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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ciao to all and apologies for not having been active
on the list after prepcomII (just struggling with professional commitments). I would
like to thank Ralf for his contribution on multi-stakeholderism which is a very
useful update on discussions that are developing within the CS sector, while
introducing some issues that deserve being further reflected upon. I have a few
comments and a couple of suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Research we conducted after Geneva on documents has
shown that even within civil society org there are quite different
understanding of processes, actors and respective involvement (Continuum, vol
18 n. 3). This is normal and diversity can be constructive, but it is also
important to be kept in mind: for some governance is mainly a national matter,
for others governments still have to play a central role; the multi-level
dimension is clearly crucial to local authorities; governments are interested
in procedural aspects while the CS alternative declaration clearly focused in
the "quality" of multi-actor involvement. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>In this sense I support Wolfgang and Rikke's comments
and would suggest that, alongside with a CS effort to develop own stocktaking
exercise according to its own standards, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>we
could also develop a reflection on standards about multi-stakeholder processes</span></b>.
A good starting point in this sense is offered by Hemmati's and others' work
within the earthsummit process. On <a href="http://www.earthsummit2002.org/msp">http://www.earthsummit2002.org/msp</a>
you find a synthesis of such efforts in terms of MSP goals, terminology,
different types of MSPs and values base (among which effectiveness, equity and
transparency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Maybe a discussion within this group (or the working
method WG) could start by identifying key words concerning civil society
involvement in processes and clarify them, in order to have a shared
understanding that would allow us to be more effective in our future actions;
to then develop a framework that would reflect our interest in being involved
while indicating concrete proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I also suggest that since some of us have been
reflecting and writing about these aspects, it would be good to have a space,
maybe on the worldsummit.2005 site, where these contributions could be made
available to all and the public, together with reports from different events
that have been organized and reference to initiatives that are being developed
around the multi-stakeholder issue. This would contribute in reducing the
existing fragmentation while fostering the discussion in order to be able to
develop concrete proposals for the follow ups to WSIS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I would be interested in this and willing to
cooperate. Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>claudia<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----Messaggio originale-----<br>
Da: plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plen</span>ary-admin@wsis-cs.org] Per
conto di Ralf Bendrath<br>
Inviato: mercoledì 30 marzo 2005 5.56<br>
A: wsis-cs-plenary<br>
Oggetto: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society and the Multi-Stakeholderism<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>following up on the recent discussions about our take on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>multi-stakeholderism (ranging from the CS press release, the CS-PS <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>statement, and the stocktaking database to the Global Alliance <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>discussions), I have just published a lenghty piece on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>multi-stakeholderism in the WSIS context at www.worldsummit2005.org.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I have tried to give a rough summary of the points raised and also
relate <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>it to larger developments and possible roads ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Have fun!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Best, Ralf<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Civil Society and the Multi-Stakeholderism<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Discussion emerging about opportunities and strange bedfellows<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>29 March 2005. Civil Society involved in WSIS has finally started to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>discuss the strategic and political implications of multi-stakeholder <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>processes like the World Summit on the Information Society. Besides the
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>usual “we have to be involved if we have the chance”, there
is a lot of <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>scepticism, but not yet a full understanding of how to use these new <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>structures in global governance. More...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>http://www.worldsummit2005.org/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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