<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="text-align: center;"><B>WSIS Resumed Prepcom III </B></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><B>14 November, 1300-1600</B></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><B>Sub-Committee B (Follow-up and All Other Issues)</B></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;">Notes by Rik Panganiban, CONGO</P><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Negotiations resumed on remaining bracketed text.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>On “transfer of technology” Chair: Para 10 (DT26) – Delete “on preferential terms”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 20, 21 in Financing section (DOC7) – delete reference to “transfer of technology”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 20A (DOC7) add “on mutually agreed terms”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 32 on “digital solidarity agenda” (DT12)</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: add “where appropriate” to para after “developing countries”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Agreed</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 33 deleted</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para New 27B (Doc7) “social responsibility”</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: Delete new 27B from G77, take off brackets around Alt New 27B from UK with “social”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 4-5 (DT12)</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Norway and Ghana led negotiations on this text. We will continue consultations on para 11N.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 9 (DT12)</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Linked to Para 18, 19 in DT26</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Remove brackets around para 9</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Delete “along w the leading role of governments” in Para 18</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 19 delete brackets on “based on national experiences”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">EU: We don’t like language on “lead role of governments”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">US: We think that we lose an opportunity if we don’t use this summit to move beyond the narrow view of the role of the various stakeholders.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: I ask US and Egypt lead a small group to work on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 24 ( DT12) “Gender Equality in Information Society” – Agreed.</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Para 35 (DT26) “Information Society Day”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">US: Shouldn’t we ask the General Assembly to declare May 17 as World Information Society Day”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Agreed with this change.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Para 37 (DT12) “Commit to mobilize resources”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">“We recognize the need and we strive to mobilize resources”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: Let’s park this for now.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Para 11d and Alt D (DT26) “training for girls and women”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Proposal: Promoting effective training and education for girls and women, particularly in ICTs sciences and technology that motivates their full participation in the Information Society. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Canada: What about decision-making of women?</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Alt D agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 13 (DT26) on “child helplines”</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Australia: Prefer Alt 13 without text on “alternative resources”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Russian proposal: “We encourage countries, including all interested parties, to make available child help-lines taking into account the need for mobilization of appropriate resources. For this purpose, easy-to-remember numbers, accessible from all phones and free of charge, should be made available.”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Agreed to Russian proposal.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Paras 23-30B (DT26) “International level implementation”</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair : Canada and Russian Federation leading a group on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Canada: we are close to agreement. We have agreed that the annex stays. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: Ask Canada and Russia to keep working on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Para 31 (DT26) “ICT Indicators”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Remove brackets.</DIV>Para 31A-31C - Agreed<DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Finished consideration of bracketed texts.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Summary of DT 12 "Tunis Commitment”</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 3: parked.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 4-5 Norway and Iran working on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 8: The Tunis “compact”?</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 9: US and Egypt working on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 37: still parked.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Summary of Doc 7: financial mechanisms</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 20 and 20A – agreed. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Alt 27B from UK agreed</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Summary of DT26 on Implementation and Followup</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Chair: Let us call this “Tunis Agenda for Action” – Agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para new 7A deleted.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 10 agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 11 Alt D. Agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 13: agreed on text from Russia with alt 13.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 15 agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 23-30B: a group is working on this.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 31-31A-C: agreed</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Para 35: Agreed.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 37 (DT12) on “mobilizing resources”</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Pakistan: “we recognize the need for and strive to ..”</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">[stepped out for 20 minutes]</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Para 4 and 5 (DT12) on human rights</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Introduced new 4 and 5 from Norway, Iran and Ghana:</DIV><P class="MsoNormal">“We re-affirm paragraphs four (4), Five (5) and Fifty-five (55) of the Geneva Declaration of Principles, [and in furtherance of such recognize the freedom to generate, seek, receive and impart information, knowledge and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers.</P><P class="MsoNormal">a) We deem such rights increasingly key to development and to pluralistic, prosperous and socially stable societies; at the national, as well as international levels. </P><P class="MsoNormal">b) We thus commit ourselves to promote and protect the freedom of expression, including the media </P><P class="MsoNormal">c) We recall and recognize that the freedom of expression carries with it duties and responsibilities, in conformity with national legislation and consistent with international law.”</P><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Debate ensued on “in conformity with internatioanl law.” Entire text in brackets.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><B>Chair’s Summary of Status of Texts</B><DIV class="MsoNormal">Document 7 : text agreed. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">DT12: We are left with the following paras: clean up para 3, finish 4 and 5 and 11N. Para 9 led by US and Egypt. </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">DT 26: Para 11N being looked at. Para 18 and 19 linked to para 9 in DT12. Paras on follow-up mechamisn left.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Sub-committee B will resume meeting from 1900 – 2100 hours tonight.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The President of the Prepcom clarified the rest of the schedule for today:</DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>4-6pm Sub committee A</P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>7-9pm Sub committee B</P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>8:30-10pm Sub committee A</P><P class="MsoNormal"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><DIV class="MsoNormal"><I> Please see <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Prepcom3b/prepcom3reports.htm">http://www.ngocongo.org/ngomeet/WSIS/Prepcom3b/prepcom3reports.htm</A> for reports from other meetings of Prepcom III.</I></DIV><I><BR></I><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>