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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Rik,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>gratefully,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>conchita</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rikp@earthlink.net href="mailto:rikp@earthlink.net">Rik
Panganiban</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=plenary@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WSIS CS-Plenary] Report on
Sub-committee B, 1500-1800</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><B>World
Summit on the Information Society </B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><B>Prepcom
III</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN><B>Sub-committee B</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><B>29
September 2005</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><B>1500-1800
hours</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN><B></B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN><B>Notes by
Rik Panganiban</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN><B></B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Sub-committee B continues negotiation on new
political chapeau, based on WSIS-II/PC-3/DT/12. [Not available online
yet.]<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Paras 1A-1B<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Cuba and Norway still leading
negotiations<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 5A<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Sub-committee B begins w Para
5A<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Ghana<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Proposes to lead negotiations on combining
5A-G<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>On 5A-5G: Should have a short political
chapeau.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Freedom of expression
and media issues already dealt with in Geneva doc, which was hard fought
text.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We propose elimination
because they re-open contentious issues.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Ghana<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Delete 5A-G<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Cuba<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We will lead negotiations on
5A-G<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 8A<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US submits text<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>El Salvador adds “fully respecting human
rights”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Honduras inserts
“development”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Taken in brackets<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 9<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We prefer Alt9<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>NZ<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We will coordinate work on this
para.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 9A “open source”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Add “in ways that combine the advantages of all
models” to “principally”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Brazil<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We support including this in brackets. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 9B<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Australia<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Move to operational part<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>UK<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Delete<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Belarus<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>This text comes from a conference we had.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Let’s talk about this
bilaterally.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We have suggestions on
this.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 10A<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11B “equitable multilateral trading
system”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Has new text<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11C<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Brazil will coordinate new
text<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US has alternative language<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>New US text: ”We recognize that the use of local
languages in ICTs promotes inclusion of all people in the information society,
enhances cultural diversity, and contributes to
development.”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11E “financial resources”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US, Australia, NZ and UK<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>This is a resource issue.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Should be in<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>operational part not
here.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>El Salvador, Honduras, Algeria, Cuba,
Egypt<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We need some references to mobilizing resources in
the chapeau<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Iran<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Propose texts from millennium outcome
document<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Canada proposes new text.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11F “public and private investment”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Australia<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>This para summarizes our debates on private sector
and public sector investment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We
should go back to Geneva language.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11J “child helplines”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>US, UK<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Too detailed for political chapeau.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Move to operational part in part
7.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Chair<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>We really need to have some text on protecting
children. Perhaps can the NGO that proposed this please bring this text back
to us.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will move this
operational part.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>UK and Canada will be happy to work on this to make
it in line with Geneva language.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 11K<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Japan<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>“We reaffirm our desire to build ICT networks and
develop applications, in partnership with the private sector and civil
society, based on open or interoperable standards that are affordable and
accessible to all, available anywhere and anytime, to anyone and on any
device, leading to a [ubuquitous networked society.]”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><B>para 11L</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Ghana<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>This para is important to
us.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>UK<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Reformulates: “We note the potential of ICTs and
encourage their use in identifiying conflict situations through early-warning
systems, preventing them, and promoting their peaceful resolution, mitigating
their consequences, protecting civilians, facilitating peacekeeping missions,
and post-conflict reconstruction towards free, open, inclusive and just
societies.”<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Some opposition, so in negotiation
still.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<H1><SPAN>Para 12A<O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Chair<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>At 6:10pm we will come back here and start general
discussion on paper related to mechanisms.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We have tried to incorporate different
inputs that were made.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Then we continue on Chapters 1 and 4 tonight,
without interpretation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will
finish our work today.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV>
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size=3>===============================================</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Arial" face=Arial size=3>RIK
PANGANIBAN <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>Communications Coordinator</FONT></P>
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