<P>Dear CS members </P>
<P>I fully and strongly support Djilali's opinion and statement on the stream of self-defined "CS statements" in a number of sensitive domains. If this is to continue, CS will beak-up I fear.</P>
<P>Jean-Louis Fullsack</P>
<P>CSDPTT<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 2px solid">> Message du 13/03/05 11:26<BR>> De : "djilali benamrane" <DBENAMRANE@YAHOO.COM><BR>> A : plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR>> Copie à : wsis-finance@yahoogroupes.fr<BR>> Objet : [wsis-finance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Alliance: Consultation<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Dear Rik, dear Karen, dear all,<BR>> My first impression is to stop to respond to any<BR>> sollicitation to take part to all initiatives... As<BR>> long as i am informed nobody give to any association<BR>> as important as it could be to debate and take<BR>> position on behalf of the Civile Society.<BR>> Alliances with the private sector, with the UN system,<BR>> or and with government couterpart in this<BR>> desequilibrated multipartnariat is going to put us in<BR>> difficult position...<BR>> Before any involvement in any proposal concerning the<BR>> WSIS follow up process must be discussed in deep<BR>> inside the CS famillies before having an official<BR>> position and an habilited porte parole.<BR>> It is so easy for the our partners to say "with<BR>> concertation and acceptation of the CS" in all cases<BR>> when they have discussed the issue with one person or<BR>> one association or NGO ! Perhaps is it a strategy in<BR>> certain CS componient... so we have to clarify<BR>> espaecially when we recently have suffured of such a<BR>> situation with the UN-TFFM, when the UNDP decided who<BR>> must represent the CS without any concertation with<BR>> thoses who are in charge with the issue within the CS.<BR>> All the best<BR>> <BR>> Chers Rik, Karen et les autres,<BR>> Ma première impression pour ne pas rester muet et être<BR>> considéré comme consentant c'est de conseiller qu'on<BR>> stope toutes discussions et prise de position au nom<BR>> de la société civile par telle ou telle honorable<BR>> grande association au nom de tout le monde.<BR>> Nous devrions avoir une position claire et concertée<BR>> de la société civile en son seil sur ces problèmes<BR>> d'importance et donner un mandat clair au porte parole<BR>> chargé d'entreprendre ou de finaliser les discussions<BR>> au nom de la société civile....<BR>> Si nous ne faisons pas cet effort de clarification il<BR>> ne faut nous étonner que tout un chacun peut nous<BR>> engager dans n'importe quel aventure et on passera<BR>> notre temps à corriger au lieu d'avancer. On a déjà<BR>> souffert récemment de pareille situation avec la Task<BR>> force onusienne sur les mécanismes de financement le<BR>> PNUD ayant décidé de qui devait représenter la société<BR>> civile sans consultation aucune avec les ayant droits<BR>> au chapitre. <BR>> Amitiés<BR>> Djilali <BR>> --- Rik Panganiban <RIKP@EARTHLINK.NET>wrote:<BR>> > Dear all,<BR>> > <BR>> > Here are my notes from a briefing with Saburland<BR>> > Khan last week in New <BR>> > York with CONGO on the Global Alliance:<BR>> > <BR>> > Saburland Khan, Director of the UN Division for<BR>> > ECOSOC Support and <BR>> > Coordination and head of the UN ICT Task Force,<BR>> > updated CONGO at its <BR>> > board meeting last week on the proposed "Global<BR>> > Alliance for ICT <BR>> > Development."<BR>> > <BR>> > Mr. Khan noted that the purpose of the Global<BR>> > Alliance would be to <BR>> > "integrate ICTs into the overall UN development<BR>> > agenda." So the <BR>> > alliance will bring together the WSIS implementation<BR>> > efforts with the <BR>> > Millennium Development Goals and the broader UN<BR>> > development agenda, as <BR>> > encompassed in the UN Millennium Declaration and the<BR>> > various UN <BR>> > conferences on women, sustainable development,<BR>> > population, social <BR>> > development, etc.<BR>> > <BR>> > I pressed him on the question of what would happen<BR>> > if the WSIS did not <BR>> > formally recognize the Global Alliance as the<BR>> > overall coordinating body <BR>> > for the WSIS follow-up and implementation process. I<BR>> > noted that there <BR>> > were other "contenders for the crown" including the<BR>> > ITU.<BR>> > <BR>> > Mr. Khan replied that the Global Alliance was not<BR>> > going to be <BR>> > primarily about WSIS follow-up, but had a much<BR>> > broader purpose and <BR>> > agenda.<BR>> > <BR>> > In terms of process, Mr. Khan reported that the<BR>> > idea of the Global <BR>> > Alliance was introduced at the last UN ICT Task<BR>> > Force meeting in <BR>> > Berlin, and was initially well received. At the WSIS<BR>> > Prepcom II there <BR>> > were consultations on the Global Alliance concept,<BR>> > with large <BR>> > participation by civil society, as well as the<BR>> > private sector and <BR>> > governments.<BR>> > <BR>> > Consultations will continue until mid-April with<BR>> > various stakeholders <BR>> > on the Global Alliance. At the next UN ICT Task<BR>> > Force meeting in April <BR>> > in Dublin, these consultations will be brought<BR>> > together.<BR>> > <BR>> > On 13 September they plan to hold a roundtable in<BR>> > New York on the <BR>> > Global Alliance, and then to formally launch the<BR>> > Alliance at the WSIS <BR>> > in November in Tunis.<BR>> > <BR>> > Rik Panganiban<BR>> > <BR>> > On Mar 10, 2005, at 4:52 PM, karen banks wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > > dear all,<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Some of you may recall the open meeting on the<BR>> > proposed 'Global <BR>> > > Alliance'.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Several delegates expressed concerns about the<BR>> > proposal, made concrete <BR>> > > suggestions, asked probing questions and were keen<BR>> > to have further <BR>> > > information.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The UNICT TF has created a space on it's website<BR>> > for feedback, <BR>> > > comments etc to the concept note<BR>> > > posting here for your info.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > If you have any difficulties with the website, or<BR>> > have any other <BR>> > > questions, i imagine Serge Kapto who works at the<BR>> > secretariat, would <BR>> > > be happy to field questions (kapto@un.org).<BR>> > ><BR>> > > karen<BR>> > ><BR>> > >> Dear colleagues,<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> During the Second Preparatory meeting (PrepCom2)<BR>> > of the WSIS, the Task<BR>> > >> Force recently launched a series of open<BR>> > consultations on the idea of <BR>> > >> a<BR>> > >> Global Alliance on ICT and Development. As part<BR>> > of this process, the<BR>> > >> Secretariat of the Task Force prepared a "Note on<BR>> > issues for <BR>> > >> stakeholders<BR>> > >> consideration". We encourage you, members of the<BR>> > Task Force Working <BR>> > >> Groups<BR>> > >> and Regional Nodes, to take part in these<BR>> > consultations by reviewing <BR>> > >> the<BR>> > >> above mentioned note which you can find at<BR>> > >><BR>> ><BR>> http://www.unicttaskforce.org/perl/documents.pl?id=1443<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> A space has been provided on the website through<BR>> > the link above to <BR>> > >> allow<BR>> > >> posting of your comments/concerns/suggestions.<BR>> > Please let us know <BR>> > >> what you<BR>> > >> think.<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> Best regards,<BR>> > >> Secretariat of the UN ICT Task Force<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ===============================================<BR>> > RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator<BR>> > Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with<BR>> > the United Nations <BR>> > (CONGO)<BR>> > web: http://www.ngocongo.org<BR>> > email: rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org<BR>> > mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524<BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> Djilali Benamrane : dbenamrane@yahoo.com<BR>> Tel/fax : (227) 75 35 09 BP 11207 - Niamey - Niger<BR>> Tél/Fax : (331) 01 45 39 77 02 Paris - France<BR>> Page web sur le SMSI (mecanismes de financement) : en cours de construction <BR>> Page web sur l'Afrique et la globalisation : http://www.multimania.com/djilalibenamrane/<BR>> Groupe de discussion: http://www.egroups.com/list/afriqueglobalization<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> __________________________________ <BR>> Do you Yahoo!? <BR>> Yahoo! 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