<DIV>I couldn't agree more!</DIV>
<DIV>Titi Akinsanmi<BR><BR><B><I>Kenan Jarboe <kpjarboe@athenaalliance.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Sean -- thanks for sending this out. I think risk-averse is a good way of <BR>characterizing not just this document, but the entire summit process. At <BR>least the EU document seems to acknowledge that the focus of the meeting is <BR>on the Information Society -- and not narrowly on the technology. Based on <BR>my read of the various documents, it seems to me that the title of the <BR>meeting should be the World Summit on Information Technology Infrastructure.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>At 04:03 AM 6/23/2003, you wrote:<BR>>Attached find the EU Contribution to the Draft Action Plan.<BR>><BR>>This appears to be a risk-averse document, with very little of interest. e.g.<BR>><BR>>- on open-source, the uses the word of 'encourage' not 'promote', which is <BR>>almost the US line; no mention of free software;<BR>>- on public domain, there is no talk of expanding only 'policy guidel
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<BR>>for development and promotion'<BR>>- on intellectual property rights, there is talk of the 'actions should be <BR>>taken towards the protection of rights of creators' ... 'with special <BR>>attention to the fair balance ... ' . Action is what matters here.<BR>>- on investment, the role of the public sector is to pay 'in those regions <BR>>which are not yet sufficiently attractive for private investments' at the <BR>>same time as ensuring a 'conducive environment' for the private <BR>>sector i.e. the poor can wait, but let us not let anything get in the way <BR>>of profits.<BR>><BR>>At first read, this is a disappointing document.<BR>><BR>>Sean<BR>><BR>>___________________________________________________<BR>>Seán Ó Siochrú Central office: tel: +353 1 473 0599 fax: +353 1 473 0597<BR>>NEXUS Research Mobile: +353 87 20 48 150<BR>>14 Eaton Brae Direct office tel: +353 1 272 0739 fax: +353 1 272 0034<BR>>Shankill<BR>&g
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