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<FONT FACE="Verdana">Dear Wal<BR>
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I completely agree that we have not given much airtime to the important matters of evaluation and research around impact of WSIS outcomes. This is for obvious reasons related to the political process and negotiations in the WSIS context which have been all consuming and remain unresolved. There is still no agreement on a digital solidarity fund or deployment of existing funds. <BR>
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None the less we do need to address a form of measurement of results of the WSIS process. There is the obvious period of measurement between phases of the Summit. There is some good base line data for Africa held in the UN Economic Commission for Africa. I imagine that it exists for other regions but we need to develop a co-ordinated strategy.<BR>
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A lot of people will be extremely busy at the Summit, myself included, but in principle I express my interest in touching base on this idea.<BR>
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Tracey Naughton<BR>
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Tracey Naughton<BR>
WSIS Partnership Manager (Southern Africa)<BR>
Chair Civil Society Media Caucus<BR>
201 Somerset Hall<BR>
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