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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ciao to all. I really
wish I could have stayed in geneva longer and participated in the “Global
alliance” meeting today. I am very interested and concerned about follow ups as
this is also where we should test if WSIS has actually meant any kind of “sustainable
innovation” in ICT governance. Looking forward for report(s)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Wish you all the best for
this week in Geneva<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Claudia padovani<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Da:</span></font></b><font
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plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Per </span></b></span></font><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>conto
di </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>William Drake<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Inviato:</span></b> domenica 20 febbraio 2005
19.12<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>A:</span></b> plenary@wsis-cs.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Oggetto:</span></b> RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
UNICT TF => Global Alliance => CS-PS dialogue</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks Rik for this reminder, especially since the meeting is not
listed on the WSIS side-event page <a
href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc2/parallel/index.html">http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc2/parallel/index.html</a>.
Perhaps it should be added that while the room is reserved for three hours, the
meeting has a pretty minimalist agenda and hence is likely to be
shorter---there will only be brief opening remarks, and then
discussion for as long as people want to talk. So anyone
thinking of popping in might want to shoot for the 10-11am range, or they could
arrive and find things are breaking up or even over.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Also on the subject of meetings not listed on the side-event page (not
my doing or preference), another reminder related to my original message
below. There will be a meeting on Wednesday 23rd from 13:00-15:00 in room
XXII on promoting dialogue between civil society and the private
sector. The agenda for this one is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>1. Procedural and institutional issues regarding the conduct of ICT
global policymaking, e.g. the importance of transparency, accountability and
inclusion (most notably, the participation of PS and CS actors):<br>
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a) within the context of WSIS<br>
b) within the broader global policy arena (e.g. ITU, OECD, etc...)<br>
<br>
2. Substantive issues where CS and the PS may have common or divergent
perspectives, separating:<br>
<br>
a) the "low hanging fruit," e.g. issues like freedom of speech and
open standards where some broad concordance of view is likely<br>
b) the more difficult issues where we probably disagree on some things, e.g.
trade and intellectual property.<br>
<br>
3. How CS and PS could build out a dialogue going forward, in particular making
sure that we don't get bogged down or locked into legacy dynamics from WSIS---the
need to look beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hope interested people will attend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>PS: Also, anyone interested in ICT4Peace is invited to <a
href="http://www.ict4peace.org/meeting_EN/">http://www.ict4peace.org/meeting_EN/</a> Tuesday
22nd, 12-1pm, room XI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Rik Panganiban<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 18, 2005
8:27 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> plenary@wsis-cs.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Governance<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
UNICT TF => Global Alliance (WSIS side meeting, Feb. 21)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Further to the message
from Bill Drake about the open consultation on the Global Alliance, on Monday
February 21, from 10:00-13:00 in Salle XXI, Palais des Nations.<br>
<br>
There is a background note posted on the UN ICT TF, which I reproduce below.<br>
<br>
Rik Panganiban<br>
CONGO<br>
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<b><?fontfamily><?param Arial><span style='font-weight:bold'><?flushboth>Global
Alliance for ICT Policy and Development<br>
Note on issues for stakeholder consideration<br>
</span></b><br>
<?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial>The UN Millennium Summit, the G8 Digital
Opportunity Task Force (DOT-Force), the UN ICT Task Force, the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS), and others, have launched a process of bringing
stakeholders from government, business and civil society together for global
policy debate on the Millennium Development Goals and ICT policy and
development. A truly effective and sustainable collaboration among the
principal stakeholders will be essential for follow up after the end of the
mandate of the UN ICT Task Force and the completion of MS + 5 and WSIS-Tunis in
2005 if the potential of ICT to promote development is to be effectively
harnessed.<br>
<br>
Indeed, recent discussions, including those within the context of the WSIS,
have reiterated the need to sustain and strengthen substantive dialogue in a
global, multi-stakeholder, open, inclusive and transparent manner. The concept
of an open global platform has also been raised within the UN ICT Task Force,
and the Secretary General of the United Nations, endorsing such a global
networking approach, has asked the Task Force to develop, in consultation with
all stakeholders, concrete proposals for a global alliance on ICT policy and
development.<br>
<br>
At this stage it is probably not feasible to outline the precise features of
any global alliance that may emerge. The note therefore does not reflect any
position of the UN ICT Task Force or its members but suggests some issues for
consideration and poses some questions to be asked all relevant stakeholders<br>
. <br>
In designing the concept and modalities of a global alliance issues and
questions will most likely center on the global context, the window of
opportunity, mission and value add, modus operandi, membership, governance, and
funding, and the relationship with MS+5, WSIS and the United Nations of any emerging
entity - all posed via rigorous critical analysis of prior experience and in
open consultation. <br>
<br>
Global Context – With the Millennium Project and the Millennium Summit + 5 the
international community will this year lend unprecedented focus to the issues
of poverty and security confronting the developing world, but many regions,
groups and economies are falling short of the internationally agreed
development goals<br>
<br>
If the Millennium Development Goals provide the compass, what policies and
changes are needed to unleash the ubiquitous, adaptable and increasingly cost
effective nature of ICTs to chart an accelerated course toward their
achievement by 2015?<br>
<br>
Window of opportunity – The coincidence of MS+5 and WSIS provides a unique and
virtuous opportunity to develop policy approaches, to identify bottlenecks and
gaps and build bridges, and to strengthen synergies and inter-linkages between
the ICT and the broader development community.<br>
<br>
Post-2005, how can an open and credible platform be created post-2005 to keep
ICT at the forefront of the global political and development agenda, avoiding a
damaging policy hiatus, and taking advantage of a truly catalytic opportunity
for achieving the MDGs?<br>
<br>
Mission and Value Add – Any kind of global alliance for ICT policy and
development must necessarily build upon previous initiatives and demonstrate
complementarity with and value added to existing efforts in addressing
substantive issues, drawing upon the outcomes of MS+5 and WSIS.<br>
<br>
Will the key to success for a global alliance lie in filling the need for an
open, global, multi-stakeholder platform, a “think tank” for cross-sector
policy debate on key cross-cutting issues related to ICT policy and
development? Should it offer a flexible framework for pre-consensus and inclusive
debate on policy issues difficult to discuss elsewhere, further strengthening
existing knowledge networks, as well as permitting a structured exchange of
experience about monitoring progress in programmes and plans of action emerging
from MS+5 and WSIS? What types of framework can be considered for a meaningful
dialogue among stakeholders on substantive policy issues?<br>
<br>
Modus operandi, membership, governance, funding – An ICT global alliance should
by its nature employ the revolutionary collaborative methods of the Internet
but also be an effective advocacy platform at the highest levels of policy
making. Membership of recent innovative global alliance models has been fully
open and transparent to multi-stakeholder participation. Meanwhile, any global alliance
must be adequately resourced from the time of its launch.<br>
<br>
Will the optimum mix for a global alliance be periodic high level and
face-to-face interaction supported by online means? Should openness and
transparency be its fundamental guiding principal? Would an appropriate and
equitable funding strategy be one based, for example, on the principle of
ability to pay? <br>
<br>
Relationship with MS+5, WSIS and the United Nations – It is strategically
important to align the MS+5 and WSIS output and a number of options are
currently under discussion for the follow-up mechanisms to both summits.
Meanwhile, a global alliance could be direct initiative of the United Nations
Secretary-General for an open, multi-stakeholder platform for ICT policy and
development within the declared timeframe of the Millennium Development Goals.<br>
<br>
What are the mechanisms and elements that can be identified to bring together
the ICT and broader development communities that can lead to an alignment of
interests in MS+5 and WSIS outputs? What should be the short, medium and
long-term relationship of a global alliance with the United Nations and its
member organizations? <br>
<br>
<?/fontfamily><?/flushboth><?fontfamily><?param Arial>Your input on these and
other relevant issues will be very much appreciated. Please address your
comments to [icttaskforce at un dot org]<br>
<br>
<?/fontfamily>On Feb 4, 2005, at 2:06 PM, William Drake wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Karen,<br>
<br>
(I'm having a problem posting to the governance list. Could you please<br>
forward this there?)<br>
<br>
The UNICT Task Force is considering a follow-up mechanism for when the TF's<br>
mandate has concluded. The idea under discussion is to launch an open,<br>
multistakeholder Global Alliance on ICT policy and development issues (there<br>
are various proposals on the name, unresolved). The secretariat held a<br>
small brainstorming meeting in New York a few weeks ago at which we<br>
developed various ideas on substance and modalities, and these and other<br>
inputs are to be discussed next by the TF bureau Feb 14.<br>
<br>
There will be an open consultation meeting on the global alliance concept<br>
during PrepCom 2. The session will be Monday 21, from 10:00-13:00, I'm told<br>
in in Salle XXI of the Palais (don't think it's on the website yet). Amb.<br>
Karklins has agreed to participate, and Mr. Ocampo may participate. Civil<br>
society people are very much encouraged to attend and weigh in on this.<br>
<br>
Separately, since the UNICT meeting in Berlin, there has been some<br>
discussion among a group of civil society and private sector people about<br>
the potential value of some ongoing dialogue between the two sides on global<br>
ICT policy matters in WSIS and beyond---clarifying areas of agreement and<br>
disagreement, etc. on substantive and procedural/institutional matters.<br>
This could be linked to the global alliance concept, or it could be a<br>
separate activity; it's an entirely fluid concept at present, which was part<br>
of why I suggested we might want to briefly address the general question of<br>
follow up mechanisms in the meeting on the 15th. Anyway, here too there's a<br>
need for an open consultation to see what people think. That is the lunch<br>
meeting currently penciled in for 23rd.<br>
<br>
Presumably, when both meetings are fully nailed down there will be formal<br>
announcements, but since everyone's schedules are filling up it's good to<br>
get these dates on the table now.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: karen banks [mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org]<br>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:00 PM<br>
To: Governance<br>
Subject: RE: [governance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: WGIG - Caucuses<br>
meeting?<br>
<br>
<br>
bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*A discussion of possible post-WGIG/WSIS institutional
reforms/additions<br>
that could address, on an open global multistakeholder basis, holistic<br>
approaches and the horizontal institutional issues. There will be a<br>
meeting, probably on the 21st, on the proposed Global Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>successor to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>the UNICT TF, and there are various other ideas floating around about<br>
reforms/new arrangements, the potential interrelationships of which are<br>
unclear. It might be useful to have at least a brief discussion on<br>
strategic orientations toward such initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
as we're trying to confirm dates of second meeting, can you<br>
clarify re the<br>
above? is this different to the informal meeting proposed by<br>
ayesha between<br>
CS and CCBI now penciled for lunch on 23rd? can you send more details - i<br>
don't see it in posts around the global alliance..<br>
<br>
karen<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator<br>
Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
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