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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 2px solid">> Message du 13/03/05 19:07<BR>> De : "Jean-Louis FULLSACK" <JLFULLSACK@WANADOO.FR><BR>> A : wsis-finance@yahoogroupes.fr, plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR>> Copie à : wsis-finance@yahoogroupes.fr<BR>> Objet : Re: [wsis-finance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Alliance: Consultation<BR>> <BR>>
<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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