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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Bertrand, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for this compilation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So, instead of heeding opposition to the
original changes proposed by the chair, the draft document is only going from
bad to worse. Some countries of the North, chiefly the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>, are able to
entirely dictate the terms. And the countries of the South whose interests are
most served by the global policy spaces that can be opened by an effective
follow-up of WSIS are mostly not assertive enough (except for some countries
like <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And the CS’s opinion is of
course completely discarded - though, it is worth noting that the organized
private sector’s views put forward by CCBI’s on the issue of
replacing ‘process’ by ‘outcomes’ in para 11 has come
in the new proposed draft. (through its support by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There is a single message in all these
changes – wrap up the WSIS and Information Society (IS) talk –
there is no need of global policy engagements on this issue – and let the
IS unfold on the terms of the market – read, organized private sector
- and other entrenched dominant interests – chiefly from the North.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So all mentions of ‘sustaining the
process’ …. and ‘continuous involvement’ etc are not
acceptable to these interests. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No real outcomes have been forthcoming
from the WSIS – whether from <st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City> or the
earlier discussions on financing in the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tunis</st1:place></st1:State>
phase – and any chance of having sustained new global IS policy spaces
are fast receding. In the circumstances, if the early few days at prepcom 3
show us that the new implementation text is going to go through, there
isn’t really much left for CS to associate with this process any further
(except for IG issues) . <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>CS may want to take a decision at this
stage on whether it wants to stay in or opt out of the negotiations around the
implementation issue. The first task that faces the CS representatives who will
attend prepcom 3 from Monday onwards is to develop a clear CS strategy on this
issue. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Taking a hard stance at this point on this
issue, and lobbying with some more sympathetic government delegations on it,
may still be the only chance even if we are seeking a minimal outcome on some implementation
mechanisms, and some real global policy spaces post-WSIS. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bertrand de La Chapelle<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 16, 2005
6:27 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">plenary@wsis-cs.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Revised
GFC draft : what are the modifications ?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></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'>The PrepCom President has transmitted for consideration at PrepCom3 a slightly
revised version of his input paper prepared for the 7th GFC meeting on Sept 6.
Modifications are hard to spot without really getting the two texts side by
side, but as you will see below, they all point in the same direction. To
facilitate discussion, I have outlined in the attached document the differences
between the two texts : the Sept 6 version and the more recent one, dated Sept
8). New or modified text is in bold, deleted text is crossed. Brief explanatory
comments in italic. <br>
<br>
In a nutshell, the main modifications are : <br>
<br>
- the transformation of
"the sustainability of the WSIS process" into "the
sustainability of progress towards the outcomes of WSIS" in para 11, <br>
<br>
- the systematic deletion of
the expression "full and effective" before any mention of the
participation of non-governmental stakeholders (para 12, 13 c, 29) ; <br>
<br>
- the introduction of a
reference to UNGA Resolution 57/270 B in para 14 B<br>
<br>
- the transformation of the
annual report on WSIS implementation requested from the UN SG into a mere
section of his general report to UNGA / ECOSOC (para 33) <br>
<br>
- the transformation in para 35
of the "continuous involvement of all stakeholders in policy discussions
after the Tunis Summit" into a mere "participation of all
stakeholders in policy discussions". <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'>Looking forward to discussing these points with you all during
PrepCom3. <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'>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'>Bertrand<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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