 
> budget cuts effecting the basic functioning of the meeting, including 
> meeting times, translations, meeting rooms, etc.  By disrupting the 
> high-level segment, it will certainly be taken into consideration when 
> the Commission decides whether to hold it again in subsequent years.
>
> I am not opposed to civil disobedience, which has its place when other 
> means of protest and negotiation have been exhausted.  But civil 
> society organizations need to be clear about where they stand on 
> whether or not we choose to respect the rules of participation.   RSF 
> chose to do their action, I believe in full understanding of the 
> immediate and longer-term effect of that action. However I think we 
> need to be clear that NGOs in general have the responsibility to 
> participate in a constructive and fair manner, in the same way that we 
> expect governments to respect the rules of procedure.  If an NGO 
> chooses to not follow those rules of procedure, there are > consequences.
>
> As we fight for our rights to participate effectively in the WSIS 
> process, we need to be clear that we do not intend to simply shout at 
> government representatives, to shower them with flyers, but that we 
> want to engage constructively and respectfully in the negotiations.
>
>
> Rik Panganiban
> (in my personal capacity)
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From zielinskic at who.int  Thu Sep 18 12:14:54 2003
From: zielinskic at who.int (zielinskic@who.int)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 3rd Unofficial personal report of Governmen
	t's ad-hoc group for Internet Governance
Message-ID: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165A1B@whqkaki01.who.int>

<...BTW, the US government (probably in the 
light of the WSIS disucssion) has renewed the contract with ICANN for 
THREE years (not for ONE, as it was expected). This brings stability to 
ICANN until 20065...>

That's 18,000 years - a bit more stability in ICANN than may be
prudent...:-)

Chris 

Chris Zielinski
STP CSI/GPR/EGB
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia, CH1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354


-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On
Behalf Of Wolfgang Kleinw?chter
Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:53
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 3rd Unofficial personal report of
Government's ad-hoc group for Internet Governance


Dear Chun,

again, this is a very excellent work you are doing. It helps a lot and 
provides to make the further input more efficient. It was also good 
that Bertrand took the floor. This issue will be open fort final 
agreement until the summit. BTW, the US government (probably in the 
light of the WSIS disucssion) has renewed the contract with ICANN for 
THREE years (not for ONE, as it was expected). This brings stability to 
ICANN until 20065 and opens the door for the finalization of the 
transition phase, that is po hand over control over the root server to 
ICANN, as promised by the Clinton Administration. Whether this will 
happen in 2006 remains to be seen but I had some discussion with DOC 
officials in the last days and they confirmed more or less that they 
would be ready, if ICANN has done all its homework, to consider a 
reduced role of the USG. Anyhow, this fits more or less into what was 
said by Paul Twomey.

Keep going be sending the very precise informaiton aorund the globe.

Best wishes (from Aarhus)

wolfgang


On torsdag, sep 18, 2003, at 08:05 Europe/Copenhagen, Chun Eung Hwi 
wrote:

> Yesterday evening, at 6:30 P.M. I attended again to the governments'
> working group meeting for Internet Governance in wondering how much 
> time I
> could be there. Then, fortunately I could be present there until the
> ending time. But assuming I could be in the next meeting only for 5
> minutes, I want to record this in detail as much as possible.
>
> At the beginning, there was a briefing/introduction on ICANN, which was
> presented by Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN. I remember 
> around 25
> minutes was used for his presentation. And in my feeling, as expected, 
> his
> presentation was impressively successful. When he introduced himself 
> and
> ICANN at first, he emphasized he had worked in government of Australia 
> and
> one leader of GAC(Government Advisory Council ) of ICANN. He described
> that ICANN is international and at that time introduced Mr. Mouhamet 
> Diop,
> one board member of ICANN and CEO of one ICT company of Senegal. I 
> don't
> know why he came here and why only he was invited here among many ICANN
> board members. He didn't say even any one word there, but his African
> traditional clothes was very beautiful and enough good to demonstrate 
> or
> persuade that ICANN is truly international (?). Anyhow, in my
> understanding, ICANN may be international, but precisely speaking 
> there is
> no change in the fact that it is legally one non-profit foundation 
> based
> on California State law of the U.S. Paul Twomey emphasized that ICANN 
> is
> seeking public-private partnership in describing GAC and although I
> suspected momentarily my ear and I also don't know well of it, he
> described that GAC has 86 member countries.
>
> His presentation had five points - what ICANN is, what ICANN is not,
> Public-Private Partnership, Redelegation procedure of ccTLD (country 
> code
> top level domain) transition, the future of ICANN. Regarding the 
> procedure
> of ccTLD transition, Paul Twomey said that is very cautious process and
> its transition procedure depends on each country's rule or their 
> internet
> community. He said that each government is always important in this
> transition process. But there are many different ways applied because 
> of
> different and diverse situation of countries. Although I forgot most of
> his very succinct and clear explanation, he emphasized ICANN's scope is
> very narrowly technically defined and its function has worked from its
> earlier date of Internet and for a couple of decades. But his last 
> point
> regarding the future of ICANN - it seemed to be very attractive to most
> governments and even to myself because I have rarely heard such an
> explanation before. If my memory is correct, over last many ICANN
> meetings, many people asked questions on this, but only poor and very
> vague answers had been got back. But Paul Twomey explained very clearly
> and firmly on this part even to an extent that nobody could have any
> suspect on that point. Given the importance of his explanation on this
> part, I copied his last presentation slide as it was written. Of 
> course,
> when transition could be done remained very ambiguous even in his clear
> words.
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Completing the transition from the U.S.
>
> -	final step
> -	further internationalization - staff, materials, education, skills
> transfer, presence
> -	transition from US backstop function
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> There were two question and answers on his presentation. The first
> question was very good. It was "You just said that ICANN's scope is 
> very
> technical one, but the creation of new gTLD (generic top level domain 
> like
> .com, .net, .org) is so technical?" Paul Twomey's answer was very
> excellent. Yes, it may have many aspects of ICT business and even some
> public policy. Regarding business aspects, there is one issue of 
> monopoly
> of gTLD. ICANN's principle is to promote competition to this business. 
> And
> in relation to public policy aspect, that is why public-private
> partnership is so important in ICANN. GAC's - governments' opinion on
> public policy related issues has always been very seriously being taken
> into account at ICANN Board.
>
> The other question came from Uganda delegate - "Concerning on each 
> ccTLD,
> what ICANN can do for its technical skill?" His answer was that ICANN
> doesn't have enough resources and but there is such a school that ICANN
> should provide for something to those needs. Such an issue might be
> discussed in WSIS context. Due to the limited time span, after two
> questions, the chair requested some people who have more questions to 
> go
> outside and ask him directly. Some people went out together with Dr. 
> Paul
> Twomey.
>
> Maybe, since afternoon session, that working group organized one team 
> for
> drafting compromise document. And they submitted one new draft and
> disseminated it to all participants. It is just discussion draft, but I
> rewrite it here as it is - It is very short.
>
> New TEXT
> -	The international management of the Internet should be
> multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of
> governments as well as the participation of the private sector, the 
> civil
> society and international organizations. The management of the Internet
> encompass both technical and policy issues.
> -	The private sector has had and must continue to have a lead role
> in the development of the Internet at the technical level.
> -	Public policy authority for country-code top-level domain names
> (ccTLDs) should be the sovereign right of countries, and its management
> should rest with the respective government or with a relevant public
> authority.
> -	International issues related to public policies and to the
> national interest should be coordinated, as appropriate, on an
> intergovernmental basis, under the UN framework.
>
> That document was put on the table and participants' comment was open. 
> One
> delegate requested to add one more bullet sentence as the fourth one. -
> "Facilitating the multilingual domain name registration"
>
> Next speaker was Chinese delegate. (Horrible to all observers in 
> hearing
> its country name called and such an expectation has never been betrayed
> even this time) His short remark reminded the chair of rules of 
> procedure
> that make observers leave in negotiation process. Chair quickly 
> responded
> by requesting observers to leave out. Alas! So, I should leave. Then,
> abruptly, one person of civil society participants rebuffed the chair's
> request. "Depending on rules of procedure, at least five minutes 
> should be
> given to observers for speaking their concerns". That argument was very
> correct, and so chair allowed observers use ten minutes. He made a very
> good comment on the draft document. His point was two. One is that at 
> the
> first bullet sentence, "multilateral" is inappropriate word. Multi
> stakeholder concept should be clearly described there. And secondly,
> regarding ccTLD (third bullet sentence), multistakehoder principle 
> should
> be reformulated even to national level. Later, I confirmed the speaker 
> was
> Bertrand Chappelle. Momentarily, in my brain, Meryem's comment that
> multistakeholder concept is not yet a consensus of civil society 
> community
> was reminded, but anyhow I think his short comment was very important 
> and
> valuable at the meeting.
>
> When I slowly put materials in my bag for leaving, Brazilian delegate 
> made
> new proposal. His request was very interesting. "We, Brazil, and some
> other countries which are taking common position on this issue should
> discuss together and I have not yet consulted with my government.
> Therefore, I propose to have another comment session tomorrow morning" 
> He
> mentioned some countries - Cuba, South Africa, China and at least two 
> more
> countries (unfortunately I forgot it) sharing the same position. Chair
> accepted his request and declared to close the meeting.
>
> This morning, I will attend to the working group meeting again, but
> definitely I must be kicked off after five minutes attendance.
>
>
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Chun Eung Hwi
> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
> Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Thu Sep 18 12:45:36 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] a view on the denial of accreditation of
 Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres
In-Reply-To: <D9B42089-E9C1-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <web-164045732@mail1.abac.com>

Thank you Rick for this neutral and constructive point of
view. 

Adel El Zaim

-----------------------------------------


On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:21:22 +0200
 Rik Panganiban <rikp@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> 
> Speaking in my personal capacity, I would like to express
> a view on the denial of accreditation to the WSIS of the
> media-rights group Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres (Reporters
> Without Borders).  For those who do not know, during the
> high-level segment of the last session of the Commission
> on Human Rights, held in March 2003, RSF disrupted one of
> the meetings by throwing flyers into the assembly hall,
> denouncing the election as chair of the CHR a
> representative of the government of Libya. This was a
> planned act of civil disobedience, which resulted in
> their expulsion from the hall of those RSF
> representatives, and subsequently the suspension of their
> accreditation to ECOSOC for one year.
> 
> My understanding is that if an organization with ECOSOC
> consultative status has their accreditation suspended or
> revoked, they are not allowed to participate in other
> UN-sponsored fora.  Thus, on a legalistic level, the WSIS
> secretariat was within their rights to not allow this
> organization's representatives to be accredited to
> participate in the WSIS.
> 
> Civil society organizations should know some of the
> immediate results of RSF's actions.  While many human
> rights groups at the Commission on Human Rights were
> certainly in sympathy and agreement with the message RSF
> was communicating, several disagreed vociferously with
> their methods.  One direct effect of the RSF action was
> that every NGO was subject to extreme searches for the
> rest of the CHR, and prevented from carrying into meeting
> rooms of more than a handful of documents for fear that
> each group would stage another similar demonstration.
> 
> This was the first year that the Commission on Human
> Rights has ever held a high-level segment.  One important
> goal of the high-level segment was to bring more
> political weight and financial support for the work of
> the CHR, which in recent years has suffered from severe
> budget cuts effecting the basic functioning of the
> meeting, including meeting times, translations, meeting
> rooms, etc.  By disrupting the high-level segment, it
> will certainly be taken into consideration when the
> Commission decides whether to hold it again in subsequent
> years.
> 
> I am not opposed to civil disobedience, which has its
> place when other means of protest and negotiation have
> been exhausted.  But civil society organizations need to
> be clear about where they stand on whether or not we
> choose to respect the rules of participation.   RSF chose
> to do their action, I believe in full understanding of
> the immediate and longer-term effect of that action.
> However I think we need to be clear that NGOs in general
> have the responsibility to participate in a constructive
> and fair manner, in the same way that we expect
> governments to respect the rules of procedure.  If an NGO
> chooses to not follow those rules of procedure, there are
> consequences.
> 
> As we fight for our rights to participate effectively in
> the WSIS process, we need to be clear that we do not
> intend to simply shout at government representatives, to
> shower them with flyers, but that we want to engage
> constructively and respectfully in the negotiations.
> 
> 
> Rik Panganiban
> (in my personal capacity)
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

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From josec_sendin at yahoo.es  Thu Sep 18 08:29:52 2003
From: josec_sendin at yahoo.es (=?iso-8859-1?q?Jos=E9=20Carlos=20Send=EDn=20Guti=E9rrez?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Traslation English-Spanish
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From dbronson at ichrdd.ca  Thu Sep 18 13:35:20 2003
From: dbronson at ichrdd.ca (dbronson@ichrdd.ca)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] human rights launch invitation for Friday Sept 19
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From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Thu Sep 18 13:42:24 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] human rights launch invitation for Friday Sept 19
Message-ID: <12422493704593@iccnet.cm>

Thank you for your invitation, w'll follow it on-line.
Regards,

===== Original Message From plenary@wsis-cs.org =====
>Dear Friends
>
>On behalf of the human rights caucus I would like to invite everyone to a=20
>launch of three publications tomorrow September 19 at 5:00 pm.     A flyer =
>
>is attached to this message and there are many of them floating around the =
>
>CIGC.  The organisations involved are Rights & Democracy,  the Electronic=20
>Privacy Information Centre (EPIC), Privacy International (PI) and Greenet.
>
>For people in Geneva,  the launch will take place in the ITU tower=20
>building, second basement.  You can also go through the Varemb=E9 building =
>
>which is a bit closer from the CIGC.    For the latter, you can use your=20
>magnetized card to get into the building and then you can follow the=20
>signs.       We will have short presentations by the authors or editors of =
>
>the publications, a short time for questions, followed by our special=20
>guests, the UN Interim High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand=20
>Ramcharan as well as Adama Samass=E9kou.=20
>
>Room capacity is limited so please come early.    A reception will follow. =
>
>  Please join us.  We hope that this will be an interesting, informative=20
>and fun event,.    It is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and =
>
>Cooperation.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Diana=20
>
>
>
>Diana Bronson
>Coordinator/Coordonnatrice
>Globalization and Human Rights Programme=20
>Programme mondialisation et droits humains
>Rights and Democracy/Droits et D=E9mocratie
>1001, boul. de Maisonneuve est, Bureau 1100
>Montr=E9al, Qu=E9bec
>H2L 4P9
>tel:  514 283 6073
>fax:  514 283 3792
>www.ichrdd.ca
>dbronson@ichrdd.ca

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From fcouchet at april.org  Thu Sep 18 14:17:10 2003
From: fcouchet at april.org (Frederic Couchet)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Journal from SMSI
Message-ID: <87vfrqgrs9.fsf@yoda.april.org>

Here is my journal from SMSI http://wiki.april.org/SMSIPrepComIII.

Only in French, but feel free to
translate into English (it's a WikiWikiWeb so you can modify the text
without identification).


-- 
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From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Thu Sep 18 14:21:58 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fourth Unofficial personal report of ad-hoc working group for Internet
 Governance, Prepcom III, WSIS
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309182215190.17919-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

I am sorry for not describing the whole scene that is happening in Prepcom 
III, but I am only one person who has body imprisoned in physical limit, 
which is far away from cyberspace itself. Therefore, please forgive me. 
And I have my own personal concern among many issues. That is why I am 
concentrating on only this one specific issue of Internet Governance. 
Moreover, although many people may not believe my excuse, as a non-English 
speaker, my English capacity is not so good. I have much feelings on 
Plenary session of Sub-com II, but if I should summarize it as much as I 
have done to now, it takes much time. 

This morning, as promised yesterday evening session, I tried to attend to 
ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance, but the meeting place was not 
notified. As I asked the meeting place to other national delegates, they 
answered it was very vague yesterday. As a result, morning session was 
broken. 

In the morning main session of Sub-com II, many delegations including the 
U.S., Brazil, China expressed that they are waiting for the results of the 
above-mentioned working group with respect to internet governance related 
action plan items. Immediately after lunch time, the meeting place and 
time (14:00) was notified again on the board. So, I attended to that 
meeting again. Then, almost half of delegations were present there 
compared with yesterday evening session. Maybe, too late notification 
might make so. Anyhow, after ten minutes passed away, Chair declared the 
opeing. Chair requested five minutes comments from observers. 

The first comment was made by private sector. Multi-stakehoder 
participation and public-private partnership should be inserted at the 
first bullet. And In the 2nd bullet, private sector leadership should be 
emphasized in all areas of Internet. We are not talking about the 
leadership for development in general, but talking about leadership at the 
stage of planning, designing of technical things. 

The second comment was made by Mr. Bertrand Chappelle. He suggested to 
insert "with the consensus of local internet community" in the third 
bullet sentence. (Yesterday he had already proposed to reformulate it. 
Today, he coined the concrete words.) And also he pointed out the 
intercontradiction of bullet sentence 1 and 4 because 4 is saying that 
government's sole while the first bullet sentence is emphasizing the 
importance of multi stakeholders. 

Yesterday, as finally resolved, the rules of procedure allowed five 
minutes presentation from observers and observers should leave during 
negotiation, and after the closing negotiation, chair will brief its 
outcome to observers. So, private sector person asked when they can get 
briefing. The answer of the chair was very vague. It could be immediately 
after the agreement among governments. And it might not be easy to guess 
when it will come up with for now. Correctly speaking nobody knows it. How 
can we know when the briefing will be done? Bertrand's answer to this 
interesting question was that we should keep the gate by standing up.

Chair said to request us to leave out generously, but personally it was 
felt to be forced by some evil power. Please God, forgive them!


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Thu Sep 18 14:51:49 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Journal from SMSI
Message-ID: <13514965606474@iccnet.cm>

C'est tr?s int?ressant de faire cette synth?se, nous vous en remercione.

>===== Original Message From Frederic Couchet <plenary@wsis-cs.org> =====
>Here is my journal from SMSI http://wiki.april.org/SMSIPrepComIII.
>
>Only in French, but feel free to
>translate into English (it's a WikiWikiWeb so you can modify the text
>without identification).
>
>
>--
>Petition contre les brevets logiciels      http://petition.eurolinux.org/
>EUCD.INFO						http://eucd.info/
>Frederic Couchet                     	 	      Tel: 06 60 68 89 31
>APRIL                                               http://www.april.org/
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
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>.

______________________________
NGO LOUGA Madeleine
Executive Coordinator
Health and Environment Program
Focal Point African Network on TRIPs (Afri-TAN)
BP 875 
YAOUNDE-CAMEROON
Phone/Fax : (237) 223 06 56
Mobile phone : (237) 9576218
Mobile phone : (237) 7715304
E.mail : hepcameroun@yahoo.fr
or mlouga@hotmail.com
web site:www.multimania.com/hep


From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Thu Sep 18 14:52:08 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Journal from SMSI
Message-ID: <13520864006482@iccnet.cm>

C'est tr?s int?ressant de faire cette synth?se, nous vous en remercione.
Madeleine

>===== Original Message From Frederic Couchet <plenary@wsis-cs.org> =====
>Here is my journal from SMSI http://wiki.april.org/SMSIPrepComIII.
>
>Only in French, but feel free to
>translate into English (it's a WikiWikiWeb so you can modify the text
>without identification).
>
>
>--
>Petition contre les brevets logiciels      http://petition.eurolinux.org/
>EUCD.INFO						http://eucd.info/
>Frederic Couchet                     	 	      Tel: 06 60 68 89 31
>APRIL                                               http://www.april.org/
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>.

______________________________
NGO LOUGA Madeleine
Executive Coordinator
Health and Environment Program
Focal Point African Network on TRIPs (Afri-TAN)
BP 875 
YAOUNDE-CAMEROON
Phone/Fax : (237) 223 06 56
Mobile phone : (237) 9576218
Mobile phone : (237) 7715304
E.mail : hepcameroun@yahoo.fr
or mlouga@hotmail.com
web site:www.multimania.com/hep


From saeidneshat at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 18 15:21:48 2003
From: saeidneshat at yahoo.com (Neshat Saeid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] human rights launch invitation for Friday Sept 19
In-Reply-To: <OF36E97C5A.DAD428F1-ON85256DA5.00442F7E-85256DA5.00452A41@ichrdd.ca>
Message-ID: <20030918142148.64033.qmail@web40606.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear friends,

It was really great!

Saeid N. Neshat
Human Rights Activist
Iran

--- dbronson@ichrdd.ca wrote:
> Dear Friends
> 
> On behalf of the human rights caucus I would like to
> invite everyone to a 
> launch of three publications tomorrow September 19
> at 5:00 pm.     A flyer 
> is attached to this message and there are many of
> them floating around the 
> CIGC.  The organisations involved are Rights &
> Democracy,  the Electronic 
> Privacy Information Centre (EPIC), Privacy
> International (PI) and Greenet.
> 
> For people in Geneva,  the launch will take place in
> the ITU tower 
> building, second basement.  You can also go through
> the Varembé building 
> which is a bit closer from the CIGC.    For the
> latter, you can use your 
> magnetized card to get into the building and then
> you can follow the 
> signs.       We will have short presentations by the
> authors or editors of 
> the publications, a short time for questions,
> followed by our special 
> guests, the UN Interim High Commissioner for Human
> Rights, Bertrand 
> Ramcharan as well as Adama Samassékou. 
> 
> Room capacity is limited so please come early.    A
> reception will follow. 
>   Please join us.  We hope that this will be an
> interesting, informative 
> and fun event,.    It is supported by the Swiss
> Agency for Development and 
> Cooperation.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Diana 
> 
> 
> 
> Diana Bronson
> Coordinator/Coordonnatrice
> Globalization and Human Rights Programme 
> Programme mondialisation et droits humains
> Rights and Democracy/Droits et Démocratie
> 1001, boul. de Maisonneuve est, Bureau 1100
> Montréal, Québec
> H2L 4P9
> tel:  514 283 6073
> fax:  514 283 3792
> www.ichrdd.ca
> dbronson@ichrdd.ca

> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream
name=FLYER_EN.PDF


> ATTACHMENT part 3 application/octet-stream
name=FLYER_FR.PDF



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From zielinskic at who.int  Thu Sep 18 15:34:11 2003
From: zielinskic at who.int (zielinskic@who.int)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Fourth Unofficial personal report of ad-hoc working
 group for InternetGovernance, Prepcom III, WSIS
Message-ID: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165A1E@whqkaki01.who.int>

Chun Eung Hwi,

Many thanks for sending us your very interesting personal comments - please
continue as they bring a new perspective on what is happening in the
PrepCom!

Chris

Chris Zielinski
STP CSI/GPR/EGB
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia, CH1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354


-----Original Message-----
From: ct-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of
Chun Eung Hwi
Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2003 15:22
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org; ct@wsis-cs.org
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Fourth Unofficial personal report of ad-hoc working
group for InternetGovernance, Prepcom III, WSIS


I am sorry for not describing the whole scene that is happening in Prepcom 
III, but I am only one person who has body imprisoned in physical limit, 
which is far away from cyberspace itself. Therefore, please forgive me. 
And I have my own personal concern among many issues. That is why I am 
concentrating on only this one specific issue of Internet Governance. 
Moreover, although many people may not believe my excuse, as a non-English 
speaker, my English capacity is not so good. I have much feelings on 
Plenary session of Sub-com II, but if I should summarize it as much as I 
have done to now, it takes much time. 

This morning, as promised yesterday evening session, I tried to attend to 
ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance, but the meeting place was not 
notified. As I asked the meeting place to other national delegates, they 
answered it was very vague yesterday. As a result, morning session was 
broken. 

In the morning main session of Sub-com II, many delegations including the 
U.S., Brazil, China expressed that they are waiting for the results of the 
above-mentioned working group with respect to internet governance related 
action plan items. Immediately after lunch time, the meeting place and 
time (14:00) was notified again on the board. So, I attended to that 
meeting again. Then, almost half of delegations were present there 
compared with yesterday evening session. Maybe, too late notification 
might make so. Anyhow, after ten minutes passed away, Chair declared the 
opeing. Chair requested five minutes comments from observers. 

The first comment was made by private sector. Multi-stakehoder 
participation and public-private partnership should be inserted at the 
first bullet. And In the 2nd bullet, private sector leadership should be 
emphasized in all areas of Internet. We are not talking about the 
leadership for development in general, but talking about leadership at the 
stage of planning, designing of technical things. 

The second comment was made by Mr. Bertrand Chappelle. He suggested to 
insert "with the consensus of local internet community" in the third 
bullet sentence. (Yesterday he had already proposed to reformulate it. 
Today, he coined the concrete words.) And also he pointed out the 
intercontradiction of bullet sentence 1 and 4 because 4 is saying that 
government's sole while the first bullet sentence is emphasizing the 
importance of multi stakeholders. 

Yesterday, as finally resolved, the rules of procedure allowed five 
minutes presentation from observers and observers should leave during 
negotiation, and after the closing negotiation, chair will brief its 
outcome to observers. So, private sector person asked when they can get 
briefing. The answer of the chair was very vague. It could be immediately 
after the agreement among governments. And it might not be easy to guess 
when it will come up with for now. Correctly speaking nobody knows it. How 
can we know when the briefing will be done? Bertrand's answer to this 
interesting question was that we should keep the gate by standing up.

Chair said to request us to leave out generously, but personally it was 
felt to be forced by some evil power. Please God, forgive them!


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
Content & Themes Documents: 
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From Glenine.Hamlyn at eed.de  Thu Sep 18 15:43:40 2003
From: Glenine.Hamlyn at eed.de (Glenine.Hamlyn@eed.de)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: Antwort: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PrepCom reports and events
Message-ID: <OFE7B81337.CF62D5DA-ONC1256DA5.0050C74B@eze.org>

Lieber Arne und Ralf,

das ist ganz toll, dass Ihr die Arbeit macht. Ich verfolge alles etwas
passiv, schreibe aber gerade einen Artikel f?r den ?berblick, den ich nach
dem PrepCom updaten werde. Bin ab Sonntagabend in Genf. Vielleicht sehen
wir uns?

Cheers
Glenine



                                                                                                          
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Just a quick note to inform everyone that, as always, Ralf Bendrath
and I are posting both latest news on PrepCom progress and a detailed
timetable of civil society events during these 2 weeks on the website
www.worldsummit2003.org
www.worldsummit2003.de

You can find more news on PrepCom events on:
www.prepcom.net/wsis
www.crisinfo.org
... and on others, of course....

Regards,
Arne Hintz
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From izumi at anr.org  Thu Sep 18 16:39:45 2003
From: izumi at anr.org (Izumi Aizu)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] webcast of WSIS meetings
In-Reply-To: <65F40A98-E9BA-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <5.1.1.11.2.20030919003743.04698570@211.125.95.185>

Thanks Rik,

And yes, I am checking this webcast from my Tokyo home with
cable broadband connection, and at least the audio is very clear.
They don't show the speakers from the clear. And no translation
is hard for non-English speeches to understand.

I feel not too remote... but missing all the great friends to mingle.
Now they finished para 40, right?

izumi


At 11:28 03/09/18 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>For those who have the time, patience and the language skills, you can 
>view and listen to webcast of the official WSIS plenary and Sub-committee 
>Two meetings online at:
>
>                         http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/pc3/
>
>This is the "room feed" which means that there is no translation.  So if 
>someone is delivering an intervention in Arabic, you hear Arabic.
>There are archived feeds from previous meetings as well as a live feed 
>from the current meeting in progress.
>
>And obviously it helps if you have broadband and are not behind a firewall.
>
>Enjoy.
>
>Rik Panganiban


From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Thu Sep 18 17:02:41 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] civil society comments on draft declaration online
Message-ID: <3F69D721.3F8F77BA@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Hi all,

the compiled documents with our comments on the draft summit declaration
(done by the content and themes group) are now online:

on Paras 1-11

<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CSO-LanguageSubmissionforDraftDeclarationPara12-54-sept17th-2003.rtf>

on paras 12-54
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CSO-LanguageSubmissionforDraftDeclarationPara1-11-sept17th-2003.rtf>

Best, Ralf

From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Thu Sep 18 17:07:51 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fifth Unofficial personal report of the ad-hoc working group of
 Internet Governance, PrepCom III, WSIS
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309190057340.18494-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

Here, I attach the outcome of the ad-hoc working group of Internet 
Governance.

Bracket part has not yet reached to an agreement.

I was told that the key conflicting part was number 4. a) was proposed by 
the U.S. b) was proposed by Brazil and China. And some countries made 
comments to delete the phrase of "under the UN framework", so the 
remaining phrase is c).  Canada proposed e) and EU and some other 
countries amended that proposal by deleting the phrase of "mutually 
agreed". 

I am sorry. This explanation was not given by official briefing. 
Still, I have not heard any notification from that working group.
I should have tried to collect information what has been done behind the 
curtain. In this case, Internet or some ICTs are not helpful at all.  

Could you solve this puzzle? What could be final consensus? In my view, 
the final consensus, if it could be, would be reached to coming December 
Summit. Quite frankly, I could not guess the possible compromise of these 
conflicting views. Anyhow, I am thinking the riddle of power balance and 
reason/understanding. My internal question is if we are going towards 
information and communication society or is it really progress of human 
beings? 

---------------------------------------------------------------
1.	The international management of the Internet should be 
multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of 
governments, the private sector, civil society and international 
organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, 
facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of 
the Internet.
2.	The management of the Internet encompasses both technical and 
policy issues. The private sector has had and will continue to have an 
important role in the development of the Internet [at the technical 
level].
3.	[Policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues should 
be
	the sovereign right of countries.]
4.	Internet issues of an international nature related to public 
policies should be coordinated 
	a)	[between governments and other interested parties.] 
	b)	[through/by appropriate intergovernmental organizations 
under the
		 UN framework.]
	c)	[as appropriate on an intergovernmental basis.]
	d)	[through/by appropriate international organizations.]
	e)	[through appropriate and mutually agreed international 
organizations.]
---------------------------------------------------------
5.	Facilitating the multilingual domain name registration


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Thu Sep 18 18:19:28 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] a view on the denial of accreditation of Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres
In-Reply-To: <D9B42089-E9C1-11D7-9C70-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <4225297E-E9FC-11D7-86FA-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

Hi Rik and all,

As I told you already, and as I said in the CS plenary this morning, I 
completely agree with you on this, and I'm sure all members of the 
human rights caucus share with me this very simple and clear position: 
when one organization enters a system, it should respect its rules, and 
it is clear for all of us that RSF hasn't respected the rules.

But the statement proposed by the media and the human rights caucuses 
is not saying that RSF should be allowed to participate into WSIS as an 
organization with ECOSOC status. it only says, about the administrative 
decision made by the executive director of the secretariat of *this* 
summit, that: "The procedural reason given should not override the 
principle at the core of the Summit : an Information and Communication 
Society should have as its basis the respect for human rights and 
fundamental freedoms, notably freedom of expression and freedom of the 
press."

As explained by Alain Clerc in the CS plenary, when ECOSOC consultative 
status of RSF has been suspended, it was too late for RSF to request 
WSIS accreditation. This means that RSF could have been accredited, if 
it was not this delay. Thus, the decision remains in the hand of the 
secretariat. And, whether one likes or not RSF methods and practices, 
this is now a matter of principle, and of symbol.

A summit on the information society that allows the participation of 
governments that systematically censors medias but that doesn't allow 
the participation of one of the leading international groups defending 
those rights makes no sense.

Meryem


Le jeudi, 18 sep 2003, ? 12:21 Europe/Paris, Rik Panganiban a ?crit :

> Dear Friends,
>
> Speaking in my personal capacity, I would like to express a view on 
> the denial of accreditation to the WSIS of the media-rights group 
> Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders).  For those 
> who do not know, during the high-level segment of the last session of 
> the Commission on Human Rights, held in March 2003, RSF disrupted one 
> of the meetings by throwing flyers into the assembly hall, denouncing 
> the election as chair of the CHR a representative of the government of 
> Libya. This was a planned act of civil disobedience, which resulted in 
> their expulsion from the hall of those RSF representatives, and 
> subsequently the suspension of their accreditation to ECOSOC for one 
> year.
>
> My understanding is that if an organization with ECOSOC consultative 
> status has their accreditation suspended or revoked, they are not 
> allowed to participate in other UN-sponsored fora.  Thus, on a 
> legalistic level, the WSIS secretariat was within their rights to not 
> allow this organization's representatives to be accredited to 
> participate in the WSIS.
>
> Civil society organizations should know some of the immediate results 
> of RSF's actions.  While many human rights groups at the Commission on 
> Human Rights were certainly in sympathy and agreement with the message 
> RSF was communicating, several disagreed vociferously with their 
> methods.  One direct effect of the RSF action was that every NGO was 
> subject to extreme searches for the rest of the CHR, and prevented 
> from carrying into meeting rooms of more than a handful of documents 
> for fear that each group would stage another similar demonstration.
>
> This was the first year that the Commission on Human Rights has ever 
> held a high-level segment.  One important goal of the high-level 
> segment was to bring more political weight and financial support for 
> the work of the CHR, which in recent years has suffered from severe 
> budget cuts effecting the basic functioning of the meeting, including 
> meeting times, translations, meeting rooms, etc.  By disrupting the 
> high-level segment, it will certainly be taken into consideration when 
> the Commission decides whether to hold it again in subsequent years.
>
> I am not opposed to civil disobedience, which has its place when other 
> means of protest and negotiation have been exhausted.  But civil 
> society organizations need to be clear about where they stand on 
> whether or not we choose to respect the rules of participation.   RSF 
> chose to do their action, I believe in full understanding of the 
> immediate and longer-term effect of that action. However I think we 
> need to be clear that NGOs in general have the responsibility to 
> participate in a constructive and fair manner, in the same way that we 
> expect governments to respect the rules of procedure.  If an NGO 
> chooses to not follow those rules of procedure, there are > consequences.
>
> As we fight for our rights to participate effectively in the WSIS 
> process, we need to be clear that we do not intend to simply shout at 
> government representatives, to shower them with flyers, but that we 
> want to engage constructively and respectfully in the negotiations.
>
>
> Rik Panganiban
> (in my personal capacity)
>
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From steve at commedia.org.uk  Thu Sep 18 19:07:43 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (steve@commedia.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Action Plan - amendments from Community Media Workign Group
Message-ID: <1063908463.3f69f46f9e847@setup.greennet.org.uk>

Attached and below are amendments and comments agreed by the Community Media 
Working Group.

Steve Buckley
AMARC


////

Community Media Working Group
Proposed amendments to the Action Plan

Section A

Paragraph 6

?	Strongly support the retention of paragraph 6 in full

Section C1

Paragraph 11

?	In the preamble, after "new technologies" add:-
?Orbital paths should be recognised as a global resource belonging to all of 
humanity and should be allocated to benefit the public interest through 
transparent and accountable regulatory frameworks"

?	In paragraph 11a) delete "relevant" and replace with:-
"appropriate and sustainable solutions including traditional as well as new 
technologies"

?	At end of paragraph 11e) add:-
"and reserve a fixed percentage of satellite capacity for educational, 
humanitarian, community and other non-commercial use"

?	Delete paragraph 11i) in its entirety

Paragraph 12

Section C2

Paragraph 15

?	Delete "electronic"

Paragraph 18

?	Add after sub-paragraph 18c) new sub-paragraph:-
"establish, by 2005, mechanisms within the ITU for the full and affordable 
participation of all civil society stakeholders"

Section C6

Paragraph 25

?	After sub-paragraph 25l) add new sub-paragraph:-
"Governments should establish specific targets for the opening up of broadcast 
licensing to allow for the operation of independent and not-for-profit 
community broadcasting services in every community by 2010 and to ensure all of 
the world's population can access community broadcasting services by 2015"

Paragraph 27

?	Replace from "The radio frequency spectrum" to "agreements" with:-
The radio frequency spectrum should be recognised as a natural resource 
belonging to all of humanity and should be managed in the public interest as a 
publicly owned asset through transparent and accountable regulatory frameworks"

?	Add after sub-paragraph 27a) new sub-paragraph:-
"Spectrum planning and regulation should ensure equitable access to spectrum 
among a plurality of media including sufficient capacity reserved for community 
media in both the analogue and the digital environment"


Paragraph 41

?	Strongly support the retention of sub-paragraph 41f)


Paragraph 42

?	After sub-paragraph 42a) add new sub-paragraph:-
"Governments should establish specific targets for the opening up of broadcast 
licensing to allow for the operation of independent and not-for-profit 
community broadcasting services in every community by 2010 and to ensure all of 
the world's population can access community broadcasting services by 2015"


Paragraph 46

?	At end, insert:-
"Establish, by 2006, a Community Media Fund to support new community radio 
development and community media content including projects that make provision 
for the poorest communities, for cultural and linguistic diversity and for the 
equal participation of women and girls. The Fund should also support community 
projects that combine the use of traditional and new communication 
technologies. The Fund should be established through a donor - civil society 
partnership involving leading community media organisations and civil society 
organisations working in this field"
 













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From web at globalcn.org  Thu Sep 18 19:55:50 2003
From: web at globalcn.org (Lucie Bernier)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Structures - ESP
Message-ID: <BB43A39C958E084B898770244DB67A7E2BAD77@onyris1.onyris.local>

(Espa?ol abajo)
Many thanks to Juan Carlos Send?n Guti?rrez for his translation of the CS Basic Structures document. However, we noticed an error in the Spanish text that may lead to confusion since "WSIS" is translated as the World Forum on Communication Rights (Foro Mundial sobre los Derechos a la Comunicaci?n). 

We have corrected the text which is available at http://www.globalcn.org/en/article.ntd?id=1698&sort=1.24 or in the Word document attached.

________________________

Muchas gracias a Juan Carlos Send?n Guti?rrez por la traducci?n del documento sobre las estructuras b?sicas de la SC. Hemos sin embargo detectado un error en el texto en espa?ol que puede llevar a confusi?n, dado que "WSIS" fue traducido por Foro Mundial sobre los Derechos a la Comunicaci?n, en vez de Cumbre mundial sobre la sociedad de la informaci?n (CMSI).

Hemos corregido el texto que est? disponible en http://www.globalcn.org/es/article.ntd?id=1698&sort=1.24 o en el documento Word en anexo.


-----Message d'origine-----
De : plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]De la part de Jos? Carlos Send?n Guti?rrez
Envoy? : 18 septembre, 2003 03:30
? : sean@nexus.ie
Cc : ct@wsis-cs.org; bureau@wsis-cs.org; bureau@geneva2003.org; plenary@wsis-cs.org
Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] Traslation English-Spanish


Hi,

Sorry for being so late in doing this traslation. I have been sick for two days. Please, find attached hereby the document with the traslation Englsih-Spanish of the Summary of Civil Society Structures.

If you have any comment on the text, please let me know. 

Best regards.



Jos? Carlos Send?n Guti?rrez 


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From muguet at mdpi.org  Thu Sep 18 22:27:11 2003
From: muguet at mdpi.org (Dr. Francis MUGUET)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Meeting of the Civil Soc. WG on Patents and Copyrights
Message-ID: <1063920432.3083.21.camel@localhost.localdomain>

Hello !

The next meeting of the Working on 
Patents,Copyrights, Trademarks (P.C.T) 
http://www.wsis-pct.org/
will be held on tomorrow Friday 19 September 
10H30 - 12 H 
Room 17 CIGG 
 ( the room at the end of the hallway in the basement,
 after the internet center  )

Thanks

Francis Muguet
Coordinator
-- 


From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Fri Sep 19 01:30:14 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] webcast of WSIS meetings
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.11.2.20030919003743.04698570@211.125.95.185>
Message-ID: <20030919003014.59833.qmail@web21303.mail.yahoo.com>

Across the sea here, in a very different time zone, Vancouver, BC is also following the sessions - thank you virtual global community for this opportunity !
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, VIce President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada

Izumi Aizu <izumi@anr.org> wrote:
Thanks Rik,

And yes, I am checking this webcast from my Tokyo home with
cable broadband connection, and at least the audio is very clear.
They don't show the speakers from the clear. And no translation
is hard for non-English speeches to understand.

I feel not too remote... but missing all the great friends to mingle.
Now they finished para 40, right?

izumi


At 11:28 03/09/18 +0200, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>For those who have the time, patience and the language skills, you can 
>view and listen to webcast of the official WSIS plenary and Sub-committee 
>Two meetings online at:
>
> http://www.itu.int/ibs/WSIS/pc3/
>
>This is the "room feed" which means that there is no translation. So if 
>someone is delivering an intervention in Arabic, you hear Arabic.
>There are archived feeds from previous meetings as well as a live feed 
>from the current meeting in progress.
>
>And obviously it helps if you have broadband and are not behind a firewall.
>
>Enjoy.
>
>Rik Panganiban

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From patcha at patcha.jinbo.net  Fri Sep 19 06:04:59 2003
From: patcha at patcha.jinbo.net (PatchA)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:47 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Asian Caucus input to action plan
Message-ID: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNEEPMCNAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>

Dear all,

attached and below is the contribution to action plan from Asian Caucus.

Thanks,
PatchA

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Contribution to Action Plan from the Asian Caucus

Under para. 17, g) should be replaced with the next phrase
To ensure universal access and access for all people, open source/free software or platform should be optionally and preferably taken into account in governmental procurement. 

Under para. 17, addition
Website of all public institution should be designed in a way that all types of browsers could be accessible. Furthermore, plug-in tools which are to be publicly used, e.g. on-line banking add-ons or magnifying add-ons, must be freely provided and compatible to all type of platform. 

Para. 28, d) should be replaced with
Contents regulation, even if it is to be exceptionally allowed for public interest, should not go beyond the principles of human rights and freedom of expression, and those exceptional measures should ensure transparency and accountability, the principle of clarity, minimum, legislation basis. Globally recognized contents regulation, if any, should be rigidly based on consensus of global users¡¯ community and public authorities.

Para. 35, e) second sentence should be replaced
Personal information provider¡¯s consent must be prerequisite to the collection, retention, use and disclosure of their clinical records for the sake of safeguarding from the abuse and possible profiling particularly in a digitized format. 

Under Para. 36, addition
Workers' Rights of Having Access to information
Workers¡¯ rights should be extended to include the unhindered access to communication media and publicly accessible information sources even in workplace, and freedom of censorship, negotiation based monitoring system, freedom of communication among workers and etc.

Under para. 37, addition
For the sake of environmental preservation, new products should necessarily ensure the backward compatibility. Hardware or software vendors should continue the after-sale service for the out-dated products. 
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 19 08:56:03 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] POA-Texte, Multistakeholders
Message-ID: <web-164294991@mail1.abac.com>

Hi,

Attached (.doc and .rtf) is our text for the section 3,
paragraph 18.
I combined the commentary and modifications received from
other groups.

Adel
Thanks To Catherine Fleming Bruce for help in english.

----------------------------
NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel ?
cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
info@isoc.qc.ca
If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
one info@isoc.qc.ca
---------------------
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adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone: (514)214-9139

Association ISOC-Qu?bec
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From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Fri Sep 19 09:51:30 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Communique - RSF exclusion from WSIS - Exclusion de RSF du SMSI
Message-ID: <7666C80E-EA7E-11D7-A35F-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

[English and French versions]

Please find hereafter a common communiqu? of the WSIS civil society 
media and human rights caucuses on the exclusion of Reporters sans 
Frontieres from WSIS. This administrative decision comes after the 
exclusion of Human Rights in China, the only organization devoted to 
human rights in China. See their communique at: www.hrichina.org.
A summit on the information society that allows the participation of 
governments that systematically censors medias and violates human 
rights but that doesn't allow the participation of some of the leading 
international groups defending those rights makes no sense.

Meryem Marzouki, IRIS
Coordination of the WSIS human rights in the information society caucus

Veuillez trouver ci-apr?s un communiqu? commun des caucus m?dias et 
droits de l'homme, regroupant des organisations de la soci?t? civile au 
SMSI, au sujet de l'exclusion de Reporters sans Fronti?res du SMSI. 
Cette exclusion administrative vient s'ajouter ? l'exclusion de la 
seule organisation de d?fense des droits de l'homme en Chine, Human 
Rights in China. Voir le communiqu? de cette organisation ?: 
www.hrichina.org.
Un sommet sur la soci?t? de l'information qui admet la participation 
d'?tats qui censurent syst?matiquement les m?dias et qui violent les 
droits de l'homme, et qui dans le m?me temps exlut la participation de 
certaines des principales organisations d?fendant ces droits, ne fait 
pas sens.

Meryem Marzouki, IRIS
Coordination du caucus droits de l'homme dans la soci?t? de 
l'information du SMSI

===============
English version
===============
Exclusion of Reporters sans Frontieres from the World Summit on the 
Information Society
Common Communique of civil society media and human rights caucuses
Geneva, September 18, 2003

The media and human rights in the information society caucuses, present 
in Geneva for PrepCom 3 of the World Summit on the Information Society 
(WSIS) express their astonishment and consternation over the 
communication by the Executive Director of the Summit to Reporters Sans 
Fronti?res of the refusal to allow the press freedom organization to 
participate in this meeting and the Summit.

The procedural reason given should not override the principle at the 
core of the Summit : an Information adn Communication Society should 
have as its basis the respect for human rights and fundamental 
freedoms, notably freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

We strongly urge the Summit?s Executive Secretariat to abrogate 
immediately its administrative decision to exclude RSF from the work of 
the WSIS.

Failing that, the image of the WSIS and of the UN system could only be 
tarnished as to their attachement to freedom of expression and its 
determination to include civil society in its deliberations.

Contacts for this communique in Geneva :
Media caucus : Ronald Koven, World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC)
Human Rights caucus : Meryem Marzouki, Imaginons un r?seau Internet 
Solidaire (IRIS)
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis

=================
Version fran?aise
=================
Exclusion de Reporters Sans Fronti?res du Sommet mondial sur la soci?t? 
de l'information
Communiqu? commun des caucus m?dias et droits de l'homme de la soci?t? 
civile
Gen?ve, 18 septembre 2003

Les caucus m?dias et droits de l'homme dans la soci?t? de 
l'information, pr?sents ? Gen?ve pour la troisi?me conf?rence 
pr?paratoire du Sommet mondial sur la soci?t? de l?information (SMSI) 
expriment leur ?tonnement et leur consternation devant le refus 
signifi? par le Directeur ex?cutif du Secr?tariat du Sommet ? Reporters 
Sans Fronti?res (RSF) de participer ? cette conf?rence et au Sommet.

Le motif de proc?dure invoqu? ne doit pas primer sur la question de 
principe qui est au coeur de ce Sommet : une soci?t? de l?information 
et de la communication doit avoir pour fondement le respect des droits 
de l?homme et des libert?s fondamentales, notamment la libert? 
d?expression et la libert? de la presse.

Nous demandons avec insistance au Secr?tariat ex?cutif du Sommet de 
surseoir instamment ? la d?cision administrative d?exclure RSF des 
travaux du SMSI.

? d?faut, l?image du Sommet et du syst?me des Nations Unies ne pourrait 
?tre que noircie en ce qui concerne son attachement ? la libert? 
d?expression et ? sa volont? d?inclusion de la soci?t? civile ? ses 
travaux.

Contact pour ce communiqu? ? Gen?ve :
Caucus m?dias : Ronald Koven, World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC)
Caucus droits de l?homme : Meryem Marzouki, Imaginons un r?seau 
Internet Solidaire (IRIS)
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis



--
Meryem Marzouki - http://www.iris.sgdg.org
IRIS - Imaginons un r?seau Internet solidaire
294 rue de Charenton - 75012 Paris
Tel/Fax. +33(0)144749239

From anut_togo at yahoo.fr  Fri Sep 19 10:48:21 2003
From: anut_togo at yahoo.fr (=?iso-8859-1?q?secretariat=20general?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Très important.Veuillez envoyer les courriers en francçais
In-Reply-To: <1063920432.3083.21.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Message-ID: <20030919094821.66615.qmail@web42002.mail.yahoo.com>

salut cher ami,
Nous sommes heureux de faire votre decouverte sur le site et nous sommes tout de m?me fier de cooperer et de collaborer de fa?on ?troite et franche avec vous.Notre association denomm?e association des nations unies pour le togo(ANUT) est une organisation recemment cr?ee qui se veut porteur d'espoir pour les togolais en mati?re de paix et de developpement.Aussi voudrions nous vous prier de nous envoyer les documents et autres en fran?ais pour nous permettre d'apprehender la port?e r?elle des choses.
En comptant sur votre comprehention veuillez agr?er l'expression de nos sentiments respectueux.

Bertin Amegah
Secretaire g?n?ral
Tel 00228 917 15 95

"Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet@mdpi.org> wrote:
Hello !

The next meeting of the Working on 
Patents,Copyrights, Trademarks (P.C.T) 
http://www.wsis-pct.org/
will be held on tomorrow Friday 19 September 
10H30 - 12 H 
Room 17 CIGG 
( the room at the end of the hallway in the basement,
after the internet center )

Thanks

Francis Muguet
Coordinator
-- 

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From anut_togo at yahoo.fr  Fri Sep 19 11:20:00 2003
From: anut_togo at yahoo.fr (=?iso-8859-1?q?secretariat=20general?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] POA-Texte, Multistakeholders
In-Reply-To: <web-164294991@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <20030919102000.95613.qmail@web42005.mail.yahoo.com>

Salut cher ami
 
Nous vous remercions pour votre courrier, mais nous vous prione sinc?rement de nous envoyer plutot les courriers en fran?ais pour nous faciliter la comprehension.
merci


adel.elzaim@canti.com wrote:
Hi,

Attached (.doc and .rtf) is our text for the section 3,
paragraph 18.
I combined the commentary and modifications received from
other groups.

Adel
Thanks To Catherine Fleming Bruce for help in english.

----------------------------
NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel ?
cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
info@isoc.qc.ca
If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
one info@isoc.qc.ca
---------------------
Adel El Zaim, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone: (514)214-9139

Association ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie


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From nne75 at yahoo.com  Fri Sep 19 13:29:21 2003
From: nne75 at yahoo.com (nnenna nwakanma)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Côte d'Ivoire Remembers
Message-ID: <20030919122921.76657.qmail@web10908.mail.yahoo.com>

On the occasion of the first anniversary? of the Ivorian crisis, the country bows to remember lost glory, peace, tranquility, social dreams, and economic stability.
 
In Communication and Internet Service Centers, everyone was encouraged to stand at Midday (12:00GMT) for a couple of minutes in remembrance, in unity and in hope for a better Côte d'Ivoire.
 
Mr Ouattara Mohama, on order from Samuel Kadio, "Rendez-Vous.com" director,  after the few minutes of hommage to the country was kind enough to add extra minutes for all customers at the Cybercafé  ...
 
En souvenir aussi pour les internautes emportés par la crise ...
 
The rebellion and its resultant war in Côte d'Ivoire has caused thousands of death, displacements, and untold hardship to millions in this West African country once known for its peace, economic boom and rich culture.
 
Next time you take a Café or a chocolate, Souviens-toi de la Côte d'Ivoire.
 
And pray for peace in Africa.
 
Shalom
Nnenna


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From mciver at albany.edu  Fri Sep 19 14:24:50 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Critical:  Content and Themes -- File Sizes
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All,

When sending to ct@wsis-cs.org, it is critical
that the file size be < 250,000 bytes .

It it is larger than that, it must be approved.

Even if I approve it, the system has been known
to *not* send large files.

The best way to keep the size down is to
use -- short of ASCII (Text) -- is to use
RTF. Do not use the Word .doc format.


Thanks,

WJM
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School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 19 14:38:19 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] POA-Texte, Multistakeholders
In-Reply-To: <20030919102000.95613.qmail@web42005.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <web-164348893@mail1.abac.com>

Bonjour,

Voici en fran?ais: 
En annexe les documents contenant la compilation des
commentaires sur la section 3, paragraphe 18 du Plan
d'action. 
Merci ? Catherine Fleming de m,avoir aid? dans la r?daction
en anglais.

Le texte fran?ais des modifications sera pr?t bient?t.
Le travail a ?t? fait pr les autres groupes en anglais et
re?u dans cette langue.

Bien ? vous

Adel El Zaim

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:20:00 +0200 (CEST)
 secretariat general <anut_togo@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Salut cher ami
>  
> Nous vous remercions pour votre courrier, mais nous vous
> prione sinc?rement de nous envoyer plutot les courriers
> en fran?ais pour nous faciliter la comprehension.
> merci
> 
> 
> adel.elzaim@canti.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Attached (.doc and .rtf) is our text for the section 3,
> paragraph 18.
> I combined the commentary and modifications received from
> other groups.
> 
> Adel
> Thanks To Catherine Fleming Bruce for help in english.
> 
> ----------------------------
> NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel
> ?
> cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
> info@isoc.qc.ca
> If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
> one info@isoc.qc.ca
> ---------------------
> Adel El Zaim, PhD
> adel.elzaim@canti.com
> T?l?phone: (514)214-9139
> 
> Association ISOC-Qu?bec
> ISOC-Francophonie
> 
> ISOC-Francophonie

From jeanpierre.pinet at atd-quartmonde.org  Fri Sep 19 14:54:46 2003
From: jeanpierre.pinet at atd-quartmonde.org (Jean-Pierre Pinet)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] POA-Texte, Multistakeholders
In-Reply-To: <web-164348893@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <NHBBJDEALFAFHEJLEEEPIEHDCCAA.jeanpierre.pinet@atd-quartmonde.org>

merci... mais les documents attach?s ont d? rester sur votre ordinateur...
Ca arrive...
JP Pinet

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part de adel.elzaim@canti.com
Envoy? : vendredi 19 septembre 2003 15:38
? : plenary@wsis-cs.org
Objet : Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] POA-Texte, Multistakeholders


Bonjour,

Voici en fran?ais:
En annexe les documents contenant la compilation des
commentaires sur la section 3, paragraphe 18 du Plan
d'action.
Merci ? Catherine Fleming de m,avoir aid? dans la r?daction
en anglais.

Le texte fran?ais des modifications sera pr?t bient?t.
Le travail a ?t? fait pr les autres groupes en anglais et
re?u dans cette langue.

Bien ? vous

Adel El Zaim

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:20:00 +0200 (CEST)
 secretariat general <anut_togo@yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Salut cher ami
>
> Nous vous remercions pour votre courrier, mais nous vous
> prione sinc?rement de nous envoyer plutot les courriers
> en fran?ais pour nous faciliter la comprehension.
> merci
>
>
> adel.elzaim@canti.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Attached (.doc and .rtf) is our text for the section 3,
> paragraph 18.
> I combined the commentary and modifications received from
> other groups.
>
> Adel
> Thanks To Catherine Fleming Bruce for help in english.
>
> ----------------------------
> NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel
> ?
> cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
> info@isoc.qc.ca
> If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
> one info@isoc.qc.ca
> ---------------------
> Adel El Zaim, PhD
> adel.elzaim@canti.com
> T?l?phone: (514)214-9139
>
> Association ISOC-Qu?bec
> ISOC-Francophonie
>
> ISOC-Francophonie
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From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Fri Sep 19 14:52:06 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] List of Content and Themes Caucuses online, please check and correct
Message-ID: <3F6B0A06.EF1DDDD2@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Hi all, 

I have put a list of all the caucuses and working groups known to us
online.
You find it at http://www.worldsummit2003.org. Click on "Civil Society
Organisation" in the grey area on top of the page or unter "PrepCom3" on
the right side.
PLEASE:
This list of caucuses is an updated list of the groups active at
PrepCom2. There will probably be more updates needed, as nobody seems to
have a complete overview. So please let us know of needed changes at
bendrath@zedat.fu-berlin.de or wsis@boell.de.
Also, please let us know of websites run by the caucuses and working
groups so we can link to them. 


There has also a bit update been done at the PrepCom3 "Overview and
news" page there, for example the compiled CS comments on the draft
declaration are now online. The compiled action plan comments will be
put online on Monday as soon as they are available.

As usual check http://www.worldsummit2003.org regularly for more
updates, news reporting and analysis.

Best, 

Ralf

From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Fri Sep 19 15:47:15 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] List of Content and Themes Caucuses online, please check and correct
Message-ID: <14471576532422@iccnet.cm>

Dear Ralh,
 I would like to be on the working group on Academia and education.
Regards,

______________________________
NGO LOUGA Madeleine
Executive Coordinator
Health and Environment Program
Focal Point African Network on TRIPs (Afri-TAN)
BP 875 
YAOUNDE-CAMEROON
Phone/Fax : (237) 223 06 56
Mobile phone : (237) 9576218
Mobile phone : (237) 7715304
E.mail : hepcameroun@yahoo.fr
or mlouga@hotmail.com
web site:www.multimania.com/hep


From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Fri Sep 19 16:15:34 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Sixth Unoffical personal report of ad-hoc working group of Internet
 Governance, PrepCom III, WSIS
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309200012300.21112-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

Five minutes is not enough for arguing something, but it is very possible=
=20
time for effective communication rather than biting so much time for=20
duplication and repetition of the same words in the name of country=20
delegation. And now we are talking about global information and=20
communication society meaning more feasible, more desirable, more=20
efficient, more valuable communication rather than the discommunication=20
arising from cliche. Will government delegates know this?

Even today, Bertrand Chapelle demonstrated this effective case of=20
communication for making better world. Only for five minutes allowed for=20
civil society group, he commented once again on key points of the issue.=20
Maybe, those who read my fifth unofficial report may have the compromise=20
text as one outcome of ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance. He=20
made three comments on that text.

The first one was to point out the word - "multilateral" still surviving=20
even after his repeated comments should be replaced with multi=20
stakeholder, and the participation of all stakeholders in the=20
international management of Internet should be kept at the first bullet=20
sentence.=20

Regarding the 3rd bullet sentence, he expressed one surprise that the=20
prior "ccTLD" (country code top level domain name) related phrase had=20
completely disappered and the present text is saying more broader and=20
expanded scope of "Internet-related public policy issues" language=20
replaced it. Anyhow, he reiterated the importance of the decision or=20
participation of local internet community (LIC), (but not simply by=20
governments)

Again, today, he pointed out bullet sentence 1 and bullet sentence 4 are=20
intercontradictory because bullet sentence 1 is saying the all=20
stakeholders' participation, but bullet sentence 3 and some phrases of 4=20
is saying only governments.=20

By leaving out of the meeting place, Bertrand requested to be called on=20
when ten minutes briefing is to be held before the closing time. And he=20
put down his mobile phone number to the secretariat. I asked the=20
secretariat person when the predefined closing time is. Then, his answer=20
was that it is open-ending meeting, so we cannot guess it, but it might be=
=20
around five o'clock. (The beginning time of this session was two o'clock.=
=20

Today, even though Friday, in the morning all comments on draft Action=20
Plan document has finished. So, there is no afternoon session. And=20
tomorrow and Sunday, we don't have any session. So, many frinds of mine=20
have already left for looking around the city. But unfortunately, due to=20
my small self-decision for recording what is happening in Internet=20
Governance working group of PrepCom III, WSIS - seemingly very foolish=20
decision, now I am keeping the gate of the meeting room. Bertrand left=20
because he had two more promised meeting. He was not sure whether he could=
=20
come back or not. I could be only one watchdog here. At the front of my=20
desk, one African guy is sleeping in his seat. Is WSIS a torture to him?=20
In the midst of his sleeping, he might communicate with their family=20
members free from this torturing world.=20

After looking around the gate a couple of minutes, I decided to enter into=
=20
the meeting place. If I would not intervene with the meeting, I would not=
=20
be recognized. As I entered into the meeting place, the most heating=20
debate has already gone away. With regard to hot debate point, I could=20
hear only one speech of Brazil delegate. He said that together with all=20
other countries like Egypt, Iran, Bangladesh, China =A1=A6, we respect the=
=20
private sector. Private sector has their own affairs. They can do that by=
=20
self-regulation. On the other hand, each government have their own public=
=20
policies, and for the coordination with other governments, governments=20
should do their own affairs. We have no intention to disturb private=20
sector's affairs. We, as governments, want to do our own affairs. This is=
=20
very legitimate

And the other discussion was concerned with multilingual domain name.=20
Indian delegate proposed the specific language of "internationalized=20
domain name" rather than "multilingual domain name registration" for the=20
bullet sentence 5. And for the time being, there was some confusing talks=
=20
on this - somebody wanted to use the term of "regionalism" and some=20
confusion of RIR (regional internet registry) and domain name, confusion=20
of language and technical code scheme. Sharil (Chair of GAC/ICANN)'s=20
clarification =A1=A6 Diop's technical explanation (Diop was the national=20
delegate of Senegal, but he was financially supported by ICANN for this=20
participation, he is now one of board members of ICANN. I have already=20
described him in my 3rd Unofficial personal report. After very confusing=20
long discussion, all participants agreed to the addition proposal of=20
"taking into account multilingualism" at the end of the first bullet=20
sentence. For the time being, there was chaos talks on multilingualism and=
=20
internationalized domain name.=20

After the closing of the meeting, Bertrand came back and asked some=20
questions to the Chair. He raised up the severe danger of the bullet=20
sentence 3 - because it could be abused as contents regulation by state.=20
He also requested the change of situation of observers' attendance at=20
least next week. Chair promised to try to do so, but still the answer was=
=20
very unclear.

I don't know what happens in the discussion among governmental
delegations. Fortunately, one lady is present in the meeting as a member
of national delegate. She disclosed what is happening in the other mailing
list for Internet Governance. It shows up one severe schism - one bloc of
U.S. EU, Japan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, Senegal, (prefer
multistakeholder and "international") and the other bloc of Mali,
Mauritious, China, Uganda, Brazil, Saudi Arabia (prefer
"intergovernmental") In closing remark, Chair reminded the spirit of WSIS,
bridging the gap of digital divide and appealing the narrowing down the
gap between extremes, and to seek compromise. And Closed. Bye bye up to
next week Monday.!!!!!

------------------------------------------------------------
Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  =09    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---------------------------------------------------
From: "jeanette hofmann" <jeanette@wz-berlin.de>To:=20
governance@lists.cpsr.orgReply-to: jeanette@wz-berlin.deCc:=20
wsis@ilpostino.jpberlin.deSubject: [Governance] report of governance=20
working groupDate: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:00:41 +0200
Hi, everyone,
=20
The crucial bone of contention of today was=20
item/bullet point 4, which was already very=20
controversial yesterday. Below you find the=20
different versions discussed yesterday:
=20
=20
4.Internet issues of an international nature=20
related to public policies should be coordinated=20
    a)[between governments and other=20
    interested parties.]=20
b)  [through/by appropriate=20
    intergovernmental organizations under=20
    the UN framework.]
    c)[as appropriate on an intergovernmental=20
    basis.]
    d)[through/by appropriate international=20
    organizations.]
    e)[through appropriate and mutually agreed=20
    international organizations.]
=20
=20
  List of countries that spoke up on this issue today:=20
=20
EU: a or d
Japan: d
Canada: d
Norway: a or d,
Mali: b
Mauricius: b
China: b
Uganda: b
Brazil: b
Australia: a
Saudi Arabia: b
US: a (only)
Mexico: a
Zimbabwe: b
Senegal: a or d
=20
As you can see, no consensus was possible. As a result, item 4 is=20
put into additional square brackets. All in all, there are now 2 levels=20
of square brackets. One applies to the whole paragraph 44, the=20
other to item 4. For option c and e, a third level of brackets was=20
discussed but finally dismissed. Now, the whole para will go back=20
to plenary next week. I don't see that another plenary discussion=20
will be of any help.=20
=20
I am most likely not allowed to post this information, please keep it=20
confidential and by no means forward it with my name or email=20
address attached. Also, no guarantee that I got all the votes right,=20
we have a language problem here and just Richard Hill (surprise,=20
surprise, as an interpreter.
=20
Best, je
=20
=20




From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Fri Sep 19 16:23:32 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Wolfgang_Kleinw=E4chter?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Sixth Unoffical personal report of ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance, PrepCom III, WSIS
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309200012300.21112-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
Message-ID: <3A64809B-EAB5-11D7-A302-000393CB284C@imv.au.dk>

Dear Chun,

this is such as lively and wonderful report that i have the feeling I  
was in there. So many thanks and enjouy a non-turtored weekend. Take  
some time an go the french mountains.

BTW here is a good short press report from Mondays Press conference on  
AP

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/ 
0,7204,7311040%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=6&u=/ap/ 
20030918/ap_on_hi_te/internet_regulation
Best

wolfgang



On fredag, sep 19, 2003, at 17:15 Europe/Copenhagen, Chun Eung Hwi  
wrote:

> Five minutes is not enough for arguing something, but it is very  
> possible
> time for effective communication rather than biting so much time for
> duplication and repetition of the same words in the name of country
> delegation. And now we are talking about global information and
> communication society meaning more feasible, more desirable, more
> efficient, more valuable communication rather than the discommunication
> arising from cliche. Will government delegates know this?
>
> Even today, Bertrand Chapelle demonstrated this effective case of
> communication for making better world. Only for five minutes allowed  
> for
> civil society group, he commented once again on key points of the  
> issue.
> Maybe, those who read my fifth unofficial report may have the  
> compromise
> text as one outcome of ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance. He
> made three comments on that text.
>
> The first one was to point out the word - "multilateral" still  
> surviving
> even after his repeated comments should be replaced with multi
> stakeholder, and the participation of all stakeholders in the
> international management of Internet should be kept at the first bullet
> sentence.
>
> Regarding the 3rd bullet sentence, he expressed one surprise that the
> prior "ccTLD" (country code top level domain name) related phrase had
> completely disappered and the present text is saying more broader and
> expanded scope of "Internet-related public policy issues" language
> replaced it. Anyhow, he reiterated the importance of the decision or
> participation of local internet community (LIC), (but not simply by
> governments)
>
> Again, today, he pointed out bullet sentence 1 and bullet sentence 4  
> are
> intercontradictory because bullet sentence 1 is saying the all
> stakeholders' participation, but bullet sentence 3 and some phrases of  
> 4
> is saying only governments.
>
> By leaving out of the meeting place, Bertrand requested to be called on
> when ten minutes briefing is to be held before the closing time. And he
> put down his mobile phone number to the secretariat. I asked the
> secretariat person when the predefined closing time is. Then, his  
> answer
> was that it is open-ending meeting, so we cannot guess it, but it  
> might be
> around five o'clock. (The beginning time of this session was two  
> o'clock.
>
> Today, even though Friday, in the morning all comments on draft Action
> Plan document has finished. So, there is no afternoon session. And
> tomorrow and Sunday, we don't have any session. So, many frinds of mine
> have already left for looking around the city. But unfortunately, due  
> to
> my small self-decision for recording what is happening in Internet
> Governance working group of PrepCom III, WSIS - seemingly very foolish
> decision, now I am keeping the gate of the meeting room. Bertrand left
> because he had two more promised meeting. He was not sure whether he  
> could
> come back or not. I could be only one watchdog here. At the front of my
> desk, one African guy is sleeping in his seat. Is WSIS a torture to  
> him?
> In the midst of his sleeping, he might communicate with their family
> members free from this torturing world.
>
> After looking around the gate a couple of minutes, I decided to enter  
> into
> the meeting place. If I would not intervene with the meeting, I would  
> not
> be recognized. As I entered into the meeting place, the most heating
> debate has already gone away. With regard to hot debate point, I could
> hear only one speech of Brazil delegate. He said that together with all
> other countries like Egypt, Iran, Bangladesh, China ?, we respect the
> private sector. Private sector has their own affairs. They can do that  
> by
> self-regulation. On the other hand, each government have their own  
> public
> policies, and for the coordination with other governments, governments
> should do their own affairs. We have no intention to disturb private
> sector's affairs. We, as governments, want to do our own affairs. This  
> is
> very legitimate
>
> And the other discussion was concerned with multilingual domain name.
> Indian delegate proposed the specific language of "internationalized
> domain name" rather than "multilingual domain name registration" for  
> the
> bullet sentence 5. And for the time being, there was some confusing  
> talks
> on this - somebody wanted to use the term of "regionalism" and some
> confusion of RIR (regional internet registry) and domain name,  
> confusion
> of language and technical code scheme. Sharil (Chair of GAC/ICANN)'s
> clarification ? Diop's technical explanation (Diop was the national
> delegate of Senegal, but he was financially supported by ICANN for this
> participation, he is now one of board members of ICANN. I have already
> described him in my 3rd Unofficial personal report. After very  
> confusing
> long discussion, all participants agreed to the addition proposal of
> "taking into account multilingualism" at the end of the first bullet
> sentence. For the time being, there was chaos talks on multilingualism  
> and
> internationalized domain name.
>
> After the closing of the meeting, Bertrand came back and asked some
> questions to the Chair. He raised up the severe danger of the bullet
> sentence 3 - because it could be abused as contents regulation by  
> state.
> He also requested the change of situation of observers' attendance at
> least next week. Chair promised to try to do so, but still the answer  
> was
> very unclear.
>
> I don't know what happens in the discussion among governmental
> delegations. Fortunately, one lady is present in the meeting as a  
> member
> of national delegate. She disclosed what is happening in the other  
> mailing
> list for Internet Governance. It shows up one severe schism - one bloc  
> of
> U.S. EU, Japan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, Senegal, (prefer
> multistakeholder and "international") and the other bloc of Mali,
> Mauritious, China, Uganda, Brazil, Saudi Arabia (prefer
> "intergovernmental") In closing remark, Chair reminded the spirit of  
> WSIS,
> bridging the gap of digital divide and appealing the narrowing down the
> gap between extremes, and to seek compromise. And Closed. Bye bye up to
> next week Monday.!!!!!
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Chun Eung Hwi
> General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone:     (+82)  2-2166-2205
> Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
> Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> From: "jeanette hofmann" <jeanette@wz-berlin.de>To:
> governance@lists.cpsr.orgReply-to: jeanette@wz-berlin.deCc:
> wsis@ilpostino.jpberlin.deSubject: [Governance] report of governance
> working groupDate: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:00:41 +0200
> Hi, everyone,
>
> The crucial bone of contention of today was
> item/bullet point 4, which was already very
> controversial yesterday. Below you find the
> different versions discussed yesterday:
>
>
> 4.Internet issues of an international nature
> related to public policies should be coordinated
>     a)[between governments and other
>     interested parties.]
> b)  [through/by appropriate
>     intergovernmental organizations under
>     the UN framework.]
>     c)[as appropriate on an intergovernmental
>     basis.]
>     d)[through/by appropriate international
>     organizations.]
>     e)[through appropriate and mutually agreed
>     international organizations.]
>
>
>   List of countries that spoke up on this issue today:
>
> EU: a or d
> Japan: d
> Canada: d
> Norway: a or d,
> Mali: b
> Mauricius: b
> China: b
> Uganda: b
> Brazil: b
> Australia: a
> Saudi Arabia: b
> US: a (only)
> Mexico: a
> Zimbabwe: b
> Senegal: a or d
>
> As you can see, no consensus was possible. As a result, item 4 is
> put into additional square brackets. All in all, there are now 2 levels
> of square brackets. One applies to the whole paragraph 44, the
> other to item 4. For option c and e, a third level of brackets was
> discussed but finally dismissed. Now, the whole para will go back
> to plenary next week. I don't see that another plenary discussion
> will be of any help.
>
> I am most likely not allowed to post this information, please keep it
> confidential and by no means forward it with my name or email
> address attached. Also, no guarantee that I got all the votes right,
> we have a language problem here and just Richard Hill (surprise,
> surprise, as an interpreter.
>
> Best, je
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From jeanpierre.pinet at atd-quartmonde.org  Fri Sep 19 22:13:13 2003
From: jeanpierre.pinet at atd-quartmonde.org (Jean-Pierre Pinet)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?iso-8859-1?Q?SMSI_/_D=E9claration_de_Principe.?=
Message-ID: <NHBBJDEALFAFHEJLEEEPOEHICCAA.jeanpierre.pinet@atd-quartmonde.org>

Je viens de lire la derni?re mouture de la d?claration de principe
(19.09.2003 - WSIS/PC-3/DT/1-E). Il n'y a plus AUCUNE r?f?rence ? la lutte
contre la pauvret?, encore moins son ?radication (objectif du Mill?naire),
mais deux allusions par. 25 "taking into account the special needs of the
disadvantaged and vulnerable groups" et par. 43 "create benefits in all
aspects of our daily life including ... for alleviating poverty". La dignit?
humaine et le respect des Droits de la Personne demanderaient que les
pauvres ne soient pas seulement consid?r?s comme consommateurs, mais
accept?s dans leur d?sir d'?tre acteurs. Les ?carter, c'est b?tir une
soci?t? EXCLUSIVE.
Comme ? Cancun (Herald Tribune, 18.09.2003, "The real losers are the poor",
Supachai Panitchpakdi, directeur g?n?ral de l'OMC), les pauvres sont d?j?
maintenant les grands perdants.
JP Pinet


From adam_cemiride at yahoo.com  Sat Sep 20 03:30:19 2003
From: adam_cemiride at yahoo.com (Adam Adam)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Côte d'Ivoire Remembers
In-Reply-To: <20030919122921.76657.qmail@web10908.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20030920023019.57837.qmail@web21006.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear Nnenna,
My heart goes to you all Ivorians for the crisis that be fell your country. I should also  encourage all to pray for peace all over the world.
 
With best wishes for peace profound, i am
Sincerly yours 
Adam H.Adam

nnenna nwakanma <nne75@yahoo.com> wrote:
On the occasion of the first anniversary? of the Ivorian crisis, the country bows to remember lost glory, peace, tranquility, social dreams, and economic stability.
 
In Communication and Internet Service Centers, everyone was encouraged to stand at Midday (12:00GMT) for a couple of minutes in remembrance, in unity and in hope for a better Côte d'Ivoire.
 
Mr Ouattara Mohama, on order from Samuel Kadio, "Rendez-Vous.com" director, after the few minutes of hommage to the country was kind enough to add extra minutes for all customers at the Cybercafé ...
 
En souvenir aussi pour les internautes emportés par la crise ...
 
The rebellion and its resultant war in Côte d'Ivoire has caused thousands of death, displacements, and untold hardship to millions in this West African country once known for its peace, economic boom and rich culture.
 
Next time you take a Café or a chocolate, Souviens-toi de la Côte d'Ivoire.
 
And pray for peace in Africa.
 
Shalom
Nnenna


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From: cnicol at pangea.org (Chris Nicol)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Critical:  Content and Themes -- File Sizes
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On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 15:24, Bill McIver, University at Albany wrote:
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> The best way to keep the size down is to
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Better not to use Word format ever, if you can help it.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html

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From anut_togo at yahoo.fr  Sat Sep 20 19:05:10 2003
From: anut_togo at yahoo.fr (=?iso-8859-1?q?secretariat=20general?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Sixth Unoffical personal report of ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance, PrepCom III, WSIS
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309200012300.21112-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>
Message-ID: <20030920180510.67086.qmail@web42005.mail.yahoo.com>

Salut cher ami
 
Nous vous remercions pour le courrier mais nous vous prions de nous ecrire en fran?ais car nous ne maitrisons rien en anglais
merci pour la comprehention

Chun Eung Hwi <chun@peacenet.or.kr> wrote:
Five minutes is not enough for arguing something, but it is very possible 
time for effective communication rather than biting so much time for 
duplication and repetition of the same words in the name of country 
delegation. And now we are talking about global information and 
communication society meaning more feasible, more desirable, more 
efficient, more valuable communication rather than the discommunication 
arising from cliche. Will government delegates know this?

Even today, Bertrand Chapelle demonstrated this effective case of 
communication for making better world. Only for five minutes allowed for 
civil society group, he commented once again on key points of the issue. 
Maybe, those who read my fifth unofficial report may have the compromise 
text as one outcome of ad-hoc working group of Internet Governance. He 
made three comments on that text.

The first one was to point out the word - "multilateral" still surviving 
even after his repeated comments should be replaced with multi 
stakeholder, and the participation of all stakeholders in the 
international management of Internet should be kept at the first bullet 
sentence. 

Regarding the 3rd bullet sentence, he expressed one surprise that the 
prior "ccTLD" (country code top level domain name) related phrase had 
completely disappered and the present text is saying more broader and 
expanded scope of "Internet-related public policy issues" language 
replaced it. Anyhow, he reiterated the importance of the decision or 
participation of local internet community (LIC), (but not simply by 
governments)

Again, today, he pointed out bullet sentence 1 and bullet sentence 4 are 
intercontradictory because bullet sentence 1 is saying the all 
stakeholders' participation, but bullet sentence 3 and some phrases of 4 
is saying only governments. 

By leaving out of the meeting place, Bertrand requested to be called on 
when ten minutes briefing is to be held before the closing time. And he 
put down his mobile phone number to the secretariat. I asked the 
secretariat person when the predefined closing time is. Then, his answer 
was that it is open-ending meeting, so we cannot guess it, but it might be 
around five o'clock. (The beginning time of this session was two o'clock. 

Today, even though Friday, in the morning all comments on draft Action 
Plan document has finished. So, there is no afternoon session. And 
tomorrow and Sunday, we don't have any session. So, many frinds of mine 
have already left for looking around the city. But unfortunately, due to 
my small self-decision for recording what is happening in Internet 
Governance working group of PrepCom III, WSIS - seemingly very foolish 
decision, now I am keeping the gate of the meeting room. Bertrand left 
because he had two more promised meeting. He was not sure whether he could 
come back or not. I could be only one watchdog here. At the front of my 
desk, one African guy is sleeping in his seat. Is WSIS a torture to him? 
In the midst of his sleeping, he might communicate with their family 
members free from this torturing world. 

After looking around the gate a couple of minutes, I decided to enter into 
the meeting place. If I would not intervene with the meeting, I would not 
be recognized. As I entered into the meeting place, the most heating 
debate has already gone away. With regard to hot debate point, I could 
hear only one speech of Brazil delegate. He said that together with all 
other countries like Egypt, Iran, Bangladesh, China ??, we respect the 
private sector. Private sector has their own affairs. They can do that by 
self-regulation. On the other hand, each government have their own public 
policies, and for the coordination with other governments, governments 
should do their own affairs. We have no intention to disturb private 
sector's affairs. We, as governments, want to do our own affairs. This is 
very legitimate

And the other discussion was concerned with multilingual domain name. 
Indian delegate proposed the specific language of "internationalized 
domain name" rather than "multilingual domain name registration" for the 
bullet sentence 5. And for the time being, there was some confusing talks 
on this - somebody wanted to use the term of "regionalism" and some 
confusion of RIR (regional internet registry) and domain name, confusion 
of language and technical code scheme. Sharil (Chair of GAC/ICANN)'s 
clarification ?? Diop's technical explanation (Diop was the national 
delegate of Senegal, but he was financially supported by ICANN for this 
participation, he is now one of board members of ICANN. I have already 
described him in my 3rd Unofficial personal report. After very confusing 
long discussion, all participants agreed to the addition proposal of 
"taking into account multilingualism" at the end of the first bullet 
sentence. For the time being, there was chaos talks on multilingualism and 
internationalized domain name. 

After the closing of the meeting, Bertrand came back and asked some 
questions to the Chair. He raised up the severe danger of the bullet 
sentence 3 - because it could be abused as contents regulation by state. 
He also requested the change of situation of observers' attendance at 
least next week. Chair promised to try to do so, but still the answer was 
very unclear.

I don't know what happens in the discussion among governmental
delegations. Fortunately, one lady is present in the meeting as a member
of national delegate. She disclosed what is happening in the other mailing
list for Internet Governance. It shows up one severe schism - one bloc of
U.S. EU, Japan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, Senegal, (prefer
multistakeholder and "international") and the other bloc of Mali,
Mauritious, China, Uganda, Brazil, Saudi Arabia (prefer
"intergovernmental") In closing remark, Chair reminded the spirit of WSIS,
bridging the gap of digital divide and appealing the narrowing down the
gap between extremes, and to seek compromise. And Closed. Bye bye up to
next week Monday.!!!!!

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Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone: (+82) 2-2166-2205
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81 | pcs: (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea | eMail: chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From: "jeanette hofmann" To: 
governance@lists.cpsr.orgReply-to: jeanette@wz-berlin.deCc: 
wsis@ilpostino.jpberlin.deSubject: [Governance] report of governance 
working groupDate: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:00:41 +0200
Hi, everyone,

The crucial bone of contention of today was 
item/bullet point 4, which was already very 
controversial yesterday. Below you find the 
different versions discussed yesterday:


4.Internet issues of an international nature 
related to public policies should be coordinated 
a)[between governments and other 
interested parties.] 
b) [through/by appropriate 
intergovernmental organizations under 
the UN framework.]
c)[as appropriate on an intergovernmental 
basis.]
d)[through/by appropriate international 
organizations.]
e)[through appropriate and mutually agreed 
international organizations.]


List of countries that spoke up on this issue today: 

EU: a or d
Japan: d
Canada: d
Norway: a or d,
Mali: b
Mauricius: b
China: b
Uganda: b
Brazil: b
Australia: a
Saudi Arabia: b
US: a (only)
Mexico: a
Zimbabwe: b
Senegal: a or d

As you can see, no consensus was possible. As a result, item 4 is 
put into additional square brackets. All in all, there are now 2 levels 
of square brackets. One applies to the whole paragraph 44, the 
other to item 4. For option c and e, a third level of brackets was 
discussed but finally dismissed. Now, the whole para will go back 
to plenary next week. I don't see that another plenary discussion 
will be of any help. 

I am most likely not allowed to post this information, please keep it 
confidential and by no means forward it with my name or email 
address attached. Also, no guarantee that I got all the votes right, 
we have a language problem here and just Richard Hill (surprise, 
surprise, as an interpreter.

Best, je





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From anut_togo at yahoo.fr  Sat Sep 20 19:13:10 2003
From: anut_togo at yahoo.fr (=?iso-8859-1?q?secretariat=20general?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re:translate please
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Salut cher ami
 
Nous vous remercions pour le courrier mais nous vous prions de nous ecrire en fran?ais car nous ne maitrisons rien en anglais
merci pour la comprehention

 
 
 


Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE <lachapelle@openwsis.org> wrote:Hi, follow-up on Chun's report

In the absence of any other active member of the civil 
society caucus on internet governance, and given the 
urgency, I indeed issued a statement in the name of civil 
society on two levels :

- lightly on the substance to remind present governments of 
what we had circulated before (ie : refusal of an 
intergovernmental process and insistence on dealing with 
this issue between Geneva and Tunis in a manner that 
associates all stakeholders)
- more precisely on the question of the openness of these 
working groups, to submit a proposal (see below) that had 
been informally discussed with some members of CS plenary 
and CS bureau; this proposal was distributed in writing to 
the chair (Kenya) and also - at their request - to the 
governments who had expressed their discontent with the fact 
that these meetings were going to be closed. 

Further discussions have taken place with Lindall Shope-
Mafole (chair of the drafting committee) and some friendly 
delegations. This issue is likely to be addressed in the 
governmental bureau this evening. 

Proposed formula is :

1 ?#8364;#8220; these working groups should be as open as possible 

2 ?#8364;#8220; their methodology may vary, depending on the issues 
adressed

3 ?#8364;#8220; to facilitate the most efficient interaction between the 
different stakeholders, each chair / facilitator will have 
the responsibility to use in a balanced proportion the 
following three modes of interaction :
- observers will have the right to make short statements on 
the issue and to submit them in written form for all 
governmental delegations to take them into account as they 
see fit
- further interaction with observers will be possible at the 
discretion of the chair or at the request of one governement
- a ?#8364;#339;silent mode?#8364;? will allow observers to remain in the room 
without being further allowed to participate in the 
discussion 

Bertrand


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:57:33 +0900 (KST)
>From: Chun Eung Hwi 
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd Unofficial personal report 
of Government meeting 
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, 
>
>For the negotiation of conflicting views on some 
contentious issues, 
>governments decided to make six working group depending on 
those issues 
>such as Right to communicate, Internet Security, Internet 
Governance, 
>Enabling environment, Cultural identity, Media and Freedom 
of expression. 
>
>This afternoon, I attended to one working group of Internet 
Governance. 
>Then, there I heard that in the morning session, some 
countries raised
>questions on the attendance of civil society and private 
sector. So, they
>decided their policy to allow only five minutes for civil 
society and
>private sector to speak out their concerns and to make them 
leave from
>meeting place when governments begin to negotiate. Only two 
minutes was
>allowed to those groups. One person of Private sector spoke 
out the
>importance of private sector initiative and the cooperation 
between
>private sector and governments in internet governance. And 
nobody made a
>comment from civil society group.
>
>However, EU representative, Norway, Israel and the U.S 
expressed their
>uncomfortableness to that policy. But the chair said that 
he has no right
>to reverse that policy. So, I should have left out from the 
meeting place. 
>That's it.
>
>At the meeting place, I met Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, the 
chair of
>GAC(Government Advisory Committee) of ICANN and Paul 
Twomey, President/CEO
>of ICANN and Theresa Swinehart, Counsel of ICANN. But Paul 
and Theresa
>should also have left out.
>
>
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>General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone: (+82) 2-2166-2205
>Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81 | pcs: (+82) 019-259-2667
>Seoul, 158-600, Korea | eMail: 
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From thomruddy at yahoo.com  Sun Sep 21 12:48:50 2003
From: thomruddy at yahoo.com (Thomas Ruddy)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Compiled CS comments on Action Plan
In-Reply-To: <3F5704FC001D08B1@mail2.bluewin.ch> (added by postmaster@bluewin.ch)
Message-ID: <20030921114850.39855.qmail@web41509.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear all,
I have put an RTF copy of the compiled CS comments on
the Action Plan here on the Website on the ICT and
Environment Caucus,
http://www.wsis.ethz.ch/cscomments.rtf

A note will appear to that effect on
http://prepcom.net/wsis

Thomas


--- Sally Burch <sburch@alainet.org> wrote:
> Ralf:
> 
> I adjoin the compiled comments for the website. 
> Please send a 
> message to the CT and Plenary lists when they are
> posted.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sally
> 
> 


From sburch at alainet.org  Sun Sep 21 20:34:23 2003
From: sburch at alainet.org (Sally Burch)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Contenidos y temas: Informe primera semana
Message-ID: <3F5704FC001E2D92@mail2.bluewin.ch> (added by postmaster@bluewin.ch)

(English version sent separately)

Informe a la Plenaria del grupo de Contenidos y Temas sobre la 
primera semana del Prepcom

Lunes 21 septiembre

Presentado por Sally  Burch, del grupo de coordinaci?n CT

1)	El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Contenidos y Temas ha coordinado 
y 
facilitado los aportes de sociedad civil al proceso oficial del 
Prepcom, relacionados con los contenidos.  Ha facilitado la 
asignaci?n a los diferentes "caucus" (grupos tem?ticos) de 
oportunidades de intervenci?n oral, ha facilitado los intercambios 
sobre contenidos y se ha encargado de la compilaci?n de las 
propuestas de SC sobre la Declaraci?n y Plan de Acci?n, que 
fueron 
presentadas al comit? de redacci?n intergubernamental.

2)	El grupo se ha reunido dos veces por d?a, a las 10h00 y las 
18h00.  
Ha elaborado un plan de trabajo.  Ha creado un grupo de monitoreo 
de las sesiones oficiales del Prepcom, que reporta a la Plenaria, 
un grupo de redacci?n responsable de la compilaci?n y de la 
elaboraci?n de propuestas de consenso, y un grupo de 
coordinaci?n, 
a cargo de organizar el trabajo del grupo CT, moderar sus 
reuniones 
y hacer el enlace con el bur? de la sociedad civil, el 
secretariado, etc.  Desde mi?rcoles, una delegada del CT ha 
estado 
asistiendo a las reuniones del bur? de SC, con estatus de 
observadora y autorizaci?n de oficio para hablar sobre temas 
relacionados con contenidos, tal como fue acordado en el 2do 
Prepcom.  Esta presencia ha ayudado a agilitar la coordinaci?n 
entre las dos instancias.

3)	Desde el primer d?a, el grupo de contenidos y temas tuvo que 
organizarse r?pidamente para organizar las oportunidades de 
intervenci?n oral para los diferentes caucus: 5 minutos sobre cada 
uno de los bloques de art?culos de la Declaraci?n y Plan de 
Acci?n; 
en total fueron asignados unos 60 minutos, en los cuales unas 30 
personas intervinieron ante el Subcomit? 2 (el espacio 
intergubernamental donde se discute el contenido de los 
documentos).  Salvo unos pocos contratiempos, el mecanismo ha 
funcionado bien, y de manera general estos aportes de SC han 
sido 
acogidos favorablemente por los gobiernos por ser pertinentes y 
concisos (lo cual, claro es, no implica ninguna garant?a de que 
sean tomados en cuenta).

4)	Un logro importante fue la aceptaci?n, a inicios de la semana, 
por 
parte del Presidente del Subcomit? 2, Embajador Numminen, de 
que 
una compilaci?n escrita de todas las propuestas de sociedad civil 
sobre cambios precisos al lenguaje de los documentos estar?a 
aceptada como un insumo formal para la consideraci?n del comit? 
de 
redacci?n.  Los diferentes caucus aportaron contenidos y el grupo 
de redacci?n emprendi? la ardua tarea de compilaci?n.  Los 
diferentes contenidos fueron atribuidos a caucus (o a los caucus) 
que present? cada propuesta; en algunos casos se combin? 
propuestas 
con el consentimiento respectivo, o el grupo de redacci?n las 
elabor?.  Esta modalidad tiene la ventaja de reflejar la diversidad 
de posiciones y propuestas, pero la desventaja de no permitir la 
expresi?n de una posici?n fuerte de SC sobre ciertas 
problem?ticas.

5)	Los espacios de intervenci?n acordadas a SC en los grupos de 
redacci?n informales del proceso intergubernamental, creados para 
buscar consenso en los temas m?s pol?micos, se organizaron de 
forma  
ad hoc entre quienes estuvieron presentes.

6)	En suma, con la ventaja de las experiencias anteriores, el 
grupo CT 
pudo organizarse r?pidamente y realizar aportes oportunos, a 
pesar 
de tener que lanzarse desde el primer d?a en la tarea de producir 
pronunciamientos y enmiendas.

Pr?ximos pasos:

Durante la semana que viene, se ha acordado trabajar sobre el 
siguiente borrador de los documentos con un enfoque m?s 
estrat?gico.  
Implicar? identificar algunos temas claves que son o ausentes o 
tratados de manera inadecuada en los documentos, en torno a los 
cuales 
concertar propuestas de lenguaje, realizar pronunciamientos, o 
hacer 
cabildeo con las delegaciones gubernamentales.  En la reuni?n del 
lunes en la ma?ana se har? una evaluaci?n de si y c?mo los 
aportes de 
SC est?n o no integrados en la Declaraci?n y un intercambio para 
identificar temas claves relacionados con la ?ltima versi?n de la 
Declaraci?n.

Tambi?n hay un acuerdo para iniciar la redacci?n de una 
declaraci?n -o 
documento- alternativa de la SC, basada en la riqueza de 
propuestas 
producidas en el curso del ?ltimo a?o, que ser? ampliamente 
consultada, endosada y presentada en la Cumbre en diciembre.



From sburch at alainet.org  Sun Sep 21 20:34:23 2003
From: sburch at alainet.org (Sally Burch)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Content and themes report on week 1
Message-ID: <3F5704FC001E2D9F@mail2.bluewin.ch> (added by postmaster@bluewin.ch)

(Version espa?ol en otro mensaje.  Version francaise suivra plus 
tard.)

Content and Themes report to Plenary on activities of the first 
week of the Prepcom

Monday Sept 21    

Presented by Sally  Burch, CT coordination group

1)	The Content and Themes Working Group has been 
coordinating and facilitating civil society input on content to the 
official process of the Prepcom, including facilitating the 
assignment of CS speaking slots to the different caucuses, 
facilitating information and discussion on content issues and 
compiling CS proposals on the draft Declaration and Action Plan, 
which have been presented to the 
intergovernmental drafting committee.
	
2)	It has been meeting twice daily, at 10am and 6pm.  It has 
drawn up a workplan; it has set up a monitoring group that is 
reporting back to the Plenary on the official sessions of the 
Prepcom, a drafting group responsible for compiling and drafting 
consensus proposals  
and a coordination group, in charge of organizing the work of the 
CT group, chairing meetings and liaison with the CS bureau, 
secretariate, etc.  Since Wednesday, a CT delegate has been 
attending the CS bureau with observer status, who is specifically 
authorized to speak on content related issues, as agreed at 
Prepcom 2.  This has helped to make coordination easier between 
these two bodies.
	
3)	From day 1 the CT group had to move quickly to organize 
speaking slots for the different caucuses: 5 minutes on each block 
of articles of the Declaration and Action Plan, in all about about 60 
minutes assigned, in which about 30 speakers made CS input to 
Subcommittee 2 (the intergovernmental space where content of the 
documents is discussed).  Apart from minor mishaps, this has 
worked smoothly and in general CS participation has been 
welcomed by the governments for being relevant and concise (this 
does not, of course, imply any guarantee as to whether it will be 
taken into account).
	
4)	A major achievement was the acceptance, early in the week, 
by the Chair of Subcommittee 2, Ambassador Numminen, that a 
written compilation of all civil society proposals for precise 
language changes to the documents would be accepted as formal 
input by the drafting committee.  Content was provided by the 
different caucuses, and the drafting group undertook the arduous 
task of 
compilation.  The content compiled was attributed to the 
caucus(es) 
presenting each proposal; in some cases proposals were 
combined, 
with consent of those concerned, or were drawn up by the drafting 
committee.  This modality  has the advantage of reflecting the 
diversity of positions and proposals, but the disadvantage of not 
allowing for a strong CS position on any particular issue.
	
5)	CS speaking slots afforded at the informal intergovernmental 
drafting groups that are thrashing out the most contentious issues, 
were organized on an ad hoc basis by those present.
	
6)	On balance, with the advantage of past experience, the CT 
group was able to organize fast and make timely input, in spite of 
having to plunge into the task of producing statements and 
ammendments from day 1.

Next steps:

For the coming week, it has been agreed to work on the next draft 
of the documents with a more strategic focus.  This will include 
identifying some key issues that are either absent from or 
inadequately addressed in the documents, around which to concert 
language, make public statements or lobby government 
delegations.  
At the Monday morning meeting there will be an evaluation of 
whether and how CS input has or not been integrated into the 
Declaration and an exchange on key issues relating to the latest 
draft of the Declaration.

It has also been agreed to start work on an alternative civil 
society declaration or document, based on the wealth of CS 
proposals produced over the last year, which will be widely 
consulted and endorsed and presented at the Summit in December.



From rikp at bluewin.ch  Sun Sep 21 21:29:10 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statement from Civil Society Organizations on Tunisia and WSIS
Message-ID: <4180CE89-EC72-11D7-82A5-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Statement from Civil Society Organizations on Tunisia and WSIS
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/petition-tunisia-en.html

The civil society organizations present in Geneva for PrepCom 3 of the 
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have learnt with stupor 
and indignation of the appointment by Tunisian President Ben Ali of 
General Habib Ammar as President of the preparatory committee of the 
second phase of the Summit to be held in Tunisia in 2005.

The signatory  organizations are already preoccupied by the decision to 
hold the second phase of WSIS in a country known for its serious 
violations of human rights and the rule of law. They consider that 
naming this military man, a former Interior Ministry, who has been 
denounced by the World Organization Against Torture for his activities, 
presents a real risk of compromising the proceedings of this Summit. 
This appointment has already tarnished the image of the WSIS and risks 
undermining the legitimacy of its outcome.

The civil society organizations consider that the two principal 
objectives of the Summit, that is to say the struggle to overcome the 
digital divide and the respect for human rights and fundamental 
freedoms in the information and communication society, cannot be 
dissociated from each other.

Under point 11 of PrepCom3 agenda, we strongly urge that the Summit 
organizers, including governments, to join in the growing preoccupation 
of world opinion, so that the holding of the second phase of the Summit 
in Tunis is subordinated to concrete signs by Tunisia that it respects 
human rights and fundamental freedoms.

We specially request the following :
- the freeing of journalists and others held in prison for their 
opinions in Tunisia
- the appointment of a personality who is not the object of opprobrium 
at the head of the organizing committee of the second phase of the 
Summit
- the commitment to allow all civil society representatives from 
Tunisia and abroad to participate freely in the work of the Summit

The signatory organizations will closely follow the responses of the 
international community to these preoccupations.

Statement proposed for signatures by the WSIS civil society Human 
Rights Caucus
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis

Press Contact in Geneva : Christine Ferrier, OMCT, cf@omct.org , T?l : 
00 41 22 809 49 39
Send signatures to  Rikke Frank Jorgensen, DIHR, rfj@humanrights.dk


From rikp at bluewin.ch  Sun Sep 21 21:30:46 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?P=E9tition_des_organisations_de_la_soci=E9t=E9_ci?=
 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?vile_sur_la_Tunisie_et_le_SMSI?=
Message-ID: <7AD9C5E9-EC72-11D7-82A5-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

P?tition des organisations de la soci?t? civile sur la Tunisie et le 
SMSI
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/petition-tunisie-fr.html

Les organisations de la soci?t? civile pr?sentes ? Gen?ve pour la 
troisi?me conf?rence pr?paratoire du Sommet mondial sur la soci?t? de 
l?information (SMSI) ont appris avec stupeur et indignation la 
nomination par le pr?sident tunisien Ben Ali du g?n?ral Habib Ammar 
comme pr?sident du comit? pr?paratoire de la deuxi?me phase du Sommet 
qui se tiendra en Tunisie en 2005.

D?j? pr?occup?es par la tenue de cette deuxi?me phase du SMSI dans un 
pays connu pour ses graves atteintes aux droits de l?homme et ? l??tat 
de droit, les organisations signataires consid?rent que la nomination 
de ce militaire, ancien ministre de l?int?rieur, d?nonc? par 
l?Organisation mondiale contre la torture pour ses exactions, pr?sente 
un risque significatif de perturber le bon d?roulement de ce Sommet. 
Cette nomination vient entacher l?image du SMSI et risque de 
compromettre la l?gitimit? de ses r?sultats.

Les organisations de la soci?t? civile consid?rent que les deux 
principaux objectifs du Sommet, ? savoir la lutte contre la fracture 
num?rique et le respect des droits de l?homme et des libert?s 
fondamentales dans une soci?t? de l?information et de la communication, 
sont indissociablement li?s.

? l?occasion de la discussion du point 11 de l?ordre du jour de cette 
PrepCom3, nous demandons instamment aux organisateurs du Sommet, y 
compris les repr?sentants des ?tats, de faire leurs ces pr?occupations 
grandissantes de l?opinion dans le monde, afin que la tenue de la 
deuxi?me phase du Sommet ? Tunis soit subordonn?e ? des signes concrets 
de la Tunisie en faveur du respect des droits de l?homme et des 
libert?s fondamentales.

Nous demandons en particulier :
- la lib?ration des journalistes et autres prisonniers d?opinion 
d?tenus en Tunisie
- la nomination d?une personnalit? non discr?dit?e ? la t?te de 
l?organisation de la deuxi?me phase du Sommet
- l?engagement de permettre ? tous les repr?sentants de la soci?t? 
civile tunisienne et internationale de participer librement aux travaux 
du Sommet

Les organisations signataires seront tr?s attentives aux suites donn?es 
? ces pr?occupations par la communaut? internationale.

P?tition propos?e par le caucus de la soci?t? civile sur les Droits de 
l?homme - SMSI
www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis
Contact ? Gen?ve: Christine Ferrier, OMCT, cf@omct.org , T?l : 00 41 22 
809 49 39
Adresser les signatures ? Rikke Frank Jorgensen, DIHR, 
rfj@humanrights.dk

From patrick.mwesigwa at ties.itu.int  Fri Sep 19 16:09:49 2003
From: patrick.mwesigwa at ties.itu.int (patrick.mwesigwa@ties.itu.int)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?B?UmU6IEP0dGUgZCdJdg==?=oire Remembers
In-Reply-To: <LYRIS-39685-298116-2003.09.19-08.29.27--pmwesigwa#ucc.co.ug@lyris.bellanet.org>
References: <LYRIS-39685-298116-2003.09.19-08.29.27--pmwesigwa#ucc.co.ug@lyris.bellanet.org>
Message-ID: <1063984189.3f6b1c3d43d35@sanaga.itu.ch>

We are all with you in spirit during this difficult time and hope in not so  
distant a future, Cote d?voire will shine again. 

Patrick


Quoting nnenna nwakanma <nne75@yahoo.com>:

> On the occasion of the first anniversary? of the Ivorian crisis, the country
> bows to remember lost glory, peace, tranquility, social dreams, and economic
> stability.
>  
> In Communication and Internet Service Centers, everyone was encouraged to
> stand at Midday (12:00GMT) for a couple of minutes in remembrance, in unity
> and in hope for a better C?te d'Ivoire.
>  
> Mr Ouattara Mohama, on order from Samuel Kadio, "Rendez-Vous.com" director, 
> after the few minutes of hommage to the country was kind enough to add extra
> minutes for all customers at the Cybercaf?  ...
>  
> En souvenir aussi pour les internautes emport?s par la crise ...
>  
> The rebellion and its resultant war in C?te d'Ivoire has caused thousands of
> death, displacements, and untold hardship to millions in this West African
> country once known for its peace, economic boom and rich culture.
>  
> Next time you take a Caf? or a chocolate, Souviens-toi de la C?te d'Ivoire.
>  
> And pray for peace in Africa.
>  
> Shalom
> Nnenna
> 
> 
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From sinikkas at kaapeli.fi  Sun Sep 21 11:12:16 2003
From: sinikkas at kaapeli.fi (sinikkas@kaapeli.fi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS pictures
In-Reply-To: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNCEELCOAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>
References: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNCEELCOAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>
Message-ID: <1064139136.3f6d79804b2cd@imp.kaapeli.fi>


Dear PatchA and all other CS people at PrepCom3
Thank you very much for the photos. I will use them n Finland when preseting 
PrepCom3. I was in Geneva last week and can find also myself in some pictures,. 
Now I am already back at home and follow PrepCom through emails.

with best regards to all of you

Sinikka Sipila
Secretary general
Finnish Library Association
sinikka.sipila@fla.fi


Lainaus PatchA <patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>:

> Dear all,
> 
> I took some picures in prepcom 3 wsis,
> and uploaded them on my server. 
> You can check the pictures at the following URLs 
> and use them freely if you want.
> 
> CS plenary:
> - http://patcha.jinbo.net/http/wsis/cs-plenary/
> 
> CS Speaking Slot:
> - http://patcha.jinbo.net/wsis/cs-speaking-slot/
> 
> Governmental Plenary:
> - http://patcha.jinbo.net/wsis/governmental-plenary/
> 
> APC & CRIS publication(Involving CS in ICT policies):
> - http://patcha.jinbo.net/cris/sep17/
> 
> Human Rights Publication:
> - http://patcha.jinbo.net/wsis/hr-publication/
> 
> Regards,
> PatchA????????????????????????????????????????)??X??X???^????"??,?????i???j)
fj???????????O?j)fj???b????W?
> 



From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Mon Sep 22 09:29:54 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] HR caucus modification on CS statement
Message-ID: <F101CACE-ECD6-11D7-A749-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

Hi all,

Here are the modifications proposed by HR caucus on the CS statement on 
the current declaration of principles.
Meryem
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Mon Sep 22 09:31:26 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Blog to inform Ct Group, pour informer le groupe CT
Message-ID: <web-164926830@mail1.abac.com>

Bonjour,
Hello,

Un test:

je viens de cr?er un blog que nous pourrons utiliser pour
informer le groupe CT des avancements des travaux du
Sous-comit? 2.
Pour voir, allez ? wsis-cs.blogspot.com
Pour contribuer, envoyez-moi votre nom et adresse de
courriel, je vous envoie les instructions.

Adel

Hello,
I just set up a blog we can use to informe the CT Group
about the advancement of the sub committee 2 sessions.
To read, please go to wsis-cs.blogspot.com

To contribute, please send me your name and your email
address. I will send you all the instructions.

Thanks

Adel


----------------------------
NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel ?
cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
info@isoc.qc.ca
If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
one info@isoc.qc.ca
---------------------
Adel El Zaim, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone: (514)214-9139

Association ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie

From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep 22 10:22:29 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Important: reactions to Declaration
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922101957.030762d8@pop.gn.apc.org>

dear all

If you would like to comment on the Civil Society Draft Response to the 
19th September Declaration, please send comments to:

ct@wsis-cs.org  (not plenary@wsis-cs.org)

by 12pm today.

Please send **exact text** not general comments as we won't have time to 
edit/process lengthy comments.

thanks
karen



From cnicol at pangea.org  Mon Sep 22 10:23:50 2003
From: cnicol at pangea.org (Chris Nicol)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Prepcomm3 mini-report
Message-ID: <3F6EBFA6.5000400@pangea.org>

Hi all,

Here are a few developments at Prepcomm3.

1. Last Friday, we received in our pigeonholes a copy of the almost 
final version of the inter-governmental Declaration of Principles. This 
Declaration is very bad, and last night people from several caucuses 
worked on a document to denounce the official one. This was presented to 
CS Plenary this morning and there is a working group revising it at this 
moment. We expect that there will be an opportunity to present this to 
the government delegates this afternoon. It will need to be publicised 
when the final version is posted to this list.

2. T get an idea of the hectic pace of activity, here is the list of CS 
meetings which was read out in the Plenary this morning.

Content and Themes: 10.00, Room C2, ITU building
Arab NGO Caucus: 10.00, outside Roiom 3-4
Disability Caucus: 14.00, Entrance to Room 3
Human Rights Caucus: 14.00, Room 14
Education and Cultural Diversity  Caucuses: 16.00, Cafeteria
Latin America and the Carribean Caucus: 16.00, Cafeteria
Ethics and Values Caucus: 11.00, Room 16
Gender Caucus: 10.00-12.00, Room 17 (every day)
Youth Caucus: 16.00, Room T 103, ITU building (every day)
NGO Gender Strategies Working Group: 1.00-2.00, Cafeteria, top of escalator

3. The Content and Themes working group is discussing this morning how 
best to go about creating an alternative declaration or Civil Society 
statement. We hope to get a first draft done this week.

Regards,

Chris



From lachapelle at openwsis.org  Mon Sep 22 10:48:09 2003
From: lachapelle at openwsis.org (Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Blog to inform Ct Group, pour informer le groupe CT
Message-ID: <200309220948.ARO15193@ms7.verisignmail.com>

Super id?e. Merci de m'envoyer les d?tails.

Bertrand


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 01:31:26 -0700
>From: <adel.elzaim@canti.com>  
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Blog to inform Ct Group, pour 
informer le groupe CT  
>To: ct@wsis-cs.org, plenary@wsis-cs.org
>
>Bonjour,
>Hello,
>
>Un test:
>
>je viens de cr?er un blog que nous pourrons utiliser pour
>informer le groupe CT des avancements des travaux du
>Sous-comit? 2.
>Pour voir, allez ? wsis-cs.blogspot.com
>Pour contribuer, envoyez-moi votre nom et adresse de
>courriel, je vous envoie les instructions.
>
>Adel
>
>Hello,
>I just set up a blog we can use to informe the CT Group
>about the advancement of the sub committee 2 sessions.
>To read, please go to wsis-cs.blogspot.com
>
>To contribute, please send me your name and your email
>address. I will send you all the instructions.
>
>Thanks
>
>Adel
>
>
>----------------------------
>NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel ?
>cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
>info@isoc.qc.ca
>If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
>one info@isoc.qc.ca
>---------------------
>Adel El Zaim, PhD
>adel.elzaim@canti.com
>T?l?phone: (514)214-9139
>
>Association ISOC-Qu?bec
>ISOC-Francophonie
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE
OpenWSIS Initiative
lachapelle@openwsis.org
tel : 33 (0)6 11 88 33 32


About OpenWSIS 
OpenWSIS Initiative is piloting an open consultation and 
cooperation process for all categories of stakeholders to 
jointly identify and formalize Issues of Common Concern 
or Interest (ICCIs), to facilitate implementation of the 
WSIS Action Plan between  Geneva and Tunis.

A propos de l'OpenWSIS
OpenWSIS est un processus pilote de 
consultation et de coop?ration visant ? faciliter l'identification et la formalisation par toutes les parties prenantes concern?es 
des sujets de pr?occupation ou d'int?r?t communs 
(SPICs)qui faciliteront la mise en oeuvre du plan d'action 
du SMSI pendant la p?riode de Gen?ve ? Tunis.

From mabid at vecam.org  Mon Sep 22 12:12:19 2003
From: mabid at vecam.org (Myriam Abid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Traduction FR Draft =?iso-8859-1?Q?D=E9claration?= de la =?iso-8859-1?Q?Soci=E9t=E9?= Civile en =?iso-8859-1?Q?r=E9ponse?= au projet de =?iso-8859-1?Q?D=E9claration?=  du SMSI (version 2 brouillon 1)
In-Reply-To: <3F6EBFA6.5000400@pangea.org> 
References: <3F6EBFA6.5000400@pangea.org>
Message-ID: <20030922111219.19704.qmail@mx1.ovh.net>

Bonjour,

Voici la traduction fran?aise du brouillon 1 D?claration de la Soci?t? 
Civile en r?ponse au projet de D?claration  du SMSI. Ce texte a ?t? 
distribu? en pleni?re ? 9h. Le groupe Contenus et Th?mes a pour mission de 
le r??crire. La nouvelle version sera lue en pleni?re cet apr?s-midi.
Cordialement, 

Myriam Abid
******** 


D?claration de la Soci?t? Civile en r?ponse au projet de D?claration  du 
SMSI (version 2 brouillon 1) 

Nous, les repr?sentants de la soci?t? civile, pr?sents lors de la troisi?me 
Prepcom du Sommet mondial sur la Soci?t? de l?information (SMSI), exprimons 
notre forte pr?occupation, notre frustration et notre d?ception en ce qui 
concerne la D?claration ayant ?t? produite le 19 septembre 2003. Nous avons 
particip? au processus en tout bonne foi, dans l?id?e que nos contributions 
seraient prises en compte s?rieusement dans ce processus. Bien que nous 
reconnaissons que le processus de n?gociations ne soit pas ais?, rien ne 
justifie l??chec des discussions, ? propos de th?mes essentiels au processus 
pour la soci?t? dans son ensemble. 

Concernant ce document, nous exprimons trois pr?occupations majeures :
?	Les expressions essentielles et points abordant les pr?occupations 
centrales soulev?es par la soci?t? civile dans les 18 derniers mois ont ?t? 
retir?s de ce document.
?	Certains concepts et th?mes ont ?t? formul?s dans l?actuel document d?une 
mani?re alt?rant leur sens de fa?on fondamentale. Nous pensons que le 
message exprim? par l?actuel document ne refl?te pas les int?r?ts de toutes 
les parties concern?es.
?	Bien que le d?but de la D?claration se r?f?re de fa?on importante aux 
principes de la D?claration Universelle des Droits de l?Homme et aux 
Objectifs de D?veloppement du Mill?naire, les paragraphes suivants ne 
refl?tent pas le point de vue des d?clarations s?engageant ? soutenir ces 
principes dans la r?alisation d?une Soci?t? de l?information. 

En particulier : 

1.	Le concept de M?dia communautaire est absent du document,  traduisant un 
m?pris total de la valeur d?un tel m?dia alternatif promouvant une 
participation publique ainsi que l??galit? des sexes, renfor?ant la 
diversit? culturelle et linguistique, et favorisant l?av?nement d?une 
soci?t? de l?information juste et ?quitable, prenant en compte les voix des 
plus pauvres et des plus marginalis?s.
2.	 La valeur et les bienfaits des logiciels libres ? source ouverte ne sont 
ni reconnus comme ils le devraient, ni soutenus dans ce document, ce qui 
sous estime leur potentiel r?el.
3.	La section sur un Environnement Propice aborde surtout les questions de 
r?gulation et de l?gislation n?cessaires au d?veloppement d?une industrie 
conduite par le march?. Les contextes social et politique n?cessaires pour 
permettre la pleine participation et la jouissance par tous le peuples des 
bienfaits de la Soci?t? de l?Information ne sont pas mis en valeur, ? part 
en ce qui concerne les r?gulations, l??tablissement de standards, et la 
l?gislation.
4.	La mention des Droits de Propri?t? Intellectuelle manipule la notion 
d??quilibre juste. Si cette mention n?est pas modifi?e pour reconna?tre la 
menace que font peser les droits de propri?t? intellectuelle sur 
l?innovation, le domaine public, et les droits des citoyens, elle ne fera 
qu?encourager une plus grande concentration de richesse et de pouvoir entre 
les mains d?un petit nombre.
5.	En ce qui concerne la Gouvernance sur Internet, le document parle d?une 
approche multi partenariale en vue d?assurer une distribution ?quitable des 
ressources. Cependant, dans les paragraphes suivants traitant du management  
d?Internet dans ses aspects techniques et politiques,  le r?le de la soci?t? 
civile est compl?tement ni? .
6.	Les discussions concernant Le Renforcement de la Confiance et de la 
S?curit? ont chang? d?orientation. Le point de vue initial sur la n?cessit? 
de garantir l?int?grit? des infrastructures a laiss? place ? un agenda 
hautement politis? mentionnant les expressions d?int?grit? du champ 
militaire et ? d?utilisation des ressources informationnelles ? des fins 
criminelles et terroristes. Les d?finitions des fins criminelles et 
terroristes dans les politiques d?j? en place et ?mergentes sont ambigu?s et 
emp?chent l?utilisation des ressources informationnelles ? des fins 
l?gitimes, mena?ant le droit ? la vie priv?, la libert? d?association, la 
libert? de mouvement et la libert? d?expression
7.	S?il est fait r?f?rence au r?le des femmes, celles-ci ne sont toujours 
pas reconnues comme des actrices, contributrices et d?cideuses essentielles 
? tous les niveaux de mise en place d?une soci?t? de l?information. La 
D?claration doit ?viter les formules d?crivant les femmes comme ? mineures ? 
requ?rant la protection et l?encadrement de ceux en position de pouvoir et 
d?autorit?, pour se concentrer sur l?importance des femmes en tant qu?agents 
de changement dans la mise en place d?un d?veloppement durable. 

En outre, il est peu fait r?f?rence dans ce document au r?le de la Soci?t? 
de l?Information pour assurer le suivi des engagements pris lors des 
pr?c?dentes conf?rences des Nations Unies.  Des sujets comme les personnes 
handicap?es, les r?percussions sur l?environnement des TICs, les droits des 
peuples autochtones, entre autres, sont peu abord?s, ou pas du tout. 

Le document dans sa forme actuelle renforce le d?s?quilibre de pouvoirs 
existant entre et ? l?int?rieur des nations, au lieu de le corriger. Nous 
pressons fermement les gouvernement de maintenir la priorit? d?un 
d?veloppement effectif et d?emp?cher le contr?le croissant des processus de 
gouvernance internationale par les forces gouvern?es par le march?. 

R?dig? par : 

Caucus Am?rique Latine et Cara?bes
Caucus Afrique
Caucus Asie
Groupe de Travail Strat?gies de Genre 


From muguet at mdpi.org  Mon Sep 22 12:49:30 2003
From: muguet at mdpi.org (Dr. Francis MUGUET)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WG - Patents - Copyrights meeting
Message-ID: <1064231370.3332.7.camel@wsis>

Hello, everybody !

A meeting of WG  on Patents & Copyrights 
 www.wsis-pct.org
is scheduled 
soon :  CICG  room 17 ( Basement ) Monday 14H

See you

Francis Muguet 

-- 


From sclaterea at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 22 13:18:35 2003
From: sclaterea at yahoo.com (Elizabeth Sclater)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Important: reactions to Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922101957.030762d8@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030922121835.79087.qmail@web20514.mail.yahoo.com>

I missed the deadline because of access to my email. Yahoo was down. I have seen the HR caucus statement at the end. Can we add older people or women and men of all ages in what you consider the most appropriate place.
 
Again realise this is late so take what you can
 
 
Elizabeth


karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org> wrote:
dear all

If you would like to comment on the Civil Society Draft Response to the 
19th September Declaration, please send comments to:

ct@wsis-cs.org (not plenary@wsis-cs.org)

by 12pm today.

Please send **exact text** not general comments as we won't have time to 
edit/process lengthy comments.

thanks
karen


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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep 22 14:22:31 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi all

Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have 
not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the 
final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly.

We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, but 
in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original text..  apologies to 
those whose comments were received too late for inclusion..

French and spanish versions will be posted soon..

post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the entire 
text)

karen
======

Statement of the Civil Society in Response to the WSIS Draft Declaration
Presentation to Sub-Committee 2, September 22nd.

My name is Natasha Primo delegated by the civil society content and themes 
group.

We, representatives from civil society, express our grave concern in 
response to the Draft Declaration issued on 19th September 2003.

The information society described in the document is characterized by 
uniformity, technocracy and bargaining. It lacks any vision that is people 
and citizen centered:  there is little or no mention of the poor, workers 
and marginalized groups including indigenous people, refugees, people with 
disabilities. The emphasis on diversity of peoples, cultures and ways of 
living is still far from sufficient. Our contributions throughout this 
process of shaping a common vision of an inclusive, democratic and 
sustainable information society, have not been given serious consideration.

We have two overarching concerns:

? Although the principles of the UDHR and the Millenium Development 
Declaration are referred to prominently at the start of the Declaration, 
subsequent paragraphs do not demonstrate genuine commitment to upholding 
these principles in the realization of an Information Society. Existing 
rights, such as Article 19, should be quoted fully and affirmed rather than 
cut up in pieces according to individual country preferences.

? Some core concerns have been formulated in ways that fundamentally alter 
their meaning, whilst others raised by civil society over the past 18 
months have been removed.

Specifically:

1. Community media as a concept is missing from the document.  This 
indicates a complete disregard of the value of such alternative media in 
promoting public participation and strengthening cultural and linguistic 
diversity.

2. Literacy, education and research - fundamental components of the 
information and knowledge society cannot be confined to one section of 
capacity building. Universal education is a key principle for building a 
participative society.

3. Capacity Building must include not only skills to use ICT`s but also 
include skills for creating, innovating and enabling active citizenship. It 
should also recognize fundamental rights in the workplace and core labour 
standards for all who work in the Information Society.

4.  The value and benefits of Free and Open Source Software are not 
adequately recognized nor promoted in this document, thus undermining their 
real potential. These extend far beyond the concept of affordability.

5. The section on Enabling Environment speaks of a regulatory and 
legislative environment that reinforces the advancement of a market-driven 
industry at the expense of the citizenry.

6. The reference to Intellectual Property Rights manipulates the notion of 
fair balance. It threatens innovation, the public domain, and citizens 
rights and promotes the further concentration of wealth and power in the 
hands of the resource rich. Legal environments and economic means should be 
setup for Public libraries, schools and universities in order to enrich the 
public domain and facilitate the free and open circulation of scientific 
publications.

7. The role of civil society in relation to Internet governance, is 
completely negated whilst increased powers of control are extended to 
governments and the private sector.

8. Discussions in relation to Building Confidence, Trust and Security have 
shifted to a highly politicized agenda, characterized by language referring 
to the integrity of the military field and the use of information resources 
for criminal and terrorist purposes. This is at the expense of citizen's 
rights including freedom of association, movement, expression, and privacy.

9. References to women still fail to recognize them as key actors in 
building an information society. The Declaration must avoid language that 
couches women as 'wards' and must focus on the importance of women as 
primary change agents.

10. In addition, references to the role of the Information Society in 
ensuring the furthering of commitments made in previous UN conferences are 
given little, if any, mention in this document.

The document as it currently stands reinforces the unequal balance of 
powers and of development between and within nations, rather than 
redressing it. We demand that governments maintain a strong human 
development focus and prevent the growing control of international 
governance processes by market-led forces.

This is not a document that Civil society can endorse and we question the 
degree of support that will emerge amongst all stakeholders.

As it stands, the current document will only succeed in reaching a 
consensus amongst the elite.

----
Prepared by the Civil Society Content and Themes group, mandated by the 
Civil Society Plenary on 22nd September.


From cnicol at pangea.org  Mon Sep 22 14:49:58 2003
From: cnicol at pangea.org (Chris Nicol)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society response to the Declaration of Principles
Message-ID: <1064238597.2998.61.camel@chrissony>

Hi,

Attached is the Civil Society response to the Declaration of Principles
that will be read to the Subcommittee2 Plenary at 4pm today.

Regards,

Chris

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From mabid at vecam.org  Mon Sep 22 15:07:17 2003
From: mabid at vecam.org (Myriam Abid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endosser la prise de position de la =?iso-8859-1?Q?soci=E9t=E9?= civile a la =?iso-8859-1?Q?d=E9claration?=
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org> 
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030922140717.14479.qmail@mx1.ovh.net>

karen banks a ?crit:
Bonjour ? tous:
Vous trouverez ci-dessous et en attach? la pise de position de la soci?t? 
civile sur le projet de d?claration. Comme nous n'avaons p?s pu ? nouveau 
faire circuler ce texte dans sa version finale, aupr?s des caucus et des 
groupes de travail, nous n'avons pas fait de r?f?rence explicite ? un 
endossement. 

Nous avons fait de notre mieux pour inclure les commentaires re?us mais 
?tant limit?s dans la longueur du texten nous aons ?galement du couper 
certains passages. Nos excuses ? toous ceux dont les commentaires sont 
arriv? strop tard pour ?tre inclus. 

La version espagnole suivra bient?t. Merci d'envoyer vos endossements sur la 
liste pleni?re (sans reciter l'int?gralit? du texte). 

Karen
*****
D?claration de la Soci?t? Civile en r?ponse au projet de D?claration  du 
SMSI
Pr?sentation au sous-comit? 2 le 22 septembre 

Nous, repr?sentants issus de la soci?t? civile, exprimons notre forte 
pr?occupation ? la lecture de la D?claration publi?e le 19 septembre 2003. 

La soci?t? de l?information d?crite dans ce document est uniforme, 
technocratique, et m?diocre.  Elle manque d?une vision qui placerait les 
peuples et les citoyens en son centre : il est fait peu ou pas mention des 
pauvres, des travailleurs, des groupes marginalis?s tels que les peuples 
indig?nes, les r?fugi?s, les handicap?s;  la diversit? des peuples, des 
cultures et des mani?res de vivre y occupe une place encore insuffisante.
Tout au long du processus du Sommet, nos contributions pour dessiner une 
vision commune d?une soci?t? de l?information inclusive, d?mocratique et 
durable, n?ont pas ?t? s?rieusement prises en compte. 

Concernant ce document, nous exprimons deux pr?occupations majeures : 


?	Bien que le d?but de la D?claration se r?f?re de fa?on importante aux 
principes de la D?claration Universelle des Droits de l?Homme et ? la 
D?claration du Mill?naire, les paragraphes suivants ne refl?tent pas un 
v?ritable engagement ? soutenir ces principes  dans la r?alisation d?une 
Soci?t? de l?information. Les droits existants, tel que l?article 19, 
devraient ?tre cit?s int?gralement et r?affirm?s plut?t que de se trouver 
fractionn?s au gr? des pr?f?rences individuelles des Etats.
?	Certaines pr?occupations essentielles ont ?t? exprim?es d?une mani?re qui 
alt?re profond?ment leur signification alors que d?autres soulev?es par la 
soci?t? civile tout au long de ces derniers 18 mois ont ?t? retir?es. 

En particulier : 

1.	Le concept de M?dia communautaire est absent du document. Ceci traduit un 
m?pris total de l?apport d?un tel m?dia alternatif pour promouvoir la 
participation citoyenne et le renforcement de la diversit? culturelle et 
linguistique. 

2.	L?alphab?tisation, l??ducation et la recherche, composantes essentielles 
de la soci?t? de l?information et de la connaissance, ne peuvent ?tre 
confin?es dans la section ? Renforcement des capacit?s ?. L??ducation 
universelle constitue un principe essentiel ? la constitution d?une soci?t? 
participative. 

3.	Le Renforcement des capacit?s pour tous n?inclue pas seulement la 
capacit? ? utiliser les TICS, mais aussi la capacit? de cr?ation, 
d?innovation et de citoyennet? active. Il doit ?galement reconna?tre les 
droits fondamentaux dans le cadre du travail et des normes de travail pour 
tous ceux qui oeuvrent au sein de la soci?t? de l?information. 

4.	 La valeur et les bienfaits des logiciels libres et ? source ouverte ne 
sont ni reconnus comme ils le devraient, ni soutenus dans ce document.  Leur 
r?el potentiel est sous estim?, celui-ci va bien au-del? de leur faible 
co?t. 


5.	La section sur un Environnement Propice aborde surtout la question d?un 
environnement  l?gislatif  favorisant l?avanc?e d?une industrie guid?e 
uniquement par une logique marchande, aux d?triments des besoins des 
citoyens. 

6.	La r?f?rence aux Droits de Propri?t? Intellectuelle manipule la notion de 
juste ?quilibre. Elle menace l?innovation, le domaine public, et les droits 
des citoyens. Elle ne fait qu?encourager une plus grande concentration de 
richesse et de pouvoir entre les mains d?un petit nombre. Un cadre l?gal et 
de moyens ?conomiques doivent ?tre mis en place pour que les biblioth?ques, 
?coles et universit?s publiques puissent nourrir le domaine public et 
faciliter la libre circulation des publications scientifiques. 


7.	Le r?le de la soci?t? civile en mati?re de Gouvernance de l?Internet est 
compl?tement ni?, alors que des pouvoirs de contr?le accrus sont accord?s au 
gouvernement et au secteur priv?. 

8.	 Les discussions concernant le Renforcement du climat de Confiance ont 
laiss? place ? un agenda hautement politis? caract?ris? par un langage se 
r?f?rant ? l?int?grit? du champ militaire et ? l?utilisation des ressources 
informationnelles ? des fins criminelles et terroristes. Tout cela aux 
d?pens des droits des citoyens, en particulier la libert? d?association, de 
mouvement, d?expression et le droit ? la vie priv?e. 

9.	S?il est fait r?f?rence au R?le des femmes, leur place essentielle dans 
la construction d?une soci?t? de l?information n?est toujours pas reconnue. 
La D?claration doit ?viter les formules d?crivant les femmes comme ? 
assist?es ?, pour se concentrer sur leur r?le primordial en tant qu?agents 
de changement. 

10.	De plus, une place largement insuffisante est accord?e au r?le de la 
soci?t? de l?information dans la mise en ?uvre des engagements pris au cours 
des pr?c?dentes conf?rences des Nations Unies. 

Le document dans sa forme actuelle renforce, au lieu de le corriger, le 
d?s?quilibre en termes de pouvoir et de d?veloppement qui existe ? la fois 
entre les nations et au sein m?me des nations. Nous appelons fermement les 
gouvernements ? garder comme priorit? premi?re le d?veloppement humain et ? 
emp?cher les logiques marchandes contr?lent chaque fois davantage les 
processus de gouvernance internationale. 

Ceci n?est pas un document que la soci?t? civile peut endosser et nous nous 
interrogeons sur le degr? de soutien qu?il rencontrera aupr?s des autres 
parties pr?sentes. 

Tel qu?il est, le document actuel n?est que le reflet du consensus d?une 
?lite. 

 

 

Pr?par? par le groupe Contenus et Th?mes de la soci?t? civile sur mandat de 
la pleni?re de la soci?t? civile, le 22 septembre 2003. 

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From greve at fsfeurope.org  Mon Sep 22 16:00:49 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PCT Working Group List
Message-ID: <m3llsg27ha.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>

Hi all,

the civil society PCT working group met today at 14:00 in room 17 and
is planning to meet daily at 11:00 for the rest of PrepCom-3.

There is now also a mailing list for coordination of the PCT group and
its statements that you can subscribe to at:

 http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-pct

Regards,
Georg

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From muguet at mdpi.org  Mon Sep 22 15:13:57 2003
From: muguet at mdpi.org (Dr. Francis MUGUET)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WG - Patents - Copyrights Tuesday  meeting
In-Reply-To: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165A34@whqkaki01.who.int>
References: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165A34@whqkaki01.who.int>
Message-ID: <1064240089.3040.15.camel@wsis>

Hello everybody,

As it has been decided today,
the PCT group is going to meet
again Tuesday 11AM  Room 17 CICG

Francis 

Concerning : 
> 
> 10 minutes warning doesn't give me any time to get down there... sorry!
> 
Sorry, this meeting was decided at the last minute with a room that
became available.

> Chris
> 
> Chris Zielinski
> STP CSI/GPR/EGB
> World Health Organization
> Avenue Appia, CH1211 Geneva
> Switzerland
> Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354



From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Mon Sep 22 15:26:23 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] recent Civil Society Documents / Stamements online
References: <1064238597.2998.61.camel@chrissony>
Message-ID: <3F6F068F.9135C7F3@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

I will also put the statement re Tunesia online soon. 
Latest overview at http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/416.htm

Ralf
 

- Civil Society response to the Declaration of Principles (just being
read by Natasha)
http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/456.htm

- Civil Society Comments on Draft Action Plan, 19 September 2003 (rtf)
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CS-compiled-comments-on-Action-Plan-19-9-2003.rtf>

- Civil Society Joint Comments on Draft Declaration, 17 September 2003
(rtf)

comments on paragraphs 1-11 
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CSO-LanguageSubmissionforDraftDeclarationPara1-11-sept17th-2003.rtf>

comments on paragraphs 12-54
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CSO-LanguageSubmissionforDraftDeclarationPara12-54-sept17th-2003.rtf>

From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep 22 16:18:15 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922161429.01a29c70@pop.gn.apc.org>

Dear all

The english and french versions of the Statement in response to the 
declaration have been posted to this list. A spanish version may be 
available tonight, but probably tomorrow morning.

When you're endorsing, try to remember not to re-quote the entire message 
as the lists are very busy at the moment - the less text, the better - just 
note your caucus, working group, or organisation's name - and post to 
ct@wsis-cs.org

thanks
karen



From Armin.Murmann at ies.unige.ch  Mon Sep 22 15:39:44 2003
From: Armin.Murmann at ies.unige.ch (Armin Murmann - IES - HETS - =?iso-8859-1?Q?Gen=E8ve?=)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.1.20030922163801.00b5c0a0@mail.ies.unige.ch>

At 14:22 22.09.2003 +0100, you wrote:
>hi all
>
>Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have 
>not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the 
>final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly.
>
>We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, 
>but in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original 
>text..  apologies to those whose comments were received too late for 
>inclusion..
>
>French and spanish versions will be posted soon..
>
>post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the 
>entire text)


having read your reports, here our agreement

Armin Murmann
CREIS


Armin Murmann


Institut d'?tudes sociales
HES sant?-social
rue Pr?vost-Martin 28
CH-1211 Gen?ve 4

0041 22 322'1'408 (direct) ou 414
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From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Mon Sep 22 18:35:38 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Statement from Civil Society Organizations on Tunisia and WSIS
In-Reply-To: <4180CE89-EC72-11D7-82A5-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <2DF3C511-ED23-11D7-803B-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

Please send individual organizations endorsements to: Rikke Frank 
Jorgensen: rfj@humanrights.dk
Thanks.

Le dimanche, 21 sep 2003, ? 22:29 Europe/Paris, Rik Panganiban a ?crit :

> Statement from Civil Society Organizations on Tunisia and WSIS
> www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/petition-tunisia-en.html
>
> The civil society organizations present in Geneva for PrepCom 3 of the 
> World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have learnt with stupor 
> and indignation of the appointment by Tunisian President Ben Ali of 
> General Habib Ammar as President of the preparatory committee of the 
> second phase of the Summit to be held in Tunisia in 2005.
>
> The signatory  organizations are already preoccupied by the decision 
> to hold the second phase of WSIS in a country known for its serious 
> violations of human rights and the rule of law. They consider that 
> naming this military man, a former Interior Ministry, who has been 
> denounced by the World Organization Against Torture for his 
> activities, presents a real risk of compromising the proceedings of 
> this Summit. This appointment has already tarnished the image of the 
> WSIS and risks undermining the legitimacy of its outcome.
>
> The civil society organizations consider that the two principal 
> objectives of the Summit, that is to say the struggle to overcome the 
> digital divide and the respect for human rights and fundamental 
> freedoms in the information and communication society, cannot be 
> dissociated from each other.
>
> Under point 11 of PrepCom3 agenda, we strongly urge that the Summit 
> organizers, including governments, to join in the growing 
> preoccupation of world opinion, so that the holding of the second 
> phase of the Summit in Tunis is subordinated to concrete signs by 
> Tunisia that it respects human rights and fundamental freedoms.
>
> We specially request the following :
> - the freeing of journalists and others held in prison for their 
> opinions in Tunisia
> - the appointment of a personality who is not the object of opprobrium 
> at the head of the organizing committee of the second phase of the 
> Summit
> - the commitment to allow all civil society representatives from 
> Tunisia and abroad to participate freely in the work of the Summit
>
> The signatory organizations will closely follow the responses of the 
> international community to these preoccupations.
>
> Statement proposed for signatures by the WSIS civil society Human 
> Rights Caucus
> www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis
>
> Press Contact in Geneva : Christine Ferrier, OMCT, cf@omct.org , T?l : 
> 00 41 22 809 49 39
> Send signatures to  Rikke Frank Jorgensen, DIHR, rfj@humanrights.dk
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From mciver at albany.edu  Mon Sep 22 18:45:50 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Minutes - Content & Themes - Minutes - 22 September 2003
Message-ID: <3F6F354E.2090207@albany.edu>



Report on Bureau - Bureau Meeting Today -- Report by Sally Burch

_ Given the reaction this morning to the declaration, a number of members
expressed the view that there is little point in participating in the IG 
process.
_ Tomorrow there will be two interventions to the Bureau-Bureau Meeting, 
one
from CS Content and Themes and one from the IG Bureau.
_ CT has produced a statement for this intervention based on the CS 
statement
presented today in the SC-2 Plenary.
_ There will be a press conference afterwards.
_ Susanna George and Sally Burch will present at the press conference.

Urgent Report from the Plenary on SC-2 -- Report by Conchita ??? of the CS
Monitoring Group.
_ Paragraph 9 was discussed.
_ For paragraph 9 they wanted to use "promised for opportunities". The most
important part is that they were agreeable to the Gender Strategies 
Working Group
language. At 20:00, they will start again with paragraph 9. They asked 
if they
could speak tonight on paragraph 9 at 20:00.
_ Volunteerism and education were included in the topics to retain/include.

Drafting Activities
_ Several drafting groups are in motion:
_ A group is working on drafting specific, concrete language on the 
declaration
regarding language required to make it acceptable. Input is requested by 
19:00.
_ A third drafting group is working on the dangers of the difficulties 
working with
_ A drafting group is working on Wolfgang's proposal on the three column
comparison of the Official Declaration versus the Civil Society inputs.
_ Another drafting group met with the idea of proposing an alternative 
declaration.
_ Tonight, a group from CS is to convene and develop specific, concrete
language on the declaration. Paragraphs that have been identified are: 
PCT 33
and 35; LAC 36, 40, 41; Privacy and Security WG 35; Paragraph 20. The
drafting group should compare the results with today's statement. Val?rie
Peugeot volunteered to coordinate this group.
_ Alternative Declaration:
_ Several working groups have been formed around thematic areas. They 
are to
prepare sections of language based in part on existing CS documents.
_ A collection of Civil Society documents has been assembled online at
http://mboom.draper.albany.edu/~mciver/WSIS/CSDeclaration/
_ A proposal will be presented tomorrow by Claire Sherman in the CS Plenary
about how to proceed on the CS Declaration. We will explain what we want to
do and why. Ask for sets of principles that people feel need to be in the
document. The timeline is to be developed as part of the discussion in 
Plenary.

CS Response to the Official Draft Plan of Action:
_ Inputs on the Action Plan can be submitted. No drafting will take 
place tonight.
_ We need to find out when speaking slots are. CS participants are asked 
to turn in
requests in on paper.

Other Issues
_ Time frames for the Working Groups
_ Time frames for IG WGs were not given this morning. Have they been 
decided?
We need to monitor this.







-- 

Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>


From web at globalcn.org  Mon Sep 22 18:57:09 2003
From: web at globalcn.org (CMIC-GlobalCN)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Mosaic / Mosaique / Mosaico 2
Message-ID: <0HLM00IDTMZ1U8@VL-MO-MR004.ip.videotron.ca>

Mosaic / Mosa?que / Mosaico 2 

Fran?ais ci-dessous
Espa?ol al final

MOSAIC ON THE WSIS
The World Forum on Community Networking (WFCN) invites you to read the 2nd issue 
of Mosaic, a newsletter presenting a synthesis of civil society debates on the 
information society. This issue covers the preparation period for PrepCom 3 of 
the World Summit on the Information Society : <http://www.globalcn.org/en/article.ntd?id=1707&sort=1.25>

Mosaic is published in three languages (English, French and Spanish).  It summarizes 
discussions held on a number of lists and sites. Since most lists are in English, 
and to  a lesser extent, in Spanish, this initiative was developed to provide 
a balanced overview from different cultural and linguistic perspectives on the 
WSIS process and to contribute to the exchange of ideas on the information society 
between different cultural spaces. We have selected a dozen of civil society 
lists and sites, followed their discussions and prepared summaries on a number 
of issues. 

The newsletter will be published once a month during its implementation period, 
which will be a period of ongoing evaluation and adaptation of its contents, 
format, distribution and periodicity.

We look forward to receiving your suggestions and comments on this new publication 
at<mailto:web@globalcn.org>.

OTHER RESOURCES ON THE PLATFORM - DIRECTORIES
- A directory of civil society discussion lists on the World Summit on the Information 
Society (WSIS) and general lists dealing with communication issues that are also 
discussing WSIS as one of their topics.
<http://www.globalcn.org/en/article.ntd?id=1493&sort=1.10.11>

- A directory of WSIS-related  sites <http://www.globalcn.org/en/article.ntd?id=1652&sort=1.10.11>

We hope these initiatives will be useful for your work.
In solidarity, 
The WFCN Team
____________________________

MOSA?QUE ET LE SMSI

Le Carrefour mondial de l'Internet citoyen (CMIC)  vous invite ? lire le deuxi?me 
num?ro de Mosa?que, une bulletin pr?sentant une synth?se de d?bats de la soci?t? 
civile sur la soci?t? de l'information. Ce num?ro couvre les pr?paratifs de la 
PrepCom 3 du Sommet mondial sur la soci?t? de l'information : <http://www.globalcn.org/fr/article.ntd?id=1671&sort=1.25>

Mosa?que est publi? en trois langues (fran?ais, espagnol et anglais). On y retrouve 
des r?sum?s de certaines discussions men?es sur des listes et sites de la soci?t? 
civile. Cette initiative est n?e du constat que sur la plupart des listes les 
?changes se font en anglais et, dans une moindre mesure, en espagnol. Notre objectif 
est donc d'offrir un survol aussi ?quilibr? que faire se peut de perspectives 
provenant de diff?rents contextes culturels et linguistiques sur le processus 
du SMSI et de faciliter l'?change d'id?es sur la soci?t? de l'information entre 
divers espaces culturels. Nous avons choisi une douzaine de listes et de sites 
dont nous avons suivi de pr?s et r?sum? les discussions sur certains th?mes.

Ce bulletin sera publi? une fois par mois durant une phase initiale au cours 
de laquelle nous ?valuerons et adapterons son contenu, son format, sa distribution 
et la fr?quence de parution. 

Nous esp?rons que vous nous ferez parvenir vos suggestions et commentaires ? 
<mailto:web@globalcn.org>.

AUTRES RESSOURCES DE LA PLATEFORME - R?PERTOIRES
-	un r?pertoire de listes de discussion de la soci?t? civile portant sur le Sommet 
mondial sur la soci?t? de l'information (SMSI) et de listes consacr?es ? des 
enjeux relatifs ? la communication o? se tiennent ?galement des discussions sur 
le SMSI. 
<http://www.globalcn.org/fr/article.ntd?id=1473&sort=1.10.11>
-	un r?pertoire des sites sur le SMSI <http://www.globalcn.org/fr/article.ntd?id=1641&sort=1.10.11>

Nous esp?rons que ces initiatives vous seront utiles.
Solidairement, 
L'?quipe du CMIC

_______________________________

MOSAICO Y LA CMSI

El Foro Mundial del Internet Ciudadano (FMIC) los invita a leer el segundo n?mero 
de Mosaico, un bolet?n que presenta una s?ntesis de discusiones de la sociedad 
civil relativas a la sociedad de la informaci?n. Este n?mero cubre los preparativos 
de la PrepCom 3 de la Cumbre mundial sobre la sociedad de la informaci?n: 
<http://www.globalcn.org/es/article.ntd?id=1718&sort=1.25>

Mosaico es publicado en tres idiomas (espa?ol, franc?s e ingl?s). Presenta informes 
de las discusiones sostenidas en algunas listas y sitios de la sociedad civil. 
Esta iniciativa nace de una constataci?n que en la mayor?a de las listas los 
intercambios se producen en ingl?s y, en una medida inferior, en espa?ol. Nuestro 
objetivo es el de ofrecer una visi?n lo m?s equilibrada posible de las perspectivas 
provenientes de diferentes contextos culturales y ling??sticos sobre el proceso 
de la CMSI y de facilitar el intercambio de ideas sobre la sociedad de la informaci?n 
entre los espacios culturales. Hemos seleccionado una docena de listas y sitios, 
que hemos seguido de cerca y cuyas discusiones sobre varios temas hemos resumido.

Este bolet?n ser? publicado mensualmente en una fase inicial, durante la que 
evaluaremos y adaptaremos su contenido, su formato, su distribuci?n y la frecuencia 
de edici?n.

Esperamos que ustedes nos hagan llegar sus sugerencias y comentarios a <mailto:web@globalcn.org>.

MAS RECURSOS EN LA PLATAFORMA - REPERTORIOS
-	un repertorio de listas de discusi?n de la sociedad civil sobre la Cumbre mundial 
sobre la sociedad de la informaci?n (CMSI) y de listas dedicadas a los desaf?os 
relativos a la comunicaci?n en las que se tienen igualmente discusiones sobre 
la CMSI. <http://www.globalcn.org/es/article.ntd?id=1494&sort=1.10.11>
-	un repertorio de sitios sobre la CMSI <http://www.globalcn.org/es/article.ntd?id=1663&sort=1.10.11>


Esperamos que estas iniciativas les sean de utilidad.
Solidariamente,
El equipo del FMIC




From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Mon Sep 22 20:12:43 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Does Input lead to Impact? Document analysis shows how little civil
 society input is reflected in current drafts
Message-ID: <3F6F49AB.57829EA1@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

New on http://www.worldsummit2003.org:

Does Input lead to Impact?
Document analysis shows how little civil society input is reflected in
current drafts

Geneva, 22 September 2003. Today, a group of volunteers from civil
society compiled a comparative analysis of three documents: The Draft
Declaration of Principles that came out of the Paris Intersessional in
July, the comments by civil society organisations as developed at the
beginning of PrepCom3, and the latest version of the Draft Declaration
of Principles that came out on 19th September. The comparison, nicely
done in a paragraph-by-paragraph table, clearly shows how little the
efforts of civil society are listened to. Roughly 60% were plainly
rejected, 15% were more or less taken, and 25% "somehow" ended up in the
newest declaration draft, as one member of the group told
worldsummit2003.org.

Read the document: Does Input lead to Impact? (rtf)
http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/does_input_lead_to_impact.rtf

From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Mon Sep 22 21:11:58 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:48 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309221711.AA11580006@maxmedia.com.ar>

Centro de Teletrabajo y Teleformacion
Carrera de RRTT.
Facultad de ciencias sociales
Universidad de Buenos Aires
endorses the document.

Beatriz Busaniche
www.caminandoutopias.org.ar


From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Mon Sep 22 21:25:10 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Does Input lead to Impact? Summary now also online
References: <3F6F49AB.57829EA1@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Message-ID: <3F6F5AA6.A4221B57@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

> Does Input lead to Impact?
> Document analysis shows how little civil society input is reflected in
> current drafts

The nice summary for this is now also available at
www.worldsummit2003.org.
It is currently being copied and put into all the pidgeon-holes. ;-)

Direct link:
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/From_Input_to_Impact_summary.rtf>

From steve at commedia.org.uk  Mon Sep 22 21:41:52 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (Steve Buckley)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <4.3.1.20030922214120.064949b0@pop.gn.apc.org>

Endorsed by AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters)

At 14:22 22/09/03 +0100, you wrote:
>hi all
>
>Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have 
>not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the 
>final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly.
>
>We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, 
>but in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original 
>text..  apologies to those whose comments were received too late for 
>inclusion..
>
>French and spanish versions will be posted soon..
>
>post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the 
>entire text)
>
>karen
>======



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From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 22 22:42:36 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] An article from globetechnology.com
Message-ID: <2301480.1064266956807.JavaMail.www@chico2.theglobeandmail.com>

Amali  (amalidesilva@yahoo.com) thought you would be interested in this article from http://www.globetechnology.com, Canada's leading source for online news.
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CS-WSIS made the Canadian National Press!

Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada
    
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From dhalleck at weber.ucsd.edu  Mon Sep 22 22:59:41 2003
From: dhalleck at weber.ucsd.edu (dhalleck)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Deep Dish Endorses Statement of Civil Society
Message-ID: <3F6F70CE.D2821052@weber.ucsd.edu>

> >Deep Dish Community Satellite Network Endorses this Statement
DeeDee Halleck
Deep Dish Television
339 Lafayette Street
NY NY 10012


> >Statement of the Civil Society in Response to the WSIS Draft
Declaration
> >Presentation to Sub-Committee 2, September 22nd.
> >
> >My name is Natasha Primo delegated by the civil society content and
> >themes group.
> >
> >We, representatives from civil society, express our grave concern in
> >response to the Draft Declaration issued on 19th September 2003.
> >
> >The information society described in the document is characterized
> >by uniformity, technocracy and bargaining. It lacks any vision that
> >is people and citizen centered:  there is little or no mention of
> >the poor, workers and marginalized groups including indigenous
> >people, refugees, people with disabilities. The emphasis on
> >diversity of peoples, cultures and ways of living is still far from
> >sufficient. Our contributions throughout this process of shaping a
> >common vision of an inclusive, democratic and sustainable
> >information society, have not been given serious consideration.
> >
> >We have two overarching concerns:
> >
> >? Although the principles of the UDHR and the Millenium Development
> >Declaration are referred to prominently at the start of the
> >Declaration, subsequent paragraphs do not demonstrate genuine
> >commitment to upholding these principles in the realization of an
> >Information Society. Existing rights, such as Article 19, should be
> >quoted fully and affirmed rather than cut up in pieces according to
> >individual country preferences.
> >
> >? Some core concerns have been formulated in ways that fundamentally
> >alter their meaning, whilst others raised by civil society over the
> >past 18 months have been removed.
> >
> >Specifically:
> >
> >1. Community media as a concept is missing from the document.  This
> >indicates a complete disregard of the value of such alternative
> >media in promoting public participation and strengthening cultural
> >and linguistic diversity.
> >
> >2. Literacy, education and research - fundamental components of the
> >information and knowledge society cannot be confined to one section
> >of capacity building. Universal education is a key principle for
> >building a participative society.
> >
> >3. Capacity Building must include not only skills to use ICT`s but
> >also include skills for creating, innovating and enabling active
> >citizenship. It should also recognize fundamental rights in the
> >workplace and core labour standards for all who work in the
> >Information Society.
> >
> >4.  The value and benefits of Free and Open Source Software are not
> >adequately recognized nor promoted in this document, thus
> >undermining their real potential. These extend far beyond the
> >concept of affordability.
> >
> >5. The section on Enabling Environment speaks of a regulatory and
> >legislative environment that reinforces the advancement of a
> >market-driven industry at the expense of the citizenry.
> >
> >6. The reference to Intellectual Property Rights manipulates the
> >notion of fair balance. It threatens innovation, the public domain,
> >and citizens rights and promotes the further concentration of wealth
> >and power in the hands of the resource rich. Legal environments and
> >economic means should be setup for Public libraries, schools and
> >universities in order to enrich the public domain and facilitate the
> >free and open circulation of scientific publications.
> >
> >7. The role of civil society in relation to Internet governance, is
> >completely negated whilst increased powers of control are extended
> >to governments and the private sector.
> >
> >8. Discussions in relation to Building Confidence, Trust and
> >Security have shifted to a highly politicized agenda, characterized
> >by language referring to the integrity of the military field and the
> >use of information resources for criminal and terrorist purposes.
> >This is at the expense of citizen's rights including freedom of
> >association, movement, expression, and privacy.
> >
> >9. References to women still fail to recognize them as key actors in
> >building an information society. The Declaration must avoid language
> >that couches women as 'wards' and must focus on the importance of
> >women as primary change agents.
> >
> >10. In addition, references to the role of the Information Society
> >in ensuring the furthering of commitments made in previous UN
> >conferences are given little, if any, mention in this document.
> >
> >The document as it currently stands reinforces the unequal balance
> >of powers and of development between and within nations, rather than
> >redressing it. We demand that governments maintain a strong human
> >development focus and prevent the growing control of international
> >governance processes by market-led forces.
> >
> >This is not a document that Civil society can endorse and we
> >question the degree of support that will emerge amongst all
> >stakeholders.
> >
> >As it stands, the current document will only succeed in reaching a
> >consensus amongst the elite.
> >
> >----
> >Prepared by the Civil Society Content and Themes group, mandated by
> >the Civil Society Plenary on 22nd September.
> >
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From muguet at mdpi.org  Tue Sep 23 06:56:10 2003
From: muguet at mdpi.org (Dr. Francis MUGUET)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WG Scientific Information
Message-ID: <1064296571.2946.2.camel@wsis>

Good Morning Everybody !

The meeting of the WG on Scientific Information
http://www.wsis-si.org
will be held today
at 16H in Room 17 CICG

See you

Francis 


-- 


From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep 22 23:12:30 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Espanol: Civil Society response to the Declaration of
 Principles
In-Reply-To: <1064238597.2998.61.camel@chrissony>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922231136.0340ea90@pop.gn.apc.org>

dear all

Attached is the spanish translation of the statement read by Natasha Primo 
in plenary today in reaction to the declaration.

Many thanks to Laura Escorihuela for translating so quickly..

karen


From claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk  Tue Sep 23 07:59:23 2003
From: claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk (claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] proposal for civil society alternative declaration
Message-ID: <63340-22003922365923364@M2W034.mail2web.com>


from the content and themes group to be discussed at Tuesday plenary

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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Tue Sep 23 08:33:34 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Espanol: Civil Society response to the Declaration of
 Principles
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030923083312.0349c248@pop.gn.apc.org>

apologies everyone - the attachment was missing in my last message

karen
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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Tue Sep 23 09:37:47 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Process Note on Meetings Today
Message-ID: <3592FAC0-EDA1-11D7-B645-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

PROCESS NOTE ON PREPCOM III MEETINGS
September 23, 2003

By Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator, Prepcom.net
Representative, World Federalist Movement


Governments have moved into a very complicated phase of the 
negotiations, with parallel ad hoc groups, late night working group 
meetings, and regional consultations taking place all over the CICG, 
CCV and the ITU buildings.  It's enough to make any NGO or small 
government delegation dizzy.

Below is my understanding of the work schedule for the day:

8-9am   	ad hoc groups on Action Plan
9-10am   	regional consultations

11am-1pm 	Declaration Working Group

1-2pm   	ad hoc groups on Action Plan
2-3pm   	ad hoc groups on Action Plan
3-4pm   	regional consultations

4-6pm    		Declaration Working Group

6-8pm    	ad hoc groups on Action Plan
7-8pm   	regional consultations

8-10pm  		Declaration Working Group

Basically, there is a "working group of the whole" chaired by Ms. 
Lindall Shope-Mafole that is going through the Draft Declaration on a 
line-by-line, paragraph-by-paragraph basis.  As of this writing, they 
were on the contentious paragraph 19 of the declaration of principles.  
As you can see, they are meeting three times a day, in the morning, 
afternoon and evening.  This meeting is open to observers.

Meanwhile, the Finnish chair of the Sub-Committee Two is leading the 
re-drafting of the Action Plan.  Areas needing special attention in the 
Action Plan are being dealt with by nine ad hoc "small groups" 
including the following:

(existing ad hoc groups on Declaration now responsible for the Action 
Plan as well)
- Internet Security- Chaired by Italy (EU)
- Enabling Environment ? Chaired by Brazil
- Cultural Identity, Linguistic Diversity, Local content ? Chaired by 
Argentina
- Media, Ethical Dimension- Chaired by Switzerland
- Financing ? Chaired by Sweden

(newer ad hoc groups)
- infrastructure ? Chaired by Saudi Arabia
- Access to information ? Chaired by Kenya
- Capacity building- Chaired by Costa Rica
- ICT Applications ? Chaired by Egypt

These meetings are closed to observers, except for a narrow window for 
interventions at the beginning of their meetings, and for a report at 
the end.

In addition there are regional consultations taking place during three 
slots during the day.  Presumably these are closed meetings.

For up-to-the-minute information, please see the announcement screens 
on the main floor of the CICG.  I hope this is somewhat helpful.

[Please send corrections and additions to this to Rik Panganiban, 
rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org]


=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
=====================================================

From greve at fsfeurope.org  Tue Sep 23 11:10:40 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] plenary statement of the Patents, Copyright and Trademarks (PCT)
 work group (September 23rd)
Message-ID: <m3oexbstlr.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>

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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Tue Sep 23 12:35:05 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Declaration Lobbying Document
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030923123110.03511268@pop.gn.apc.org>

Dear all

Attached is the compilation of paragraphs for the Declaration, reflecting 
the core concerns, as per our intervention to Plenary yesterday (read by 
natasha) and the basis of our interventions in plenary today.

We will ask the translation team to translate into french and spanish as 
soon as possible.

karen
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From mciver at albany.edu  Tue Sep 23 14:14:21 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Content and Themes - Coordination - Document Distribution
Message-ID: <3F70472D.4090409@albany.edu>

All,

We decided at the 10:00 Content and Themes meeting
today on several approaches to improving the coordination of document
distribution and associated activities. These are the following:

1.   One of our members -- Sister Mary -- has volunteered
   to be stationed in the (heretofore unknown by many)
   Content and Themes room in the CICG. This we
   believe to be room CICG 132.

2. All documents should be posted on the Plenary@wsis-cs.org
   Web site.  We will work out the logistics of this with the coordinators
   of that site.

3. Groups who are putting out documents from Civil Society, or
   entities therein, should include complete information about
   the authors of the document, points of contact for the document,
   and any thing else that will allow better follow-up after it
   is presented.

4. We are trying to establish a process for working with the translation
   group. Valeria Betancourt is taking the lead on this.


Thanks,

WJM
-- 

Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>


From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Tue Sep 23 14:25:18 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Internet Reborn
Message-ID: <web-165231694@mail1.abac.com>

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/print_version/roush1003.asp


Bonjour,

Un article qui donne une id?e du futur du r?seau Internet.
Sans ?tre trop port? sur la vision technologique, il est
important pour nos organisations d'?ttre au courant de ce
qui se pr?pare pour demain et peut-?tre d?j? initier des
projets de ce genre dans les universit?s des pays moisn
d?velopp?s.


This article from Technology Review (MIT) give an idea of
what could hapen in the future of the Internet.

Scientits and politicians in all our organizations should
benefit from this vision . 

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/print_version/roush1003.asp

Adel
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Adel El Zaim, PhD
adel.elzaim@canti.com
T?l?phone: (514)214-9139

Association ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie

From mciver at albany.edu  Tue Sep 23 14:34:13 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Content and Themes -- Sense of the Group -- Responding to the Plan
 of Action
Message-ID: <3F704BD5.6090603@albany.edu>

All,

The Content and Themes Group took up the question
of if and how to respond to the latest draft
of the Official Plan of Action.
This note presents the sense of the group on what
should be done.

_Background_

-- As of this morning, no specific protocol had yet emerge,
   apart from the apparently ad hoc decisions being made
   to allow short, Civil Society input in the Working Group
   processes.


_Recommendations_

The sense of the group on how to respond is as follows:
- A line-by-line approach, as was used in NY, was generally felt
  to be an unwise use of time.
- Instead, commentaries are felt to be a better approach at this time.
- In particular, caucuses who undertake such drafting are asked to
  link commentary on the Point of Action with the inputs developed
  by Civil Society on the Draft Declaration.
- Linkages should also be made with the non-negotiable points articulated
  in the most recent Civil Society document.
  These can be found in the PrepCom3 folder at:
  http://mboom.draper.albany.edu/~mciver/WSIS/CSDeclaration/


Thanks,

WJM
-- 

Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>


From greve at fsfeurope.org  Tue Sep 23 13:52:40 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Demarginalize Free Software
Message-ID: <m3fzinbraf.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>

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From greve at fsfeurope.org  Tue Sep 23 15:54:47 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Meeting with the European Union Tomorrow (Wednesday, 08:00)
Message-ID: <m3k77ztv0o.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>

Hi all,

the European Union member states have agreed to consult with European
civil society and a meeting has been planned for

      Wednesday, September 24th 2003    8:00

Meeting is at 7:50 in front of the entrance to the CICG.

Everyone who would like to come, please make sure to come to the civil
society preparatory meeting tonight.

Meeting for that is at 20:00 in the cybercafe of the CICG.

Regards,
Georg

-- 
Georg C. F. Greve                                 <greve@fsfeurope.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe	                 (http://fsfeurope.org)
GNU Business Network                        (http://mailman.gnubiz.org)
Brave GNU World	                           (http://brave-gnu-world.org)

From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Tue Sep 23 16:26:51 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Content and Themes - Coordination - Document
 Distribution
In-Reply-To: <3F70472D.4090409@albany.edu>
References: <3F70472D.4090409@albany.edu>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309231226.AA26510010@maxmedia.com.ar>

Hi all
who's compilating inputs for plan of action?

we, the education caucus, are ready to make proposals on paragraph 17 
action plan, capacity building section. 

So, please let me know how do we procced.

Regards
Beatriz

-----Original Message-----
From: "Bill McIver, University at Albany" <mciver@albany.edu>
To: WSIS Civil Society Plenary List <plenary@wsis-cs.org>, ct@wsis-cs.org
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:14:21 -0400
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Content and Themes - Coordination - Document 
Distribution

> 
> All,
> 
> We decided at the 10:00 Content and Themes meeting
> today on several approaches to improving the coordination of document
> distribution and associated activities. These are the following:
> 
> 1.   One of our members -- Sister Mary -- has volunteered
>    to be stationed in the (heretofore unknown by many)
>    Content and Themes room in the CICG. This we
>    believe to be room CICG 132.
> 
> 2. All documents should be posted on the Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>    Web site.  We will work out the logistics of this with the
> coordinators
>    of that site.
> 
> 3. Groups who are putting out documents from Civil Society, or
>    entities therein, should include complete information about
>    the authors of the document, points of contact for the document,
>    and any thing else that will allow better follow-up after it
>    is presented.
> 
> 4. We are trying to establish a process for working with the
> translation
>    group. Valeria Betancourt is taking the lead on this.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> WJM
> -- 
> 
> Bill McIver
> Assistant Professor
> School of Information Science and Policy
> University at Albany, State University of New York
> Albany, New York 12222
> USA
> 
> e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
> URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Tue Sep 23 16:41:28 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Declaration Lobbying Document online now
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030923123110.03511268@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3F7069A8.68B1302@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

karen banks wrote:

> Attached is the compilation of paragraphs for the Declaration, reflecting
> the core concerns, as per our intervention to Plenary yesterday (read by
> natasha) and the basis of our interventions in plenary today.

It is online now at 
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CS-Declaration-Language-Compilation-23-09-2003.rtf>

Ralf

From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Tue Sep 23 16:48:34 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] education caucus inputs /plan of action
In-Reply-To: <WorldClient-F200309231226.AA26510010@maxmedia.com.ar>
References: <3F70472D.4090409@albany.edu> <WorldClient-F200309231226.AA26510010@maxmedia.com.ar>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309231248.AA48340011@maxmedia.com.ar>


Hi all
here are the inputs from education and academia caucus to the plan of 
action.

Thank you all for all the efforts you are making this days.

Regards
Beatriz


-----Original Message-----
From: "Beatriz Busaniche" <beatriz@maxmedia.com.ar>
To: "Bill McIver, University at Albany" <mciver@albany.edu>, "WSIS 
Civil  Society Plenary List" <plenary@wsis-cs.org>, ct@wsis-cs.org
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:26:51 -0300
Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Content and Themes - Coordination - Document 
Distribution

> Hi all
> who's compilating inputs for plan of action?
> 
> we, the education caucus, are ready to make proposals on paragraph 17 
> action plan, capacity building section. 
> 
> So, please let me know how do we procced.
> 
> Regards
> Beatriz
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Bill McIver, University at Albany" <mciver@albany.edu>
> To: WSIS Civil Society Plenary List <plenary@wsis-cs.org>,
> ct@wsis-cs.org
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:14:21 -0400
> Subject: [WSIS-CT] Content and Themes - Coordination - Document 
> Distribution
> 
> > 
> > All,
> > 
> > We decided at the 10:00 Content and Themes meeting
> > today on several approaches to improving the coordination of
> document
> > distribution and associated activities. These are the following:
> > 
> > 1.   One of our members -- Sister Mary -- has volunteered
> >    to be stationed in the (heretofore unknown by many)
> >    Content and Themes room in the CICG. This we
> >    believe to be room CICG 132.
> > 
> > 2. All documents should be posted on the Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> >    Web site.  We will work out the logistics of this with the
> > coordinators
> >    of that site.
> > 
> > 3. Groups who are putting out documents from Civil Society, or
> >    entities therein, should include complete information about
> >    the authors of the document, points of contact for the document,
> >    and any thing else that will allow better follow-up after it
> >    is presented.
> > 
> > 4. We are trying to establish a process for working with the
> > translation
> >    group. Valeria Betancourt is taking the lead on this.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > WJM
> > -- 
> > 
> > Bill McIver
> > Assistant Professor
> > School of Information Science and Policy
> > University at Albany, State University of New York
> > Albany, New York 12222
> > USA
> > 
> > e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
> > URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ct mailing list
> > Ct@wsis-cs.org
> > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> > Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> > Content & Themes Documents: 
> > http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
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From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Tue Sep 23 16:57:30 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] caucus de diversidad cultural
In-Reply-To: <WorldClient-F200309231248.AA48340011@maxmedia.com.ar>
References: <3F70472D.4090409@albany.edu> <WorldClient-F200309231226.AA26510010@maxmedia.com.ar> <WorldClient-F200309231248.AA48340011@maxmedia.com.ar>
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hi all
here we have the inputs from the curltural diversity caucus to the plan 
of action.
the contact for this document is  Stephanie Dupuy  galipanda@hotmail.com


regards
Beatriz
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From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] modalities of intervention document
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV16qtgRkUufQ00007257@hotmail.com>

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From andre.kovacs at ties.itu.int  Tue Sep 23 17:26:21 2003
From: andre.kovacs at ties.itu.int (Andre Kovacs)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Reports of the CS Plenaries
Message-ID: <3F70742D.5090007@ties.itu.int>

Please find attached the reports of the following Plenaries: Friday, 
19th September: Monday 22nd September and Tuesday 23rd September in 
English and French. The reports are also available on the Civil Society 
website of the Executive Secretariat at the following URL: 
http://www.geneva2003.org/wsis/index_c01_2_08.htm
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From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Tue Sep 23 18:38:19 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Does Input lead to Impact? Document analysis now available for Action
 Plan
Message-ID: <3F70850B.B4F9682B@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Hi all,

the group around Wolfgang Kleinw?chter and Frithjof Finkbeiner has
produced another comparative analysis of the draft documents from Paris,
our input, and the latest draft from Geneva. 

This time it's on the ACTION PLAN. :-)

Get the document at 

<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/does_input_lead_to_impact-action-plan.rtf>

As Rik has suggested, someone really should do a fourth column and check
how much of the private sector input ended up in the latest drafts.

Best, Ralf

From cnicol at pangea.org  Tue Sep 23 19:19:37 2003
From: cnicol at pangea.org (Chris Nicol)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Action Plan input Section C7
Message-ID: <3F708EB9.3040902@pangea.org>

Hi,

In this phase of the process, Civil Society is to give input to the 
government Action Plan drafting groups. We are not going to repeat the 
previous Action Plan phase, with input on all topics, but rather provide 
proposals for actions on the priority areas that we outlined in the 
document presented to the Intergovernmental Bureau today.

In Section C7. "ICT Applications", the two relevant priority areas are 
"free software" and "literacy, education and research".

So if anyone has language on proposals they want to include in these two 
areas, they should send this to me and I will collate it, on behalf of 
the Content and Themes Working Group. They should also indicate to Adam 
<adam@takingitglobal.org> if they can speak to present our proposals in 
a speaking slot.

Chris



From mciver at albany.edu  Tue Sep 23 19:34:31 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Discussion of the Production of a Civil Society [Communique / Declaration
 ]
Message-ID: <3F709237.2050407@albany.edu>


All,

The attached document will be discussed at
the Civil Society Plenary tomorrow morning.

This section of Content and Themes part of the
agenda will be to discuss a special meeting
to consider the Production of a Civil Society [Communique / Declaration ].

Discussion in Plenary will be focused on proposing the agenda
of the Special Meeting, with some time for comments.

We request more substantive comments on the proposed agenda by 15:00
tomorrow to the _Content and Themes_ list (ct@wsis-cs.org).

The Special Meeting will be the Content and Themes Meeting
at 18:00 in ITU C2.


Thank you,

WJM
-- 

Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>
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From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Tue Sep 23 19:30:04 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Action Plan input Section C7
In-Reply-To: <3F708EB9.3040902@pangea.org>
References: <3F708EB9.3040902@pangea.org>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309231530.AA30040022@maxmedia.com.ar>

thank you Cris
i already sended imputs on paragraph 17, capacity building, for the 
issue about education, literacy and research.

when will we have slots on these issues, if that is possible, we want to 
ask for one for the education and academia caucus.

Thank you

Beatriz Busaniche
education and academia caucus


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Nicol <cnicol@pangea.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:19:37 +0200
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Action Plan input Section C7

> Hi,
> 
> In this phase of the process, Civil Society is to give input to the 
> government Action Plan drafting groups. We are not going to repeat the
> previous Action Plan phase, with input on all topics, but rather
> provide 
> proposals for actions on the priority areas that we outlined in the 
> document presented to the Intergovernmental Bureau today.
> 
> In Section C7. "ICT Applications", the two relevant priority areas are
> "free software" and "literacy, education and research".
> 
> So if anyone has language on proposals they want to include in these
> two 
> areas, they should send this to me and I will collate it, on behalf of
> the Content and Themes Working Group. They should also indicate to
> Adam 
> <adam@takingitglobal.org> if they can speak to present our proposals
> in 
> a speaking slot.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary


From claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk  Tue Sep 23 19:45:30 2003
From: claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk (claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
Message-ID: <244640-220039223184530191@M2W062.mail2web.com>

Endorsed by Communities Online, UK

At 14:22 22/09/03 +0100, you wrote:
>hi all
>
>Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have 
>not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the 
>final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly.
>
>We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, 
>but in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original 
>text..  apologies to those whose comments were received too late for 
>inclusion..
>
>French and spanish versions will be posted soon..
>
>post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the 
>entire text)
>
>karen
>======



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From mciver at albany.edu  Tue Sep 23 20:46:11 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Content and Themes - Plan for Response to the Draft Plan of Action
Message-ID: <3F70A303.7000500@albany.edu>

All,

The Content and Themes meeting tonight
developed a plan for the Civil Society
response to the Plan of Action.

0. Approach: Content, Time lines, and Speaking

-- Work on individual sections of the Plan of Action will be
   coordinated by Civil Society focal points attending the
   Governmental Working Groups.
-- A focal point has been assigned for each Working Group.
** These focal points are to represent and work with all Civil Society
   participants from which they receive input -- not just their own caucus.
-- All Civil Society participants are asked to provide input to
   these people and help them draft language.
-- The focus will not be on drafting line-by-line language as before.
   Instead, people are asked to focus on 1 or 2 paragraphs, as in
   the Civil Society documents addressing "non-negotiable" language.
** The onus is on the people to get the content to the appropriate
   focal points directly.
-- Language must be produced as soon as possible, preferably
   before the Working Groups start tomorrow.
** Focal Points and Caucuses are also to workout speaking slots
   and times with the Speaking Slot Coordinator (see below).


1. Focal Points from Civil Society have volunteered or
   drafted for each Governmental Working Group that
   is working on the Action Plan. These Focal Points
   are as follows:

    Group on Financing
    -- CS Focal Point: Emmanuel Njenga (Africa Caucus) (njenga@apc.org)

    Infrastructure
    -- CS Focal Point: Jean-Louis Fullsack (Africa Caucus) 
(jlfullsack@wanadoo.fr)

    Media
    -- CS Focal Point: Tracy Naughton (Media Group) (t.naughton@iafrica.com)

    Security
    -- CS Focal Point: Karen Banks (Privacy and Security Working Group)
       (karenb@gn.apc.org)

    Capacity Building  
    --  CS Focal Point: Beatrice Busaniche / Jane Johnson
         (Education and Academia Working Group)
          (busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar  | ?)

    Enabling Environment
    -- CS Focal Point: George Greve (Governance Group / Patents 
Copyrights and
                                 Trademarks (PCT))
        (greve@fsfeurope.org)

    Access to Information
    -- CS Focal Point: France Muget (Scientific Information Group)
       (muguet@mdpi.org)

    ICT Applications
    -- CS Focal Point: Chris Nicols will contact the Governance Caucus
       (cnicol@pangea.org)

    Cultural Diversity
    -- CS Focal Point: Alain Ambrosi (The Indigenous Group)
       (alain_ambrosi@hotmail.com)

    Friends of the Chair
     ** Note: This Working Group is focusing on the following sections
              in the Plan of Action: Introduction;
              Objectives, Goals, and Targets; and
              Action Lines
     -- CS Focal Point: Raijeli Nicole (Gender Strategies Working Group).
        (Raijeli@isiswomen.org)


2. Coordination of speaking slots will be performed by
    Adam Jantunen (Youth Caucus) (adam@takingitglobal.org)

3. Format and distribution for documents.
-- More information about this will be presented tomorrow, but
   drafters are requested to provide footers in each document
   with points of contact and to date documents.
-- Copies of documents should be delivered to the
   Content and Themes room CICG J132 to Sister Mary Margaret.





WJM
-- 

Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>


From web at globalcn.org  Tue Sep 23 22:16:31 2003
From: web at globalcn.org (Lucie Bernier)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rapport_sur_la_premi=E8re_semaine_de_la_PrepCom_3_?=
Message-ID: <BB43A39C958E084B898770244DB67A7E2BADAE@onyris1.onyris.local>

Rapport pr?sent? le 22 septembre par Sally Burch, de la coordination contenu et th?mes, ? la Pl?ni?re du Groupe de travail sur le contenu et les th?mes (TEXTE ORIGINAL EN ANGLAIS) 


1.   Le Groupe de travail sur le contenu et les th?mes a coordonn? et appuy? les contributions relatives aux contenus de la soci?t? civile au processus officiel de la PrepCom 3. Il a facilit? l'attribution de p?riodes d'interventions orales aux diff?rents caucus (groupes th?matiques) et les ?changes sur les contenus. Il s'est charg? de compiler les propositions de la soci?t? civile concernant la D?claration et le Plan d'action qui furent pr?sent?es au comit? intergouvernemental de r?daction.

2.   Le Groupe de travail s'est r?uni deux fois par jour, ? 10 heures et ? 18 heures. Il a ?labor? un plan de travail. Il a cr?? un comit? de suivi des sessions officielles du Comit? pr?paratoire qui rend compte ? la pl?ni?re, un comit? de r?daction responsable de la compilation et de la formulation de propositions consensuelles et un comit? de coordination responsable d'organiser le travail du Groupe de travail, d'animer ses r?unions et de maintenir des relations avec le Bureau de la soci?t? civile, le secr?tariat, etc. Depuis mercredi, une d?l?gu?e du Groupe de travail assiste aux r?unions du Bureau de la soci?t? civile avec un statut d'observatrice et l'autorisation de parler sur des questions relatives aux contenus, tel que convenu lors de la PrepCom 2. Cette observatrice a contribu? ? am?liorer la coordination entre les deux instances. 

3.   D?s le premier jour, le Groupe de travail sur le contenu et les th?mes a d? agir tr?s rapidement pour organiser les interventions orales pour les diff?rents caucus : cinq minutes sur chacun des blocs d'articles de la D?claration et du Plan d'action. En tout, une soixantaine de minutes ont ?t? attribu?es aux caucus, au cours desquelles une trentaine de personnes ont fait des interventions devant le Sous-comit? 2 (l'instance intergouvernementale o? se discute le contenu des documents du Sommet). ? l'exception de quelques contretemps, le m?canisme a bien fonctionn? et, de mani?re g?n?rale, les contributions de la soci?t? civile ont ?t? favorablement accueillies par les gouvernements qui les ont jug?es pertinentes et concises (ce qui ne garantit aucunement qu'elles seront prises en compte).

4.   Une r?ussite importante a ?t? le fait que l'ambassadeur Numminen accepte, au d?but de la semaine, qu'une compilation ?crite de toutes les propositions pr?cises de r??criture de la soci?t? civile soit reconnue comme un apport formel soumis au Comit? de r?daction. Les diff?rents caucus ont fourni leurs propositions et le Groupe de travail sur le contenu et les th?mes a entrepris la t?che ardue de compiler le tout. Les diff?rents contenus ont ?t? attribu?s au caucus (ou aux caucus) qui avait pr?sent? chaque proposition; dans certains cas, on a regroup? des propositions (avec le consentement des caucus concern?s) ou on les a ?labor?es. Cette fa?on de proc?der a l'avantage de refl?ter la diversit? des positions et des propositions mais ne permet toutefois pas l'expression d'un point de vue fort de la soci?t? civile sur certaines questions.

5. L'attribution d'espaces d'intervention ? la soci?t? civile dans les groupes de r?daction informels du processus intergouvernemental (cr??s pour rechercher le consensus sur les th?mes qui suscite le plus la pol?mique) s'est organis?e de fa?on ad hoc avec les gens pr?sents.

6.   Bref, gr?ce ? l'exp?rience acquise, le Groupe de travail a su s'organiser rapidement et apporter des contributions utiles et ce, malgr? qu'il ait d?, d?s le premier jour, se lancer dans l'?laboration de prises de position et d'amendements.

Prochaines ?tapes :

Il a ?t? d?cid? de travailler, durant la semaine qui vient, sur les nouvelles versions des projets de documents en mettant l'emphase sur une approche plus strat?gique. Cela implique d'identifier quelques th?mes cl?s qui sont absents des documents ou qui n'y sont pas ad?quatement trait?s et au sujet desquels il faudrait formuler des propositions de r??criture, prendre position ou faire des repr?sentations aupr?s des d?l?gations gouvernementales. Lors de la r?union de lundi matin, on proc?dera ? une ?valuation de l'int?gration des contributions de la soci?t? civile au projet de D?claration et ? l'identification des principaux th?mes ? traiter en relation avec la derni?re version du projet de D?claration.

Il a ?galement ?t? convenu d'entreprendre la r?daction d'une d?claration alternative - ou d'un document - de la soci?t? civile ? partir des nombreuses propositions ?labor?es au cours de la derni?re ann?es. Ce texte fera l'objet d'une large consultation avant d'?tre end?ss? et pr?sent? lors du Sommet en d?cembre.

Traduction CMIC http://globalcn.org
Sources: [CRIS - AL], 22.09.03
[WSIS CS-Plenary], 22.09.03

From rikp at bluewin.ch  Tue Sep 23 22:26:10 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] PROCESS NOTE II, Tuesday Sept 23
Message-ID: <8D0CDCB9-EE0C-11D7-A434-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear Friends,

This is just to inform you  that the Working Group on the Declaration 
of Principles chaired by Ms. Shope Mafole  at about 10:30pm tonight 
finished consideration of the current draft declaration, with the 
exception of several contentious paragraphs pertaining to internet 
governance, human rights, media, and financing.  Tomorrow, Wednesday, 
September 24, ad hoc groups will meet on specific paragraphs that are 
not completed from 10-11am, to bring fresh recommendations to the 
working group of the whole at 11am, to complete this run-through of the 
Declaration.

Presumably, in the afternoon the Sub-Committee Two will reconvene to 
receive reports on the progress of the working group on the Declaration 
as well as the drafting group on the Action Plan.

Rik Panganiban

=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
=====================================================


From alain_ambrosi at hotmail.com  Tue Sep 23 18:49:46 2003
From: alain_ambrosi at hotmail.com (Alain Ambrosi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
Message-ID: <Law12-F114zSUtFdQGf0001b6eb@hotmail.com>

Le carrefour mondial de l intenret citoyen - World Forum on Community 
networking endorses the declaration

Alain Ambrosi

_________________________________________________________________
?Est?s buscando un auto nuevo?  http://www.yupimsn.com/autos/


From valeriab at apc.org  Wed Sep 24 09:33:02 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Discusi=F3n_sobre_la_Producci=F3n_de_[un_Comunicado/una_Declaraci=F3n]_de?=
Message-ID: <3F71106E.31321.357A6@localhost>

23 de septiembre 2003

De: Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil

Asunto: Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una 
Declaraci?n] de la Sociedad Civil.

En la reuni?n plenaria de la Sociedad Civil del martes 23 de 
Septiempre se present? la propuesta de producir un documento 
alternativo de la Sociedad Civil. No hubo tiempo suficiente para 
discutir esto detalladamente durante el plenario. Luego, en la 
reuni?n de Contenidos y Temas de esa ma?ana, hubo una sugerencia de 
que la propuesta fuera abierta a posterior discusi?n, tanto en l?nea 
cuanto en una reuni?n especial a llevarse a cabo el mi?rcoles 24 de 
septiembre de 2003.

En consecuencia, convocamos a los distintos grupos de la sociedad 
civil a llevar a cabo sus propias discusiones antes de esta reuni?n 
especial, a fin de poder realizar sugerencias concretas acerca de 
c?mo continuar con el proceso.

Estamos adelantando algunos posibles puntos de discusi?n que podr?an 
ayudarnos a formular la agenda para la reuni?n.

Agenda para parte del Plenario de la SC para discutir el Comunicado 
de la Sociedad Civil

1. Presentar la agenda propuesta.
2. Solicitar sugerencias y comentarios sobre la agenda para esta 
reuni?n especial.
3. Dar ejemplos de las ideas y cuestiones que deseamos discutir en la
reuni?n especial. 
 

============================================

Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil

Propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial*:
Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una Declaraci?n] de 
la Sociedad Civil

==

Fecha y hora de reuni?n: 24 de septiembre de 2003 / 18:00 -20:00
Lugar de Reuni?n: ITU C2

============================================

Introducci?n a la propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial:

Nota:
-- El prop?sito de esta agenda es ayudar a encuadrar la discusi?n, no
limitarla.
-- Las secciones marcadas "por ej." intentan ser s?lo ejemplos de los
tipos de discusi?n que tenemos en mente para cada secci?n, a fin de 
requerir respuestas. Se espera que los participantes de la Sociedad 
Civil sugieran sus propias ideas, tanto para los puntos de la agenda 
cuanto para las ideas en cada uno de ellos.


==

1. Cuestiones sustantivas

1.1 ?Cu?les deber?an ser las metas principales de tal documento?

Por ej.: 
Expresar nuestro descontento sobre los resultados del proceso 
consultivo
Proveer un material al que pueda recurrir la sociedad civil
Dar opciones adicionales a la Sociedad Civil

1.2 ?C?mo usaremos el documento?

Por ej.:
- Imprimirlo como folleto
- online
- para conferencias de prensa
- Presentarlo en la Cumbre


1.4 ?C?mo podemos hacer lugar a mas debate y di?logo, ahora y despu?s
de la PrepCom?

Por ej.:
- lista de correos especial
- espacio en la Web
- grupos de coordinaci?n regional
- di?logo frente a frente.

1.5 ?Qu? mecanismos podemos establecer para que nos ayuden a lograr 
mayor coherencia pol?tica en el documento?

Por ej.: Llegamos a un documento que sea:  
- Un espectro de ideas que refleja total consenso, o se le aproxima 
mucho, sobre el total del documento
- un conjunto de posiciones de consenso independientes sobre ?reas 
tem?ticas individuales.
- producir una mezcla de secciones sobre las que hemos logrado 
consenso, dando espacio al mismo tiempo para la discusi?n de 
?reas/desaf?os espec?ficos sobre los cuales la Sociedad Civil a?n no 
ha alcanzado consenso (por ejemplo, usando cuadros o notas 
marginales).
 
1.6 ?C?mo se deber?a endosar el documento?

Por ej.:
- Tipos de adhesi?n
+ endoso positivo de la totalidad del documento
+ endoso positivo de secciones individuales

- Modalidades de adhesi?n
+ en l?nea
+ en el Plenario, en la Cumbre de diciembre



2. Cuestiones log?sticas

2.1 Proceso de redacci?n de borradores

2.2 Escalas de tiempo

2.3 Voluntarios para la redacci?n
Por ej.;
-- Hacer sumarios de las discusiones
-- Escribir p?rrafos clave con base en lo recibido hasta la fecha

2.4 Cuestiones de traducci?n.



--------------------------------------------------------------
Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora
Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
http://lac.derechos.apc.org
Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
http://www.apc.org    

From valeriab at apc.org  Wed Sep 24 09:44:06 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:_[WSIS_CS-Plenary]_Discusi=F3n_sobre_la_Producci=F3n_de_[un_Comunicado/una_Declaraci=F3n]_de?=
In-Reply-To: <3F71106E.31321.357A6@localhost>
Message-ID: <3F711306.14634.D77C1@localhost>

Hola/Hi, 

I would like to acknowledge Enrique Chaparro for the translation/ 
Muchos agradecimientos a Enrique Chaparro por la traducci?n. 

Valeria

On 24 Sep 2003 at 3:33, Valeria Betancourt wrote:

> 23 de septiembre 2003
> 
> De: Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil
> 
> Asunto: Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una 
> Declaraci?n] de la Sociedad Civil.
> 
> En la reuni?n plenaria de la Sociedad Civil del martes 23 de 
> Septiempre se present? la propuesta de producir un documento 
> alternativo de la Sociedad Civil. No hubo tiempo suficiente para
> discutir esto detalladamente durante el plenario. Luego, en la reuni?n
> de Contenidos y Temas de esa ma?ana, hubo una sugerencia de que la
> propuesta fuera abierta a posterior discusi?n, tanto en l?nea cuanto
> en una reuni?n especial a llevarse a cabo el mi?rcoles 24 de
> septiembre de 2003.
> 
> En consecuencia, convocamos a los distintos grupos de la sociedad
> civil a llevar a cabo sus propias discusiones antes de esta reuni?n
> especial, a fin de poder realizar sugerencias concretas acerca de c?mo
> continuar con el proceso.
> 
> Estamos adelantando algunos posibles puntos de discusi?n que podr?an
> ayudarnos a formular la agenda para la reuni?n.
> 
> Agenda para parte del Plenario de la SC para discutir el Comunicado de
> la Sociedad Civil
> 
> 1. Presentar la agenda propuesta.
> 2. Solicitar sugerencias y comentarios sobre la agenda para esta
> reuni?n especial. 3. Dar ejemplos de las ideas y cuestiones que
> deseamos discutir en la reuni?n especial. 
> 
> 
> ============================================
> 
> Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil
> 
> Propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial*:
> Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una Declaraci?n] de la
> Sociedad Civil
> 
> ==
> 
> Fecha y hora de reuni?n: 24 de septiembre de 2003 / 18:00 -20:00
> Lugar de Reuni?n: ITU C2
> 
> ============================================
> 
> Introducci?n a la propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial:
> 
> Nota:
> -- El prop?sito de esta agenda es ayudar a encuadrar la discusi?n, no
> limitarla. -- Las secciones marcadas "por ej." intentan ser s?lo
> ejemplos de los tipos de discusi?n que tenemos en mente para cada
> secci?n, a fin de requerir respuestas. Se espera que los participantes
> de la Sociedad Civil sugieran sus propias ideas, tanto para los puntos
> de la agenda cuanto para las ideas en cada uno de ellos.
> 
> 
> ==
> 
> 1. Cuestiones sustantivas
> 
> 1.1 ?Cu?les deber?an ser las metas principales de tal documento?
> 
> Por ej.: 
> Expresar nuestro descontento sobre los resultados del proceso 
> consultivo
> Proveer un material al que pueda recurrir la sociedad civil
> Dar opciones adicionales a la Sociedad Civil
> 
> 1.2 ?C?mo usaremos el documento?
> 
> Por ej.:
> - Imprimirlo como folleto
> - online
> - para conferencias de prensa
> - Presentarlo en la Cumbre
> 
> 
> 1.4 ?C?mo podemos hacer lugar a mas debate y di?logo, ahora y despu?s
> de la PrepCom?
> 
> Por ej.:
> - lista de correos especial
> - espacio en la Web
> - grupos de coordinaci?n regional
> - di?logo frente a frente.
> 
> 1.5 ?Qu? mecanismos podemos establecer para que nos ayuden a lograr
> mayor coherencia pol?tica en el documento?
> 
> Por ej.: Llegamos a un documento que sea:  
> - Un espectro de ideas que refleja total consenso, o se le aproxima
> mucho, sobre el total del documento - un conjunto de posiciones de
> consenso independientes sobre ?reas tem?ticas individuales. - producir
> una mezcla de secciones sobre las que hemos logrado consenso, dando
> espacio al mismo tiempo para la discusi?n de ?reas/desaf?os
> espec?ficos sobre los cuales la Sociedad Civil a?n no ha alcanzado
> consenso (por ejemplo, usando cuadros o notas marginales).
> 
> 1.6 ?C?mo se deber?a endosar el documento?
> 
> Por ej.:
> - Tipos de adhesi?n
> + endoso positivo de la totalidad del documento
> + endoso positivo de secciones individuales
> 
> - Modalidades de adhesi?n
> + en l?nea
> + en el Plenario, en la Cumbre de diciembre
> 
> 
> 
> 2. Cuestiones log?sticas
> 
> 2.1 Proceso de redacci?n de borradores
> 
> 2.2 Escalas de tiempo
> 
> 2.3 Voluntarios para la redacci?n
> Por ej.;
> -- Hacer sumarios de las discusiones
> -- Escribir p?rrafos clave con base en lo recibido hasta la fecha
> 
> 2.4 Cuestiones de traducci?n.
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Valeria Betancourt
> Coordinadora
> Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
> http://lac.derechos.apc.org
> Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
> APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
> http://www.apc.org    
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
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--------------------------------------------------------------
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Coordinadora
Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
http://lac.derechos.apc.org
Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
http://www.apc.org    

From greve at fsfeurope.org  Wed Sep 24 10:44:38 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Meeting of civil society and EU
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From valeriab at apc.org  Wed Sep 24 10:52:18 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Contenidos_y_Temas_-_Plan_para_responder_al_Borrador_de_Plan_de_Acci=F3n?=
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Hola todos/as, 

La reuni?n del  Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de esta noche (23 de 
septiembre 2003) desaroll? un plan para la respuesta de la sociedad 
civil al Plan de Acci?n. 

0.  Enfoque: Contenido, Tiempos y Participaciones Orales

-- Puntos focales de sociedad civil que est?n asistiendo a los Grupos 
Gubernamentales de Trabajo estar?n coordinando trabajo en secciones 
individuales del Plan de Acci?n. 

-- Un punto focal ha sido asignado para cada Grupo de Trabajo. 

** Estos puntos focales est?n para representar y trabajar con los/as 
participantes de sociedad civil de quienes recibir?n contribuciones, 
no solamente de sus propios caucus. 

-- Todos/as los/as participantes de sociedad civil est?n 
convocados/as a remitir contribuciones al los puntos focales y 
apoyarlos en el trabajo de redacci?n. 

-- El trabajo no se centrar? en revisar lenguaje l?nea por l?nea como 
se hizo en d?as anteriores.  En su lugar, todos/as est?n convocados a 
enfocarse en 1 ? 2 p?rrafos, tal como se ha hecho en los documentos 
de sociedad civil que resaltan el lenguaje "no negociable". 

** Hacemos ?nfasis en que las personas hagan llegar sus contenidos y 
lenguaje directamente a los puntos focales. 

-- La producci?n de lenguaje y contenidos debe ser hecha lo antes 
posible, de preferencia antes de que los Grupos de Trabajo inicien su 
trabajo del 24 de septiembre. 

** Los puntos focales y los caucus est?n tambi?n convocados a 
preparar participaciones orales con el/la coordinador/a de los 
tiempos de palabra. 

1. Los puntos focales son voluntarios o han trabajado ya en redacci?n 
para cada uno de los Grupos Gubernamentales de Trabajo que est?n 
trabajando en el plan de acci?n.  Estos puntos focales son: 

    Grupo en Financiamientooup on Financing
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Emmanuel Njenga (Caucus Africa) 
(njenga@apc.org)

    Infraestructura
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Jean-Louis Fullsack (Caucus 
Africa) (jlfullsack@wanadoo.fr)

    Medios
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Tracy Naughton (Group de 
Medios) (t.naughton@iafrica.com)

    Seguridad
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Karen Banks (Grupo de TRabajo 
en Privacidad y Seguridad)
       (karenb@gn.apc.org)

    Creaci?n de Capacidades  
    --  Punto focal de sociedad civil: Beatriz Busaniche / Jane 
Johnson  (Grupo de Trabajo en Educaci?n y Academia)
          (busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar) 
(beatriz@maxmedia.com.ar) (jane@una.dk)
Tambi?n recibir?n contribuciones por escrito en el casillero 1604 en 
el CICG.

Entorno Habilitador 
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: George Greve (Grupo de 
Gobernabilidad / Patentes 
Derechos de Autor y Marcas (PCT))
        (greve@fsfeurope.org)

    Acceso a la Informaci?n
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: France Muget (Grupo de 
Informaci?n Cient?fica)
       (muguet@mdpi.org)

    Aplicaciones de TIC
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Chris Nicols contactar? al 
Grupo de Gobernabilidad
       (cnicol@pangea.org)

    Diversidad Cultural
    -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Alain Ambrosi (Grupo Ind?gena)
       (alain_ambrosi@hotmail.com)

    Amigos del Presidente
     ** Nota: Este Grupo de Trabajo se est?n enfocando en las 
siguientes secciones del Plan de Acci?n: Introducci?n; Objetivos, 
Metas y L?neas de Acci?n
     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Raijeli Nicole (Grupo de 
Trabajo en Estrategias de G?nero) (Raijeli@isiswomen.org)


2. La coordinaci?n de los tiempos de palabra ser? hecha por Adam 
Jantunen (Caucus de J?venes) (adam@takingitglobal.org)

3. Formato y distribuci?n de documentos
-- M?s informaci?n al respecto ser? provistas en las pr?ximas horas, 
pero se solicita a los redactores ofrecer notas de pie en cada 
documento con puntos de contacto. 
-- Habr? copias disponibles en la Sala de Contenidos y Temas (Sala 
J132 CICG) por Mary Margaret
-- Para aspectos relacionados con traducci?n, contactar a Valeria 
Betancourt (valeriab@apc.org) 


Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA
e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>



--------------------------------------------------------------
Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora
Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
http://lac.derechos.apc.org
Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
http://www.apc.org    

From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Wed Sep 24 11:16:49 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Contenidos y Temas - Plan para responder al Borrador de Plan de =?iso-8859-1?Q?Acci=F3n?=
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dear all
just to remember all of you that capacity building team/ education and 
academia caucus will have a meeting today at 16, downstairs at cicg,
(find us at the computers center). 

We will receive inputs at my box, number 1604 CICG. 

and also by mail
Focal points for capacity building
Beatriz Busaniche  (busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar) 
> (beatriz@maxmedia.com.ar)
Jane johnson  (jane@una.dk)

Regards

S?lo queria recordarles a todos que que grupo de creacion de 
capacidade / caucus de educacion y academia se reune esta tarde desde la 
16 en el subsuelo del CICG en la zona de computadoras. Tambien recibimos 
aportes en mi casillero en el CICG 1604. 

   Creaci?n de Capacidades  
>     --  Punto focal de sociedad civil: Beatriz Busaniche / Jane 
> Johnson  (Grupo de Trabajo en Educaci?n y Academia)
>           (busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar) 
> (beatriz@maxmedia.com.ar) (jane@una.dk)


Saludos



-----Original Message-----
From: "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Cc: ct@wsis-cs.org
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 04:52:18 -0500
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Contenidos y Temas - Plan para responder al Borrador 
de Plan de Acci?n

> Hola todos/as, 
> 
> La reuni?n del  Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de esta noche (23 de 
> septiembre 2003) desaroll? un plan para la respuesta de la sociedad 
> civil al Plan de Acci?n. 
> 
> 0.  Enfoque: Contenido, Tiempos y Participaciones Orales
> 
> -- Puntos focales de sociedad civil que est?n asistiendo a los Grupos 
> Gubernamentales de Trabajo estar?n coordinando trabajo en secciones 
> individuales del Plan de Acci?n. 
> 
> -- Un punto focal ha sido asignado para cada Grupo de Trabajo. 
> 
> ** Estos puntos focales est?n para representar y trabajar con los/as 
> participantes de sociedad civil de quienes recibir?n contribuciones, 
> no solamente de sus propios caucus. 
> 
> -- Todos/as los/as participantes de sociedad civil est?n 
> convocados/as a remitir contribuciones al los puntos focales y 
> apoyarlos en el trabajo de redacci?n. 
> 
> -- El trabajo no se centrar? en revisar lenguaje l?nea por l?nea como 
> se hizo en d?as anteriores.  En su lugar, todos/as est?n convocados a 
> enfocarse en 1 ? 2 p?rrafos, tal como se ha hecho en los documentos 
> de sociedad civil que resaltan el lenguaje "no negociable". 
> 
> ** Hacemos ?nfasis en que las personas hagan llegar sus contenidos y 
> lenguaje directamente a los puntos focales. 
> 
> -- La producci?n de lenguaje y contenidos debe ser hecha lo antes 
> posible, de preferencia antes de que los Grupos de Trabajo inicien su 
> trabajo del 24 de septiembre. 
> 
> ** Los puntos focales y los caucus est?n tambi?n convocados a 
> preparar participaciones orales con el/la coordinador/a de los 
> tiempos de palabra. 
> 
> 1. Los puntos focales son voluntarios o han trabajado ya en redacci?n 
> para cada uno de los Grupos Gubernamentales de Trabajo que est?n 
> trabajando en el plan de acci?n.  Estos puntos focales son: 
> 
>     Grupo en Financiamientooup on Financing
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Emmanuel Njenga (Caucus Africa) 
> (njenga@apc.org)
> 
>     Infraestructura
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Jean-Louis Fullsack (Caucus 
> Africa) (jlfullsack@wanadoo.fr)
> 
>     Medios
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Tracy Naughton (Group de 
> Medios) (t.naughton@iafrica.com)
> 
>     Seguridad
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Karen Banks (Grupo de TRabajo 
> en Privacidad y Seguridad)
>        (karenb@gn.apc.org)
> 
>     Creaci?n de Capacidades  
>     --  Punto focal de sociedad civil: Beatriz Busaniche / Jane 
> Johnson  (Grupo de Trabajo en Educaci?n y Academia)
>           (busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar) 
> (beatriz@maxmedia.com.ar) (jane@una.dk)
> Tambi?n recibir?n contribuciones por escrito en el casillero 1604 en 
> el CICG.
> 
> Entorno Habilitador 
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: George Greve (Grupo de 
> Gobernabilidad / Patentes 
> Derechos de Autor y Marcas (PCT))
>         (greve@fsfeurope.org)
> 
>     Acceso a la Informaci?n
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: France Muget (Grupo de 
> Informaci?n Cient?fica)
>        (muguet@mdpi.org)
> 
>     Aplicaciones de TIC
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Chris Nicols contactar? al 
> Grupo de Gobernabilidad
>        (cnicol@pangea.org)
> 
>     Diversidad Cultural
>     -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Alain Ambrosi (Grupo Ind?gena)
>        (alain_ambrosi@hotmail.com)
> 
>     Amigos del Presidente
>      ** Nota: Este Grupo de Trabajo se est?n enfocando en las 
> siguientes secciones del Plan de Acci?n: Introducci?n; Objetivos, 
> Metas y L?neas de Acci?n
>      -- Punto focal de sociedad civil: Raijeli Nicole (Grupo de 
> Trabajo en Estrategias de G?nero) (Raijeli@isiswomen.org)
> 
> 
> 2. La coordinaci?n de los tiempos de palabra ser? hecha por Adam 
> Jantunen (Caucus de J?venes) (adam@takingitglobal.org)
> 
> 3. Formato y distribuci?n de documentos
> -- M?s informaci?n al respecto ser? provistas en las pr?ximas horas, 
> pero se solicita a los redactores ofrecer notas de pie en cada 
> documento con puntos de contacto. 
> -- Habr? copias disponibles en la Sala de Contenidos y Temas (Sala 
> J132 CICG) por Mary Margaret
> -- Para aspectos relacionados con traducci?n, contactar a Valeria 
> Betancourt (valeriab@apc.org) 
> 
> 
> Bill McIver
> Assistant Professor
> School of Information Science and Policy
> University at Albany, State University of New York
> Albany, New York 12222
> USA
> e-mail: mciver@albany.edu <mailto:mciver@albany.edu>
> URL: http://www.albany.edu/~mciver <http://www.albany.edu/%7Emciver>
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Valeria Betancourt
> Coordinadora
> Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
> http://lac.derechos.apc.org
> Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
> APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
> http://www.apc.org    
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Wed Sep 24 11:11:06 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Discusi=F3n_sobre_la_Producci=F3n_de_[un_Comunicado/una_Declaraci=F3n]?= de
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Sorry, only spanish by the moment. 

hola
quisiera retransmitirles lo que he dicho esta maniana en la reunion de 
contenidos y temas para compartirlo con todos.

Acuerdo con la idea de tener un documento de la sociedad civil (no 
quisiera llamarlo alternativo, sino que debe ser un documento propio 
completamente).

Creo que lo fundamental de este documento es que quede claro 
conceptualmente que la sociedad civil promueve el concepto de 
cooperacion por encima del de competencia/competitividad que tantas 
veces aparece en los documentos oficiales,  el conceptos de ciudadania, 
por el de consumidores (tal como dicen los oficiales) y una perspectiva 
de derechos en lugar de la perspectiva de mercado que traen los 
documentos oficiales tambien.  

Esto creo que deberia ser el eje de nuestro documento. Por otra parte,  
en tanto propuestas, quisiera proponer varias cosas:
1 - no autodenominarnos "representantes"de la sociedad civil. No lo 
somos,  solo estamos aqui en nombre de nuestras organizaciones y eso no 
nos habilita a llamarnos representantes. Tampoco podemos nosotros solos 
tomar decisiones por toda la sociedad civil.  
2 -  sabemos que hay muchas organizaciones trabajando en paralelo a la 
CMSI o en lo que se denomina contra cumbre. Propongo buscar vinculos, 
contactos con ellos para articular acciones. Tenemos varios espacios 
adentro y afuera, mi propuesta es aprovecharlos todos, pero tratando de 
articularnos con quienes tambien tienen interes en la CMSI y no estan 
aqui.  
3 -  Para ampliar el debate, trabajar local, nacional y regionalmente 
desde nuestras organizaciones para difundir el tema y abrir espacios de 
discusi?n.  Incluso, sumando grupos que habitualmente no estan 
vinculados a las TIC.  Ejemplo, yo personalmente ya estoy haciendo 
buenos vinculos con la comunidad indigena de america latina con quienes 
estamos abriendo tema de discusi?n que podrian traducirse en encuentros 
futuros. 

Es solo una sintesis de lo que he presentado como opciones esta maniana 
en la reunion de contenidos y temas. 

saludos a todos
Beatriz Busaniche



-----Original Message-----
From: "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Cc: ct@wsis-cs.org
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:44:06 -0500
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n 
de [un Comunicado/una Declaraci?n] de

> Hola/Hi, 
> 
> I would like to acknowledge Enrique Chaparro for the translation/ 
> Muchos agradecimientos a Enrique Chaparro por la traducci?n. 
> 
> Valeria
> 
> On 24 Sep 2003 at 3:33, Valeria Betancourt wrote:
> 
> > 23 de septiembre 2003
> > 
> > De: Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil
> > 
> > Asunto: Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una 
> > Declaraci?n] de la Sociedad Civil.
> > 
> > En la reuni?n plenaria de la Sociedad Civil del martes 23 de 
> > Septiempre se present? la propuesta de producir un documento 
> > alternativo de la Sociedad Civil. No hubo tiempo suficiente para
> > discutir esto detalladamente durante el plenario. Luego, en la
> reuni?n
> > de Contenidos y Temas de esa ma?ana, hubo una sugerencia de que la
> > propuesta fuera abierta a posterior discusi?n, tanto en l?nea cuanto
> > en una reuni?n especial a llevarse a cabo el mi?rcoles 24 de
> > septiembre de 2003.
> > 
> > En consecuencia, convocamos a los distintos grupos de la sociedad
> > civil a llevar a cabo sus propias discusiones antes de esta reuni?n
> > especial, a fin de poder realizar sugerencias concretas acerca de
> c?mo
> > continuar con el proceso.
> > 
> > Estamos adelantando algunos posibles puntos de discusi?n que podr?an
> > ayudarnos a formular la agenda para la reuni?n.
> > 
> > Agenda para parte del Plenario de la SC para discutir el Comunicado
> de
> > la Sociedad Civil
> > 
> > 1. Presentar la agenda propuesta.
> > 2. Solicitar sugerencias y comentarios sobre la agenda para esta
> > reuni?n especial. 3. Dar ejemplos de las ideas y cuestiones que
> > deseamos discutir en la reuni?n especial. 
> > 
> > 
> > ============================================
> > 
> > Grupo de Contenidos y Temas de la Sociedad Civil
> > 
> > Propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial*:
> > Discusi?n sobre la Producci?n de [un Comunicado/una Declaraci?n] de
> la
> > Sociedad Civil
> > 
> > ==
> > 
> > Fecha y hora de reuni?n: 24 de septiembre de 2003 / 18:00 -20:00
> > Lugar de Reuni?n: ITU C2
> > 
> > ============================================
> > 
> > Introducci?n a la propuesta de Agenda para la Reuni?n Especial:
> > 
> > Nota:
> > -- El prop?sito de esta agenda es ayudar a encuadrar la discusi?n,
> no
> > limitarla. -- Las secciones marcadas "por ej." intentan ser s?lo
> > ejemplos de los tipos de discusi?n que tenemos en mente para cada
> > secci?n, a fin de requerir respuestas. Se espera que los
> participantes
> > de la Sociedad Civil sugieran sus propias ideas, tanto para los
> puntos
> > de la agenda cuanto para las ideas en cada uno de ellos.
> > 
> > 
> > ==
> > 
> > 1. Cuestiones sustantivas
> > 
> > 1.1 ?Cu?les deber?an ser las metas principales de tal documento?
> > 
> > Por ej.: 
> > Expresar nuestro descontento sobre los resultados del proceso 
> > consultivo
> > Proveer un material al que pueda recurrir la sociedad civil
> > Dar opciones adicionales a la Sociedad Civil
> > 
> > 1.2 ?C?mo usaremos el documento?
> > 
> > Por ej.:
> > - Imprimirlo como folleto
> > - online
> > - para conferencias de prensa
> > - Presentarlo en la Cumbre
> > 
> > 
> > 1.4 ?C?mo podemos hacer lugar a mas debate y di?logo, ahora y
> despu?s
> > de la PrepCom?
> > 
> > Por ej.:
> > - lista de correos especial
> > - espacio en la Web
> > - grupos de coordinaci?n regional
> > - di?logo frente a frente.
> > 
> > 1.5 ?Qu? mecanismos podemos establecer para que nos ayuden a lograr
> > mayor coherencia pol?tica en el documento?
> > 
> > Por ej.: Llegamos a un documento que sea:  
> > - Un espectro de ideas que refleja total consenso, o se le aproxima
> > mucho, sobre el total del documento - un conjunto de posiciones de
> > consenso independientes sobre ?reas tem?ticas individuales. -
> producir
> > una mezcla de secciones sobre las que hemos logrado consenso, dando
> > espacio al mismo tiempo para la discusi?n de ?reas/desaf?os
> > espec?ficos sobre los cuales la Sociedad Civil a?n no ha alcanzado
> > consenso (por ejemplo, usando cuadros o notas marginales).
> > 
> > 1.6 ?C?mo se deber?a endosar el documento?
> > 
> > Por ej.:
> > - Tipos de adhesi?n
> > + endoso positivo de la totalidad del documento
> > + endoso positivo de secciones individuales
> > 
> > - Modalidades de adhesi?n
> > + en l?nea
> > + en el Plenario, en la Cumbre de diciembre
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2. Cuestiones log?sticas
> > 
> > 2.1 Proceso de redacci?n de borradores
> > 
> > 2.2 Escalas de tiempo
> > 
> > 2.3 Voluntarios para la redacci?n
> > Por ej.;
> > -- Hacer sumarios de las discusiones
> > -- Escribir p?rrafos clave con base en lo recibido hasta la fecha
> > 
> > 2.4 Cuestiones de traducci?n.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Valeria Betancourt
> > Coordinadora
> > Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
> > http://lac.derechos.apc.org
> > Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
> > APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
> > http://www.apc.org    
> > _______________________________________________
> > Plenary mailing list
> > Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Valeria Betancourt
> Coordinadora
> Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
> http://lac.derechos.apc.org
> Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
> APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
> http://www.apc.org    
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


From vpeugeot at vecam.org  Wed Sep 24 11:53:23 2003
From: vpeugeot at vecam.org (Valerie Peugeot)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] cultural diversity caucus meeting
In-Reply-To: <Sea1-DAV16qtgRkUufQ00007257@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <BB974443.6AED%vpeugeot@vecam.org>

le 25/09/03 3:33,  Valerie Peugeot a ?crit :

 the caucus on cultural diversity will meet at 14h30 in the bar on the
ground floor in the CIGC.
El caucus sobre diversidad cultural se encontrara a las 14H30 en el bar,
planta abaja, en el CIGC.

Valerie

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From adam at takingitglobal.org  Wed Sep 24 11:52:47 2003
From: adam at takingitglobal.org (Adam Jantunen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speeches to Plenary
Message-ID: <E1A265e-0001gH-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>

Hi everyone,

I'll be the co-ordinator for civil society speaking times.  If you're
interested in speaking, preferably contact the CS focus group organizer
responsible for the topic on which you would like to speak.  If you are a
focus group organizer, please pass the speeches on to me as you receive and
approve them.   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at
adam@takingitglobal.org .

Regards,

Adam Jantunen (Youth Caucus)


From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Wed Sep 24 12:55:19 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:49 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS, preparation today 20:00, room 18 CICG
Message-ID: <3F718627.4F1FD329@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:24:57 +0200
From: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@fsfeurope.org>
Reply-To: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@fsfeurope.org>
To: wsis-euc@fsfeurope.org


Hi all,

it seems that the possibility for a meeting between EU member state
delegates, the Swiss delegates and Pan-European civil society has
posed itself for Thursday, 8:00 or in the afternoon.

To make sure this meeting will be as successful as the one with the EU
member states today, the civil society will meet tonight,

       Wednesday, Sept 24th, 2003, 20:00

We are trying to reserve _Room 18_ but will meet in the _Cybercafe_ if
everything else fails.

If possible, the meeting will also be announced on the board, possibly
as "EU+CH+CS CS-Meeting".

Regards,
Georg


P.S. If you are interested in this process and are not subscribed
already, please subscribe to

 https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc.


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From steve at commedia.org.uk  Wed Sep 24 12:56:22 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (steve@commedia.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Meeting of civil society and EU
In-Reply-To: <m3isnih661.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>
References: <m3isnih661.fsf@brain.gnuhh.org>
Message-ID: <1064404582.3f718666c95a0@setup.greennet.org.uk>

The meeting with the EU was a missed opportunity in terms of pushing for a 
stronger development orientation at WSIS. The European CS group really must put 
development priorities at the top of the agenda, alongside its human rights 
principles. I left the meeting deeply frustrated, not for being bounced off the 
agenda by unscheduled CS interventions but at the lack of any critique of 
European government support for a technocratic information society. The absence 
of the european development ministries (with a few notable exceptions) is 
creating a problem in discourse which CS has a responsibility to counter.

Steve Buckley


Quoting "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@fsfeurope.org>:

> Hi all,
> 
> thanks to the good preparation last night, the meeting of the civil
> society with the European Union was quite successful. 
> 
> Having previously discussed the issues, their order and the speakers
> that should bring them to the attention of the European Union, the
> meeting was received as highly professional, well-coordinated and is
> certainly something we can and will build upon.
> 
> All of us have very important issues that need to be addressed.
> 
> But given that it can be very destructive to our goals and future
> options of being given the chance to speak with the European Union
> member states in such a high-level setting, we definitely need to
> keep avoiding uncoordinated grabbing of the microphone and the chaos
> it would create.
> 
> So we should keep this kind of procedure for future meetings.
> 
> Further coordination of this will be done on the special mailing list
> created specifically for this purpose, so if you are interested in
> participating in this process, please subscribe to
> 
>  wsis-euc@fsfeurope.org
> 
> at
> 
>  http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc
> 
> Regards,
> Georg
> 
> -- 
> Georg C. F. Greve                                 <greve@fsfeurope.org>
> Free Software Foundation Europe	                 (http://fsfeurope.org)
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From saeidneshat at yahoo.com  Wed Sep 24 14:44:57 2003
From: saeidneshat at yahoo.com (Neshat Saeid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for Papers - Gender and ICT - Woman in the Information Society
Message-ID: <20030924134457.24802.qmail@web40608.mail.yahoo.com>

From: Maryam Aghah Sheikh Mohammad, editor of Zan-e
Farzaneh, Institute for Women's Studies and Research
editor@iwsr.org

Call for Papers on Gender and ICT – Woman in the
Information Society

The editor of Zan-e Farzaneh journal – a bilingual
journal on gender studies - invites you to contribute
your work for our January 2004 special issue on
"Gender and ICT – Woman in the Information Society -
that will be publish a month earlier and will be also
distributed during the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) that will be held in December 2003 in
Geneva. 

We encourage submissions that focus on (but are not
restricted to) the following themes: 
- Gender and Information and Communication Technology
- Digital Technology and Women's Empowerment
- Role of Women in the Information Revolution and
Digital Economy
- Women's Employment in ICTs
- Suggestions for More Participation of Women in ICT
- Analysis of the Work done in Prep Com III of the
WSIS

Papers examining additional themes linked to the
issues mentioned above are also appreciated.

Submissions should be original work done. The editor
welcomes submissions only in English and in Farsi
(Persian). All articles are reviewed by established,
senior scholars of women's studies in Iran. We require
one electronic copy of your submission. (A hard copy
should be sent upon request only.) Submissions should
be between 2500-6000 words (about 10 to 20 pages),
that include an abstract and a brief biographical
note. All the English papers will be published on our
website. 

Deadline for submission (extended): October 15, 2003.
Please send the papers via email to editor@iwsr.org

For you information, the Institute for Women's Studies
and Research is a non-governmental organization based
in Tehran (Iran) that works to promote the status of
women. For more information about the Institute for
Women's Studies and Research, visit our website:
http://www.iwsr.org . 

Zan-e Farzaneh, Journal on Gender Studies
Institute for Women's Studies and Research
23, Nahid Street, Vali-e Asr Avenue,
Tehran, Iran
Tel and Fax: 00 98 21 20 50 694
Email: editor@iwsr.org
Website: http://www.iwsr.org

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From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Wed Sep 24 15:07:30 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CIVIL SOCIETY DOCUMENTS FROM PREPCOM3 overview page
Message-ID: <3F71A522.D6B3677D@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/467.htm

CIVIL SOCIETY DOCUMENTS FROM PREPCOM3

Joint Statements and Combined Documents 

Miscellaneous General Documents


Due to the huge volume of civil society content being produced in the
different groups and caucuses, we can not maintain a list here at the
moment. See the caucus / working group web sites on our "links" page for
some of the documents.

We are currently working together with other WSIS civil society websites
on a mid-term solution for this. Volunteers and donors are welcome!

From valeriab at apc.org  Wed Sep 24 15:24:02 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Propuestas_de_Sociedad_Civil_para_la_modificaci=F3n_de_borrador_de_Declaraci=F3n_de_Principios?=
Message-ID: <3F7162B2.5575.32C698@localhost>

En anexo el documento:  Propuestas concretas de la Sociedad Civil 
para la modificaci?n de p?rrafos del borrador de Declaraci?n de 
Principios (versi?n del 19 de septiembre de 2003).
Presentado por el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Contenidos y Temas


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Valeria Betancourt
Coordinadora
Monitor de Pol?ticas de TIC en Am?rica Latina y El Caribe
http://lac.derechos.apc.org
Tel: +593 (2) 2-234447 Fax: +593 (2) 2-559440
APC ~ La Asociaci?n para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones
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From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Wed Sep 24 16:03:54 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (wolfgang@imv.au.dk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Plan of Action
Message-ID: <E1A2BBK-0006a0-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>

Dear friends,

attached is the Second Part of the Document "From Input to Impact", covering the Plan of Action, prepared by the CS WSIS Family of Philantropic Institutions and Foundations. 

We have no additional comment with critical language on this, the facts speak for itself.

Please post it on all relevant websites.

Best

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From mciver at albany.edu  Wed Sep 24 16:09:25 2003
From: mciver at albany.edu (Bill McIver, University at Albany)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Content and Themes - Special Meeting - CS [Communique / Declaration]
 - Revised Agenda
Message-ID: <3F71B3A5.6050805@albany.edu>


All,

The revised agenda is attached for the Content and Themes
Special Meeting on a Civil Society [Communique / Declaration].
It is based on today's input is attached.

Also attached are inputs for the meeting.

The

WJM
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Bill McIver
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, New York 12222
USA

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From mabid at vecam.org  Wed Sep 24 16:24:53 2003
From: mabid at vecam.org (Myriam Abid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] FR translation Civil society concrete proposals for the amendments to paragraph
Message-ID: <20030924152513.10780.qmail@mx1.ovh.net>

Bonjour,

Vous trouverez en pi?ce attach?e la traduction fran?aise du document 
intitul? "Propositions concr?tes de la soci?t? civile pour l?amendement de 
la proposition de d?claration de principes (version du 19 septembre 2003)
Soumis par le groupe de Travail Contenu et Th?mes." 

Cordialement,
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Wed Sep 24 16:47:48 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS,
 preparation today 20:00, room 18 CICG
In-Reply-To: <3F718627.4F1FD329@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Message-ID: <web-165490069@mail1.abac.com>

Hello,

Do we have meeting scheduled with othe region than EU? What
about arab countries and GRULAC, for example? 

Thanks

Adel
=======================
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:55:19 +0200
 Ralf Bendrath <bendrath@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS
> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:24:57 +0200
> From: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@fsfeurope.org>
> Reply-To: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@fsfeurope.org>
> To: wsis-euc@fsfeurope.org
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> it seems that the possibility for a meeting between EU
> member state
> delegates, the Swiss delegates and Pan-European civil
> society has
> posed itself for Thursday, 8:00 or in the afternoon.
> 
> To make sure this meeting will be as successful as the
> one with the EU
> member states today, the civil society will meet tonight,
> 
>        Wednesday, Sept 24th, 2003, 20:00
> 
> We are trying to reserve _Room 18_ but will meet in the
> _Cybercafe_ if
> everything else fails.
> 
> If possible, the meeting will also be announced on the
> board, possibly
> as "EU+CH+CS CS-Meeting".
> 
> Regards,
> Georg
> 
> 
> P.S. If you are interested in this process and are not
> subscribed
> already, please subscribe to
> 
>  https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/wsis-euc.
> 
> 
> Georg C. F. Greve
>                                 <greve@fsfeurope.org>
> Free Software Foundation Europe	
>                 (http://fsfeurope.org)
> GNU Business Network
>                        (http://mailman.gnubiz.org)
> Brave GNU World	
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From vpeugeot at vecam.org  Wed Sep 24 15:42:37 2003
From: vpeugeot at vecam.org (Valerie Peugeot)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <BB9779FD.6B31%vpeugeot@vecam.org>

le 22/09/03 15:22,  Valerie Peugeot a ?crit :


Vecam is endorsing it.

Val?rie Peugeot


> hi all
> 
> Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have
> not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the
> final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly.
> 
> We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, but
> in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original text..  apologies to
> those whose comments were received too late for inclusion..
> 
> French and spanish versions will be posted soon..
> 
> post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the entire
> text)
> 
> karen
> ======
> 
> Statement of the Civil Society in Response to the WSIS Draft Declaration
> Presentation to Sub-Committee 2, September 22nd.
> 


From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Wed Sep 24 18:59:35 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (wolfgang@imv.au.dk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS, preparation today 20:00, room 18 CICG
Message-ID: <E1A2DvL-0002L1-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>

Attached is the press report from todays ICT Governance Caucus meeting

Best

wolfgang

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From stonelli at gmx.net  Wed Sep 24 19:20:15 2003
From: stonelli at gmx.net (Marc Steinlin)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Indigenous Peoples": correct wording
Message-ID: <3F71E05F.5000304@gmx.net>

*Please EXCLUSIVELY use the term "Indigenous Peoples" (with an "s" in 
the end).*

"Indigenous People" (without s in the end) for us is not acceptable, let 
alone "Indigenous Populations"! Both are still use even among civil 
society members here at PrepCom-3.

This terminology is subject to fierce political debates, mainly in the 
context of the negotiations on the "Draft UN Declaration on Indigenous 
Peoples" and the UNHCHR.

As you may have realised, the USA consequently oppose the use of 
"Indigenous Peoples" and always ask the deletion of the s.

Thank you for your attention.

On behalf on the Indigenous Caucus,
-marc


(The background is that "Peoples" referes to the "right of 
self-determination of peoples" of the UN Charta. The issue is mainly 
relevant in english; "peoples" means "V?lker" in german or "peuples" in 
french, whereas "people" means "Personen" in german or "persone" in french.)

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From schock at asc.upenn.edu  Wed Sep 24 19:41:37 2003
From: schock at asc.upenn.edu (Sasha Costanza-Chock)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
Message-ID: <00A92AA937D53B408B7D1CCED9772A93067940@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

Free Press Media Reform Network, USA endorses the CS statement

Sasha Costanza-Chock
www.mediareform.net

From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Wed Sep 24 19:31:04 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] contribution for The Declarationof the Civile Society
Message-ID: <web-165525022@mail1.abac.com>

Bonjour,

Voici le draft que j,ai fait lors de la r?union de Contenus
et th?mes pour la D?claration de la soci?t? civile.

There is the draft I proposed during our meeting on the CS
Declaration.

Adel

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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Wed Sep 24 19:52:06 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] UPDATE: Declaration and Action Plan
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030924185611.0368f190@pop.gn.apc.org>

dear all,

Let me see if I can explain the current process regards the Action Plan as 
explained to us by one of the 'Adhoc Friend of the Chair working group' at 
8pm sep 24th.

** KEY POINTS **
- inputs to the action plan through working groups is now closed
- the CS group working on the intro (A,B,C) did manage to make an 
intervention tonight to the adhoc group
- the document governments worked on is one which very few of us have seen 
(and will only be reproduced tonight at 11pm)
- the adhoc working group may still take **written** contributions, but we 
don't know how or via what mechanism
- all focal points should consult with those who have contributed content 
and prepare a 1min 20sec intervention for tomorrow, in reaction to the 
action plan (possibly 10AM but unconfirmed) - when plenary will go through 
the action plan section by section
- i suggest that this be the first agenda item at tomorrow's CS plenary

** more details **

(1) The group was mandated to work through the Action Plan, building 
concensus around the paragraphs for which there were **no separate working 
groups**.  It should be noted, that the group worked with a version of the 
Action plan which few from Civil Society have seen - version 
WSIS03/PC-3/DT-2, which will be available, i believe at 11pm tonight.

(2) The group worked through the document and agreed several sections, 
meaning, that there was concensus amongst the adhoc group members.

They were:

A. Introduction (new paras 1,2,3,6a)
B. Objectives, goals and targets (new paras 7,8,10)
C. Action Lines
C1. The role of stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development (new 
para 14)
C11. International and regional cooperation (para 24)

(3) The adhoc group is now working through sections C2 (para 15), C3 (para 
16), C4 (para 17), C5 (para 18), C6 (para 19), C7 (para 20), C8 (para 21), 
C9 (para 22), C10 (para 23) and Section D (paras 25/26)
incorporating inputs from the working groups.

I don't know whether they aim to build concensus on those sections tonight, 
or simply present the action plan with incoporated comments in plenary 
tomorrow.

(4) The working groups have now finished their work. This means that the 
mechanism we discussed (whereby CS focal points could liaise/interact with 
the chairs of the government working groups) is no longer a means of input.

(5) The CS group working on the Introduction etc (sections A, B and C1) did 
have an opportunity to present recommendations to the adhoc working group. 
The one page document was distributed amongst the WG members.

I'm sure this is incredibly frustrating for those of you who have been 
working to generate content, in reaction to a document that is no longer 
being negotiated, and that we have had no time to organise and participate 
effectively in the negotiation of the Action Plan.

Next steps
----------
- as above - we should discuss this in plenary tomorrow morning and try to 
get further clarification on input
- the focal points (or others in their group) should prepare a statement in 
readiness for plenary
- i would suggest that the first intervention be a response to this situation.

I believe the action plan will be discussed first, followed by the 
declaration.. so the group working on the response to the new draft of the 
declaration should keep working on that also..

karen


From alalegre at fma.ph  Wed Sep 24 20:06:56 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Al Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming...
References: <E1A2DvL-0002L1-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>
Message-ID: <006401c382cf$1ce4be60$f4e36a9c@fma>

Thanks for this Wolfgang. It was a meeting which overlapped with others so I
appreciate the report.

You may want to recheck the attachment you sent though...lots of
typographical errors for editing. If it was for the English press, it
probably needs going over again.

Regards and congrats to Izumi, Paolo, Bertrand and yourself
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: <wolfgang@imv.au.dk>
To: <adel.elzaim@canti.com>; <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; " wsis-cs-plenary"
<plenary@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Upcoming: Meeting EU+CH and CS, preparation
today 20:00, room 18 CICG


Attached is the press report from todays ICT Governance Caucus meeting

Best

wolfgang

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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Wed Sep 24 20:07:33 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] INPUTS: Action plan
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030924195634.035c4a20@pop.gn.apc.org>

dear all

Below is a list of focal points who you should send, or re-send to, for 
contributions to the Action Plan. I think it would be good if we **not post 
them** to plenary@wsis-cs.org as the list is becoming quite unmanageable.

We can post a compiled version to plenary when we have collected all of the 
comments. Current developments i'm sure are discouraging, but we should 
still pull our collective work together.

karen

A, B (Introduction; Objectives, Goals, and Targets; and Action Lines)
C1. The role of stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development/ C10. 
Ethical Dimension of the Information Society/ C11. International and 
regional cooperation:
==> Raijeli Nicole (Gender Strategies Working Group). (Raijeli@isiswomen.org)

C2. Information  and Communication Infrastructure:
==> Jean-Louis Fullsack (jlfullsack@wanadoo.fr)

C3. Access to information and knowledge:
==> Francis Muguet (Scientific Information Group) (muguet@mdpi.org)

C4. Capacity Building:
==> Beatrice Busaniche/Jane Johnson (Education and Academia Working Group)
(busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar)

C5. Building Confidence, trust and security in the use of ICTs:
==> Karen Banks (Privacy and Security Working Group) (karenb@gn.apc.org)

C6. Enabling enivornment:
==> wsis-pct@fsfeurope.org

C7. ICT applications:
==> Chris Nicol (cnicol@pangea.org)

C8. Cultural [identity] and linguistic diversity and local content:
==> Alain Ambrosi (alain_ambrosi@hotmail.com)

C9. Media:
==> Tracy Naughton (Media Group) (t.naughton@iafrica.com)

D. Financing
==> Emmanuel Njenga (Africa Caucus) (njenga@apc.org)


From graciela at rits.org.br  Wed Sep 24 20:07:29 2003
From: graciela at rits.org.br (graciela)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <00A92AA937D53B408B7D1CCED9772A93067940@asc02.asc.upenn.edu
 >
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20030924160412.034ed0b8@pop.rits.org.br>

Rits endorses the document.

Graciela Selaimen
Rits - Information Network for the Third Sector
Brasil
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From susanna at isiswomen.org  Wed Sep 24 19:50:15 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Agenda for CS Plenary 25 September 2003
Message-ID: <1064429415.3f71e767da2be@www.isiswomen.org>

Dear all,

Please find below the proposed agenda for the CS Plenary to be held tomorrow, 
at 8:30  a.m. in Room 3-4 of the CICG.

please be on time as the agenda as today is very full.

Peace,

Susanna

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CS Plenary 25 September 2003

Agenda

1.	Review of Agenda
2.	Proposal for holding an extended CS Plenary on 26th September 2003
3.	Report from Monitoring Team
4.	Report from the Content and Themes Group
5.	Report from the Civil Society Bureau
6.	Report back CSB Proposal on Modalities for Interaction with Governments
7.	Discussion on Critical/Crosscutting Issues for CS to be Positioned on 
at PC-3
8.      Any other Matters.

From alalegre at fma.ph  Wed Sep 24 20:42:29 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Al Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030924160412.034ed0b8@pop.rits.org.br>
Message-ID: <00fc01c382d3$fd54a880$f4e36a9c@fma>

A report from the main hall:

It has just been announced just now (9:25 pm) that the intergovernmental
session is suspended as we are waiting for the latest draft of the Draft
Declaration.

It will be released at about 10:30 or 11:00 tonight in English, then
translated for it to be ready tomorrow.

There are still numnerous paragraphs and phrases in brackets. There are
still negotiations to be done tomorrow morning... its still far from a
consensus document.

Al Alegre

----- Original Message -----
From: "graciela" <graciela@rits.org.br>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration


> Rits endorses the document.
>
> Graciela Selaimen
> Rits - Information Network for the Third Sector
> Brasil
> www.rits.org.br
>
>


From cnogues at acceso.or.cr  Wed Sep 24 19:55:02 2003
From: cnogues at acceso.or.cr (Cristina Nogues)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030924160412.034ed0b8@pop.rits.org.br>
Message-ID: <3F71E886.752391F4@acceso.or.cr>

Fundaci?n Acceso endorses the document

Cristina Nogu?s
Directora Ejecutiva
Fundaci?n Acceso: " M?s de 10 a?os de estrategias para el cambio"
www.acceso.or.cr
Tel?fono:  (506)283 27 26
Fax:         (506)283 27 48





From claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk  Thu Sep 25 07:52:11 2003
From: claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk (claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] for info
Message-ID: <265000-22003942565211763@M2W083.mail2web.com>

for info:
This might be of interest to people:

WSIS? We Seize is an alternative view of WSIS (World Summit on the 
Information Society), assembled as a newspaper. 5000 copies have been 
printed and are being distributed at places in Europe like Next Five 
Minutes and the Euro. Social Forum. You can download the 10 Mb pdf file
from 
www.makeworlds.org or use http://access.adobe.com/simple_form.html to 
convert it to html. 



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From alalegre at fma.ph  Thu Sep 25 08:22:17 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Al Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] status of official documents 9am Thursday
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030924160412.034ed0b8@pop.rits.org.br> <00fc01c382d3$fd54a880$f4e36a9c@fma>
Message-ID: <001201c38335$c05c84e0$f4e36a9c@fma>

Declaration :
contrary to the initial plan, it was not ready last night nor this morning
from the govt pigeonholes. Louise Lassonde informed me that there were last
minute revisions last night and it would probably be distributed at the
morning official plenary

Action Plan
A new draft was put in the govt pigeonholes this morning at 830. (Document
WSIS-PC-3/DT/1-E REV.1.
It may be presented in the official plenary today, depending on the decision
on how to handle the Draft Declaration which still has a lot of bracketed
text
(It has been circulating from those who have copies--the Chair of the
Plenary has a copy.)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Alegre" <alalegre@fma.ph>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration


> A report from the main hall:
>
> It has just been announced just now (9:25 pm) that the intergovernmental
> session is suspended as we are waiting for the latest draft of the Draft
> Declaration.
>
> It will be released at about 10:30 or 11:00 tonight in English, then
> translated for it to be ready tomorrow.
>
> There are still numnerous paragraphs and phrases in brackets. There are
> still negotiations to be done tomorrow morning... its still far from a
> consensus document.
>
> Al Alegre
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "graciela" <graciela@rits.org.br>
> To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
>
>
> > Rits endorses the document.
> >
> > Graciela Selaimen
> > Rits - Information Network for the Third Sector
> > Brasil
> > www.rits.org.br
> >
> >
>
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From adam at takingitglobal.org  Thu Sep 25 11:18:40 2003
From: adam at takingitglobal.org (Adam Jantunen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times
Message-ID: <E1A2S20-0002f2-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>

Just a quick reminder for those of you who would like speaking times today
but haven't e-mailed or contacted me that we have speaking times at 15:00
and 19:00 today (Thursday) that are filling up quickly.  If you would like
to speak, please e-mail me or contact me directly ... I'll be at the Content
and Themes plenary and in the cafeteria, near the top of the stairs, for
most of the afternoon.

Regards,

Adam Jantunen


From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Thu Sep 25 10:06:06 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] for info
In-Reply-To: <265000-22003942565211763@M2W083.mail2web.com>
References: <265000-22003942565211763@M2W083.mail2web.com>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309250606.AA06060000@maxmedia.com.ar>

Thank you Claire
i received a copy of this here, i guess it would be a good idea to make 
a contact with them, ans try to make a strategie together.

Regards
Beatriz

-----Original Message-----
From: "claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk" 
<claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 02:52:11 -0400
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] for info

> for info:
> This might be of interest to people:
> 
> WSIS? We Seize is an alternative view of WSIS (World Summit on the 
> Information Society), assembled as a newspaper. 5000 copies have been 
> printed and are being distributed at places in Europe like Next Five 
> Minutes and the Euro. Social Forum. You can download the 10 Mb pdf
> file
> from 
> www.makeworlds.org or use http://access.adobe.com/simple_form.html to 
> convert it to html. 
> 
> 
> 
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Thu Sep 25 10:20:15 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times
In-Reply-To: <E1A2S20-0002f2-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <web-165649273@mail1.abac.com>

Hello Adam,

Wich paragraphs are scheduled for the 19h00 session?

Thanks

Adel


On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 5:18:40 -0500
 "Adam Jantunen" <adam@takingitglobal.org> wrote:
> Just a quick reminder for those of you who would like
> speaking times today
> but haven't e-mailed or contacted me that we have
> speaking times at 15:00
> and 19:00 today (Thursday) that are filling up quickly.
>  If you would like
> to speak, please e-mail me or contact me directly ...
> I'll be at the Content
> and Themes plenary and in the cafeteria, near the top of
> the stairs, for
> most of the afternoon.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adam Jantunen
> 
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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Thu Sep 25 10:30:35 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] New versions of draft Declaration and Action Plan available online
Message-ID: <EACF72E1-EF3A-11D7-92E2-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear Friends,

New versions of the draft Plan of Action (WSIS/PC-3/DT-2 rev1) and the  
Declaration of Principles (WSIS/PC-3/DT/1 rev2) compiling contributions  
from Prepcom III so far have been made available on the official WSIS  
website at  
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/listing-all- 
pc.asp?lang=en&c_event=pc%7C3 .  Both documents are available only in  
English at this point.  Presumably other languages are forthcoming  
later today or tomorrow.

[ADV] Daily reports and NGO documents, analysis, and proposals from  
Prepcom III can be found at http://www.prepcom.net/wsis. [/ADV]

Regards,

Rik Panganiban

=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
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From westasiaregion at hotmail.com  Fri Sep 26 19:30:53 2003
From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times
References: <E1A2S20-0002f2-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV47jLQZwbVcx000009d1@hotmail.com>

Dear Adam

please reserve me a slot on 19:00 on development issues, capacity building
and enabling environment.

thanks

Amir Barmaki

West Asia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Jantunen" <adam@takingitglobal.org>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <"ct@wsis-cs.org"@mail.gn.apc.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:18 AM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times


> Just a quick reminder for those of you who would like speaking times today
> but haven't e-mailed or contacted me that we have speaking times at 15:00
> and 19:00 today (Thursday) that are filling up quickly.  If you would like
> to speak, please e-mail me or contact me directly ... I'll be at the
Content
> and Themes plenary and in the cafeteria, near the top of the stairs, for
> most of the afternoon.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Jantunen
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>

From katitza at privaterra.org  Thu Sep 25 08:21:50 2003
From: katitza at privaterra.org (katitza@privaterra.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Subject: [Proinnova] Un gran paso hacia una Europa sin patentes de
 software
Message-ID: <1064474510.5rthcubcjegw@secure.privaterra.org>

-----Mensaje reenviado-----

From: Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona <jgb@gsyc.escet.urjc.es>
To: proinnova@listas.hispalinux.es
Subject: [Proinnova] Un gran paso hacia una Europa sin patentes de software
Date: 24 Sep 2003 23:57:19 +0200


   24 de septiembre de 2003                               ProInnova
   Un gran paso hacia una Europa sin patentes de software
   [Nota informativa de Proinnova]
   http://proinnova.hispalinux.es/notas-prensa/nota-027.html

   Votaci?n de la propuesta de directiva. Se aceptan las enmiendas que
   limitan efectivamente la patentabilidad del software. El Parlamento
   Europeo dice no a las patentes de software en una votaci?n hist?rica.

   Esta ma?ana ha tenido lugar en sesi?n plenaria del Parlamento Europeo
   la votaci?n sobre la propuesta de directiva sobre patentes de
   software. Se votaron m?s de 50 enmiendas al texto propuesto por la
   Comisi?n Europea. Entre las enmiendas que han aprobado los
   eurodiputados est?n las necesarias para definir l?mites claros a lo
   patentable en lo que afecta a los programas de ordenador, dejando bien
   claro que el software no es patentable. La propuesta de directiva as?
   enmendada fue aprobada por m?s de dos terceras partes del pleno, y
   muchos de los que no la votaron lo hicieron al parecer por querer
   l?mites incluso m?s claros a la patentabilidad del software.

   Con esta decisi?n el Parlamento Europeo se desmarca claramente de los
   esfuerzos de la Comisi?n Europea por introducir las patentes de
   software en Europa, y env?a una clara se?al a la Oficina Europea de
   Patentes (OEP). En caso de que la directiva se aprobase finalmente con
   el texto votado por el Parlamento Europeo, las m?s de 20.000 patentes
   de software que la OEP ha aceptado quedar?n a?n m?s claramente fuera
   del ?mbito de lo legalmente definido como patentable en Europa.

   El resultado de la votaci?n del Parlamento Europeo puede considerarse
   como hist?rico, pues es la primera vez que una coalici?n amplia (que
   incluye a partidos de todo el arco parlamentario) vota en contra de la
   (hasta hoy) permanente extensi?n del ?mbito de las patentes y otras
   formas de restricci?n del conocimiento libre y abierto.

   La votaci?n no tiene el efecto de terminar el tr?mite de la propuesta
   de directiva que a?n continuar? el proceso de codecisi?n entre el
   Parlamento Europeo, el Consejo Europeo y la Comisi?n Europea, y
   probablemente volver? a ser votada m?s adelante en segunda lectura. El
   pr?ximo tr?mite por el que pasar? tendr? lugar en el Consejo Europeo
   (compuesto por los gobiernos de los pa?ses miembros de la Uni?n),
   donde es de esperar que varios gobiernos traten de eliminar las
   enmiendas introducidas por el Parlamento Europeo, cediendo a las
   presiones de los grupos que tratan de introducir la patentabilidad en
   Europa.

   ProInnova, igual que otros grupos europeos como EuroLinux o FFII,
   felicitan a los eurodiputados que han hecho posible este resultado, y
   se congratulan de que no hayan cedido a los intentos de presentar este
   asunto como una mera armonizaci?n sin mayor importancia pol?tica. Como
   ciudadanos europeos, nos sentimos orgullosos de que nuestros pol?ticos
   hayan dedicado a este tema la atenci?n que se merece, hayan entendido
   los problemas que plantea, y hayan votado valientemente la opci?n m?s
   conveniente para la sociedad.

   ProInnova tambi?n invita a los gobiernos nacionales y a la Comisi?n
   Europea a considerar esta votaci?n en profundidad, y a estudiar los
   problemas que la patentabilidad del software acarrear?a a la industria
   del software y al desarrollo de la sociedad de la informaci?n en
   Europa, como tan bien ha hecho una mayor?a de eurodiputados.

Referencias

 * Informaci?n sobre la propuesta de directiva
     http://proinnova.hispalinux.es/infopaquetes/directiva-patsw/

 * Texto enmendado de la propuesta de directiva

http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/plen0309/resu/index.en.html

 * Informaci?n detallada sobre el resultado de la votaci?n
     http://swpat.ffii.org/news/03/plen0924/index.en.html

 * Nota de prensa de FFII
     http://swpat.ffii.org/#news

 * Resultados de la votaci?n

http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/plen0309/plenresu0309.en.pdf

 * Transcripci?n en bruto del debate parlamentario

http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/plen0309/deba/index.en.html

 * Las patentes de software: un problema para Europa (informe del
       grupo ProInnova)
     http://proinnova.hispalinux.es/infopaquetes/carta-directiva/index.html

  Sobre Proinnova

   Proinnova es un grupo de inter?s de Hispalinux y de ATI, a favor de la
   libertad de innovaci?n. Actualmente mantiene (entre otras) una campa?a
   a favor de una Europa libre de patentes de programaci?n (tambi?n
   llamadas patentes de software). Hispalinux es la mayor asociaci?n de
   promoci?n del software libre en Espa?a, con m?s de 6.000 miembros. ATI
   (Asociaci?n de T?cnicos en Inform?tica) es la mayor asociaci?n de
   profesionales de la inform?tica, con m?s de 5.000 asociados

   Proinnova
          http://proinnova.hispalinux.es

   Notas informativas de Proinnova (incluida esta)
          http://proinnova.hispalinux.es/notas-prensa

   Hispalinux
          http://www.hispalinux.es

   ATI
          http://www.ati.es

   Contactos de ProInnova
          mailto:jesus.gonzalez@hispalinux.es

          mailto:jgb@ati.es
----


_______________________________________________
Proinnova mailing list
Proinnova@listas.hispalinux.es
https://listas.hispalinux.es/mailman/listinfo/proinnova
http://proinnova.hispalinux.es




From amkt at apcwomen.org  Thu Sep 25 09:39:39 2003
From: amkt at apcwomen.org (amkt@apcwomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] cross-cutting issues for CS Declaration
In-Reply-To: <3F71A522.D6B3677D@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
References: <3F71A522.D6B3677D@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Message-ID: <1064479179.3f72a9cbf231b@setup.greennet.org.uk>

Hi all,

Would like to suggest too that we consider what we envision is Civil Society's 
role in the design, management and control over all ICT-related resources, 
policies and programmes, and mechanisms (for e.g. in this proposed Digital 
Solidarity Fund and others). 

Thanks,

Angela

From izumiaizu at yahoo.co.jp  Thu Sep 25 10:35:59 2003
From: izumiaizu at yahoo.co.jp (Izumi Aizu)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times
In-Reply-To: <E1A2S20-0002f2-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <20030925093559.38109.qmail@web502.mail.yahoo.co.jp>


 Hi, yes I like to speak on Internet Governance issues at 15;00 slot.
Thanks,
izumi
  Adam Jantunen <adam@takingitglobal.org> $B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'(B Just a quick reminder for those of you who would like speaking times today
but haven't e-mailed or contacted me that we have speaking times at 15:00
and 19:00 today (Thursday) that are filling up quickly. If you would like
to speak, please e-mail me or contact me directly ... I'll be at the Content
and Themes plenary and in the cafeteria, near the top of the stairs, for
most of the afternoon.

Regards,

Adam Jantunen

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From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
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From alalegre at fma.ph  Thu Sep 25 11:19:37 2003
From: alalegre at fma.ph (Al Alegre)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Meanwhile in the real world > [is] Internet Censorship in India : Yahoo Groups Remains Blocked (fwd)
Message-ID: <002701c38350$c9702c60$f4e36a9c@fma>

As we struggle with language in WSIS PrepCom3, the real world impinges on
us....


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
To: "Information Society: Voices from the South" <is@dgroups.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: [is] Internet Censorship in India : Yahoo Groups Remains Blocked
(fwd)


> Current topic: Issue of Access and Barriers:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN INDIA :
> Blocking of Yahoo groups continues
>
> Posted below are URL's to most news reports about a draconian move by
> the Indian state to specifically block a specific online news group
> on yahoo. The targeted Group's name on Yahoo is: kynhun   Bri U
> Hynniewtrep. URL: groups.yahoo.com/group/kynhun/.
>
> Blocking of a near invisible web site ordered by Indian agencies in
> the name off national security, is reprehensible enough, but the
> blocking of an entire domain, (groups.yahoo.com) is criminal. It
> seems that when Yahoo refused to comply with request from Indian
> authorities to delete the 'kynhun' yahoo group in question, and the
> consequence was that the entire groups.yahoo.com domain has become
> inaccessible to India based users for the last 4 days or so. There
> are literally thousands of yahoo groups sites related to and/or based
> in India (if you do search on yahoogroups  with the term India, it
> gives you figure of 12503).
>
> This is not the first time the Indian government has tried to block
> web sites, during the Kargil war of 1999, the web site of the
> prominent Pakistan daily was blocked, this was very vigorously fought
> by many in the media in India and some activists abroad. In 1998 a
> law suit was filed by online activist Arun Mehta to challenge other
> moves by the Indian state to block some commercial  websites.
>
> This current move to block internet content  for thousands off users,
> is a grave violation of freedom of expression and sets a very
> dangerous precedent of censorship and control of the internet in
> India. Human rights groups in India, South Asia and around the world
> need to take note and express concern.
>
> Addresses of the officials and bodies to whom people may write to
> protest or seeking their intervention re this latest instance of
> Internet censorship in India:
>
> Minister (Communications & Information Technology & Disinvestment)
> Ist Floor,Electronics Niketan,
> Lodhi Road,New Delhi
> Email : ashourie@nic.in
>
> Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
> (Minister of Information and Broadcasting)
> E-Mail: ravis@sansad.nic.in
> Phone: (91) 23384340, 23384782 Fax : (91) 23782118
>
> Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
> http://www.mit.gov.in/cert/
>
> India's Department of Telecom
> http://www.dotindia.com/
> ddgir@sancharnet.in
>
> The Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI)
> http://www.ispai.com/
>
> Yahoo! India Web Services Ltd;
> 386, Veer Savarkar Marg
> Opp. Siddhivinayak Temple
> Mumbai 400025
> Phone: +91-22-56622222
> Fax: +91-22-56622244
>
> Delhi Office:
>
> Yahoo! India Web Services Ltd;
> Ground Floor, First India Place,
> Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road
> Gurgaon [Haryana]- 122002
> Phone: +91-0124-5061888/9 (from Delhi 95124-5061888/9)
> Fax: +91-0124-2560057
> http://solutions.yahoo.co.in/contact.html
>
>
> [* India's Official Human rights watch dog]
> National Human Rights Commission(NHRC)
> http://nhrc.nic.in/contact.htm
>
>
> Please write to any or all of the above, write to the press and
> contact human rights groups to take this up.
>
> I would particularly recommend that activists who have in the past
> vigorously fought against censorship on the internet in India [1]
> should be involved and some legal action should be initiated right
> away, if this ban persists this week.
>
> In the meantime users in India wanting to urgently access the
> groups.yahoo.com domain based sites despite this unofficial ban
> should attempt to beat the ban by browsing via: www.anonymizer.com
> or may want to visit  www.proxy4free.com/    [this second option may
> require some figuring out changing settings]
>
> I also propose the formation of a campaign group consisting of
> individuals moderating and managing groups on the groups.yahoo.com
> domain to challenge the India government, this ban lasts any further.
>
> Harsh Kapoor
> (South Asia Citizens Web)
> E-mail: <aiindex@mnet.fr>
>
> NEWS REPORTS:
>
> Economic Times,
> Is the government right in blocking all Yahoo groups?
>
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=199
990
>
> o o o
>
> Mid Day, September 24, 2003
> http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2003/september/64623.htm
>
> o o o
>
> Sify  (Pioneer) September 24, 2003
> 'Govt has no right to block Yahoo group'
> http://sify.com/news/pioneer/fullstory.php?id=13259504&vsv=71
>
> o o o
>
> http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/industry/0,39001143,39152163,00.htm
> Cnet Asia, Sept. 24, 2003
> India blocks Yahoo web site
> By Staff, CNETAsia
>
> o o o
>
> Newindpress, September 24, 2003
> Yahoo refuses to remove anti-India content, site blocked
> This is the first time a website has been blocked under Cert-IN since it
came
> into being in July this year. Representatives of Yahoo in India had been
>
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEH20030923005101&Title=Top+Stor
ies&rLink=0
>
> o o o
>
> Editorial, Hindustan Times, September 24, 2003
> No net gain for Big Brother
>
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_387920,0012.htm
>
> o o o
>
> News Today, September 24, 2003
> Yahoo Groups continue to be blocked
> http://newstodaynet.com/23sep/ld1.htm
>
> o o o
>
> Rediff, September 24, 2003
> Government bans Yahoo! group
> http://www.rediff.com/netguide/2003/sep/23yahoo.htm
>
> o o o
>
> The Hindu,September 23, 2003
> Bid to block anti-India website affects users
> By Sandeep Dikshit
> http://www.thehindu.com/2003/09/23/stories/2003092312761100.htm
>
> o o o
>
> The Register [UK]
> India blocks Yahoo! Groups
> By Andrew Orlowski
> Posted: 23/09/2003 at 16:21 GMT
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32983.html
>
> o o o
>
> Business Week, September 23, 2003
> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/5081021.htm
>
> o o o
>
> The Times of India., September 23 2003
> Yahoo website blocked
>
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=1
96169
>
> o o o
>
> The Hindustan Times, September 23, 2003
> Govt blocks e-group but can't prevent access
> Siddharth Zarabi
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/printedition/230903/detFRO04.shtml
>
> o o o
>
> Business Line, India - 20 Sep 2003
> Govt issues orders to ISPs - ` Block separatist outfit's e - ...
>
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/09/20/stories/2003092002890100.htm
>
>
> o o o
>
> [Read Postings and to post a Message on the Ministry of Information
> Technology Discussion fora ]
> http://www.mit.gov.in/discussionforum/
>
>
> BACKGROUND RESOURCES ON OTHER INSTANCES OF GOVT CENSORSHIP:
>
> [1] http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/censorship/cc04.html
>
> Indian Government Ban of Net Access to Pakistani News Broken
> July 5, 1999
> http://www.rediff.com/computer/1999/jul/05dawn.htm
>
>
> ------
> For discussion archives visit: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/IS/index.cfm
>
> To join, send a blank message to: join-IS@dgroups.org
> To leave the list, send a blank message to: leave-IS@dgroups.org
>


From hkawa at attglobal.net  Thu Sep 25 11:11:59 2003
From: hkawa at attglobal.net (Hiroshi Kawamura)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times
References: <E1A2S20-0002f2-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <050b01c3834d$7e7652f0$fe6f5c8b@KAWAMURA>

Dear Adam:

Disability Caucus likes to speak at 19:00 speaking slot.

Best

Hiroshi Kawamura
Disability Focal Point

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Jantunen" <adam@takingitglobal.org>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <"ct@wsis-cs.org"@mail.gn.apc.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:18 PM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Speaking times


> Just a quick reminder for those of you who would like speaking times today
> but haven't e-mailed or contacted me that we have speaking times at 15:00
> and 19:00 today (Thursday) that are filling up quickly.  If you would like
> to speak, please e-mail me or contact me directly ... I'll be at the
Content
> and Themes plenary and in the cafeteria, near the top of the stairs, for
> most of the afternoon.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Jantunen
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>



From adam at takingitglobal.org  Thu Sep 25 13:00:08 2003
From: adam at takingitglobal.org (Adam Jantunen)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for speeches
Message-ID: <E1A2TcB-0001TL-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>

Hi everyone,

I've received more requests for speaking times than we have slots.  We are
requesting that, if you would like to speak, your topic should refer to
bracketed text in the Action Plan, or to more general issues.  Please send
me your speeches as soon as possible, especially if you have requested 
times or are tentatively scheduled to speak this afternoon.  So far, I have
received the following requests:

15:00

Group:  Education and Academia
Sections: C4 (Capacity Building)
Speaker: Jane Johnsen

Group: Access to Information
Sections: C3, C4 (Access to Information and Capacity Building)
Speaker: Kay Raseroka

Group:  Internet Governance
Sections: C7?????
Speaker: Izumi Aizu (possibly working with Adel El-Zaim)

Group: Disability
Sections: ???
Speaker: Mr. Kawanaga

15:00 OR 19:00

Group: Western Asia
Sections: C4, C6
Speaker: Amir Barmaki

19:00

Group: Content and Themes
Sections: Section D (Digital Solidarity Fund)
Speaker: ???

Group: Youth Caucus
Sections: C6, C7 (general commentary)
Speaker: Titilayo Akinsanmi

Group: Cultural Diversity
Sections: C8 (Cultural Diversity)
Speaker: Edward Porowka

THIS IS A TENTATIVE AGENDA ... NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON SPEAKING
SLOTS.

Regards,

Adam Jantunen


From steve at commedia.org.uk  Thu Sep 25 12:43:34 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (steve@commedia.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for speeches
In-Reply-To: <E1A2TcB-0001TL-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
References: <E1A2TcB-0001TL-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <1064490214.3f72d4e65e034@setup.greennet.org.uk>

Adam

Community Media Working Group would like to speak to C9 at 19.00.

Steve


Quoting Adam Jantunen <adam@takingitglobal.org>:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've received more requests for speaking times than we have slots.  We are
> requesting that, if you would like to speak, your topic should refer to
> bracketed text in the Action Plan, or to more general issues.  Please send
> me your speeches as soon as possible, especially if you have requested 
> times or are tentatively scheduled to speak this afternoon.  So far, I have
> received the following requests:
> 
> 15:00
> 
> Group:  Education and Academia
> Sections: C4 (Capacity Building)
> Speaker: Jane Johnsen
> 
> Group: Access to Information
> Sections: C3, C4 (Access to Information and Capacity Building)
> Speaker: Kay Raseroka
> 
> Group:  Internet Governance
> Sections: C7?????
> Speaker: Izumi Aizu (possibly working with Adel El-Zaim)
> 
> Group: Disability
> Sections: ???
> Speaker: Mr. Kawanaga
> 
> 15:00 OR 19:00
> 
> Group: Western Asia
> Sections: C4, C6
> Speaker: Amir Barmaki
> 
> 19:00
> 
> Group: Content and Themes
> Sections: Section D (Digital Solidarity Fund)
> Speaker: ???
> 
> Group: Youth Caucus
> Sections: C6, C7 (general commentary)
> Speaker: Titilayo Akinsanmi
> 
> Group: Cultural Diversity
> Sections: C8 (Cultural Diversity)
> Speaker: Edward Porowka
> 
> THIS IS A TENTATIVE AGENDA ... NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON SPEAKING
> SLOTS.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adam Jantunen
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> 
> 


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        http://www.commedia.org.uk
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From asqz at fipecafi.fea.usp.br  Thu Sep 25 12:54:38 2003
From: asqz at fipecafi.fea.usp.br (Alcimar Silva de Queiroz)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Endorse: CS Statement on Declaration
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org> 
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030922141355.03340bd0@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030925115438.11638.qmail@fipecafi.fea.usp.br>

Universidade de S?o Paulo endorses the document 

karen banks writes: 

> hi all 
> 
> Below is a text version of the CS Statement on the declaration. As we have 
> not been able to consult again with caucuses and working groups on the 
> final version, we haven't referred endorsements explicitly. 
> 
> We have tried our best to incorporate the additional comments received, 
> but in doing so, have also had to cut some of the original text..  
> apologies to those whose comments were received too late for inclusion.. 
> 
> French and spanish versions will be posted soon.. 
> 
> post your endorsements to the plenary list.. (without re-quoting the 
> entire text) 
> 
> karen
> ======

From izumiaizu at yahoo.co.jp  Thu Sep 25 12:56:17 2003
From: izumiaizu at yahoo.co.jp (Izumi Aizu)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for speeches
In-Reply-To: <E1A2TcB-0001TL-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <20030925115617.23759.qmail@web504.mail.yahoo.co.jp>

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From chun at peacenet.or.kr  Thu Sep 25 15:11:12 2003
From: chun at peacenet.or.kr (Chun Eung Hwi)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 7th Unofficial personal report of Internet Governance working group,
 PrepCom III, WSIS
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309252309130.6932-100000@hjlee.ohmymokdong.or.kr>

Yesterday, Izumi Aizu sent out one short report regarding Internet 
Governance working group. For the sake of avoiding duplication, I did not 
write my report. The action items newly proposed by Chair, which was 
referred to Izumi san's report, had got different responses. The U.S, 
Canada, and EU were opposed to that. And even Brazil also opposed to the 
newly proposed action item because they wanted to work on the already 
written text on the Action Plan document. Today, the Chair's proposal was 
not discussed. Most delegation seems to oppose to deal with that proposal.

As usual, civil society members and non-governmental participants all were 
kicked off from the meeting place. Short speech were given by Izumi and 
Wolfgang. Izumi mentioned that the rules of procedure is confusing because 
yesterday they could be in and that in last intersessional meeting, the 
presence and contribution given by civil society members were beneficial. 
Wolfgang also emphasized that the presence of civil society members 
depends on each meeting and remarked that multistakeholder including civil 
society should be involved in internet governance related policy making 
process at all level from global regional to national level. There was 
some ping-pong talks among governments whether observers would be allowed 
to be in, but Chair finally requested observers to leave out. After almost 
one hour, I came back to the meeting room and confirmed what happened. 

What I could confirm is that there was no change of the deadlock among 
countries, but the U.S delegation proposed new action item for action plan 
document as follows.

-	A private sector led body should undertake the international 
management of the Internet with governments serving in an advisory 
capacity with respect to limited public policy issues.
-	The policy making processes for both the technical and public 
policy aspects of Internet governance should be open and transparent, 
developed through a bottom up policy making process which takes full 
account of the needs and views of the global Internet community.
-	Government cooperation and coordination with respect to the 
international Internet related public policy issues should be done on an 
ad hoc basis and not through the current intergovernmental structure of 
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The first sentence implies the Government Advisory Committee of ICANN. And 
the second sentence is one principle of ICANN policy making. The most 
impressive sentence is third one. It explicitly says No to ITU regarding 
any public policy setting role concerned with Internet. My impression is 
that this is not a proposal but a "counter punch". 

I was told that the U.S. wanted all internet governance related action 
items would be taken out if it could not reach any consensus. And some 
other countries proposed to leave those phrases as square bracketed. But 
China strongly stick to their position that all those phrases should be 
discussed and concluded here and if it is postponed, developing countries 
should be in bad situation during the postponed term. The above U.S. 
proposal was brought in after such a remark of Chinese delegation. The 
whole impression what happened behind the curtain is that the emotional 
tension is much more deepening.


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Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81   |   pcs:     (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea  	    | eMail:   chun@peacenet.or.kr
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From mabid at vecam.org  Thu Sep 25 16:26:08 2003
From: mabid at vecam.org (Myriam Abid)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Trad FR =?iso-8859-1?Q?D=E9claration?= de la =?iso-8859-1?Q?Soci=E9t=E9?= civile sur les =?iso-8859-1?Q?m=E9canismes?= de financement du fond de =?iso-8859-1?Q?solidarit=E9?= pour l'information et la communication.
Message-ID: <20030925152608.25981.qmail@mx1.ovh.net>

Bonjour, 

Voici la version fran?aise de la d?claration sur le fonds de solidarit?
Cordialement,
Myriam Abid 

D?claration de la Soci?t? civile sur les m?canismes de financement du fond 
de solidarit? pour l'information et la communication. 


PrepCom-3
25 septembre 2003
Les Soci?t?s civiles du Nord se joignent ? celles du Sud pour soutenir une 
approche solidaire du financement des actions et initiatives TIC pour un 
d?veloppement mondial.
Nous pensons qu'une approche appropri?e du financement doit associer la 
solidarit? sociale et la solidarit? num?rique, utiliser plus efficacement 
les m?canismes existants, et consid?rer la possibilit? de r?duire la dette.
Concernant la cr?ation d'un nouveau fond, nous pensons les points suivants 
devraient ?tre consid?r?s attentivement :
1. les m?canismes de mise en oeuvre et de distribution de tels fonds doivent 
?tre compl?tement transparents, et garantir que ces financements atteindront 
bien les personnes directement concern?es.
2. Des r?gles internationales ?quitables pour les taxes de r?partition des 
t?l?communications internationales doivent ?tre r?-?tablies sur des bases de 
solidarit?.
3. Le financement ne doit pas conduire ? l?extension de la privatisation, ni 
au renforcement des in?galit?s dans les relations commerciales.
4. Les contributions ? tout nouveau fond de financement doivent refl?ter la 
participation de tous les partis concern?s, r?unissant la contribution des 
gouvernements, du secteur priv? et commercial autant que celle des citoyens.
5. Les m?canismes de financement :
?	Ne devraient pas ?tre mis en place suivant l?id?e simpliste que la 
fracture num?rique peut ?tre combl?e en traitant principalement la question 
des infrastructures. Le financement des infrastructures doit s?accompagner 
de financements pour l??ducation, les applications, le contenu, et la 
diffusion.
?	Ne doivent pas traiter uniquement de l?Internet, mais aussi des m?dias 
traditionnels et communautaires.
?	Doivent ?galement ?tre utilis?s pour promouvoir la diversit? culturelle et 
linguistique.
?	Doivent soutenir un d?veloppement technologique durable, comprenant 
l?utilisation et la production de logiciels libres, la promotion de  
pratiques centr?es sur les besoins des utilisateurs. 


From rikp at bluewin.ch  Thu Sep 25 17:10:28 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] SC-2 completes work, No night meeting
Message-ID: <C79D864E-EF72-11D7-92E2-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

PROCESS NOTE ON SUB-COMMITTEE TWO
September 25, 2003, 6:09pm


The Chair has announced that they have completed this afternoon 
consideration of the Draft Action Plan in Sub-Committee Two.  They 
dealt with sections A: Introduction, B. Objectives, Goals and Targets; 
C11: International and Regional Cooperation; and E: Follow-up and 
Evaluation. There will be no night meeting tonight.

Tomorrow the SC-2 Chair will make his report to the Plenary.  They will 
deliberate on how the "final negotiations" on this text will take place 
tomorrow in plenary.

- Rik Panganiban, WSIS Civil Society News Centre / World Federalist 
Movement


=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
=====================================================


From hkawa at attglobal.net  Thu Sep 25 14:45:00 2003
From: hkawa at attglobal.net (Hiroshi Kawamura)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for speeches
References: <E1A2TcB-0001TL-00@mail2.fusepoint.com>
Message-ID: <05cd01c3836b$6067a390$fe6f5c8b@KAWAMURA>

disability requested 19:00 slot.

Hiroshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Jantunen" <adam@takingitglobal.org>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <"ct@wsis-cs.org"@mail.gn.apc.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:00 PM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for speeches


> Hi everyone,
>
> I've received more requests for speaking times than we have slots.  We are
> requesting that, if you would like to speak, your topic should refer to
> bracketed text in the Action Plan, or to more general issues.  Please send
> me your speeches as soon as possible, especially if you have requested
> times or are tentatively scheduled to speak this afternoon.  So far, I
have
> received the following requests:
>
> 15:00
>
> Group:  Education and Academia
> Sections: C4 (Capacity Building)
> Speaker: Jane Johnsen
>
> Group: Access to Information
> Sections: C3, C4 (Access to Information and Capacity Building)
> Speaker: Kay Raseroka
>
> Group:  Internet Governance
> Sections: C7?????
> Speaker: Izumi Aizu (possibly working with Adel El-Zaim)
>
> Group: Disability
> Sections: ???
> Speaker: Mr. Kawanaga
>
> 15:00 OR 19:00
>
> Group: Western Asia
> Sections: C4, C6
> Speaker: Amir Barmaki
>
> 19:00
>
> Group: Content and Themes
> Sections: Section D (Digital Solidarity Fund)
> Speaker: ???
>
> Group: Youth Caucus
> Sections: C6, C7 (general commentary)
> Speaker: Titilayo Akinsanmi
>
> Group: Cultural Diversity
> Sections: C8 (Cultural Diversity)
> Speaker: Edward Porowka
>
> THIS IS A TENTATIVE AGENDA ... NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON SPEAKING
> SLOTS.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam Jantunen
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>



From susanna at isiswomen.org  Thu Sep 25 18:37:58 2003
From: susanna at isiswomen.org (susanna@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] South-South Statement on Information and Communication Solidarity Funding.
Message-ID: <1064511478.3f7327f6b31bf@www.isiswomen.org>


Dear all,

Please find the document that was produced in draft by the Content and Themes 
Working Group yesterday and then further developed in a South-South and 
Friends of the South Meeting held yesterday at 5p.m. at the Cafeteria.

It will be presented at the CS Plenary tomorrow morning.

Regards,

Susanna

From nish at abantu.org  Thu Sep 25 19:19:11 2003
From: nish at abantu.org (Nish Matenjwa)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] South-South Statement on Information and Communication Solidarity Funding.
Message-ID: <200309251419.AA6422710@abantu.org>

Susannah,

Nice message but no attachment:>

NMM


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: susanna@isiswomen.org
Reply-To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Date:  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:37:58 +0000

>
>
>Dear all,
>
>Please find the document that was produced in draft by the Content and Themes 
>Working Group yesterday and then further developed in a South-South and 
>Friends of the South Meeting held yesterday at 5p.m. at the Cafeteria.
>
>It will be presented at the CS Plenary tomorrow morning.
>
>Regards,
>
>Susanna
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>

From beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar  Thu Sep 25 20:01:40 2003
From: beatriz at maxmedia.com.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] press release 27 september 2003
In-Reply-To: <1064511478.3f7327f6b31bf@www.isiswomen.org>
References: <1064511478.3f7327f6b31bf@www.isiswomen.org>
Message-ID: <WorldClient-F200309251601.AA01400004@maxmedia.com.ar>

Text of press release Civil Society
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own vision 
for an Information Society. We want an information society based on 
human rights. This provides a unique chance for the extension of all the 
values of Civil Society around the globe.

Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a vibrant 
force in the preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society. 
Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with government and business, and 
has expressed visionary ideas and a strong position in the negotiations. 

According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  ?A few 
days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in Geneva 
at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for self-
determination of his people. He told me that his community is not here 
asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are already 
living them. They are here for the international community to recognise 
the fact.?

In a similar way, civil society has already been building the 
information society, defending our rights to achieve social, 
educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights are 
part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the 
Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information 
society is meaningless.

As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder should 
have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the Information 
Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and communications. Hence 
we are disappointed by the continuing resistance of governments to 
include specific text that ensures support for community based media 
initiatives ? which will facilitate the inclusion of hitherto 
marginalized communities from the Information Society. To date, there 
has been an overemphasis on computers and the Internet, to the exclusion 
of analogue and traditional media.

In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly 
involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by Civil 
Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to governments and 
the business sector. Even though the process has been fraught and 
inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at the whim of 
governments, our experience has been one of closer engagement than has 
been the case at other United Nations conferences.  We hope that this is 
an experience that can be built on to ensure much closer involvement of 
civil society in the design and development of the Information Society.

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done. 


From cnicol at pangea.org  Thu Sep 25 20:22:39 2003
From: cnicol at pangea.org (Chris Nicol)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society comments on crucial issues in latest DoP
Message-ID: <1064517759.2007.373.camel@chrissony>

Last minute comments from Civil Society as requested by the President of the Intergovernmental Bureau.


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From claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk  Thu Sep 25 20:29:31 2003
From: claire.shearman at mcr1.poptel.org.uk (claire.shearman@mcr1.poptel.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] proposal for mechanism for achieving consensus on the civil society document
Message-ID: <114780-220039425192931834@M2W057.mail2web.com>

Hi

Please find attached the proposal for a mechanism for achieving consensus
on the civil society document that was was agreed at the meeting of the
content and themes group this evening.

It is for discussion at tomorrow's Civil Society Plenary alongside the
proposal coming from Bill (I think) for a framework for the civil society
document.

The document is only available in english at the moment. If there is any
chance of translation that would be great.

Thanks

Claire


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From guyverson at caiti.org  Thu Sep 25 20:45:46 2003
From: guyverson at caiti.org (guyverson@caiti.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS / National Campaign in Haiti
Message-ID: <2163.63.109.64.131.1064519146.squirrel@www.caiti.org>

 Hi,

Here in HAITI we are actually working for a flyer to be ready for
distribution on October.
A virtual forum will be launched on 6 october the link will be given on
our Web site.
A national consultation will be held at Le Plaza Hotel on 10 to 14
November 2003.
 The flyer will be in French and Creol of course,
it will contain some of important important information on Information
Society and how ICT can serve as a key devlopment.
 After a large distribution in Haiti will be following a distribution in Dom=
 inican Rep. and Jamaica.
 A series of debate radio on our thematic discution will be launch in
HAITI  for october 2003

 We will let you know all about those activities.

 As local and International partners :

 Association des Industries d'HAITI(ADIH)
 Ecole Sup=E9rieure d'Infotronique d'HAITI (ESIH)
 Ministere de la culture et de la Communication
 GKP Network
 Radio T=E9l=E9-=E9claire
 Password de Radio Vision2000
 Signal Technologies
 F=E9d=E9ration Ha=EFtienne des Associations et Clubs de l'UNESCO
 and other Ministers and sectors not confirmed yet their participation.

 Find a draft of this flyer in attachement.

 President of the Center of Information
 and Communication Initiatives (CAITI)
 37, Rue chemins des dalles
 Port-au-Prince, HAITI
 Ave Las Americas Edif. 1 Apto 301,
 Plaza Johan, 3ra Planta
 Rep. Domicaince
 Tel : 509-5135324
 Web site: www.caiti.org
 E-mail: info@caiti.org
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From guyverson at caiti.org  Thu Sep 25 20:46:54 2003
From: guyverson at caiti.org (guyverson@caiti.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:50 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS / National Campaign in Haiti
Message-ID: <2164.63.109.64.131.1064519214.squirrel@www.caiti.org>

 Hi,

Here in HAITI we are actually working for a flyer to be ready for
distribution on October.
A virtual forum will be launched on 6 october the link will be given on
our Web site.
A national consultation will be held at Le Plaza Hotel on 10 to 14
November 2003.
The flyer will be in French and Creol of course,
it will contain some of important important information on Information
Society and how ICT can serve as a key devlopment.
 After a large distribution in Haiti will be following a distribution in
Dominican Rep. and Jamaica.
 A series of debate radio on our thematic discution will be launch in
HAITI  for october 2003

 We will let you know all about those activities.

 As local and International partners :

 Association des Industries d'HAITI(ADIH)
 Ecole Superieure d'Infotronique d'HAITI (ESIH)
 Ministere de la culture et de la Communication
 GKP Network
 Radio Teleclaire
 Password de Radio Vision2000
 Signal Technologies
 Federation Haitienne des Associations et Clubs de l'UNESCO
 and other Ministers and sectors not confirmed yet their participation.

 Find a draft of this flyer in attachement.

 President of the Center of Information
 and Communication Initiatives (CAITI)
 37, Rue chemins des dalles
 Port-au-Prince, HAITI
 Ave Las Americas Edif. 1 Apto 301,
 Plaza Johan, 3ra Planta
 Rep. Domicaince
 Tel : 509-5135324
 Web site: www.caiti.org
 E-mail: info@caiti.org


From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Thu Sep 25 20:58:25 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Civil Society comments on crucial issues in latest DoP
References: <1064517759.2007.373.camel@chrissony>
Message-ID: <3F7348E1.18A0D435@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Chris Nicol wrote:
 
> Last minute comments from Civil Society as requested by the President of the Intergovernmental Bureau.

now online at
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/25-9-03_CS_comments_on_crucial_issues_DoP.rtf>

From valeriab at apc.org  Fri Sep 26 08:17:25 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society press release: new version
Message-ID: <3F73A1B5.987.177D0F@localhost>

Hello everybody, 

A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We 
would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am. 

Thanks!
------------------
Text of press release 
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own 
vision for an Information Society. We want an information society 
based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the 
extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.

Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a 
vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the 
Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with 
government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a 
strong position in the negotiations. 

According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A 
few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in 
Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for 
self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is 
not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are 
already living them. They are here for the international community to 
recognise the fact."

In a similar way, civil society has already been building the 
information society, defending our rights to achieve social, 
educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights 
are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the 
Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information 
society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not 
reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and 
perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of 
the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus 
would be people?s rights. 

As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder 
should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the 
Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and 
communications. Hence we are disappointed by the continuing 
resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures 
support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate 
the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the 
Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on 
computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and 
traditional media.

In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly 
involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by 
Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to 
governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been 
fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at 
the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer 
engagement than has been the case at other United Nations 
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on 
to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and 
development of the Information Society.

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done. 



From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Fri Sep 26 08:44:36 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (wolfgang@imv.au.dk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Civil Society press release: new version
Message-ID: <E1A2nHI-0007Ut-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>

Here are some comments:

For the press it is important to get as short message and to have something which is NEW.

1. NEW is that CS has reach a new level of self-organisation and has developed in the WSIS process a workable structure which enables CS to be more representative und effective and talk to other stakeholders with a grater power.

2. NEW is that we haven an "OPEN STRUGGLE" about the issue how open the doors for CS should be in the drafting process. The way von Input to Impact is an innovation which came with PrepCom3 (nobiody expected such a slogan in PrepCom1) but this way is a very stony one. CS is not satisfied, but optimistic, that more and more governments will recognize the valuable contribution CS can make.

3. We are disappointed not only by ignoring community media, There should be also a reference to other similar issue like involvement of individual internet users in internet governance, like right to communicate, open source, IPR, privacy and others.

Best

wolfgang

  
A -- Original Message --
From: Valeria Betancourt <valeriab@apc.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Send: 09:19 AM
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Civil Society press release: new version

Hello everybody,

A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We
would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am.

Thanks!
------------------
Text of press release
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own
vision for an Information Society. We want an information society
based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the
extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.

Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a
vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the
Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with
government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a
strong position in the negotiations.

According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A
few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in
Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for
self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is
not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are
already living them. They are here for the international community to
recognise the fact."

In a similar way, civil society has already been building the
information society, defending our rights to achieve social,
educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights
are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the
Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information
society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not
reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and
perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of
the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus
would be people?s rights.

As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the
Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and
communications. Hence we are disappointed by the continuing
resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures
support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate
the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the
Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on
computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and
traditional media.

In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by
Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to
governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been
fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at
the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer
engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on
to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
development of the Information Society.

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.


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Ct@wsis-cs.org
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
Content & Themes Documents:
http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798






From karenb at gn.apc.org  Fri Sep 26 08:46:14 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS statement on Solidarity Funding
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030926084156.03412450@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi all

here's the Statement from yesterday's meeting (south/south-friends of the 
south)..

karen
[valeria: it would be great to get this translated..]
=====

Civil Society Statement on Information and Communication Solidarity Funding 
Mechanisms

Submitted by the Content and Themes Subcommittee with inputs from those 
present at the South-South and Friends of the South Meeting
WSIS Prep Com 3, 25 September 2003

Civil Society from the North joins Civil Society from the South in 
supporting a solidarity approach to the overall discussion of information 
society. For purposes of this statement, we addressed ICT actions and 
initiatives for global development.

We believe that an appropriate funding approach is one that links social 
solidarity to digital solidarity, both for existing as well as new funding 
mechanisms.

For both new and existing mechanisms, we believe that serious consideration 
should be given to the following concerns:

1. Mechanisms for the distribution and implementation of such funds must be 
fully transparent and accountable, and ensure that the funds will reach the 
people who need them. The cost of administering the fund need to be kept to 
a minimum.

2. Fair rules for distributing international telecom charges based on 
solidarity must be re-established.

3. Funding must not lead to further indebtedness and dependency to unequal 
trade relations, nor to privatization and deregulation. Funding must not to 
further reinforcing private and public monopolies.

4. Contributions to any newly established fund must reflect a 
multi-stakeholder participation, providing contributions from governments 
and the private and commercial sector as well as from citizens.

5. Funds must be managed and administered by people of the South.

6. Gender parity must exist in all such mechanisms and all spheres and in 
all levels of decision-making and implementation.

7. Funding mechanisms

- Should not be established under the simplistic notion that digital 
divides can be redressed mainly by addressing issues of infrastructure or 
connectivity. They must be accompanied by funding for education, 
applications, content, and dissemination.

- In order to ensure that the funds actually reach the most marginalized, 
mechanisms need to be set up to ensure distribution of these funds take 
into account intersectionality of race, class gender, ethnicity and other 
lines of discrimination.

- Must address traditional and community media, not only the Internet. It 
should take into full account low-end but appropriate technology, including 
indigenous knowledges.

- Must also be used to promote cultural and linguistic diversity.

- Must support technological sustainability, including the use and 
production of free software and the fostering of user-centered technology 
development practices.

For more information on this statement, contact: Susanna George 
<susanna@isiswomen.org>


From valeriab at apc.org  Fri Sep 26 08:58:13 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press Release: lastest version
Message-ID: <3F73AB45.29405.3CD4A1@localhost>

Text of press release 
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own 
vision for an Information Society. We want an information society 
based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the 
extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.

Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a 
vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the 
Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with 
government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a 
strong position in the negotiations. 

According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A 
few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in 
Geneva at a  UN. working group on Indigenous Peoples, fighting here 
for rights for self-determination of his people. He told me that his 
community is not here asking for their rights, nor to seek 
affirmation. They are already living them. They are here for the 
international community to recognise the fact."

In a similar way, civil society has already been building the 
information society, defending our rights to achieve social, 
educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights 
are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the 
Knowledge Society. Without this, the WSIS vision of an information 
society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not 
reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and 
perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of 
the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus 
would be people's rights.   

For instance, free software has not been highlighted as we would like 
in this process, though each day more communities are adopting it 
with all the philosophy it entails.  While the spirit of the 
documents is market focused, civil society and some governments, 
especially from the south, will continue supporting the rights of 
citizenship and promoting the concept of cooperation instead of 
competition. 

As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder 
should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the 
Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and 
communications. Hence we are disappointed by the continuing 
resistance of some governments to include specific text that ensures 
support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate 
the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the 
Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on 
computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and 
traditional media.

In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly 
involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by 
Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to 
governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been 
fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at 
the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer 
engagement than has been the case at other United Nations 
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on 
to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and 
development of the Information Society.

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done. 





From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Fri Sep 26 09:11:11 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Civil Society press release: new version
In-Reply-To: <3F73A1B5.987.177D0F@localhost>
Message-ID: <FD97D743-EFF8-11D7-84DA-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

Hi Valeria and all,

Le vendredi, 26 sep 2003, ? 09:17 Europe/Paris, Valeria Betancourt a 
?crit :

> Hello everybody,
>
> A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We
> would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am.

Thanks for this draft. Below are some comments in the text:
> ------------------
> Text of press release
> 27 September 2003
>
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
>

Generally speaking, I would prefer that "Information society" be 
replaced by "information and communication society" throughout the text.

> Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information society
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the

based on human rights, including the right to development. This 
provides...

> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.
>
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with
> government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a

government, and has expressed visionary ideas and a
[Suppress "and business" : we haven't had any dialogue with them, 
specially since they are not present... Moreover, as civil society 
organizations, we discuss with governments. And so does the business.]

> strong position in the negotiations.
>
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A

I've no problem quoting Beatriz or any one else in the press release. 
But I do have a problem quoting someone in his/her capacity of a "civil 
society bureau member". It would be more accurate to quote Beatriz or 
any one else, as a "civil society content and themes coordinating group 
member", since this group has collectively coordinated all the CS 
inputs to the documents and more generally speaking the CS strategy and 
achievements. Caucuses, which are the responsibles for achievements, 
are represented in the C&T group, not in the CS bureau, which in 
addition has no mandate regarding content.

> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in
> Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for
> self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is
> not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are
> already living them. They are here for the international community to
> recognise the fact."

I'm not sure if this quote is very productive in this press release. 
Civil society organizations, including the indigenous caucus, are not 
only here to "recognise the fact", but also to ask for their rights and 
to seek their affirmation. And there is still a long way to this 
achievement...

> In a similar way, civil society has already been building the
> information society, defending our rights to achieve social,
> educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the
> Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus
> would be people?s rights.
>
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and
> communications.

I've got some problem with this formulation:
1/ what does an "equal voice" means ? To which extent ? Is it to have 
its voice heard in the dialogue process or to ultimately decide ?
2/ not "every stakeholder" should have a right to the benefits of..., 
but "every citizen, community, and people"
==> The paragraph should read, from my point of view:
"As delegates from Civil Society Organisations, we believe that our 
voices should be heard, and that every citizen, community and people 
should have equal right to the benefits..."

> Hence we are disappointed by the continuing
> resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures
> support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the
> Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and
> traditional media.
>
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to
> governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been

governments. Even though... [see supra the rationale]

> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on

Summits and conferences. We hope...

> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
> development of the Information Society.
>
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.

I'm afraid we can get the same question as the one raised at the press 
conference by a journalist. "What is the message?" e.g. Is the 
community based media initiatives the only remaining problem? I think 
there are other remaining issues of concern, like national regulations 
compliant with human rights standards,  the privacy and security, open 
source, infrastructure and financing, etc. We can cite governance as 
another big issue of concern, but without specifying any kind of 
governance, since there is absolutely no consensus on that, be it 
within CS or among governments.

Meryem


From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 26 09:20:47 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press Release: lastest
 version
In-Reply-To: <3F73AB45.29405.3CD4A1@localhost>
Message-ID: <web-165876441@mail1.abac.com>

Hello,

Thanks for sharing with us the press release.
I like this comparaison with the self-determination. 
I sugest like yesterday to do not forget that a lot of
countries and even regiosn in some developed countries
still dont have access to ICT.

We sould mention that and ad a phrase about the financing.

I suggest in french: 

Beaucoup de pays et de r?gions ?loign?es n'ont pas encore
acc?s aux technologies de l'information et de la
communication. La Soci?t? civile fait sa part pour les
aider, mais les gouvernements devront s'engager clairement
? financer des initiatives d'aide destin?es ? ces pays.

Thank you

Adel El Zaim
Multistakeholders partenerships
Internet Society-Francophonie
Internet Society Qu?bec



On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:58:13 -0500
 "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org> wrote:
> Text of press release 
> 27 September 2003
> 
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
> 
> Civil society has come here to share with the governments
> our own 
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information
> society 
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for
> the 
> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the
> globe.
> 
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it
> is a 
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on
> the 
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in
> dialogue with 
> government and business, and has expressed visionary
> ideas and a 
> strong position in the negotiations. 
> 
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau
> member:  "A 
> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who
> is here in 
> Geneva at a  UN. working group on Indigenous Peoples,
> fighting here 
> for rights for self-determination of his people. He told
> me that his 
> community is not here asking for their rights, nor to
> seek 
> affirmation. They are already living them. They are here
> for the 
> international community to recognise the fact."
> 
> In a similar way, civil society has already been building
> the 
> information society, defending our rights to achieve
> social, 
> educational, political, and economic benefits.
> Communication rights 
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the
> framework for the 
> Knowledge Society. Without this, the WSIS vision of an
> information 
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS
> does not 
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles,
> visions and 
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the
> definition of 
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one
> whose focus 
> would be people's rights.   
> 
> For instance, free software has not been highlighted as
> we would like 
> in this process, though each day more communities are
> adopting it 
> with all the philosophy it entails.  While the spirit of
> the 
> documents is market focused, civil society and some
> governments, 
> especially from the south, will continue supporting the
> rights of 
> citizenship and promoting the concept of cooperation
> instead of 
> competition. 
> 
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every
> stakeholder 
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits
> of the 
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure,
> and 
> communications. Hence we are disappointed by the
> continuing 
> resistance of some governments to include specific text
> that ensures 
> support for community based media initiatives - which
> will facilitate 
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from
> the 
> Information Society. To date, there has been an
> overemphasis on 
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue
> and 
> traditional media.
> 
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been
> directly 
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been
> made by 
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods
> to 
> governments and the business sector. Even though the
> process has been 
> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and
> excluded at 
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
> closer 
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> 
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can
> be built on 
> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the
> design and 
> development of the Information Society.
> 
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have
> progressed 
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to
> be done. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

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---------------------
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Association ISOC-Qu?bec
ISOC-Francophonie

From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 26 09:27:04 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: another suggestion: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press
 Release: lastest version
In-Reply-To: <3F73AB45.29405.3CD4A1@localhost>
Message-ID: <web-165877023@mail1.abac.com>

Hello,

I suggest also to add the word "Open" to free software.
So, it will be "Open and free software" 




On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:58:13 -0500
 "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org> wrote:
> Text of press release 
> 27 September 2003
> 
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
> 
> Civil society has come here to share with the governments
> our own 
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information
> society 
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for
> the 
> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the
> globe.
> 
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it
> is a 
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on
> the 
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in
> dialogue with 
> government and business, and has expressed visionary
> ideas and a 
> strong position in the negotiations. 
> 
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau
> member:  "A 
> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who
> is here in 
> Geneva at a  UN. working group on Indigenous Peoples,
> fighting here 
> for rights for self-determination of his people. He told
> me that his 
> community is not here asking for their rights, nor to
> seek 
> affirmation. They are already living them. They are here
> for the 
> international community to recognise the fact."
> 
> In a similar way, civil society has already been building
> the 
> information society, defending our rights to achieve
> social, 
> educational, political, and economic benefits.
> Communication rights 
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the
> framework for the 
> Knowledge Society. Without this, the WSIS vision of an
> information 
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS
> does not 
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles,
> visions and 
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the
> definition of 
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one
> whose focus 
> would be people's rights.   
> 
> For instance, free software has not been highlighted as
> we would like 
> in this process, though each day more communities are
> adopting it 
> with all the philosophy it entails.  While the spirit of
> the 
> documents is market focused, civil society and some
> governments, 
> especially from the south, will continue supporting the
> rights of 
> citizenship and promoting the concept of cooperation
> instead of 
> competition. 
> 
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every
> stakeholder 
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits
> of the 
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure,
> and 
> communications. Hence we are disappointed by the
> continuing 
> resistance of some governments to include specific text
> that ensures 
> support for community based media initiatives - which
> will facilitate 
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from
> the 
> Information Society. To date, there has been an
> overemphasis on 
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue
> and 
> traditional media.
> 
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been
> directly 
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been
> made by 
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods
> to 
> governments and the business sector. Even though the
> process has been 
> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and
> excluded at 
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
> closer 
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> 
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can
> be built on 
> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the
> design and 
> development of the Information Society.
> 
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have
> progressed 
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to
> be done. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From zielinskic at who.int  Fri Sep 26 09:38:27 2003
From: zielinskic at who.int (zielinskic@who.int)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [WSIS-CT] Civil Society press release: new version
Message-ID: <500752877A5A1440BA50AB3292372F9D01165A57@whqkaki01.who.int>

Meryem,

At the risk of reopening an ancient and malodorous kettle of fish, your
preferred formulation of "information and communication society" is surely a
lost cause in a world trying to say everything with fewer words. Yes we want
to get "communication" into everything, but the word does not appear in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (sorely missed, I agree, but there you
have it). And there will be the know-alls saying, "actually it should be the
'knowledge society'", and the wise ones asking "what about wisdom?"... Can't
we just live with the shorthand of "Information Society"?

Chris

Chris Zielinski
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: 004122-7914435 or mobile 0044797-1045354


-----Original Message-----
From: ct-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:ct-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of
Meryem Marzouki
Sent: Friday, 26 September 2003 10:11
To: ct@wsis-cs.org; plenary@wsis-cs.org
Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Civil Society press release: new version


Hi Valeria and all,

Le vendredi, 26 sep 2003, ? 09:17 Europe/Paris, Valeria Betancourt a 
?crit :

> Hello everybody,
>
> A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We
> would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am.

Thanks for this draft. Below are some comments in the text:
> ------------------
> Text of press release
> 27 September 2003
>
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
>

Generally speaking, I would prefer that "Information society" be 
replaced by "information and communication society" throughout the text.

> Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information society
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the

based on human rights, including the right to development. This 
provides...

> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.
>
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with
> government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a

government, and has expressed visionary ideas and a
[Suppress "and business" : we haven't had any dialogue with them, 
specially since they are not present... Moreover, as civil society 
organizations, we discuss with governments. And so does the business.]

> strong position in the negotiations.
>
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A

I've no problem quoting Beatriz or any one else in the press release. 
But I do have a problem quoting someone in his/her capacity of a "civil 
society bureau member". It would be more accurate to quote Beatriz or 
any one else, as a "civil society content and themes coordinating group 
member", since this group has collectively coordinated all the CS 
inputs to the documents and more generally speaking the CS strategy and 
achievements. Caucuses, which are the responsibles for achievements, 
are represented in the C&T group, not in the CS bureau, which in 
addition has no mandate regarding content.

> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in
> Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for
> self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is
> not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are
> already living them. They are here for the international community to
> recognise the fact."

I'm not sure if this quote is very productive in this press release. 
Civil society organizations, including the indigenous caucus, are not 
only here to "recognise the fact", but also to ask for their rights and 
to seek their affirmation. And there is still a long way to this 
achievement...

> In a similar way, civil society has already been building the
> information society, defending our rights to achieve social,
> educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the
> Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus
> would be people?s rights.
>
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and
> communications.

I've got some problem with this formulation:
1/ what does an "equal voice" means ? To which extent ? Is it to have 
its voice heard in the dialogue process or to ultimately decide ?
2/ not "every stakeholder" should have a right to the benefits of..., 
but "every citizen, community, and people"
==> The paragraph should read, from my point of view:
"As delegates from Civil Society Organisations, we believe that our 
voices should be heard, and that every citizen, community and people 
should have equal right to the benefits..."

> Hence we are disappointed by the continuing
> resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures
> support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the
> Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and
> traditional media.
>
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to
> governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been

governments. Even though... [see supra the rationale]

> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on

Summits and conferences. We hope...

> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
> development of the Information Society.
>
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.

I'm afraid we can get the same question as the one raised at the press 
conference by a journalist. "What is the message?" e.g. Is the 
community based media initiatives the only remaining problem? I think 
there are other remaining issues of concern, like national regulations 
compliant with human rights standards,  the privacy and security, open 
source, infrastructure and financing, etc. We can cite governance as 
another big issue of concern, but without specifying any kind of 
governance, since there is absolutely no consensus on that, be it 
within CS or among governments.

Meryem

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From mbuntan at anet.net.th  Fri Sep 26 09:49:19 2003
From: mbuntan at anet.net.th (Monthian Buntan)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society press release: new version
In-Reply-To: <3F73A1B5.987.177D0F@localhost>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030926153355.00bafa98@mail.anet.net.th>

As one of over 600,000,000 persons with disabilities in the world and one 
of 180,000,000 blind persons, I am of the opinion that disability-related 
matters have received so little attention from the whole process.  For this 
summit, we have decided to promote the concept of design and development of 
ICTs for all, which is disability-related, but not disability-specific.  So 
far, such concept has not been well received among governmental delegates, 
and even among our CS members.  People more or less would like to be 
welcomed to attend the party in a house they do not even know how such 
house was designed and built.

Regards,

Thian

At 02:17 AM 9/26/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello everybody,
>
>A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We
>would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am.
>
>Thanks!
>------------------
>Text of press release
>27 September 2003
>
>WSIS process at PrepCom III
>
>Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own
>vision for an Information Society. We want an information society
>based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the
>extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.
>
>Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a
>vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the
>Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with
>government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a
>strong position in the negotiations.
>
>According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A
>few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in
>Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for
>self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is
>not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are
>already living them. They are here for the international community to
>recognise the fact."
>
>In a similar way, civil society has already been building the
>information society, defending our rights to achieve social,
>educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights
>are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the
>Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information
>society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not
>reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and
>perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of
>the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus
>would be people?s rights.
>
>As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
>should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the
>Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and
>communications. Hence we are disappointed by the continuing
>resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures
>support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate
>the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the
>Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on
>computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and
>traditional media.
>
>In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
>involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by
>Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to
>governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been
>fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at
>the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer
>engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
>conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on
>to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
>development of the Information Society.
>
>We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
>meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary



From karenb at gn.apc.org  Fri Sep 26 09:58:32 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] T shirts..
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030926095710.032c1720@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi everyone

A new shipment of the 'missing paragraph...' gender equality t shirts have 
arrived in a range of sizes ;) - we only have 50. We'll be selling them for 
us5 each ajust before 2 down in the cybcercafe

karen


From lachapelle at openwsis.org  Fri Sep 26 10:06:35 2003
From: lachapelle at openwsis.org (Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Comments Press Release
Message-ID: <200309260906.ARW27531@ms7.verisignmail.com>

>
>Text of press release 
>27 September 2003
>
>WSIS process at PrepCom III
>
>Civil society has come here to share with the governments 
our own vision for an Information Society. We want an 
information society based on human rights. This provides a 
unique chance for the extension of all the values of Civil 
Society around the globe.

SUGGESTION : "our vision for a fully inclusive Information 
Society"


>Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it 
is a vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on 
the Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in 
dialogue with government and business, and has expressed 
visionary ideas and a strong position in the negotiations. 

SUGGESTION : "Civil Society has proven it is the most 
vibrant and constructive force in the preparation of the 
World Summit"


>According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau 
member:  "A few days ago I met an indigenous person from 
Ecuador, who is here in Geneva at a  UN. working group on 
Indigenous Peoples, fighting here for rights for self-
determination of his people. He told me that his community 
is not here asking for their rights, nor to seek 
affirmation. They are already living them. They are here for 
the international community to recognise the fact."

SUGGESTION : I am not sure I understand this paragraph. 
What it could say is : "They are here to express their 
participation in the building of the international 
community".


>In a similar way, civil society has already been building 
the information society, defending our rights to achieve 
social, educational, political, and economic benefits. 
Communication rights are part of human rights. Human rights 
must be the framework for the Knowledge Society. Without 
this, the WSIS vision of an information society is 
meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not 
reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions 
and perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the 
definition of the nature and direction of the Information 
Society, one whose focus would be people's rights.   

SUGGESTION : 
- Suppress : "in a similar way" 
- start with : "As a matter of fact, Civil Society is 
already building the Information Society, defending the 
rights of all individuals and social groups to achieve 
social, educationnal, political and economic benefits."
- "we will continue to be the key actors (instead of key 
actors) in the definition ...."

>For instance, free software has not been highlighted as we 
would like in this process, though each day more communities 
are adopting it with all the philosophy it entails.  While 
the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society 
and some governments, especially from the south, will 
continue supporting the rights of citizenship and promoting 
the concept of cooperation instead of competition. 
>
>As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every 
stakeholder should have an equal voice, and a right to the 
benefits of the Information Society, whether in education, 
work, leisure, and communications. Hence we are disappointed 
by the continuing resistance of some governments to include 
specific text that ensures support for community based media 
initiatives - which will facilitate the inclusion of 
hitherto marginalized communities from the Information 
Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on 
computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and 
traditional media.

SUGGESTION : 
In relation to Meyriem's comments on that paragraph, the 
notion of voices remains interresting  I would suggest : 
"As delegates of Civil Society, we believe that all citizens 
and social groups have an equal right to have their voice 
heard on matters that concern them and an equal right to the 
benefits of the Information Society, wether in ..."


>In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been 
directly involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has 
been made by Civil Society to communicate its philosophies 
and methods to governments and the business sector. Even 
though the process has been fraught and inconsistent, with 
civil society included and excluded at the whim of 
governments, our experience has been one of closer 
engagement than has been the case at other United Nations 
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be 
built on to ensure much closer involvement of civil society 
in the design and development of the Information Society.

Suggestion : Replace the last sentence with : "We pledge to 
build on this experience to guarantee an ever closer 
involvement of civil society in the design, development and 
governance of the information society."


>We now have a stronger position, because as the days have 
progressed meaningful communication has emerged. But much 
remains to be done. 
>
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE
OpenWSIS Initiative
lachapelle@openwsis.org
tel : 33 (0)6 11 88 33 32


About OpenWSIS 
OpenWSIS Initiative is piloting an open consultation and 
cooperation process for all categories of stakeholders to 
jointly identify and formalize Issues of Common Concern 
or Interest (ICCIs), to facilitate implementation of the 
WSIS Action Plan between  Geneva and Tunis.

A propos de l'OpenWSIS
OpenWSIS est un processus pilote de 
consultation et de coop?ration visant ? faciliter l'identification et la formalisation par toutes les parties prenantes concern?es 
des sujets de pr?occupation ou d'int?r?t communs 
(SPICs)qui faciliteront la mise en oeuvre du plan d'action 
du SMSI pendant la p?riode de Gen?ve ? Tunis.

From mavic at isiswomen.org  Fri Sep 26 09:45:26 2003
From: mavic at isiswomen.org (mavic@isiswomen.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT!! GSWG Proposal for the draft declaration and POA
In-Reply-To: <24622.1064514113@www43.gmx.net>
References: <24622.1064514113@www43.gmx.net>
Message-ID: <1064565926.3f73fca67fd43@www.isiswomen.org>

Dear all, 

Here's the proposed language for the September 25 version fot the draft 
declaration and plan of action. Please distribute them to government delegates 
ASAP. 

Thanks, 

Mavic  
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From patcha at patcha.jinbo.net  Fri Sep 26 10:24:39 2003
From: patcha at patcha.jinbo.net (PatchA)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society press release: new version
In-Reply-To: <3F73A1B5.987.177D0F@localhost>
Message-ID: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNEEFLCPAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>

Below is a comments to the press release of Civil society (Sep. 26th, 2003) 
Please check it.

Thanks,
PatchA, Jinbonet

 In this document, text of press release, CS position to WSIS process is not clear. Negative? Positive? or others? So, I'd like to make clear CS position concretely. 
Followings should be included in the press release text.

1. 
=> In whole process of WSIS, we already saw that governments is nearly trying to exclude civil society continuously  from the prepcom I, II even in this prepcom III, and we have deep concerns about government leading process not including civil society. This is a fundamentally problematic to the multi-stake holder approach which the UN has asserted in the WSIS process. For 18 months, civil societies have already contribute many input to WSIS. But the government has not so much concerns about our approach and also our contents. Even the declaration of principles (Version Sep. 19th), we saw it. And we don't agree with the governmental leading process not including whole stakeholders with civil society.

2. At this point, concrete action plans are needed. At least we need to warn strongly to the government process.

My suggestion is followings
=>  If the governments continue to exclude civil society, we, civil society don't agree with  the governments documents, we don't grant our legitimacy to the government document. And also if they continue to do so, we cannot participate in the governmental process of WSIS any more and we don't contribute our input to WSIS. But we have been fully open and are still and will be open to the governments. It is very time for the governments to approach to Civil Society. We will wait for governments' honest approach to us. 

3. And, we will continue to make our own declaration and action plan for the information society. 


-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]On Behalf Of Valeria Betancourt
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:17 PM
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Cc: ct@wsis-cs.org
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society press release: new version


Hello everybody, 

A new version of the press release has been developed today.  We 
would like you all you review it and make any comments until 11 am. 

Thanks!
------------------
Text of press release 
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil society has come here to share with the governments our own 
vision for an Information Society. We want an information society 
based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for the 
extension of all the values of Civil Society around the globe.

Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it is a 
vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on the 
Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in dialogue with 
government and business, and has expressed visionary ideas and a 
strong position in the negotiations. 

According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau member:  "A 
few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who is here in 
Geneva at the U.N. Indigenous Forum, fighting here for rights for 
self-determination of his people. He told me that his community is 
not here asking for their rights, nor to seek affirmation. They are 
already living them. They are here for the international community to 
recognise the fact."

In a similar way, civil society has already been building the 
information society, defending our rights to achieve social, 
educational, political, and economic benefits. Communication rights 
are part of human rights. Human rights must be the framework for the 
Knowledge Society, without this, the WSIS vision of an information 
society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS does not 
reflect, at the end of the process, our principles, visions and 
perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the definition of 
the nature and direction of the Information Society, one whose focus 
would be people?s rights. 

As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder 
should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits of the 
Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure, and 
communications. Hence we are disappointed by the continuing 
resistance of governments to include specific text that ensures 
support for community based media initiatives - which will facilitate 
the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from the 
Information Society. To date, there has been an overemphasis on 
computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue and 
traditional media.

In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly 
involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been made by 
Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods to 
governments and the business sector. Even though the process has been 
fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at 
the whim of governments, our experience has been one of closer 
engagement than has been the case at other United Nations 
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on 
to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and 
development of the Information Society.

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done. 


_______________________________________________
Plenary mailing list
Plenary@wsis-cs.org
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
From mlouga at iccnet.cm  Fri Sep 26 10:49:58 2003
From: mlouga at iccnet.cm (mlouga)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Comments Press Release
Message-ID: <09495839003285@iccnet.cm>

Dear friends,
I am agree me and my colleagues of HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM, that it is 
very necessary to  have an information society based on human rights. Africa, 
and other continents must strongly improved and reinforce their knowledge by 
equipments and realisation of projects on information society such as forums, 
seminars, roundtables  at the national, regional or international level.
Best wishes for all participants!

______________________________
NGO LOUGA Madeleine
Executive Coordinator
Health and Environment Program
Focal Point African Network on TRIPs (Afri-TAN)
BP 875 
YAOUNDE-CAMEROON
Phone/Fax : (237) 223 06 56
Mobile phone : (237) 9576218
Mobile phone : (237) 7715304
E.mail : hepcameroun@yahoo.fr
or mlouga@hotmail.com
web site:www.multimania.com/hep


From greve at fsfeurope.org  Fri Sep 26 10:55:36 2003
From: greve at fsfeurope.org (Georg C. F. Greve)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] another suggestion: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil
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From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Fri Sep 26 11:15:35 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunisia and WSIS - Petition at the initiative of the WSIS Human Rights Caucus
Message-ID: <5E8D0912-F00A-11D7-84DA-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

[Version fran?aise ci-dessous]

Tunisia and WSIS - Petition at the initiative of the WSIS Human Rights 
Caucus
September 26, 2003
To the attention of the Press and civil society organizations

The WSIS Human Rights caucus publishes today a petition regarding the 
venue of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information 
Society in Tunis in 2005, and the nomination of a highly controversed 
personnality as president of the organizing committee.

The text of the petition reminds that "the two principal objectives of 
the Summit, that is to say the struggle to overcome the digital divide 
and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the 
information and communication society, cannot be dissociated from each 
other", and demands that "the holding of the second phase of the Summit 
in Tunis is subordinated to concrete signs by Tunisia that it respects 
human rights and fundamental freedoms, specially:
- the freeing of journalists and others held in prison for their 
opinions in Tunisia
- the appointment of a personality who is not the object of opprobrium 
at the head of the organizing committee of the second phase of the 
Summit
- the commitment to allow all civil society representatives from 
Tunisia and abroad to participate freely in the work of the Summit".

The WSIS Human Rights caucus has expressed its deep concerns with this 
regard during WSIS PrepCom3 in Geneva (15-26 September 2003) to many 
governmental delegations, including the group of European Union member 
States and accessing countries during a meeting organized with European 
civil society organizations.

This petition is published while the criminal complaint jointly lodged 
by the OMCT (World Organization Against Torture) and TRIAL (Track 
Impunity Always) has been shelved by the Canton of Geneva?s General 
Prosecutor, with the motivation that "Article 12 of the headquarters 
agreement, which was signed in July 1971 by the Swiss Confederation and 
the International Telecommunications Union (which is holding the 
summit), provides immunity from arrest and detention for state 
representatives to the ITU". See the joint communique on the website of 
OMCT, a member of the Human Rights caucus (http://www.omct.org).

The text of the petition, with the list of first signatory 
organizations, is available in English, French and Spanish on the Human 
Rights Caucus website:
http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis

The WSIS Human Rights caucus is pursuing the collection of signatures, 
from all the organisations concerned with the respect of human rights 
and fundamental freedoms, and of their major importance in an 
information and communication society.

Press Contact in Geneva: Christine Ferrier, OMCT, cf@omct.org, T?l: 00 
41 22 809 49 39
Send signatures to Rikke Frank Jorgensen, DIHR, rfj@humanrights.dk
Web site: http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis
=============
Tunisie et SMSI - P?tition ? l'initiative du caucus Droits de l'homme 
du SMSI
26 septembre 2003
? l'attention de la presse et des organisations de la soci?t? civile

Le caucus Droits de l'homme du SMSI publie aujourd'hui une p?tition au 
sujet de la tenue de la deuxi?me phase du Sommet mondial sur la soci?t? 
de l'information ? Tunis en 2005, et de la nomination d'une 
personnalit? tr?s controvers?e ? la t?te du comit? d'organisation.

Le texte de la p?tition rappelle que "les deux principaux objectifs du 
Sommet, ? savoir la lutte contre la fracture num?rique et le respect 
des droits de l'homme et des libert?s fondamentales dans une soci?t? de 
l'information et de la communication, sont indissociablement li?s", et 
demande que "la tenue de la deuxi?me phase du Sommet ? Tunis soit 
subordonn?e ? des signes concrets de la Tunisie en faveur du respect 
des droits de l'homme et des libert?s fondamentales, en particulier:
- la lib?ration des journalistes et autres prisonniers d'opinion 
d?tenus en Tunisie
- la nomination d'une personnalit? non discr?dit?e ? la t?te de 
l'organisation de la deuxi?me phase du Sommet
- l'engagement de permettre ? tous les repr?sentants de la soci?t? 
civile tunisienne et internationale de participer librement aux travaux 
du Sommet."

Le caucus droits de l'homme a d?j? exprim? ses profondes pr?occupations 
? cet ?gard durant la PrepCom3 du SMSI (15-26 septembre 2003) ? de 
nombreuses d?l?gations gouvernementales, y compris le groupe des ?tats 
membres de l'Union europ?enne et des pays candidats, au cours d'une 
r?union organis?e avec des organisations de la soci?t? civile 
europ?enne.

Cette p?tition est diffus?e alors que la plainte conjointe des 
organisations OMCT (Organisation mondiale contre la torture) et TRIAL 
(Track Impunity Always) a ?t? class?e sans suite par le Procureur 
g?n?ral du canton de Gen?ve, au motif que "l?article 12 de l?accord de 
Si?ge sign? en juillet 1971 entre la Conf?d?ration Suisse et l?Union 
internationale des T?l?communications (organisatrice du Sommet), 
accorde l?immunit? d?arrestation et de d?tention aux repr?sentants des 
pays membres de l?UIT". Voir ? ce sujet le communiqu? conjoint sur le 
site de l'OMCT, membre du caucus droits de l'homme 
(http://www.omct.org).

Le texte de la p?tition avec la liste des premiers signataires, est 
disponible en Fran?ais, Anglais et Espagnol sur le site du caucus 
droits de l'homme:
http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis

La collecte des signatures se poursuit, et concerne toutes les 
organisations soucieuses du respect des droits de l'homme et des 
libert?s fondamentales, et de leur importance premi?re dans une soci?t? 
de l'information et de la communication.

Contact presse ? Gen?ve: Christine Ferrier, OMCT, cf@omct.org, T?l : 00 
41 22 809 49 39
Adresser les signatures ? Rikke Frank Jorgensen, DIHR, 
rfj@humanrights.dk
Site web : http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis
================


From valeriab at apc.org  Fri Sep 26 11:33:48 2003
From: valeriab at apc.org (Valeria Betancourt)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Final version: Civil Society press release
Message-ID: <3F73CFBC.20183.73BD74@localhost>

Text of press release 
27 September 2003

WSIS process at PrepCom III

Civil Society announces today that if governments continue to exclude 
our principles, we will not lend legitimacy to the final official 
WSIS documents.

Civil society is already shaping information societies to achieve 
social, cultural, educational, political, and economic benefits for 
all. Communication rights are part of human rights. Human rights must 
be the framework for information societies. Without this, the WSIS 
vision of "an information society" is meaningless.

In the WSIS process, we have seen that, thus far, our main principles 
are not reflected in the results. Even though the process has been 
frustrating and inconsistent, with civil society included and 
excluded at the whim of governments, our experience has been one of 
closer engagement than has been the case at other United Nations 
conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on 
to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and 
development of information societies.

While the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society 
and some governments, especially from the south, will continue to 
support the rights of citizenship and promote the concept of 
cooperation instead of competition. 
Even if the outcomes of the WSIS do not reflect, at the end of the 
process, our principles, visions and perspectives, we will continue 
to be key actors in the definition of the nature and direction of 
information societies, one whose focus would be people's rights. We 
will insist that the proposal of the WSIS includes our priorities 
such as development and justice for the south, human rights, gender 
equity, community media, education, public goods, free software and 
open access to scientific and technological information, privacy, 
democratic and transparent internet governance, cultural and 
linguistic diversity, excluded minorities, indigenous people, etc. 

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.  
For our part, civil society, we are now in the process of drafting a 
framework document that will lay down our vision of inclusive, 
participatory, sustainable, equitable and just information societies. 



From mbuntan at anet.net.th  Fri Sep 26 12:10:22 2003
From: mbuntan at anet.net.th (Monthian Buntan)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Final version: Civil Society press release
In-Reply-To: <3F73CFBC.20183.73BD74@localhost>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030926180305.00bc5258@mail.anet.net.th>

Dear all:

I'm deeply saddened by the fact that persons with disabilities, which 
constitute up to 10% of the whole world population, still continue to be 
invisible minority groups even in this document.

Regards,

Thian

At 05:33 AM 9/26/2003 -0500, Valeria Betancourt wrote:
>Text of press release
>27 September 2003
>
>WSIS process at PrepCom III
>
>Civil Society announces today that if governments continue to exclude
>our principles, we will not lend legitimacy to the final official
>WSIS documents.
>
>Civil society is already shaping information societies to achieve
>social, cultural, educational, political, and economic benefits for
>all. Communication rights are part of human rights. Human rights must
>be the framework for information societies. Without this, the WSIS
>vision of "an information society" is meaningless.
>
>In the WSIS process, we have seen that, thus far, our main principles
>are not reflected in the results. Even though the process has been
>frustrating and inconsistent, with civil society included and
>excluded at the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
>closer engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
>conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on
>to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
>development of information societies.
>
>While the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society
>and some governments, especially from the south, will continue to
>support the rights of citizenship and promote the concept of
>cooperation instead of competition.
>Even if the outcomes of the WSIS do not reflect, at the end of the
>process, our principles, visions and perspectives, we will continue
>to be key actors in the definition of the nature and direction of
>information societies, one whose focus would be people's rights. We
>will insist that the proposal of the WSIS includes our priorities
>such as development and justice for the south, human rights, gender
>equity, community media, education, public goods, free software and
>open access to scientific and technological information, privacy,
>democratic and transparent internet governance, cultural and
>linguistic diversity, excluded minorities, indigenous people, etc.
>
>We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
>meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.
>For our part, civil society, we are now in the process of drafting a
>framework document that will lay down our vision of inclusive,
>participatory, sustainable, equitable and just information societies.
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Ct mailing list
>Ct@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
>Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
>Content & Themes Documents:
>http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798



From mbuntan at anet.net.th  Fri Sep 26 12:13:16 2003
From: mbuntan at anet.net.th (Monthian Buntan)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: Re: [WSIS-CT] Final version: Civil Society press release
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030926181214.00bc6898@mail.anet.net.th>

>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:10:22 +0700
>To: "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org>, plenary@wsis-cs.org
>From: Monthian Buntan <mbuntan@anet.net.th>
>Subject: Re: [WSIS-CT] Final version: Civil Society press release
>Cc: ct@wsis-cs.org
>Bcc: "Kicki Nordstrom (E-post)" 
><kicki.nordstrom@iris.se>,<jawall@supanet.com>,<rowland@sancb.org.za>,<brohier@pc.jaring.my>,AsiaPacificDisability@yahoo.com,ito@apcdproject.org,ninomiya@apcdproject.org,chiba@apcdproject.org,bchonlatanon@hotmail.com,pzf@once.es,"DAISY 
>Staff" 
><daisy-staff@daisy.org>,daisy-member@daisy.org,ksutthi@tab.or.th,jpt@tab.or.th,jatunam@hotmail.com,morppit@hotmail.com,"Savanee 
>Ketmalee" <savanee@tab.or.th>,opoptic@yahoo.com,"Saranpat" 
><saranpat@apcdproject.org>,jackyy@pacific.net.th,htk@nectec.or.th,"Wantanee 
>  Phantachat" <wantanee.phantachat@nectec.or.th>,"Chadamas Thuvasethakul" 
><chadamas@nectec.or.th>,fepb@internetksc.th.com,hkawa@attglobal.net,csashida@nivr.jaed.or.jp,adaptive@singnet.com.sg,ncftb@po.jaring.my,larry@obs.org,"Dipendra 
>Manocha" <dipendram@vsnl.net>,Marisa DeMeglio 
><marisa@dinf.ne.jp>,hakkinen@dinf.ne.jp,
>
>Dear all:
>
>I'm deeply saddened by the fact that persons with disabilities, which 
>constitute up to 10% of the whole world population, still continue to be 
>invisible minority groups even in this document.
>
>Regards,
>
>Thian
>
>At 05:33 AM 9/26/2003 -0500, Valeria Betancourt wrote:
>>Text of press release
>>27 September 2003
>>
>>WSIS process at PrepCom III
>>
>>Civil Society announces today that if governments continue to exclude
>>our principles, we will not lend legitimacy to the final official
>>WSIS documents.
>>
>>Civil society is already shaping information societies to achieve
>>social, cultural, educational, political, and economic benefits for
>>all. Communication rights are part of human rights. Human rights must
>>be the framework for information societies. Without this, the WSIS
>>vision of "an information society" is meaningless.
>>
>>In the WSIS process, we have seen that, thus far, our main principles
>>are not reflected in the results. Even though the process has been
>>frustrating and inconsistent, with civil society included and
>>excluded at the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
>>closer engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
>>conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can be built on
>>to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the design and
>>development of information societies.
>>
>>While the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society
>>and some governments, especially from the south, will continue to
>>support the rights of citizenship and promote the concept of
>>cooperation instead of competition.
>>Even if the outcomes of the WSIS do not reflect, at the end of the
>>process, our principles, visions and perspectives, we will continue
>>to be key actors in the definition of the nature and direction of
>>information societies, one whose focus would be people's rights. We
>>will insist that the proposal of the WSIS includes our priorities
>>such as development and justice for the south, human rights, gender
>>equity, community media, education, public goods, free software and
>>open access to scientific and technological information, privacy,
>>democratic and transparent internet governance, cultural and
>>linguistic diversity, excluded minorities, indigenous people, etc.
>>
>>We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
>>meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.
>>For our part, civil society, we are now in the process of drafting a
>>framework document that will lay down our vision of inclusive,
>>participatory, sustainable, equitable and just information societies.
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Ct mailing list
>>Ct@wsis-cs.org
>>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
>>Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
>>Content & Themes Documents:
>>http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798



From wolfgang at imv.au.dk  Fri Sep 26 12:26:58 2003
From: wolfgang at imv.au.dk (wolfgang@imv.au.dk)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Final version: Civil Society press release
Message-ID: <E1A2qkU-00069d-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>

Attached is the Open Letter to Samassekou

wolfgang



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From herve at info.unicaen.fr  Fri Sep 26 10:37:00 2003
From: herve at info.unicaen.fr (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Herv=E9?= Le Crosnier)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Traduction en francais de la =?ISO-8859-1?Q?d=E9claration?= sur le
 financement
Message-ID: <3F7408BC.1020102@info.unicaen.fr>



     Bonjour,

     Dans ce document la traduction en fran?ais de la
     D?claration de la r?union Sud-Sud approuv?e ce matin par la
     pl?ni?re de la Soci?t? civile cncernant le financement.

     Attach is the french translation of the South-South
     meeting declaration concerning fundind that the
     plenary endorse this morning.

Herv? Le Crosnier



------------------------------------------------
D?claration de la Soci?t? civile sur les m?canismes de financement de la 
solidarit? pour l'information et la communication

Propos? par le sous-comit? du groupe "Content & Themes", avec des 
remarques de la r?union "Sud-Sud et des Amis du Sud" - SMSI PrepCom 3, 
25 septembre 2003

Les  Soci?t?s civiles du Nord se joignent ? celles du Sud pour soutenir 
une approche solidaire dans l'ensemble des d?bats concernant une soci?t? 
de l'information. Ce document traite des actions et initiatives TIC au 
service du d?veloppement global.

Nous pensons qu'une approche appropri?e du financement doit relier 
solidarit? sociale et solidarit? num?rique ; cela concerne les 
m?canismes existants comme les nouveaux.

Pour tout nouveau m?canisme, ou tout m?canisme existant, nous pensons 
que les points suivants doivent ?tre pris en consid?ration tr?s 
s?rieusement :

1 - Les m?canismes de distribution et de mise en oeuvre de ces fonds 
doivent ?tre totalement transparents et soumis ? ?valuation, et garantir 
que les financements atteignent bien les personnes qui en ont besoin. 
Les co?ts administratifs d'un tel fonds doivent ?tre maintenus ? un 
niveau minimum.

2 - Des r?gles ?quitables pour les taxes de r?partition t?l?phoniques 
internationales bas?es sur la solidarit? doivent ?tre r?-?tablies.

3 - Le financement ne doit pas conduire ? accro?tre la dette et la 
d?pendance, ni favoriser des relations commerciales in?gales, des 
privatisations et d?r?glementations. Le financement ne doit pas 
renforcer les monopoles publics ou priv?s.

4 - Les contributions pour tout nouveau fonds doivent refl?ter une 
participation de tous les acteurs, en recevant des apports des 
gouvernements, du secteur priv? et commercial comme des citoyens.

5 - Les fonds doivent ?tre g?r?s et administr?s par les peuples du Sud.

6 - L'?galit? des sexes doit r?ellement ?tre prise en compte dans tous 
les m?canismes et toutes les sph?res, ? tous les niveaux de d?cision et 
de mise en oeuvre.

7 - Les m?canismes de financement :
	ne doivent pas ?tre ?tablis sur la notion simpliste que la fracture 
num?rique pourrait ?tre r?solue principalement par des actions en 
mati?re d'infrastructure et de connectivit?. De telles actions doivent 
?tre accompagn?es par des financement pour l'?ducation, les 
applications, le contenu et sa diffusion.
	de fa?on ? garantir que les fonds atteignent bien les plus marginalis?s, 
des m?canismes doivent ?tre mis en place pour s'assurer que leur 
distribution prend bien en compte les questions transversales des 
classes, du genre, des crit?res concernant les minorit?s ethniques et 
les autres lignes de discrimination.
	doivent concerner les m?dias traditionnels et communautaires et pas 
seulement l'internet. Ils doivent prendre en compte pleinement les 
technologies ?prouv?es, mais appropri?s, y compris les savoirs indig?nes.
	doivent ?tre utilis?s pour promouvoir la diversit? linguistique et 
culturelle.
	doivent concourrir au d?veloppement technologique durable, incluant 
l'utilisation et la production de logiciels libres et privil?giant les 
pratiques de d?veloppements techniques r?pondant aux besoins des 
utilisateurs.

Pour information et contact : Susanna George  <susanna@isiswomen.org>




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\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs24\b\lang1036{\*\listtag0}3 - }{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0}Le financement ne doit pas conduire \'e0 accro\'eetre la dette et la d\'e9pendance, ni favoriser des relations commerciales in\'e9gales, des privatisations et d\'e9r\'e9glementations. Le financement ne doit pas renforcer les monopoles publics ou priv\'e9s.}
\par\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs16\lang1036{\*\listtag0}
\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs24\b\lang1036{\*\listtag0}4 -}{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0} Les contributions pour tout nouveau fonds doivent refl\'e9ter une participation de tous les acteurs, en recevant des apports des gouvernements, du secteur priv\'e9 et commercial comme des citoyens.}
\par\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs16\lang1036{\*\listtag0}
\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs24\b\lang1036{\*\listtag0}5 - }{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0}Les fonds doivent \'eatre g\'e9r\'e9s et administr\'e9s par les peuples du Sud.}
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\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs24\b\lang1036{\*\listtag0}6 -}{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0} L'\'e9galit\'e9 des sexes doit r\'e9ellement \'eatre prise en compte dans tous les m\'e9canismes et toutes les sph\'e8res, \'e0 tous les niveaux de d\'e9cision et de mise en oeuvre.}
\par\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs16\lang1036{\*\listtag0}
\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs24\b\lang1036{\*\listtag0}7 -}{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0} Les m\'e9canismes de financement :}
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\par}{\listtext\pard\qj\fi-431\li720\bullet 	}\pard\plain{\qj\fi-431\li720\ltrpar\s15\f0\fs24\lang1033{\*\listtag0}{\*\abilist\abilistid1582688132\abilistlevel1\abistartat0{\abifieldfont Symbol}{\abilistdecimal NULL}{\abilistdelim %L}{\abiliststyle Bullet List}}{\*\pn\pnql\pnstart0\pnlvlblt{\pntxtb\bullet}}\ls1\ilvl0{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0}doivent concerner les m\'e9dias traditionnels et communautaires et pas seulement l'internet. Ils doivent prendre en compte pleinement les technologies \'e9prouv\'e9es, mais appropri\'e9s, y compris les savoirs indig\'e8nes.}
\par}{\listtext\pard\qj\fi-431\li720\bullet 	}\pard\plain{\qj\fi-431\li720\ltrpar\s15\f0\fs24\lang1033{\*\listtag0}{\*\abilist\abilistid1582688132\abilistlevel1\abistartat0{\abifieldfont Symbol}{\abilistdecimal NULL}{\abilistdelim %L}{\abiliststyle Bullet List}}{\*\pn\pnql\pnstart0\pnlvlblt{\pntxtb\bullet}}\ls1\ilvl0{\f0\fs24\lang1036{\*\listtag0}doivent \'eatre utilis\'e9s pour promouvoir la diversit\'e9 linguistique et culturelle.}
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\par}\pard\plain\qj\ltrpar\s15{\f0\fs16\lang1036{\*\listtag0}Pour information et contact : Susanna George  <susanna@isiswomen.org>}}
From pelegrin at labri.fr  Fri Sep 26 10:43:32 2003
From: pelegrin at labri.fr (Francois PELLEGRINI)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] another suggestion: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society
 Press Release: lastest version
In-Reply-To: <web-165877023@mail1.abac.com>
References: <web-165877023@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <3F740A44.60703@labri.fr>

Hello,

adel.elzaim@canti.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I suggest also to add the word "Open" to free software.
> So, it will be "Open and free software" 

The subject has already been addressed (and
resolved) in other bodies, so it would be better
just to converge on an already agreed acronym,
which makes things shorter.

Since "free" is ambiguous for people not aware
of the subject ("free" not as "free beer"), the
acronym "libre software" is more and more used,
e.g.:

http://www.egovos.org/nov-2003/

And in order to encompass free/libre software as
well as open-source software, the acronym
"Free/Libre and Open Source Software" (FLOSS)
has been more and more used, e.g. :

http://floss.infonomics.nl/

By defining it once in the text, you can further
reference it as FLOSS, which will save ink and
will help popularize the concept of free software
- as in freedom !    8^)


A+,


				f.p.




From galipanda at hotmail.com  Fri Sep 26 12:09:01 2003
From: galipanda at hotmail.com (gali panda)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CULTURAL DIVERSITY CAUCUS
Message-ID: <BAY9-F31R5EbYyjlMFA00004b3b@hotmail.com>

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From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Fri Sep 26 13:25:33 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] Fw: final version of press release
In-Reply-To: <007a01c3841f$d39277f0$fee36a9c@KAWAMURA>
References: <007a01c3841f$d39277f0$fee36a9c@KAWAMURA>
Message-ID: <p05100324bb99dfe824a9@[192.168.1.162]>

Hope this oversight will be corrected.

Civil society must support people with disabilities.  They have been 
missing from too many of our declarations and statments.

Recall the press relase, re-issue it.  Just include PWD.

Thanks,

Adam



At 8:17 PM +0900 9/26/03, Hiroshi Kawamura wrote:
>FYI
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Hiroshi Kawamura" <hkawa@attglobal.net>
>To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
>Cc: "Monthian Buntan" <mbuntan@anet.net.th>
>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:12 PM
>Subject: Re: final version of press release
>
>
>>  WHY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE IGNORED?
>>
>>  Even the Draft Declaration of Principles includes People with
>disabilities.
>>  CS MUST not put 600,000,000 people with disabilities in "etc".
>>
>>  I strongly protest the current Press Release and propose to include
>"persons
>>  with disabilities" immediately after the "Indigenous peoples" in para 2 of
>>  the release.
>>
>>  Hiroshi Kawamura
>>  Disability Focal Point
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Beatriz Busaniche" <busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar>
>>  To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
>>  Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:11 AM
>>  Subject: final version of press release
>>
>>
>>  > Text of press release
>>  > 27 September 2003
>>  >
>>  > WSIS process at PrepCom III
>>  >
>>  > Civil Society announces today that if governments continue to exclude
>our
>>  > principles, we will not lend legitimacy to the final official WSIS
>>  documents.
>>  >
>>  > Civil society is already shaping information societies to achieve
>social,
>>  > cultural, educational, political, and economic benefits for all.
>>  > Communication rights are part of human rights. Human rights must be the
>>  > framework for information societies. Without this, the WSIS vision of
>"an
>>  > information society" is meaningless.
>>  >
>>  > In the WSIS process, we have seen that, thus far, our main principles
>are
>>  > not reflected in the results. Even though the process has been
>frustrating
>>  > and inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at the whim
>of
>>  > governments, our experience has been one of closer engagement than has
>>  been
>>  > the case at other United Nations conferences.  We hope that this is an
>>  > experience that can be built on to ensure much closer involvement of
>civil
>>  > society in the design and development of information societies.
>>  >
>>  > While the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society and
>  > some
>  > > governments, especially from the south, will continue to support the
>  > rights
>  > > of citizenship and promote the concept of cooperation instead of
>  > > competition.
>  > > Even if the outcomes of the WSIS do not reflect, at the end of the
>>  process,
>>  > our principles, visions and perspectives, we will continue to be key
>>  actors
>>  > in the definition of the nature and direction of information societies,
>>  one
>>  > whose focus would be people's rights. We will insist that the proposal
>of
>>  > the WSIS includes our priorities such as development and justice for the
>>  > south, human rights, gender equity, community media, education, public
>>  > goods, free software and open access to scientific and technological
>>  > information, privacy, democratic and transparent internet governance,
>>  > cultural and linguistic diversity, excluded minorities, indigenous
>people,
>>  > etc.
>>  >
>>  > We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
>>  > meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.  For
>>  our
>>  > part, civil society, we are now in the process of drafting a framework
>>  > document that will lay down our vision of inclusive, participatory,
>>  > sustainable, equitable and just information societies.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > --
>>  > Beatriz Busaniche
>>  > busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
>>  > www.caminandoutopias.org.ar
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Ct mailing list
>Ct@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
>Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
>Content & Themes Documents:
>http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


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From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Fri Sep 26 13:49:33 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Final version: Civil Society
 press release
In-Reply-To: <E1A2qkU-00069d-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>
References: <E1A2qkU-00069d-00@smtp.imv.au.dk>
Message-ID: <p05100325bb99e0cb59e1@[192.168.1.162]>

The sentiment of this letter seems at odds with those expressed in 
the Press Release.  (Also spelling mistakes -- involvEment and 
representATives.)

Having tried to follow the PrepCom via these lists (thanks for the 
masses of informative email!) I thought something a little more 
direct and less nice was required.

I read about you being kicked out of meetings, not even allowed as 
observers, and generally ignored for most of the 2 weeks.  Difficult 
to judge from here, but I think before a letter of this tone is sent 
it would be best to see where civil society opinion has been 
considered and where ignored.

We left the Paris meeting 6 or 7 weeks ago with the feeling that 
fundamental rights were being dripped away by this process.  Are 
human rights now properly acknowledged?  Do we have rights to 
communicate, to privacy, etc.  How are Gender, Media and Disabilities 
treated? (Amazing how people with disabilities can be so ignored, we 
cannot build any infrastructure in our pre-info society world without 
taking due and proper consideration of the needs of people with 
disabilities, their fight for equality seem pretty much blown in the 
next society.)

Hope I am over reacting.

Thanks,

Adam



At 1:26 PM +0200 9/26/03, <wolfgang@imv.au.dk> wrote:
>Attached is the Open Letter to Samassekou
>
>wolfgang
>
>
>
>
>
>Attachment converted: Macintosh:WSIS PrepCom3.doc (WDBN/MSWD) (001282B5)


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From steve at commedia.org.uk  Fri Sep 26 15:07:31 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (Steve Buckley)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] News release - AMARC
Message-ID: <4.3.1.20030926150723.01911f00@pop.gn.apc.org>

AMARC
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
Association Mondiale des Radios Comunautaures
Asociacion Mundial de Radios Comunitarias

NEWS RELEASE/COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
-francaise au dessous/ espanol mas abajo-

26 September 2003

Community media groups call for empowerment agenda at WSIS

Community media and other civil society organisations have called on United 
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to ensure the World Summit on the 
Information Society gives priority to empowerment of the poorest people and 
communities in the world including support for traditional and 
community-based communications media.

The outcome of the Third Preparatory Committee meeting for the World Summit 
on the Information Society has been deeply dissatisfying for many NGOs and 
civil society organisations involved in community-based media and 
communications.

The low profile of traditional communications media in the draft documents 
and the absence of clear linkages between the proposed ICT infrastructure 
targets and internationally agreed development goals is leading many civil 
society groups to question the real commitment to development at the 
forthcoming UN World Summit.

The present draft Declaration and Action Plan gives priority to the 
infrastructure for Internet connectivity whilst failing to address the 
fundamental barriers of electricity supply, literacy and equipment costs 
which will exclude the world's poorest people.

Much is promised by the information society but the world's poorest 
communities face the danger of being left out by a vastly unequal access to 
the global communications environment. Access to basic education and 
electricity are required before the world's poorest people can benefit from 
new ICTs. More than half the world's population still lack reliable access 
to electricity. Basic literacy skills are lacking for 20 per cent of the 
world's population, especially women and girls.

The most widespread communications technologies remain the traditional 
media, particularly radio. Community-based communications media have a 
crucial role to play in enabling participation, strengthening cultural 
diversity, promoting gender equality and supporting a more just and 
equitable information society that includes the voices of the poor and the 
marginalised.

-ends-

Further information:

AMARC International Secretariat:
T. +1 514 982 0351
E. amarc@amarc.org

//

Communique de presse

Septembre 26, 2003

Le groupe de medias communautairs demande une agende participative pour WSIS

Les medias communitaires et d'autres organisation de la societe civil ont 
demande le Secretaire General des Nations Unis, Kovi Annan d'assurer que le 
Sommet Mondiale pour la Societe d'Information donnera priorite au pouvoir 
des plus peuples et commautes les pus pauvres du monde, ci-inclu l'appuy 
pour les medias de communication traditionaux et communitairs.

Peu d'importance est consacre aux medias traditionausx dans les 
document.   L'absence des relations direct entre les buts d'infrastructures 
pour TIC proposees et les objectives des developpement aprouves 
internationalment provoque beaucoup de groupes de la societe civiles de 
serieusement questionner la sincerite envers le development dans Sommet 
Mondiale pour la Societe d'Information de l'ONU.


La Declaration et le Plan d'Action proposes donnent priorite a 
l'infrastructure pour la connectivite de l'internet. En meme temps ces 
document on faillent d'adresser les barrieres fundamentales, qui excuent 
les peuples les plus pauvres du monde, comme l'electricite, 
alphabetisation, coutes de materiel.

Les grandes promets de la societe d'information risque de excluire le 
communautes les plus pauvres du monde par un acces tres desequilibre au 
envirement globale de communication. L'acces a l'education de base et a 
l'electicity sont de precondition pour les peuples les plus pauvres de 
pouvoir profiter des nouveaux TICs. Plus que la moytie de la population 
mondiale manque d'electricite stable. 20 % de la population ne save pas 
lire et ecrire la majorite des femmes et de filles.

Les technologies de communications le plus populaires sont toujours encore 
les medias traditionaux, en particulier la radio. Les medias communautaires 
et associatives on role fondamental pour faciliter la participation, 
renforcer la diveriste culturelle, promovoir l'egalite de genre et 
travailer pour une societe d'information plus juste et equitable, 
ci-inclues les voix des pauvres et marginales/ees.

-fin-

plus d'informations:
Secretariat International, AMARC
T. +1 514 982 0351
E. amarc@amarc.org

//

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

26 Setiembre 2003

Los medios comunitarios hacen un llamado al potenciamiento de la agenda de 
la CMSI

Los medios comunitrios y otras organizaciones de la sociedad civil han 
hecho un llamado al Secretario General de Naciones Unidas, Kofi Anann, para 
asegurar que la CMSI de prioridad al potenciamiento de las personas y 
comunidades mas pobres  en el mundo, incluyendo apoyo para los medios de 
comunicaci?n tradicionales y comunitarios.

Los resultados de la tercera reunion preparatoria de la CMSI han sido 
profundamente insatisfactorios para muchas ONGs y organizaciones de la 
sociedad civil involucrados en los medios comunitarios y las iniciativas de 
comunicaciones.

El bajo perfil del los medios de comunicaci?n tradicionales en los 
borradores y la ausencia de vinculos claros entre los objetivos propuestos 
de infraestructura de TIC y las metas de desarrollo internacionalmente 
aceptadas esta llevando a muchos grupos de la sociedad civil a cuestionar 
el verdadero compromiso con el desarrollo de la proxima Cumbre Mundial de 
Naciones Unidas.

Los borradores de la Declaracion de Principios y del Plan de Acci?n dan 
prioridad a la infraestructura para la conectividad de Internet pero fallan 
en abordar barreras fundamentales como el suministro de energ?a el?ctrica, 
alfabetizaci?n y costos de equipamiento que excluir?n a los m?s pobres del 
mundo.

La Sociedad de la Informaci?n promete mucho pero las comunidades m?s pobres 
del mundo enfrentan el peligro de haber sido dejados de lado debido a un 
acceso inequitativo al entorno global de la comunicaciones. Un acceso a la 
educaci?n b?sica y a la electricidad son necesarios antes para que los m?s 
pobres puedan beneficiarse de las nuevas TICs. Mas de la mitad de la 
poblaci?n mundial a?n carece de acceso confiable a la electricidad. Un 20 % 
de la poblaci?n mundial carece de habilidades t?cnicas y lectoescritura, 
especialmente los ni?os/as y las mujeres.

Las tecnolog?as de comunicaci?n m?s difudidas son a?n los medios 
tradicionales, particularmente la radio. Los medios de comunicaci?n 
comunitarios tienen un rol crucial que jugar en permitir la participaci?n, 
fortalecer la diversidad cultural, promoci?n de la equidad de g?nero y 
apoyar una Sociedad de la Informaci?n m?s justa y equitativa que incluya 
las voces de los pobres y marginados.

- fin -

Mas informaci?n:
Secretariado Internacional AMARC:
T. +1 514 982 0351
E. amarc@amarc.org


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            steve@commedia.org.uk
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From patcha at patcha.jinbo.net  Fri Sep 26 16:19:09 2003
From: patcha at patcha.jinbo.net (PatchA)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Pictures of press conference.
Message-ID: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNKEGLCPAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>

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From muguet at mdpi.org  Fri Sep 26 18:06:55 2003
From: muguet at mdpi.org (Dr. Francis MUGUET)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next PrepComS
Message-ID: <1064596016.2944.45.camel@wsis>

Hello everybody,

I just got the news, the next TWO meetings, I don't know
 if they are going to be called PrepCom4 or Intersession

will be  10-14 November
          7-10 December

The plenary continues.

Have a nice weekend

Francis

-- 


From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 26 18:10:09 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E9bats?= de la =?ISO-8859-1?Q?pl=E9ni=E8re?=
Message-ID: <web-165962314@mail1.abac.com>

Bonjour,

La pl?ni?re est en train de d?battre de la proposition du
bureau qui est de reprendre les travaux de PrepCom3 en deux
?tapes:

- du 10 au 14 novembre, sujet ? la disponibilit? des
ressources
- 7 au 9 d?cembre

Plusieurs pays sont contre cette proposition ? cause des
manques de ressources. Il y a des propositions pour ne
tenir qu'une seule rencontre en d?cembre soit du 7 au 9
d?cembre.

A suivre

Adel

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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Fri Sep 26 18:17:22 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:_[WSIS_CS-Plenary]_D=E9bats_de_la_pl=E9ni=E8re?=
In-Reply-To: <web-165962314@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <4AA95A72-F045-11D7-82A6-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

Dear friends,

Let us wait until the governments have finished negotiating before 
spreading rumors.  The decision has not been made yet.  The discussion 
is still going on now (7:16pm).

Respectfully,

Rik Panganiban
WFM / WSIS Civil Society News Centre

On Vendredi, septembre 26, 2003, at 07:10  PM, <adel.elzaim@canti.com> 
wrote:

> Bonjour,
>
> La pl?ni?re est en train de d?battre de la proposition du
> bureau qui est de reprendre les travaux de PrepCom3 en deux
> ?tapes:
>
> - du 10 au 14 novembre, sujet ? la disponibilit? des
> ressources
> - 7 au 9 d?cembre
>
> Plusieurs pays sont contre cette proposition ? cause des
> manques de ressources. Il y a des propositions pour ne
> tenir qu'une seule rencontre en d?cembre soit du 7 au 9
> d?cembre.
>
> A suivre
>
> Adel
>
> ----------------------------
> NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel ?
> cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement l'adresse
> info@isoc.qc.ca
> If You cannot send email to this address, please use this
> one info@isoc.qc.ca
> ---------------------
> Adel El Zaim, PhD
> adel.elzaim@canti.com
> T?l?phone: (514)214-9139
>
> Association ISOC-Qu?bec
> ISOC-Francophonie
> _______________________________________________
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> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
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From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 26 18:34:27 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E9bats?= de la =?ISO-8859-1?Q?pl=E9ni=E8re?=
In-Reply-To: <4AA95A72-F045-11D7-82A6-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <web-165967427@mail1.abac.com>

In modern latin:
That is what I said: Governments are negotiating. 

Regards

Adel

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:17:22 +0200
 Rik Panganiban <rikp@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> Dear friends,
> 
> Let us wait until the governments have finished
> negotiating before spreading rumors.  The decision has
> not been made yet.  The discussion is still going on now
> (7:16pm).
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> Rik Panganiban
> WFM / WSIS Civil Society News Centre
> 
> On Vendredi, septembre 26, 2003, at 07:10  PM,
> <adel.elzaim@canti.com> wrote:
> 
> >Bonjour,
> >
> >La pl?ni?re est en train de d?battre de la proposition
> du
> >bureau qui est de reprendre les travaux de PrepCom3 en
> deux
> >?tapes:
> >
> >- du 10 au 14 novembre, sujet ? la disponibilit? des
> >ressources
> >- 7 au 9 d?cembre
> >
> >Plusieurs pays sont contre cette proposition ? cause des
> >manques de ressources. Il y a des propositions pour ne
> >tenir qu'une seule rencontre en d?cembre soit du 7 au 9
> >d?cembre.
> >
> >A suivre
> >
> >Adel
> >
> >----------------------------
> >NB: Si vous avez des difficult?s ? m'envoyer du courriel
> ?
> >cette adresse, pri?re d'utiliser temporairement
> l'adresse
> >info@isoc.qc.ca
> >If You cannot send email to this address, please use
> this
> >one info@isoc.qc.ca
> >---------------------
> >Adel El Zaim, PhD
> >adel.elzaim@canti.com
> >T?l?phone: (514)214-9139
> >
> >Association ISOC-Qu?bec
> >ISOC-Francophonie
> >_______________________________________________
> >Plenary mailing list
> >Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> >
> 
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From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Fri Sep 26 18:49:16 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Final version: Civil Society
 press release
Message-ID: <p05100308bb9a2c224395@[192.168.11.3]>

(re-sending this)

The sentiment of this letter seems at odds with those expressed in 
the Press Release.  (Also spelling mistakes -- involvEment and 
representATives.)

Having tried to follow the PrepCom via these lists (thanks for the 
masses of informative email!) I thought something a little more 
direct and less nice was required.

I read about you being kicked out of meetings, not even allowed as 
observers, and generally ignored for most of the 2 weeks.  Difficult 
to judge from here, but I think before a letter of this tone is sent 
it would be best to see where civil society opinion has been 
considered and where ignored.

We left the Paris meeting 6 or 7 weeks ago with the feeling that 
fundamental rights were being dripped away by this process.  Are 
human rights now properly acknowledged?  Do we have rights to 
communicate, to privacy, etc.  How are Gender, Media and Disabilities 
treated? (Amazing how people with disabilities can be so ignored, we 
cannot build any infrastructure in our pre-info society world without 
taking due and proper consideration of the needs of people with 
disabilities, their fight for equality seem pretty much blown in the 
next society.)

Hope I am over reacting.

Thanks,

Adam



At 1:26 PM +0200 9/26/03, <wolfgang@imv.au.dk> wrote:
>Attached is the Open Letter to Samassekou
>
>wolfgang
>
>
>
>
>
>Attachment converted: Macintosh:WSIS PrepCom3.doc (WDBN/MSWD) (001282B5)


-- 

From patcha at patcha.jinbo.net  Fri Sep 26 19:56:42 2003
From: patcha at patcha.jinbo.net (PatchA)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] picture of cs speaking - open letter to the president
Message-ID: <JOEFJEKMEJDFNEFEKAKNMEHICPAA.patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>

RGVhciBhbGwsDQoNClRoZXNlIHBpY3R1cmVzIGFyZSB0aGUgY3Mgc3BlYWtpbmcgb2YgQ1Mgb3Bl
biBsZXR0ZXIgdG8gdGhlIHByZXNpZGVudCANCmF0IHRoZSBwbGVuYXJ5LiBZb3UgY2FuIGZpbmQg
dGhlbSBhdCB0aGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIFVSTC4NCg0KaHR0cDovL3BhdGNoYS5qaW5iby5uZXQvd3Np
cy9zcGVha2luZy1jcy1vcGVuLWxldHRlci8NCg0KVGhhbmtzLA0KUGF0Y2hB



From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Fri Sep 26 20:07:54 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: next dates
References: <4AA95A72-F045-11D7-82A6-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>
Message-ID: <3F748E8A.FAF88BB5@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

Rik Panganiban wrote:
> Let us wait until the governments have finished negotiating before
> spreading rumors.  

OK, Rik. But they have decided now:

The PrepCom3 will continue on 10-14 November (if they find the
ressources to pay for it - I guess if they don't Switzerland will have
to pay...). 
I am not clear about the second continuation of the prepcom that was
suggested for 7-9 December. But this will be up to the next meeting in
November anyway.

Ralf <- looking forward to see you all sooner than expected ;-)

From adel.elzaim at canti.com  Fri Sep 26 20:15:34 2003
From: adel.elzaim at canti.com (adel.elzaim@canti.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Reaction to the decision of the plenary
Message-ID: <web-165988413@mail1.abac.com>

Bonsoir,
Hello,

Here is the text of our reaction on the decision of the
plenary to continue the PrepCom3 from 10 to 14 november
2003 (pending availability of funding).

Text is in french. I ask for the translation in english and
spanish.


En annexe le texte de notre intervention en r?action ? la
d?cision de la pl?ni?re de continuer ses travaux du 10 au
14 novembre 2003 si les ressources financi?res sont
disponibles.

Le texte est en fran?ais.

Bonne soir?e


Adel El Zaim

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From sburch at alainet.org  Fri Sep 26 20:58:31 2003
From: sburch at alainet.org (sburch@alainet.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Comunicado prensa (final)
Message-ID: <1064606311.3f749adc5c39d@mweb1.alainet.org>

Comunicado de Prensa
Sociedad Civil 
27 septiembre 2003

CMSI - PrepCom III

La sociedad civil anuncia hoy que si los gobiernos contin?an excluyendo 
nuestros principios, no otorgaremos legitimidad a los documentos finales 
oficiales de la CMSI.   

La sociedad civil est? ya dando forma a las sociedades de la informaci?n para 
lograr beneficios sociales, culturales, educativos, pol?ticos y econ?micos 
para todos y todas. Los derechos a la comunicaci?n, insertados en los derechos 
humanos, deben ser el marco para las sociedades de la informaci?n. Sin esto, 
la visi?n de la CMSI sobre una  ?sociedad de la informaci?n` es  carente de 
sentido. 	

En el proceso de la CMSI, hemos visto que, hasta el momento, nuestros 
principios m?s importantes no est?n reflejados en los resultados. A?n cuando 
el proceso ha sido frustrante e inconsistente, habi?ndose incluido o excluido 
a la sociedad civil a voluntad de los gobiernos, hemos experimentado mayor 
vinculaci?n que en otras conferencias de las Naciones Unidas. Esperamos que 
esta experiencia sirva de base para asegurar una participaci?n mucho m?s 
activa de la sociedad civil en el dise?o y en el desarrollo de la sociedad de 
la informaci?n. 

Mientras el esp?ritu de los documentos est? centrado en el mercado, la 
sociedad civil y algunos gobiernos, especialmente del sur, continuaremos 
apoyando los derechos de la ciudadan?a y promoviendo el concepto de 
cooperaci?n en lugar del de competencia. 
A?n si los resultados de la CMSI no reflejen, al final del proceso, nuestros 
principios, visiones y perspectivas, continuaremos siendo actores clave en la 
definici?n de la naturaleza y rumbo de la sociedad de la informaci?n, una que 
est? centrada en los derechos de las personas. 

Nosotros y nosotras insistiremos en que las propuestas de la CMSI incluyan 
nuestras prioridades tales como desarrollo y justicia para el sur, derechos 
humanos, equidad de g?nero, medios comunitarios, educaci?n, bienes p?blicos, 
software libre y acceso abierto a informaci?n cient?fica y tecnol?gica, 
privacidad, gobernanza de internet transparente y democr?tica, diversidad 
cultural y ling??stica, minor?as excluidas, pueblos ind?genas, personas con 
discapacidades, derechos laborales, etc. 

Ahora tenemos nosotros y nosotras una posici?n m?s firme, porque en la medida 
que los d?as han avanzado, comunicaci?n m?s significativa ha surgido.  Pero 
queda mucho por hacer a?n.  De nuestra parte, estamos ahora en un proceso de 
redacci?n de un documento marco que recoja nuestra visi?n de sociedades de la 
informaci?n inclusivas, participativas, sustentables, equitativas y justas. 


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From sburch at alainet.org  Fri Sep 26 21:01:03 2003
From: sburch at alainet.org (sburch@alainet.org)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Press release (final)
Message-ID: <1064606463.3f749b745619f@mweb1.alainet.org>


Civil Society Press release 
26 September 2003

WSIS - PrepCom III

Civil Society announces today that if governments continue to exclude our 
principles, we will not lend legitimacy to the final official WSIS documents.

Civil society is already shaping information societies to achieve social, 
cultural, educational, political, and economic benefits for all. Communication 
rights embedded in human rights should be the framework for Information and 
Communication Societies.  Human rights must be the framework for information 
societies. Without this, the WSIS vision of ?an information society? is 
meaningless.

In the WSIS process, we have seen that, thus far, our main principles are not 
reflected in the results. Even though the process has been frustrating and 
inconsistent, with civil society included and excluded at the whim of 
governments, our experience has been one of closer engagement than has been 
the case at other United Nations conferences.  We hope that this is an 
experience that can be built on to ensure much closer involvement of civil 
society in the design and development of information societies.

While the spirit of the documents is market focused, civil society and some 
governments, especially from the south, will continue to support the rights of 
citizenship and promote the concept of cooperation instead of competition. 
Even if the outcomes of the WSIS do not reflect, at the end of the process, 
our principles, visions and perspectives, we will continue to be key actors in 
the definition of the nature and direction of information societies, one whose 
focus would be people?s rights. We will insist that the proposal of the WSIS 
includes our priorities such as development and justice for the south, human 
rights, gender equity, community media, education, public goods, free software 
and open access to scientific and technological information, privacy, 
democratic and transparent internet governance, cultural and linguistic 
diversity, excluded minorities, indigenous people, people with disabilities, 
labour rights, etc. 

We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed 
meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to be done.  For our 
part, civil society, we are now in the process of drafting a framework 
document that will lay down our vision of inclusive, participatory, 
sustainable, equitable and just information societies. 

The civil society appreciates the role and contribution of the Swiss 
government as the host and also its support to civil society in this process.  
We also request the other governments to follow the Swiss government in this 
initiative. 




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From rikp at bluewin.ch  Fri Sep 26 21:00:28 2003
From: rikp at bluewin.ch (Rik Panganiban)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Plenary on Sept 26 Extends Prepcom III to Nov 10-14
Message-ID: <133FACF2-F05C-11D7-82A6-0003937B7670@bluewin.ch>

A plenary on September 26, 2003 took place from about 5:15pm to 
10:00pm.  States agreed on the documents that would be the basis of 
future negotiations, with some discussion of how to include input not 
included in the documents.   More importantly, it was decided that the 
PrepCom III would be "reconvened" from 10-14 November, 2003 in order to 
complete preparation of texts for the December Summit.  It was unclear 
at this time whether or not there would be an additional meeting from 
7-9 December, as originally proposed by the Bureau.

A more complete report on this session can be found at 
http://www.prepcom.net/wsis.

Thank you to everyone for your contributions to prepcom.net over the 
past two weeks, and especially our dedicated volunteer reporters who 
kept all of us well-informed of the progress of the negotiations.

Sincerely,

Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator, WSIS Civil Society News Centre
Special Adviser, World Federalist Movement
=====================================================
Rik Panganiban
Reports Coordinator

Civil Society News Centre for the WSIS
web: 	http://www.prepcom.net/wsis
email: 	rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org
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From westasiaregion at hotmail.com  Sun Sep 28 09:21:28 2003
From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] prepcom 3 pictures
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV24kI1uKCem200001f04@hotmail.com>

Dear all

I just create a yahoo group named wsis pictures, you could access my taken pictures from prepcom 3 on this yahoo group, so search for WSIS pictures under the groups section in yahoo, you also be a member and post related pictures. actually the storage space is already near to full.

the address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wsispictures/  and I think you should be a yahoo member, but I am not sure.
look into pictures, you ma be there, specially the CSB meetings.

Thanks

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From james.archibald at mcgill.ca  Fri Sep 26 14:19:47 2003
From: james.archibald at mcgill.ca (Jak Archibald)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press Release: lastest version
In-Reply-To: <web-165876441@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <000301c38430$db9cf860$17ecce84@mcgill.ca>

Adel,
? ?loign?s ? de quoi au juste ?  Ce vocabulaire traduit toujours un
certain ? X-centrisme ? d?pendant du point de vue du lecteur.

Amiti?s,

Jim

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Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press Release: lastest
version


Hello,

Thanks for sharing with us the press release.
I like this comparaison with the self-determination. 
I sugest like yesterday to do not forget that a lot of countries and
even regiosn in some developed countries still dont have access to ICT.

We sould mention that and ad a phrase about the financing.

I suggest in french: 

Beaucoup de pays et de r?gions ?loign?es n'ont pas encore
acc?s aux technologies de l'information et de la
communication. La Soci?t? civile fait sa part pour les
aider, mais les gouvernements devront s'engager clairement
? financer des initiatives d'aide destin?es ? ces pays.

Thank you

Adel El Zaim
Multistakeholders partenerships
Internet Society-Francophonie
Internet Society Qu?bec



On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:58:13 -0500
 "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org> wrote:
> Text of press release
> 27 September 2003
> 
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
> 
> Civil society has come here to share with the governments
> our own
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information
> society 
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for
> the 
> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the
> globe.
> 
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it
> is a
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on
> the 
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in
> dialogue with 
> government and business, and has expressed visionary
> ideas and a 
> strong position in the negotiations. 
> 
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau
> member:  "A
> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who
> is here in 
> Geneva at a  UN. working group on Indigenous Peoples,
> fighting here 
> for rights for self-determination of his people. He told
> me that his 
> community is not here asking for their rights, nor to
> seek 
> affirmation. They are already living them. They are here
> for the 
> international community to recognise the fact."
> 
> In a similar way, civil society has already been building
> the
> information society, defending our rights to achieve
> social, 
> educational, political, and economic benefits.
> Communication rights 
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the
> framework for the 
> Knowledge Society. Without this, the WSIS vision of an
> information 
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS
> does not 
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles,
> visions and 
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the
> definition of 
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one
> whose focus 
> would be people's rights.   
> 
> For instance, free software has not been highlighted as
> we would like
> in this process, though each day more communities are
> adopting it 
> with all the philosophy it entails.  While the spirit of
> the 
> documents is market focused, civil society and some
> governments, 
> especially from the south, will continue supporting the
> rights of 
> citizenship and promoting the concept of cooperation
> instead of 
> competition. 
> 
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits
> of the 
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure,
> and 
> communications. Hence we are disappointed by the
> continuing 
> resistance of some governments to include specific text
> that ensures 
> support for community based media initiatives - which
> will facilitate 
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from
> the 
> Information Society. To date, there has been an
> overemphasis on 
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue
> and 
> traditional media.
> 
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been
> made by 
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods
> to 
> governments and the business sector. Even though the
> process has been 
> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and
> excluded at 
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
> closer 
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> 
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can
> be built on
> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the
> design and 
> development of the Information Society.
> 
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to
> be done. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

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From james.archibald at mcgill.ca  Fri Sep 26 14:33:43 2003
From: james.archibald at mcgill.ca (Jak Archibald)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: another suggestion: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press Release: lastest version
In-Reply-To: <web-165877023@mail1.abac.com>
Message-ID: <000401c38432$cdaffd40$17ecce84@mcgill.ca>

Objet : ? free software ?

Adel,

Si l'on propose un texte ?quivalent dans les autres langues du SMSI, il
faut faire attention ? ce terme qui peut pr?ter ? confusion.

L'OQLF propose comme traduction : ? logiciel libre ? et s'explique ainsi
:

? Logiciel livr? avec son code source de mani?re qu'il puisse ?tre
copi?, modifi? et redistribu?, ?voluant ainsi de fa?on continue vers une
version plus perfectionn?e, dans un contexte de d?veloppement coop?ratif
et communautaire. ?.

Ainsi, ? libre ? ne veut pas dire ? gratuit ? et n'entra?ne pas
n?cessairement la notion d'acc?s absolument gratuit.  Cela comporte
aussi une notion de responsabilit? dans la mesure o? l'utilisateur
participe ? l'am?lioration et ? l'adaptation du logiciel en question
selon un certain sens de la d?ontologie.  Par cons?quent, on doit aussi
faire intervenir le concept du droit d'auteur qui est toujours prot?g?
nonobstant le caract?re ? libre ? du logiciel.

L'autre c?t? de la m?daille est le syst?me des cracks.  Il faut ?viter
tout glissement de sens ? ce chapitre et ?viter l'ill?galit? de ce
syst?me.

Amiti?s,

Jim





-----Original Message-----
From: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] On
Behalf Of adel.elzaim@canti.com
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:27 AM
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org; plenary@wsis-cs.org
Cc: ct@wsis-cs.org
Subject: another suggestion: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Press
Release: lastest version


Hello,

I suggest also to add the word "Open" to free software.
So, it will be "Open and free software" 




On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:58:13 -0500
 "Valeria Betancourt" <valeriab@apc.org> wrote:
> Text of press release
> 27 September 2003
> 
> WSIS process at PrepCom III
> 
> Civil society has come here to share with the governments
> our own
> vision for an Information Society. We want an information
> society 
> based on human rights. This provides a unique chance for
> the 
> extension of all the values of Civil Society around the
> globe.
> 
> Over the past two weeks, Civil Society has proven that it
> is a
> vibrant force in the preparation of the World Summit on
> the 
> Information Society. Civil Society has engaged in
> dialogue with 
> government and business, and has expressed visionary
> ideas and a 
> strong position in the negotiations. 
> 
> According to Beatriz Busaniche, a civil society bureau
> member:  "A
> few days ago I met an indigenous person from Ecuador, who
> is here in 
> Geneva at a  UN. working group on Indigenous Peoples,
> fighting here 
> for rights for self-determination of his people. He told
> me that his 
> community is not here asking for their rights, nor to
> seek 
> affirmation. They are already living them. They are here
> for the 
> international community to recognise the fact."
> 
> In a similar way, civil society has already been building
> the
> information society, defending our rights to achieve
> social, 
> educational, political, and economic benefits.
> Communication rights 
> are part of human rights. Human rights must be the
> framework for the 
> Knowledge Society. Without this, the WSIS vision of an
> information 
> society is meaningless. Even if the outcomes of the WSIS
> does not 
> reflect, at the end of the process, our principles,
> visions and 
> perspectives, we will continue being key actors in the
> definition of 
> the nature and direction of the Information Society, one
> whose focus 
> would be people's rights.   
> 
> For instance, free software has not been highlighted as
> we would like
> in this process, though each day more communities are
> adopting it 
> with all the philosophy it entails.  While the spirit of
> the 
> documents is market focused, civil society and some
> governments, 
> especially from the south, will continue supporting the
> rights of 
> citizenship and promoting the concept of cooperation
> instead of 
> competition. 
> 
> As delegates from Civil Society we believe that every stakeholder
> should have an equal voice, and a right to the benefits
> of the 
> Information Society, whether in education, work, leisure,
> and 
> communications. Hence we are disappointed by the
> continuing 
> resistance of some governments to include specific text
> that ensures 
> support for community based media initiatives - which
> will facilitate 
> the inclusion of hitherto marginalized communities from
> the 
> Information Society. To date, there has been an
> overemphasis on 
> computers and the Internet, to the exclusion of analogue
> and 
> traditional media.
> 
> In this process, for first time, Civil Society has been directly
> involved in the negotiations.  A special effort has been
> made by 
> Civil Society to communicate its philosophies and methods
> to 
> governments and the business sector. Even though the
> process has been 
> fraught and inconsistent, with civil society included and
> excluded at 
> the whim of governments, our experience has been one of
> closer 
> engagement than has been the case at other United Nations
> 
> conferences.  We hope that this is an experience that can
> be built on
> to ensure much closer involvement of civil society in the
> design and 
> development of the Information Society.
> 
> We now have a stronger position, because as the days have progressed
> meaningful communication has emerged. But much remains to
> be done. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From karenb at gn.apc.org  Sun Sep 28 13:27:51 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT query and updated list
In-Reply-To: <004201c3857a$e0201890$8e7e8ea1@kryssq1o9vc6nq>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030928130823.03ceef50@pop.gn.apc.org>

hi all

>Can I have all the contact names and e-mail addresses of the main 
>lead/contact point for each caucus? Is this information on a website 
>somewhere? This information is needed in relation to the fellowships for 
>the Summit. I think the CS Plenary was apprised of this on Friday, 26th 
>September?

I've updated the list of CS caucuses and working groups, prompted by 
angela's message and posted it here:
http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html

we should take this opportunity to make sure the contact information for 
focal points is correct. I have pulled together the info from what i have, 
but i know there are gaps and am sure there are errors.

**  Could everyone take a look at the list and let me know by email at 
karenb@apcwomen.org of any corrections  - please, please -  don't post to 
the lists ;) **

Angela - when do you need this info by?

notes/questions below

karen
=====

(1) once we have clarified all of the focal points, i wonder if it would be 
useful to set up a list for all focal points to make communication about 
issues (such as the one angela raises) easier? - it could be:

ct-focalpoints@wsis-cs.org (for example)

(2) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and one 
managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of which 
list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact point 
could be.

(3) Regions:
- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?

(4) thematic caucuses and working groups

- cultural and linguistic diversity - is there no working group on this? - 
i have no info

- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional list 
only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?

- environment and ICTs: i have no list info (only website)

- indigenous peoples - alain ambrosi noted an additional focal point but i 
can't find the message, and, i have no info on lists/website

- [internet] governance - i don't know who the focal point is and could we 
have clarification on the name of the working group?

- media caucus - i have no info for list/website

- patents, copyright and trademarks - i have no list info

- persons with disabilities - i have no list info

- scientific information - i have no list info

- working group on volunteers - no list info

- cities and local authorities - no list/web info

- trade unions - no contact point/list/web info

(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..

(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email me..




From bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de  Sun Sep 28 20:03:18 2003
From: bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] World+dog fight over World Summit of The Information Society
Message-ID: <3F773076.15FBDA53@zedat.fu-berlin.de>

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/33086.html

World+dog fight over World Summit of The Information Society 

By Monika Ermert
Posted: 27/09/2003 at 21:06 GMT

Geneva Prepcom-III was supposed to be the final preparatory conference
for the UN's World Summit of The Information Society (WSIS) which takes
place in December 10-12 in Geneva. All the loose ends should have been
tied up yesterday when Prepcom-III, also held in Geneva, closed after
two weeks of negotiation. 

Now organisers have hastily reconvened another meeting for November
aimed at breaking the deadlock over the drafting of two key documents.
If the impasse is unresolved, WSIS looks wrecked, and it is very
unlikely that many heads of state will tip up in Geneva only to be
associated with failure. 

Difficulties were to be expected from a meeting that for the first time
sought to articulate a common vision of the Information Society, says
Adama Samassekou. But the complete mess that was produced at
Prepcom-III, was a bit too much even for the tireless Prepcom-President
of WSIS. 

Neither of the two core documents, the Declaration of Principles and the
Action Plan, which are supposed to be signed by head of states in
December when WSIS proper convenes, could be finalised after two weeks
of lengthy discussions. "Still we have made progress," said Samassekou,
"in the sense that we now know what are the points on which we do not
agree." 

The expectations in the Summit, promoted by the preliminary text of the
Declaration of Principles, are high, promoting information and
communication technology as the tool to achieve "eradication of poverty
and hunger" and "attainment of a more peaceful, just and prosperous
world." But there is a wide gulf of opinion over how this is to be
achieved, with the governments of the North and South, the 500-plus
participating Civil Society members (representing NGOs from around the
world) and private sector representatives competing to have their say. 

What the World needs Now 

"The world needs to move to overcome the Digital Divide," said the head
of the delegation from Tunisia, host country of WSIS 2, scheduled for
2005. Bringing ICT to the poor countries of the South shall help build
up the Information Society for all and at the same time stop and revert
the situation where rich countries get richer while the poor get poorer.
The UN's Millennium Declaration is the blueprint for the ambitious goals
of WSIS, highlighted by the fact that the UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan is main steward of the WSIS process. 

But rich countries - possible donors - are sceptical about the "Digital
Solidarity fund" proposed by Senegal's president at Prepcom-2. "We need
some new ways of direct financing for ICT projects, but not necessarily
another UN Fund," said Marc Furrer, director of Offcom, Switzerland's
telecoms regulator. Here lies one of the major disputes of the Summit
process, that Samassekou and his International Telecoms Union
ITU)-staffed bureau and host country Switzerland must tackle. 

For Western countries, protection of critical infrastructure and freedom
of expression are much sexier topics. "Free Media are essential in a
Information Society," declared a US delegate at the conference. But the
media paragraphs in the documents have as many empty square brackets as
a Swiss cheese has holes. "Pluralistic and free" media and access for
them to information are not welcomed in many countries. "We deal with
different versions of what we call freedom or freedom of expression,"
said Samassekou.

The media discussion was highlighted in a hot debate about the situation
of press freedom in Tunisia. Representatives from the very active Media
Caucus of the Prepcom have according to one speaker already demanded the
replacement of a top Tunisian official in charge of organizing the
summit in Tunisia. 

"I am personally convinced of one thing, that nothing over time can
prevent the desire of people to live and to express themselves," said
Samassekou, "modalities may be diverse." He hopes to overcome the media
and human rights questions for free access by referring to existing
documents. But while China in any case prefers to have the dominance of
national law regimes mentioned, the US leans on the other site in adding
"consistent with the need to preserve the free flow of information" to
possibly restrictive paragraphs. 

Changing alliances 

While Civil Society representatives found common cause with western
governments with regard to media freedoms, on the other hand, they
blamed them for yielding to industry interests over intellectual
property rights. Against interventions from the Business Sector -
represented mainly through the International Chamber of Commerce - they
argued for a balancing of interests. 

"When asked why he could see so far, Sir Isaac Newton replied that he
was standing on the shoulders of giants. Imagine a world where those
giants refuse to let him stand on their shoulders," said Georg Greve,
president of the Free Software Foundation Europe, in one of the five
minute slots that civil society representatives were given before
governments started negotiating. Yet this road would be taken by barring
access through layers of copyright regimes. After the end of Prepcom
Greve said he was satisfied that Free Software is now integrated in the
Draft Declaration and Action Plan as at least "equally valuable software
model". 

Free Software and a balanced role of copyright protection were heavily
in the interest of developing countries, argued civil society
participants from the North in debates with their counterparts from
Southern countries, who warned against concentrating on expert problems. 
 In general the participatory role of the Civil Society in the WSIS is
still very experimental and unsatisfactory from the point of view of the
Civil Society members. "There was one moment in the second week when
Civil Society members were on the verge of withdrawing from the whole
process," says Karen Banks from APC. 

The sentiment was that promises to accept not input and impact from the
NGOs were not materializing, voices from the Civil Society were not
heard, and the common vision had been completely lost. In the small
drafting groups the possibility to participate were unpredictable for
the NGOs. Sometimes they could make a five minute statement and even
stay for the discussions, sometimes they were banned. By the end of
Prepcom, Civil Society members were undecided about how far they should
disassociate themselves from the official process;  the press statement
was reworded several times. 

Members of the German Civil Society were outspoken in their criticism:
"Governments listen", they wrote, "or leave us alone in the Information
Age." In any case the Civil Society started to work on their vision
document, which they want to present to WSIS in December. In other words
there could be competing declarations floating around the conference/ 

Stake in the Ground 

Samassekou noted that Prepcom-III was an intergovernmental process in
which the United Nations had for the first time opened up to observers.
He hoped that the new "multistakeholder" approach would act as model for
the overall reform of UN working procedures.

Samassekou's more immediate problem is in getting agreement over the
wording of the documents. On Friday afternoon the highly controversial
topic of Internet Governance was unexpectedly raised again by the
delegations of Kenya and China and the US. At that point Samassekou
could be forgiven for fearing that the process could collapse. Kenya,
China and other countries such as Brazil favour a reform of the
management of global Internet resources, namely domain names, root
servers and IP addresses. But the US and to some extent the EU countries
support the current US-backed private model and don't want to see the
ITU involved. 

"We are very, very, very far from a consensus - not only in Internet
Governance issues," said a member of the Egypt delegation who had first
brought up the idea of a stronger international grip on the root server
system. ?

From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Mon Sep 29 09:07:59 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] 2 articles from The Nation, Thailand (Fwd: [communication 919]
 Information society faces a critical time)
Message-ID: <p0510030fbb9d984f2780@[192.168.1.162]>

>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:21:43 +0700
>From: Sacha Jotisalikorn <sacha@forumasia.org>
>Subject: [communication 919] Information society faces a critical time
>To: communication@wsisasia.org
>
>THE NATION
>
>Information society faces a critical time
>
>Published on Sep 17, 2003
>
>
>Precarious trends are emerging that could restrict press freedom and
>the free flow of information on the Internet at the World Summit on
>Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva set for December.
>
>When the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) initiated the
>WSIS last year, three main objectives were highlighted.
>
>First and foremost was to raise awareness among leaders about the
>implications and new challenges of the information society. The second
>was the injustice of the "digital divide". Third was the development of
>new legal and policy frameworks appropriate to cyberspace. Discussions
>so far have concentrated on ways and means to control Internet content
>and subject the free flow of information to national laws.
>
>Like many developing countries in the lead-up discussions to the WSIS,
>Thailand has been trapped by issues related to information and
>communication technologies and the digital divide. Completely ignored
>is the third objective, which can restrict Internet content and the
>free flow of information, leaving it to member countries with a long
>"laundry list" of media restrictions.
>
>Among free media supporters the prevailing sentiment is that the WSIS
>is just an ITU power play for ideological influence and international
>regulatory power within the United Nations. They argue that issues
>related to content and regulation of the Internet and the digital
>divide should be debated by Unesco in Paris or the UN Information
>Committee in New York instead of at forums organised by the ITU.
>
>They believed the ITU does not have the mandate to create new Internet
>regulations and policies or lay the groundwork for the information
>society. But they also concede that time is running out for them to
>change anything at the WSIS unless government representatives can
>change their attitudes.
>
>The Thai government has sent telecommunications specialists to the two
>WSIS preparatory meetings. Their mandate has been to promote the use of
>broadband and garner financial and material support on information
>technology from developed countries.
>
>Early this month, the Ministry of Information Technology and
>Communications organised a meeting to prepare Thailand's position on
>the WSIS. However, its focus was on the success of Thailand in
>proposing increased points of access for online communications, access
>by handicapped persons and, of course, the wide-spread use of broadband.
>
>Surprisingly, no one raised the issues of press freedom and free flow
>of information nor ongoing efforts by countries that want to control
>Internet content. One delegate told the session that, given the
>composition of the Thai delegates, only technical aspects could be
>addressed. Each concerned authority, such as the Ministry of Education
>and the Department of Public Relations, would send its own delegate to
>the WSIS and form its own position without formulating an overall joint
>strategy and common positions.
>
>In the age of globalisation and borderless information, no one can
>dispute the objective of discussing future challenges and the digital
>divide. But the problem is, the ITU has failed to point out that the
>WSIS is not only about technical aspects of the information society but
>about freedom and content as well.
>
>Somehow, this point has not been reflected in the Asian media. The Thai
>media has been completely mute on this important topic. The current
>preparatory meeting will be the last before ministerial level delegates
>gather in Geneva in December to sign a declaration and plan of action.
>
>In previous UN-sponsored summits, all sectors of societies have been
>invited to give inputs and discuss issues in areas of their expertise.
>However, this has not been the case with the WSIS. From the very
>beginning, only officials and technicians were engaged in writing
>texts, while no media people took part. Previous declarations on media
>and democracy were written by professionals in the media and related
>areas.
>
>At the moment, Switzerland is spearheading an effort to raise the
>profile of press freedom at the Geneva preparatory meeting. The host is
>expected to receive support from EU members. Although the effort is
>considered too little too late, it presents a last-ditch attempt to
>alter the text, which ignored the press freedom.
>
>If the current text is approved, the issue of press freedom - a
>universal value since 1946 - will be subjected to national laws.
>Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has been
>the pillar of a free press, would be trumped by national laws.
>
>Due to overriding concerns by Western countries over security following
>September 11, press freedom has not been considered a top priority as
>before. That helps to explain why the so-called remnants of the defunct
>movement of NWCIO - the New World Communication and Information Order -
>which failed to gain control over information flows during the 1970s
>and 1980s - are coming back and trying to realise their archaic dreams.
>
>Kavi Chongkittavorn
>


-- 

>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:23:21 +0700
>From: Sacha Jotisalikorn <sacha@forumasia.org>
>Subject: [communication 920] EDITORIAL: One last hope for free information
>To: communication@wsisasia.org
>
>The Nation
>
>EDITORIAL: One last hope for free information
>
>Published on Sep 19, 2003
>
>
>Technocrats must not be allowed to dominate the final preparatory
>meeting for deciding control of expression
>
>The World Summit of Information Society, to be held in Geneva on
>December 10-12, will turn out to be a farce if press freedom and
>freedom of expression are not faithfully reflected in the key documents
>to be adopted at the end the summit. This week experts from more than
>140 members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are
>converging in Geneva again for the final preparatory meeting ending
>September 26 to hammer out the final controversial text of the draft
>Declaration of Principles and Action Plan. Thanks to Switzerland,
>issues related to media freedom on the Internet are being raised and
>discussed.
>
>One cannot deny that the concept of WSIS is a good thing. It is an
>effort to extend information technology throughout the world, to
>increase communications between the developed and developing world and
>to widen the availability of information. But to accomplish these
>objectives, is it necessary to curb press freedom and freedom of
>expression? Well, many countries think that way.
>
>That explains why many members, especially countries with a history of
>restricting press freedom, are trying new ways and looking for new
>criteria to restrict and control content on the Internet under the
>disguise of security threats from terrorism and cyberspace crime.
>
>Since it is the ITU which has convened the meeting, most of the
>representatives come from the telecommunications and ICT sectors, which
>gives the impression that WSIS is only focusing upon technology. They
>see the summit as a technical conference while in fact it is a summit
>dealing with a global issue.
>
>In the past year, during various discussions, the role of traditional
>and new media has been underrated in the texts, despite the public
>utterances of the WSIS organisers. Many governments are afraid to
>recognise the central role that the media plays in the information
>society.
>
>Some Asian countries, spearheaded by China and Pakistan, have made it
>clear from the beginning that the WSIS has nothing to do with human
>rights, another code word to avoid debate on issues related to freedom
>of expression.
>
>The WSIS will be carried out in two phases. Apart from the upcoming
>meeting in Geneva, the second WSIS will be held in Tunis, Tunisia, in
>November 2005. That venue is equally controversial given the Tunisian
>government's predilection to censor its media. Free media countries are
>trying to change the venue to a country that backs freedom of
>expression.
>
>The Thai delegation to the WSIS meetings must support in earnest the
>moves by countries which want to ensure that the intrinsic universal
>norm as enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human
>Rights must be included in the final declaration. Any diversion of the
>original content would be a blow to freedom of expression around the
>world.
>
>It is not too late to refocus. Thailand has been given priority on the
>use of broadband, access to ICTS for developed countries and
>handicapped persons. While these are noble objectives, the government
>should not forget the value of content and free flow of information.
>
>At the end of the day, we must be clear that the future information
>society will be based on freedom of expression as stated in the Article
>19 of the UDHR.
>

From jeandavid.ponci at bluewin.ch  Mon Sep 29 11:14:30 2003
From: jeandavid.ponci at bluewin.ch (Jean-David)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Caucus [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT query and updated list
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030928130823.03ceef50@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <000e01c38672$78fac540$0200000a@lan>

Hi

I have worked the first week of the Subcom3 as the main lead of the Cultural
and Linguistic Diversity Caucus. The second week Alain Ambrosi took this
job. If you don't get his e-mail, you can keep my e-mail for the Cultural
and Linguistic Diversity Caucus.

Jean-David Ponci

----- Original Message -----
From: "karen banks" <karenb@gn.apc.org>
To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>; <ct@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] URGENT query and updated list


> hi all
>
> >Can I have all the contact names and e-mail addresses of the main
> >lead/contact point for each caucus? Is this information on a website
> >somewhere? This information is needed in relation to the fellowships for
> >the Summit. I think the CS Plenary was apprised of this on Friday, 26th
> >September?
>
> I've updated the list of CS caucuses and working groups, prompted by
> angela's message and posted it here:
> http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>
> we should take this opportunity to make sure the contact information for
> focal points is correct. I have pulled together the info from what i have,
> but i know there are gaps and am sure there are errors.
>
> **  Could everyone take a look at the list and let me know by email at
> karenb@apcwomen.org of any corrections  - please, please -  don't post to
> the lists ;) **
>
> Angela - when do you need this info by?
>
> notes/questions below
>
> karen
> =====
>
> (1) once we have clarified all of the focal points, i wonder if it would
be
> useful to set up a list for all focal points to make communication about
> issues (such as the one angela raises) easier? - it could be:
>
> ct-focalpoints@wsis-cs.org (for example)
>
> (2) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and
one
> managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of
which
> list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact
point
> could be.
>
> (3) Regions:
> - i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
> - are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>
> (4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>
> - cultural and linguistic diversity - is there no working group on this? -
> i have no info
>
> - education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional
list
> only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?
>
> - environment and ICTs: i have no list info (only website)
>
> - indigenous peoples - alain ambrosi noted an additional focal point but i
> can't find the message, and, i have no info on lists/website
>
> - [internet] governance - i don't know who the focal point is and could we
> have clarification on the name of the working group?
>
> - media caucus - i have no info for list/website
>
> - patents, copyright and trademarks - i have no list info
>
> - persons with disabilities - i have no list info
>
> - scientific information - i have no list info
>
> - working group on volunteers - no list info
>
> - cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>
> - trade unions - no contact point/list/web info
>
> (5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..
>
> (6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email
me..
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary


From karenb at gn.apc.org  Mon Sep 29 17:28:25 2003
From: karenb at gn.apc.org (karen banks)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated list
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20030929172521.014f95d8@pop.gn.apc.org>

hello again

thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to 
finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and working 
group names by Sep 31st.

http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html

here's an update on where we are:

(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and one 
managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of which 
list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact point 
could be.

[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else, could 
someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of lists?, 
where/whether we can visit archives etc]

(2) Regions:
- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?

(4) thematic caucuses and working groups

- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional list 
only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?

- indigenous peoples - no information
- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
- scientific information - i have no list info
- working group on volunteers - no list info
- cities and local authorities - no list/web info

(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..

(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email me..

karen


From lachapelle at openwsis.org  Mon Sep 29 18:14:37 2003
From: lachapelle at openwsis.org (Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated list
Message-ID: <200309291714.ASB04933@ms7.verisignmail.com>

Karen,

We formalized a "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up" during 
PrepCom3. I am the contact point/animator.

I would be glad if you could set up a mailing list at the 
address : followup@wsis-cs.org

Thank you in advance.

I regret we did not have time to discuss in more detail the 
web site. I am looking forward to your comments if you have 
time. 

Sincerely

Bertrand


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:28:25 +0100
>From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>  
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated 
list  
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>
>hello again
>
>thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We 
need to 
>finalise this list of focal points and clarification of 
caucus and working 
>group names by Sep 31st.
>
>http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>
>here's an update on where we are:
>
>(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - 
bureau@wsis-cs.org and one 
>managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have 
clarification of which 
>list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who 
a contact point 
>could be.
>
>[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone 
else, could 
>someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of 
lists?, 
>where/whether we can visit archives etc]
>
>(2) Regions:
>- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab 
countries
>- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>
>(4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>
>- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a 
LAC regional list 
>only? and if so, is there a global education an academia 
list/website?
>
>- indigenous peoples - no information
>- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
>- scientific information - i have no list info
>- working group on volunteers - no list info
>- cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>
>(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let 
me know..
>
>(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - 
please email me..
>
>karen
>
>_______________________________________________
>Plenary mailing list
>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary

From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Mon Sep 29 19:19:03 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Calling North America
Message-ID: <20030929181903.29268.qmail@web21305.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear CS members for N.America,
 
We want to set up a regional group / caucus for the N.American region. Please convey your interest in forming the group to me at amalidesilva@yahoo.com.
 
Also for those on the west coast and those who may be visiting, we invite you to join us at the Vancouver Public Library on the 29th of October for a discussion on WSIS.
 
Thank you!
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada



Amali De Silva-Mitchell

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 



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From busaniche at caminandoutopias.org.ar  Mon Sep 29 08:42:36 2003
From: busaniche at caminandoutopias.org.ar (Beatriz Busaniche)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [WSIS-CT] RE: URGENT query and updated list
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030929172521.014f95d8@pop.gn.apc.org>
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030929172521.014f95d8@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <20030929154236.M63369@caminandoutopias.org.ar>

Hi Karen
educacation and academia has two mailing lists.

educal is for latin america, caribean,Spain and portugal. (This is 
coordinated by Diego Levis) 

the global education mailing list is edu@geneva2003.org.

See you soon.

Beatriz



--
Beatriz Busaniche
busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
www.caminandoutopias.org.ar

---------- Original Message -----------
From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:28:25 +0100
Subject: [WSIS-CT] RE: URGENT query and updated list

> hello again
> 
> thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to 
> finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and 
> working group names by Sep 31st.
> 
> http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
> 
> here's an update on where we are:
> 
> (1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org 
> and one managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have 
> clarification of which list will be used, whether the archives are 
> public, and who a contact point could be.
> 
> [note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else,
>  could someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of 
> lists?, where/whether we can visit archives etc]
> 
> (2) Regions:
> - i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
> - are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
> 
> (4) thematic caucuses and working groups
> 
> - education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC 
> regional list only? and if so, is there a global education an 
> academia list/website?
> 
> - indigenous peoples - no information
> - persons with disabilities - i have no list info
> - scientific information - i have no list info
> - working group on volunteers - no list info
> - cities and local authorities - no list/web info
> 
> (5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..
> 
> (6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please 
> email me..
> 
> karen
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Ct mailing list
> Ct@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
> Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
> Content & Themes Documents: 
> http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
------- End of Original Message -------


From amalidesilva at yahoo.com  Tue Sep 30 00:05:46 2003
From: amalidesilva at yahoo.com (Amali De Silva)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept 2003- Re:North America CS members
In-Reply-To: <20030929181903.29268.qmail@web21305.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20030929230546.87666.qmail@web21309.mail.yahoo.com>

Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept, 2003 for expression of interest. Thank you to those who have already communicated their interest.
 
amalidesilva@yahoo.com


Amali De Silva <amalidesilva@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear CS members for N.America,
 
We want to set up a regional group / caucus for the N.American region. Please convey your interest in forming the group to me at amalidesilva@yahoo.com.
 
Also for those on the west coast and those who may be visiting, we invite you to join us at the Vancouver Public Library on the 29th of October for a discussion on WSIS.
 
Thank you!
 
Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada



Amali De Silva-Mitchell

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 






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Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com

 

 

 



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From bhoomi at juno.com  Tue Sep 30 01:21:39 2003
From: bhoomi at juno.com (bhoomi@juno.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept 2003- Re:North America CS members
Message-ID: <20030929.202141.440.0.bhoomi@juno.com>

Dear mali De Silva-Mitchell,

I am a Bhutanese living in the USA. I work for Human Rights and Democracy
from exile. Just wondering if WSIS could be a good forum for us to meet
people, build network and hghlight our cause.
Please write more.

Bishwa

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:05:46 -0700 (PDT) Amali De Silva
<amalidesilva@yahoo.com> writes:
> Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept, 2003 for expression of interest. 
> Thank you to those who have already communicated their interest.
>  
> amalidesilva@yahoo.com
> 
> 
> Amali De Silva <amalidesilva@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear CS members for N.America,
>  
> We want to set up a regional group / caucus for the N.American 
> region. Please convey your interest in forming the group to me at 
> amalidesilva@yahoo.com.
>  
> Also for those on the west coast and those who may be visiting, we 
> invite you to join us at the Vancouver Public Library on the 29th of 
> October for a discussion on WSIS.
>  
> Thank you!
>  
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community 
> Network, Canada
> 
> 
> 
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell
> 
> Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell
> 
> Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 


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From marzouki at ras.eu.org  Tue Sep 30 08:55:31 2003
From: marzouki at ras.eu.org (Meryem Marzouki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up"
In-Reply-To: <200309291714.ASB04933@ms7.verisignmail.com>
Message-ID: <770A9F88-F31B-11D7-88D3-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>

Hi,

Can we have more information about this "Civil Society Caucus on 
follow-up" (members, objectives, etc.) ? I'm wondering how the 
follow-up issue, which would be mainly determined by the Action Plan, 
can be dealt with by a caucus, instead of being addressed by a general 
group made up of all caucus representatives, like the Content and 
Themes group.
The follow-up concerns all groups and participants in WSIS, and all the 
regions and themes addressed by caucuses.

Meryem

Le lundi, 29 sep 2003, ? 19:14 Europe/Paris, Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE a 
?crit :

> Karen,
>
> We formalized a "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up" during
> PrepCom3. I am the contact point/animator.
>
> I would be glad if you could set up a mailing list at the
> address : followup@wsis-cs.org
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> I regret we did not have time to discuss in more detail the
> web site. I am looking forward to your comments if you have
> time.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Bertrand
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:28:25 +0100
>> From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
>> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated
> list
>> To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>>
>> hello again
>>
>> thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We
> need to
>> finalise this list of focal points and clarification of
> caucus and working
>> group names by Sep 31st.
>>
>> http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>>
>> here's an update on where we are:
>>
>> (1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one -
> bureau@wsis-cs.org and one
>> managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have
> clarification of which
>> list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who
> a contact point
>> could be.
>>
>> [note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone
> else, could
>> someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of
> lists?,
>> where/whether we can visit archives etc]
>>
>> (2) Regions:
>> - i have no list/website info for western asia or arab
> countries
>> - are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>>
>> (4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>>
>> - education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a
> LAC regional list
>> only? and if so, is there a global education an academia
> list/website?
>>
>> - indigenous peoples - no information
>> - persons with disabilities - i have no list info
>> - scientific information - i have no list info
>> - working group on volunteers - no list info
>> - cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>>
>> (5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let
> me know..
>>
>> (6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org -
> please email me..
>>
>> karen
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Plenary mailing list
>> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From lachapelle at openwsis.org  Tue Sep 30 10:28:24 2003
From: lachapelle at openwsis.org (Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up"
Message-ID: <200309300928.ASD23134@ms7.verisignmail.com>

Hi Meryem,

you raised an important question : 

>Hi,
>
>Can we have more information about this "Civil Society 
Caucus on follow-up" (members, objectives, etc.) ? I'm 
wondering how the follow-up issue, which would be mainly 
determined by the Action Plan, can be dealt with by a 
caucus, instead of being addressed by a general group made 
up of all caucus representatives, like the Content and 
Themes group.
The follow-up concerns all groups and participants in WSIS, 
and all the regions and themes addressed by caucuses.
>

Actually, the same remark was made by karen in a separate 
email. Maybe the preliminary answer I made her will address 
some of your concerns. But the ideal format is open to 
discussion. My only concern is to put the issue on the table 
(at the process level) and to provide a space to address it. 
As mentionned below, caucus is probably not the right 
expression here (issue group ?). All participants are 
welcome.

 

Hi Karen, 

you wrote : 

>ok - this is done..  though i would have thought follow up 
is something almost everyone would be interested/involved 
in? 
> 

I do agree and it is an excellent opportunity for me to 
clarify my thoughts and explain the notion of "issue 
networks". 

1) follow-up covers at least three different aspects : 
preparation of the Tunis Event, monitoring progress and 
facilitating implementation; and I agree all actors are 
concerned with the three dimensions; this list is dealing 
only with how this should be organized at the institutional 
level; basically, this is a list for those interested in the 
summit's process; content issues are and should be addressed 
elsewhere; 

2) setting up a group and a distinct mailing list is only a 
way to identify an issue and gather those who are interested 
in it; I believe it is an issue of key importance for Civil 
Society as a whole, but find absolutely natural that only 
certain people devote time to it; as I am glad that others 
address the issue of Human rights on my behalf; 

3) this is still probably a little different from most CS 
caucusses who are more formed around an advocacy position 
(gender, human rights, etc...) or the representation of 
certain interests (regional for instance); there is no 
advocacy here, except maybe a slight tendency to rpomote 
multi-stakeholder discussions :-), maybe this group should 
not be called a caucus, but for whatever reason I like the 
term; 

4) the purpose here is to raise awareness on the issue of 
follow-up and provide a space for information and debate; 
individuals and entities participating in this debate can 
have different viewpoints and conduct different activities 
on their own; 

5) I imagine people participating at four different levels 
(and positionning themselves as such) : visitors simply 
consulting the archives once in a while to see what is 
happening (the "interested"); subscribers to the mailing 
list that will post mostly as a response to "Request for 
comments"  issued when a topic has reached a certain 
maturity (the "consulted"); subscribers actively posting on 
a regular basis (the "participants"); the most regular and 
active members taking the responsibility of animating the 
discussion (the "convenors") 

The creation of issue caucusses within civil society is for 
me more important than the creation of the Bureau, which is 
merely mimicking the governmental process. Caucusses (moving 
from the spontaneoous and informal to more structured 
agendas) are the blueprint for a new way to work and they 
may be the main contribution civil society will bring to 
this summit. I see the period between geneva and tunis 
organized aroung issue networks - in a format closer to 
civil society caucusses than goverenmental working groups. 

I think civil society is essential to the period between 
Geneva and Tunis and that without it, there simply is no 
possible implementation of the Action Plan. My self-defined 
mission is to ensure that its participation is fully 
recognized during that period and that institutional 
mechanisms (formal and informal) are built in that spirit. 
This is in particular what I try to do with the WSIS-online 
platform and with the organization during the summit of 
interactive seminars to give more visibility to the 
convenors of summit events (more on that soon). 

I am exploring while walking, as we all are, but thanks for 
having forced me to clarify my own thoughts. 


All the best 

Bertrand    


Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE
OpenWSIS Initiative
lachapelle@openwsis.org
tel : 33 (0)6 11 88 33 32


About OpenWSIS 
OpenWSIS Initiative is piloting an open consultation and 
cooperation process for all categories of stakeholders to 
jointly identify and formalize Issues of Common Concern 
or Interest (ICCIs), to facilitate implementation of the 
WSIS Action Plan between  Geneva and Tunis.

A propos de l'OpenWSIS
OpenWSIS est un processus pilote de 
consultation et de coop?ration visant ? faciliter l'identification et la formalisation par toutes les parties prenantes concern?es 
des sujets de pr?occupation ou d'int?r?t communs 
(SPICs)qui faciliteront la mise en oeuvre du plan d'action 
du SMSI pendant la p?riode de Gen?ve ? Tunis.

From jsarr at refer.sn  Tue Sep 30 10:47:45 2003
From: jsarr at refer.sn (Joseph Sarr)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated list
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20030929172521.014f95d8@pop.gn.apc.org>
References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030929172521.014f95d8@pop.gn.apc.org>
Message-ID: <3813.207.50.225.240.1064915265.squirrel@www.refer.sn>

Bonjour Karen,

Pour le caucus "Cities and local authorities", nous sommes trois (3) ?
travailler dessus pour l'instant:

V?ronique KLECK, vkleck@vecam.org
Idoia ARANBURU, idoia@97sf.es
Joseph SARR, jsarr@refer.sn

Bonne reception

Joseph SARR


karen banks a dit:
> hello again
>
> thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to
> finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and working
> group names by Sep 31st.
>
> http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>
> here's an update on where we are:
>
> (1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and
> one
> managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of
> which
> list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact
> point
> could be.
>
> [note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else, could
> someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of lists?,
> where/whether we can visit archives etc]
>
> (2) Regions:
> - i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
> - are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>
> (4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>
> - education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional
> list
> only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?
>
> - indigenous peoples - no information
> - persons with disabilities - i have no list info
> - scientific information - i have no list info
> - working group on volunteers - no list info
> - cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>
> (5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..
>
> (6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email
> me..
>
> karen
>
> _______________________________________________
> Plenary mailing list
> Plenary@wsis-cs.org
> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>


From steve at commedia.org.uk  Tue Sep 30 11:27:19 2003
From: steve at commedia.org.uk (Steve Buckley)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:51 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up"
In-Reply-To: <770A9F88-F31B-11D7-88D3-0003935A8C90@ras.eu.org>
References: <200309291714.ASB04933@ms7.verisignmail.com>
Message-ID: <4.3.1.20030930111122.02942950@pop.gn.apc.org>

I share these concerns. Follow-up should be the responsibility of the CT 
group as a whole. I don't recall the CT group establishing a sub-group on 
follow-up.

Steve


At 09:55 30/09/03 +0200, Meryem Marzouki wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Can we have more information about this "Civil Society Caucus on 
>follow-up" (members, objectives, etc.) ? I'm wondering how the follow-up 
>issue, which would be mainly determined by the Action Plan, can be dealt 
>with by a caucus, instead of being addressed by a general group made up of 
>all caucus representatives, like the Content and Themes group.
>The follow-up concerns all groups and participants in WSIS, and all the 
>regions and themes addressed by caucuses.
>
>Meryem
>
>Le lundi, 29 sep 2003, ? 19:14 Europe/Paris, Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE a ?crit :
>
>>Karen,
>>
>>We formalized a "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up" during
>>PrepCom3. I am the contact point/animator.
>>
>>I would be glad if you could set up a mailing list at the
>>address : followup@wsis-cs.org
>>
>>Thank you in advance.
>>
>>I regret we did not have time to discuss in more detail the
>>web site. I am looking forward to your comments if you have
>>time.
>>
>>Sincerely
>>
>>Bertrand
>>
>>
>>---- Original message ----
>>>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:28:25 +0100
>>>From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
>>>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated
>>list
>>>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>>>
>>>hello again
>>>
>>>thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We
>>need to
>>>finalise this list of focal points and clarification of
>>caucus and working
>>>group names by Sep 31st.
>>>
>>>http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>>>
>>>here's an update on where we are:
>>>
>>>(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one -
>>bureau@wsis-cs.org and one
>>>managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have
>>clarification of which
>>>list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who
>>a contact point
>>>could be.
>>>
>>>[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone
>>else, could
>>>someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of
>>lists?,
>>>where/whether we can visit archives etc]
>>>
>>>(2) Regions:
>>>- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab
>>countries
>>>- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>>>
>>>(4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>>>
>>>- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a
>>LAC regional list
>>>only? and if so, is there a global education an academia
>>list/website?
>>>
>>>- indigenous peoples - no information
>>>- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
>>>- scientific information - i have no list info
>>>- working group on volunteers - no list info
>>>- cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>>>
>>>(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let
>>me know..
>>>
>>>(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org -
>>please email me..
>>>
>>>karen
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>Plenary mailing list
>>>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
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From christoph.dietz at CAMECO.ORG  Tue Sep 30 16:49:15 2003
From: christoph.dietz at CAMECO.ORG (Christoph Dietz)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Do we need a "Financing/Solidarity Fund Caucus"?
Message-ID: <sf79c23a.003@cameco.org>

As you all remember, at PrepCom3 there was no corresponding Civil Society Caucus to the intergovernmental group on "Financing". Do we need such a  Caucus? Maybe it would be helpful to have a group to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different financing models from a perspective of grassroot involvement and civil society participation and to  develop some concrete proposals for a "Communication Solidarity Fund".

Christoph Dietz
CAMECO Latin America Desk

>>> karenb@gn.apc.org 29.09.2003  18.28 Uhr >>>
hello again

thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to 
finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and working 
group names by Sep 31st.

http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html 

here's an update on where we are:

(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and one 
managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of which 
list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact point 
could be.

[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else, could 
someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of lists?, 
where/whether we can visit archives etc]

(2) Regions:
- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?

(4) thematic caucuses and working groups

- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional list 
only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?

- indigenous peoples - no information
- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
- scientific information - i have no list info
- working group on volunteers - no list info
- cities and local authorities - no list/web info

(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..

(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email me..

karen

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Plenary mailing list
Plenary@wsis-cs.org 
http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary


From dupuys at lu.unisi.ch  Tue Sep 30 16:07:56 2003
From: dupuys at lu.unisi.ch (Dupuy Stephanie)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] =?utf-8?Q?RE=C2=A0=3A_=5BWSIS_CS-Plenary=5D_RE=3A_URGEN?=
 =?utf-8?Q?T_query_and_updated_list?=
Message-ID: <46267C3A67BB0845BA6115D53D4668C8715773@campus9.usilu.net>

Hi!
I speak on behalf of Jean-David Ponci, representative of the CULTURAL AND LINGUISIC DIVERSITY CAUCUS with Alain Ambrosi, since Jean-David won't be that present at the summit I leave you my adress as well as his. I will be present the whole lenght of the summit and will do Jean-David's work if he's not there.
 
my adress: Dupuys@lu.unisi.ch and his: jeandavid.ponci@bluewin.ch 
 
Thank you very much!
take care, St?phanie Dupuy

	-------- Message d'origine-------- 
	De: karen banks [mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org] 
	Date: lun. 29.09.2003 18:28 
	?: plenary@wsis-cs.org; ct@wsis-cs.org 
	Cc: 
	Objet: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated list
	
	

	hello again
	
	thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to
	finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and working
	group names by Sep 31st.
	
	http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
	
	here's an update on where we are:
	
	(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau@wsis-cs.org and one
	managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of which
	list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact point
	could be.
	
	[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else, could
	someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of lists?,
	where/whether we can visit archives etc]
	
	(2) Regions:
	- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
	- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
	
	(4) thematic caucuses and working groups
	
	- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional list
	only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?
	
	- indigenous peoples - no information
	- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
	- scientific information - i have no list info
	- working group on volunteers - no list info
	- cities and local authorities - no list/web info
	
	(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..
	
	(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email me..
	
	karen
	
	_______________________________________________
	Plenary mailing list
	Plenary@wsis-cs.org
	http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
	

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From diana at abantu.org  Tue Sep 30 17:13:00 2003
From: diana at abantu.org (Diana Mercorios)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next PrepComS
Message-ID: <200309301213.AA316276896@abantu.org>

Dear Francis,
Have the dates for the 7th to 9th been confirmed? The 10th is when the Summit should begin, should all be well. Are the mechanisms for attendance during the November and December dates the same as with PrepCom 3?

Thanks.
Diana

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet@mdpi.org>
Reply-To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
Date:  26 Sep 2003 19:06:55 +0200

>
>Hello everybody,
>
>I just got the news, the next TWO meetings, I don't know
> if they are going to be called PrepCom4 or Intersession
>
>will be  10-14 November
>          7-10 December
>
>The plenary continues.
>
>Have a nice weekend
>
>Francis
>
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From jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr  Tue Sep 30 17:45:41 2003
From: jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr (Fullsack Jean-Louis)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS follow-up
Message-ID: <004a01c38772$49e87b20$0a00000a@default>

I share Meryems concerns about the creation of a "follow-up caucus". Follow-up is a task to be assumed by a transverse body i.e. the CS Content & Themes working group.
Morerover at its last meeting the CS C&T has decided to maintain a small coordinating group of  5 or 6 members, as far as I remember : Sally, Bill, Susanna, Amir, Claire and myself because there wasn't any other french speaking candidate.
By this way we also avoid adding just another caucus to the too many existing ones (remember the problems we met for gathering their opinion or contributions...).    . 

Je partage le point de vue de Meryem quant ? la cr?ation d'un "caucus" de suivi. La t?che de suivi doit ?tre assur?e par une structure transverse, c'est-?-dire le groupe de travail Contenu & Th?mes de la Soci?t? Civile.
Par ailleurs, lors de sa derni?re r?union ce groupe a d?cid? de maintenir un petit groupe de coordination de 5 ou 6 membres pour autant que je m'en souviens : Sally, Bill, Susanna, Amir, Claire et moi-m?me en l'absence de candidat francophone.
Nous ?viterons ainsi d'ajouter un "caucus" de plus au nombre d?j? trop important (souvenons nous de probl?mes que nous avons rencontr?s pour rassembler leus avis ou contributions ...)

Jean-Louis Fullsack
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From ajp at glocom.ac.jp  Tue Sep 30 18:08:29 2003
From: ajp at glocom.ac.jp (Adam Peake)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Civil Society Caucus on
 follow-up"
In-Reply-To: <20030930124049.M68668@caminandoutopias.org.ar>
References: <200309291714.ASB04933@ms7.verisignmail.com>
 <4.3.1.20030930111122.02942950@pop.gn.apc.org>
 <20030930124049.M68668@caminandoutopias.org.ar>
Message-ID: <p05100303bb9f66f255bd@[192.168.1.162]>

(dropped the C&T mailing list, plenary enough?)

I think the follow-up "caucus" is worth a try.

I don't think the way we've worked to date -- issue based, pretty 
much a collection of vertical "tracks" coming together at the last 
minute -- will work after Geneva.  It will be a new process and 
likely to require us to work together closer in a more consistent 
way. I think Bertrand's suggesting something that might help.

Bertrand has a passion for this. We should let him run with it. We'll 
soon know if it doesn't work.

Thanks,

Adam



At 12:40 PM +0800 9/30/03, Beatriz Busaniche wrote:
>I am agree with steve and Meryem, but maybe i am not understanding exactly
>the objectives of this sub group, but for sure, the follow up should be
>responsability of contents and themes.
>
>Can someone give me more information about the situation and plans for the
>civil society document?
>
>Regards
>Beatriz
>
>--
>Beatriz Busaniche
>busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
>www.caminandoutopias.org.ar
>
>---------- Original Message -----------
>From: Steve Buckley <steve@commedia.org.uk>
>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, ct@wsis-cs.org
>Sent: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:27:19 +0100
>Subject: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up"
>
>>  I share these concerns. Follow-up should be the responsibility of
>>  the CT group as a whole. I don't recall the CT group establishing a
>>  sub-group on follow-up.
>>
>>  Steve
>>
>>  At 09:55 30/09/03 +0200, Meryem Marzouki wrote:
>>  >Hi,
>>  >
>>  >Can we have more information about this "Civil Society Caucus on
>>  >follow-up" (members, objectives, etc.) ? I'm wondering how the follow-up
>>  >issue, which would be mainly determined by the Action Plan, can be dealt
>>  >with by a caucus, instead of being addressed by a general group made up of
>>  >all caucus representatives, like the Content and Themes group.
>>  >The follow-up concerns all groups and participants in WSIS, and all the
>>  >regions and themes addressed by caucuses.
>>  >
>>  >Meryem
>>  >
>>  >Le lundi, 29 sep 2003, ? 19:14 Europe/Paris, Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE a
>?crit :
>>  >
>>  >>Karen,
>>  >>
>>  >>We formalized a "Civil Society Caucus on follow-up" during
>>  >>PrepCom3. I am the contact point/animator.
>>  >>
>>  >>I would be glad if you could set up a mailing list at the
>>  >>address : followup@wsis-cs.org
>>  >>
>>  >>Thank you in advance.
>>  >>
>>  >>I regret we did not have time to discuss in more detail the
>>  >>web site. I am looking forward to your comments if you have
>>  >>time.
>>  >>
>>  >>Sincerely
>>  >>
>>  >>Bertrand
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>---- Original message ----
>>  >>>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:28:25 +0100
>>  >>>From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
>>  >>>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: URGENT query and updated
>  > >>list
>  > >>>To: plenary@wsis-cs.org, <ct@wsis-cs.org>
>  > >>>
>  > >>>hello again
>  > >>>
>  > >>>thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We
>  > >>need to
>  > >>>finalise this list of focal points and clarification of
>>  >>caucus and working
>>  >>>group names by Sep 31st.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html
>>  >>>
>>  >>>here's an update on where we are:
>>  >>>
>>  >>>(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one -
>>  >>bureau@wsis-cs.org and one
>>  >>>managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have
>>  >>clarification of which
>>  >>>list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who
>>  >>a contact point
>>  >>>could be.
>>  >>>
>>  >>>[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone
>>  >>else, could
>>  >>>someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of
>>  >>lists?,
>>  >>>where/whether we can visit archives etc]
>>  >>>
>>  >>>(2) Regions:
>>  >>>- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab
>>  >>countries
>>  >>>- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?
>>  >>>
>>  >>>(4) thematic caucuses and working groups
>>  >>>
>>  >>>- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a
>>  >>LAC regional list
>>  >>>only? and if so, is there a global education an academia
>>  >>list/website?
>>  >>>
>>  >>>- indigenous peoples - no information
>  > >>>- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
>>  >>>- scientific information - i have no list info
>>  >>>- working group on volunteers - no list info
>>  >>>- cities and local authorities - no list/web info
>>  >>>
>>  >>>(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let
>>  >>me know..
>>  >>>
>>  >>>(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org -
>>  >>please email me..
>>  >>>
>>  >>>karen
>>  >>>
>>  >>>_______________________________________________
>>  >>>Plenary mailing list
>>  >>>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>>  >>>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>>  >>_______________________________________________
>>  >>Plenary mailing list
>>  >>Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>>  >>http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>>  >
>>  >_______________________________________________
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>>  >Plenary@wsis-cs.org
>>  >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/plenary
>>
>>  ------------------------------------------------------------
>>              steve@commedia.org.uk
>>  ------------------------------------------------------------
>>           http://www.commedia.org.uk
>>  ------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>>  Ct mailing list
>>  Ct@wsis-cs.org
>>  http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ct
>>  Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
>>  Content & Themes Documents:
>>  http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798
>------- End of Original Message -------
>
>_______________________________________________
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>Civil Society Plenary: http://www.wsis-cs.org/
>Content & Themes Documents:
>http://bscw.fit.fraunhofer.de/pub/bscw.cgi/0/42953798


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From ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de  Tue Sep 30 18:28:45 2003
From: ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de (Ralf Bendrath)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: Next PrepComS
References: <200309301213.AA316276896@abantu.org>
Message-ID: <3F79BD4D.3362A2DD@sfb597.uni-bremen.de>

Hi,

> Have the dates for the 7th to 9th been confirmed? The 10th is when the Summit 
> should begin, should all be well. 

Confirmed so far is only that the PrepCom3 will re-convene in Geneva
from 10 to 14 November. Even this is depending on the availability of
ressources. 
There was an official decision in the plenary on Friday evening to also
have another PrepCom meeting (or a smaller high-level officials
meeting?) right before the summit. I guess this will be finally decided
in November, as the plenary then is souvereign to make new decisions.

> Are the mechanisms for attendance during the November and December dates the same 
> as with PrepCom 3?

For November yes, as it officially is just the continuation of PrepCom3.
I guess you don't even have to register newly. For December, everything
is still unclear I would say.

But after the chaotic end of PrepCom3, who knows what will be? ;-)

Ralf

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From westasiaregion at hotmail.com  Thu Sep 25 02:32:10 2003
From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Fw: Cs plenary agenda for 24 Sept
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV57Y5azbT8zS0000109c@hotmail.com>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: amir barmaki 
To: Liliane Ursache ; ct-admin@wsis-cs.org ; plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org 
Cc: Sally Burch ; erazzaghi@irancos.net ; adel.elzaim@canti.com ; susanna@isiswomen.org 
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:09 PM
Subject: Cs plenary agenda for 24 Sept


Dear Members of the plenary

Tomorrow (24th sept) CS plenary will be a very important one, specially as we are in a crucial moment in the process, the draft agenda for tomorrow will be:

  1.. CSB report on meeting with governments bureau and their reaction (priority) by Renate or Adel el Zaim or Tracy Northon 
  2.. Monitoring report (Rik, Conchita) 
  3.. Report back form the CS press conference(Robert) 
  4.. Ways of intervention in the action plan and declaration (Bertrand-Wolfgang-Louise) 
  5.. Civil society position regarding the prepcom 3 process till Friday(CT group)      a) having alternative documents? (vote)  by Claire/Bill/Sally 
  6.. Other issues 
  7.. Announcements (Valery)
We will start the meeting 8:30 sharp, and any of co-chairs who is available shall start right on time. The room will be 3-4 the usual one and we don't have interpretations till 9 AM unfortunately.

Thank you for your attention, any comments on Agenda items, please email me before 8:30 tomorrow.

Amir Barmaki
Co-Chair
West Asia

westasiaregion@hotmail.com 

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From rguerra at cpsr.org  Tue Sep 30 21:39:44 2003
From: rguerra at cpsr.org (Robert Guerra)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept 2003- Re:North
 America CS members
In-Reply-To: <20030929230546.87666.qmail@web21309.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20030929230546.87666.qmail@web21309.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20030930133806.L20175@trout.cpsr.org>

Amali:

ther ealready is a north-america/european cacus group and mailing list for
it. though it was late in forming, it was involved in many activities at
pc3.

I would suggest joining that group

robert



On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Amali De Silva wrote:

> Deadline 12 midnight EST 29 Sept, 2003 for expression of interest. Thank you to those who have already communicated their interest.
>
> amalidesilva@yahoo.com
>
>
> Amali De Silva <amalidesilva@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear CS members for N.America,
>
> We want to set up a regional group / caucus for the N.American region. Please convey your interest in forming the group to me at amalidesilva@yahoo.com.
>
> Also for those on the west coast and those who may be visiting, we invite you to join us at the Vancouver Public Library on the 29th of October for a discussion on WSIS.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell, Vice President, Vancouver Community Network, Canada
>
>
>
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell
>
> Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell
>
> Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amalidesilva@yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

From westasiaregion at hotmail.com  Sat Sep 27 03:14:26 2003
From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] friday plenary
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV27cFUnIzJFu0000586d@hotmail.com>

Dear All

I hope you are all in good health and mood after so intense two weeks and a lot of issues with governments! Friday plenary is the last plenary and we will discuss most of there remaining issues including the evaluation of the documents and prepcom 3 process, comments back to ITU sec, CSB report, summit events, our position in general with regard to the outcomes, announcements, other related forums and conferences, etc

if you want to add anything to the agenda, contact me or  Susanna. So bear in mind that the plenary will be a long one, as long as governments one hopefully, but with results!!

We really appreciate your cooperation if you could manage your speaking time as short ,precise and complete as possible.

Thanks and take care

Amir Barmaki

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From westasiaregion at hotmail.com  Sun Sep 28 07:54:28 2003
From: westasiaregion at hotmail.com (amir barmaki)
Date: Thu Jul 26 18:17:52 2007
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] some updates on the last hours of prepcom 3
References: <20030926092059.M87405@caminandoutopias.org.ar> <00b201c3842c$3c27e1e0$fee36a9c@KAWAMURA>
Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV29YEoLnQDfj0000607a@hotmail.com>

Dear all

Thank you for your comments on the press release, it has been already
distributed so there is no point discussing it anymore, we deeply discuss
the press conference outcomes in an urgent CSB meeting, we discuss these
issues, the drafting team express their views and apologies on some missing
point, but we orally mentioned workers and PWDs in the press conference and
they've been added to the latest version.

1-The CSB has approved and strongly uphold these issues and also approve to
have a sub-committee on communication to deal with press conferences, as we
are still disorganized, we also discuss the non-appropriate interventions by
some people who express their personal or caucus views in  a press
conference without consulting the plenary before hand , I think we need some
clarification regarding that by the those people, anyhow the communication
committee will deal with these issues and its a voluntary system , I
personally candidate myself for being there and also asking others,
especially media to be there also. The translation problem was noted and
deeply regretted that we didn't have nay translation at all in the press
conference and CSB afterwards! I think ITU is responsible for that, next
time our communication team will ensure the important blocks are there!

2-We finish all the remaining issues of the CS in the plenary on Friday
(more than 4 hours plenary), I hope someone take the minutes, so hopefully
could be posted on the CS website, I saw someone form the secretariat taking
notes.I as the co-chairperson highly appreciate the cooperation of all the
participants and their patience, and be happy to receive comments of how
running these kind of meeting in future better.

3-We also been given a speaking slot on the last hour of the governments
negotiations, we read out the CS open letter to president with some minor
modification to match with their decision on  having another prepcom (4) on
10-14 November and ensuring our presence, which a CSB member from multi
stakeholders read it.

4-The governments last minutes were complete mess I believe, as they could
agree not on the main documents and they will discuss them again in prepcom
4, if there be any funds for it!! I think the monitoring team could update
us, I was there till 9:30 PM , till the last minutes.

5-We should thank Alain Clerc and Mr.Samasekou to giving this opportunity to
us to read out letter.

6-Regarding the point that been raised on our press release that our tone is
not very strong, I should remind you all that the press release was
carefully discussed in the plenary and then read in the joint CT and CS
plenary, they approved it and we believe is the right tone for the time
being, in the press conference I clearly mentioned that some governments are
against the presence of the  CS in the working groups and the chair doesn't
have any other choice, even many other governments are supporting us, so its
mainly a political problem that should be addressed in  a political way, not
making a radical action, which maybe needed but in another time.

7-On the matter of fellowships the deadline is 15 October , so be fast on
posting your applications, I am just waiting that Angela from Asia inform us
on the database setup and how we will do it, it needs to be discussed with
CS secretariat and Asia family.

8-please be cautious with emailing as we are receiving 40-50 emails per half
day! so please do not just email anything you think, Karen Banks is trying
to setup procedure for emailing and website, please contact her (just her!)
if you have any ideas or you could help, it was discussed in the CSP and
already requested.
Just to remind you, content issues just should be emailed to CT listserver
and plenary issues to the plenary listserver, and Bureau issues to the
respective listserver, so don't mix these issues and emails, please take
into account these points otherwise the listserver will be useless and
unmanageable.

9- I don't know who take the minutes of the last CSB meeting on Friday,
maybe NGOs could prepare a draft and email it to us, also as I remember we
ask to have rotating chairs for the bureau in the summit, so we should thank
the prepcom 3 chairs for their hard work (NGOs, think tanks).

10- CS plenary approved to have  a meeting one day before summit, so try to
arrange your plans to be there on time. secretariat has the takes to arrange
a proper room hopefully with translation.


sorry its a bit late and i couldnt concentrate better!  11:54 pm Geneva.

Thanks for reading this long email, I will try to send other info, for the
time being I just want to update you and avoiding any repeating questions
and emails, This time I am sending this email to all addresses as it covers
different issues. Nice meeting you all and really enjoy working with you.


With Regards

Amir Barmaki

West Asia Focal point in the CSB









----- Original Message -----
From: "Hiroshi Kawamura" <hkawa@attglobal.net>
To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: final version, press release, this is the one


> Dear Beatriz:
>
> Haven't you received my previous protest and proposal on behalf of the
> Disability Caucus?
> Was it rejected or unreached by accident?
> It is very serious for 600,000,000 people with disabilities.
> Civil Society should not be behind the current draft Declaration of
> Principles in terms of sensitivity on disability.
>
> Best regardes
>
> Hiroshi Kawamura
> CS Disability Focal Point
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beatriz Busaniche" <busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar>
> To: <bureau@geneva2003.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 10:20 AM
> Subject: final version, press release, this is the one
>
>
> > this is the final version, ignore the other one, please.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > --
> > Beatriz Busaniche
> > busaniche@caminandoutopias.org.ar
> > www.caminandoutopias.org.ar
> >
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