[WSIS CS-Plenary] GAID StratCouncil and Forum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 - 20 May 2008

[Ezendu Ariwa]

Dear  Philippe

Thanks and well done for all your good work

Kindly let me know of any funding available for the scheme so I may
prepare a proposal

Ezendu
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> Dear all,
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>
> This is a brief up date of the preparations to the next meetings of the
> GAID
> Strategy Council meeting and its Annual Forum to take place on 18-20 May
> 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.
>
>
>
> As you noticed, the 6 substantive sessions of the annual Forum, taking
> place
> in conjunction with the WCIT 2008, will focus on the two themes of Access
> and Connectivity and Innovative Funding for ICT4D (the tentative
> sub-themes
> of the substantive panels are indicated in the attached preliminary
> program). Two experts groups started to work on line on those two issues;
> draft outlines and concept papers will be circulated shortly – it would be
> possible to provide comments at that stage.
>
>
>
> It is expected that the Access and connectivity cluster would feed into
> the
> ITU Summit on Connect Asia, while the ICT4D Funding cluster would feed
> into
> the Follow up Conference on Financing for Development (Doha, 29 November -
> 2
> December 2008).
>
>
>
> Other issues:
>
>
>
> -          In the follow up to the GAID Forum on Youth and ICTs (September
> 2007, Geneva), note that a Committee of e-Leaders for ICT and Youth might
> be
> established within GAID. More information coming soon, but some of the
> listserv members might be interested by this initiative.
>
>
>
> -          The renewed list of GAID structure membership is going to be
> circulated in a few days. The new membership has been proposed after
> extensive consultations to the UN SG and is now on his table for approval.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Ph
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>
>
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> De : plenary-bounces at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-bounces at wsis-cs.org] De
> la
> part de CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam
> Envoyé : mercredi, 20. février 2008 17:27
> À : plenary at wsis-cs.org; governance at lists.cpsr.org; gov at wsis-gov.org
> Cc : 'CONGO - Philippe Dam'
> Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: [gaid-discuss] Please save the
> date:UNDESA-GAID, Annual Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,18 - 20 May 2008
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Find below a recent message from the GAID Secretariat regarding the
> preparations of the next GAID Global Forum on Access and Connectivity; and
> innovative Funding Mechanism, to be organised in conjunction with the next
> meetings of the GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee (18-20 May
> 2008). This will also be held in conjunction with the 2008 World Congress
> on
> Information Technology.
>
>
>
> Preparations are under way on the basis of the outcomes of the September
> 2007 Steering Committee meeting (summary available here
> <http://www.un-gaid.org/fr/node/1005> ).
>
>
>
> Note that the designation by the UN Secretary General of the new
> membership
> of the GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee will be announced
> shortly and that this new membership after rotation will take office in
> April 2008.
>
>
>
> Bets regards,
>
>
>
> Philippe Dam
> CONGO - Information Society &
> Human Rights Coordinator
> 11, Avenue de la Paix
> CH-1202 Geneva
> Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> E-mail:  <mailto:wphilippe.dam at ngocongo.org> philippe.dam at ngocongo.org
> Website:  <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org> www.ngocongo.org
>
>   _____
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> De : discuss-bounces at un-gaid.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at un-gaid.org] De
> la
> part de Sarbuland Khan
> Envoyi : jeudi, 14. fivrier 2008 22:37
> @ : discuss at un-gaid.org
> Objet : [gaid-discuss] Please save the date: UNDESA-GAID, Annual Meeting,
> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 ? 20 May 2008
>
>
>
>
> Dear Colleageues,
>
>         The Global Alliance for ICT and Development of the United Nations
> Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA-GAID) is a global
> multi-stakeholder partnership programme, with the objective to mobilize
> the
> human, financial and technical resources required to bridge major gaps in
> information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure, services
> and
> applications across the world.
>
>         The UNDESA-GAID Annual Meeting, to be held in Kuala Lumpur,
> Malaysia, from 18 – 20 May, 2008, aims to bring together partners to help
> implement a number of ICT projects of significant, catalyzing impact on
> the
> development of ICT, infrastructure, services and applications. This year’s
> Annual Meeting will also focus on issues of access and connectivity,
> particularly for the Asian and Island States, as well as the innovative
> funding mechanism for the implementation of ICT, infrastructure, services
> and applications.
>
> Global Forum on Access and Connectivity; and innovative Funding Mechanism
>
> The UNDESA-GAID Annual Meeting will bring together the International
> Telecommunication Union, the World Bank and GAID, in partnership with the
> Islamic Development Bank, the United Nations Economic and Social
> Commission
> for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and experts from civil societies,
> academia
> and other regional and international organizations.
>
> This collaborative effort seeks to involve various stakeholders active in
> the region, with the aim of supporting affordable connectivity,
> applications
> and services to stimulate economic growth, employment and development
> throughout the region. By having this meeting, partners will build on the
> progress of countries, which have established an attractive ICT policy and
> regulatory environment to accommodate the private sector investment
> required
> for sustainable network build-out, capacity roll-out and business
> innovations. These projects will, in turn, trigger a cycle of further
> investment and development.
>
> The Global Forum on Access and Connectivity; and Innovative Funding
> Mechanism will have a practical, results-oriented format, including
> interactive, multi-stakeholder panel discussions, partnership
> announcements,
> as well as opportunities for participants to showcase their ICT
> development
> projects to potential partners and donors. The Forum will also provide an
> excellent networking platform for leaders from the public, private and
> financial sectors to meet and forge new partnerships for the future.
>
> Participants at the Forum will examine key success factors for ICT
> investment and development and identify areas for collaboration to:
> 7        expand broadband backbone infrastructure and access networks,
> using
> innovative business and financing models, such as infrastructure-sharing
> and
> demand aggregation among local and regional institutions. This new
> infrastructure investment includes national and regional interconnectivity
> initiatives, such as Internet exchange points and rural connectivity
> projects;
> 7        enhance workforce training to support employment and growth in
> the
> ICT sector and the overall economy;
> 7        stimulate the development of locally-relevant ICT content,
> applications and services;  and
> 7        broaden efforts to develop an enabling policy and regulatory
> environment for investment, including harmonization across regions and
> sub-regions.
>
> New and refurbished PCs
>
> There will also be a meeting in Kuala Lumpur, which will address the
> initiative being developed under the GAID umbrella of providing 500,000
> new
> and refurbished computers for 10,000 schools, catering for 35 million
> students by the year 2012. At the recent International Consumer
> Electronics
> Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, GAID and CES jointly organized the
> Technology and Emerging Countries Brainstorming dialogue. We noted that
> there was tremendous goodwill and willingness to collaborate from all
> parties present. The supplying parties agreed and were willing to work
> with
> the United Nations, through GAID, in a coordinated fashion, to scale up
> the
> supply of new and refurbished computers and ensure that the targets are
> reached. The demand side representatives responded and reiterated their
> willingness and desire to accept the computers. They agreed to work out
> the
> details and to put in place a structure and framework that is consistent
> in
> the receiving end at their respective countries.
>
> A concept note is currently being prepared and will be presented to the
> Strategy Council and Steering Committee of the GAID in Kuala Lumpur. It is
> expected that a pilot project with a committed multi-stakeholder approach
> will be developed and be rolled out in the four pilot countries before the
> end of 2008.
>
> Private-Public Partnership
>
> Recognizing the significance of the private-public partnership in the
> areas
> of ICT, we are pleased to inform you that Malaysia, representing the Asian
> continent, will also host the 2008 World Congress on Information
> Technology
> (WCIT) during that period in Kuala Lumpur. These two meetings, the United
> Nations Annual GAID Meeting and the WCIT Meeting will bring the
> possibility
> of Member States interacting with more than 70 information technology (IT)
> industry associations that represent over 90 PER CENT Of the world's IT
> market, together with civil societies, academia and other experts that
> will
> provide the crucial cross-cutting and partnership link between ICT,
> business, policy and society, and discussing and influencing global
> challenges, such as healthcare, education, digital divide, privacy and
> security.
>
> The Kuala Lumpur meeting will hear from some of today’s greatest minds on
> how ICT can be used to enable businesses by enhancing competitiveness,
> enrich economies by enhancing capacity to create and adopt new
> technologies,
> and particularly, to empower societies via access to information and
> knowledge acquisition.
>
> At the Kuala Lumpur meeting, we are inviting all Flagship Partnership
> Initiatives (FPIs) and Communities Of Expertise (COEs) to showcase and
> share
> their activities, plans and best practices with all other FPIs, COEs,
> High-level Panel of Advisors, Champions Network, Regional Networks, the
> Strategy Council and the Steering Committee members. You are invited to
> bring your literatures, brochures and other relevant materials to be
> distributed during the meetings. The High-level Panel of Advisors and the
> Regional Networks are also invited to undertake preparatory online
> discussions and bring their respective and regional perspectives to the
> discussions in Kuala Lumpur.
>
>          Please find attached the tentative programme for the Annual GAID
> Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. We look forward to your personal commitment and
> active participation at the meetings. Kindly refer to our website,
> http://www.un-gaid.org, for more information pertaining to the meetings.
>
>
> With my best regards,
>
> Sincerely,
>
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Ezendu Ariwa
Senior Lecturer - Strategic Information Systems
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan Business School
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