<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><H1 align="center" style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">WSIS Resumed Prepcom III </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></H1><H2 style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Sub-Committee B </SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></H2><H2 style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">14 November 2005, 1900-2100 hours</SPAN></FONT> <O:P></O:P></H2><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;">Notes by Rik Panganiban, CONGO<O:P></O:P></P><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><H1><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Discussion on new Para 24 of DT26</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></H1><DIV class="MsoNormal">Proposed new text from Canada and Russia:</DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We invite UN agencies and other intergovernemntal organizations in line with UN GA reoslution 57/270B to facilitate activities among different stakeholders.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[We request the UN Secretary General to establish with the CEB a UN group on the Information Society, chaired by the ITU] and consisting of the relevant UN organs and organizations with the mandate to facilitate the implementation [, evaluation] and the followup of the WSIS.</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We further request the UN Secretary General to report to ECOSOC by June 2006, informing on the modalities of the interagency coordination of the implementation of WSIS decisions including recommendations on the follow-up process.</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We request ECOSOC through its Commission on Science on Technology and Development to oversee the systematic follow-up of the Geneva and Tunis outcome of the WSIS.</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We request ECOSOC at its substantive session of 2006 review the mandate, agenda and composition of the CSTD, including considerations of the strengthening of the Commission, including the multi-stakeholder approach.<O:P></O:P></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Canada, Australia, US, EU: Reference to ITU is too prescriptive. Don’t specify ITU.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Significant debate on CSTD role.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Supported by GRULAC, proposed by Chile.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>UK adds text “including the multi-stakeholder approach.” Norway, Saudi Arabia and Arab Group oppose CSTD role.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Our next and final meeting is tomorrow from 1200-1400.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">There will be an informal meeting facilitated by Iran and Norway on new Para 4 in DT12 and Para 11N in DT26 at 1100 hours in room M-2.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">There will be an informal meeting facilitated by Russia and Canada on Para 24 of DT26 at 1000 hours in Rm Sidi Boussaid.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><I> Please see </I><A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Prepcom3b/prepcom3reports.htm"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#141ADE"><I>http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Prepcom3b/prepcom3reports.htm</I></FONT></A><I> for reports from other meetings of Prepcom III.</I></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>===============================================</DIV><DIV>RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator</DIV><DIV>Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO) </DIV><DIV>web: <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">http://www.ngocongo.org</A></DIV><DIV>email: <A href="mailto:rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org">rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org</A></DIV><DIV>mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524 </DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>* Information on the WSIS at <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/wsis">http://www.ngocongo.org/wsis</A></DIV><DIV>* Submit NGO Events to <A href="http://www.ngoevents.org">http://www.ngoevents.org</A></DIV></SPAN></SPAN><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>