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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>please find below some useful links from ITU on the WTD
topics: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>World Telecommunication Day 2005 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><A
href="http://www.itu.int/newsroom/wtd/2005/">http://www.itu.int/newsroom/wtd/2005/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"World Telecommunication Day 2005 marks two important
anniversaries for ITU. It will be 140 years since we began helping the world
communicate. From the birth of the telegraph, through radio and television
broadcasting to satellite communications and the Internet, the work of ITU has
helped harness the power of science and technology to fulfill a basic human need
for communication. However, 20 years ago, we realized that not all people were
sharing in the social and economic benefits that telecommunications creates. In
1985 ITU released the landmark Maitland Report, known as the ‘Missing Link’,
which was the first to clearly identify the digital divide. Since its
publication, ITU has been working in earnest to bring the benefits of ICT to all
of humanity."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>ITU History </STRONG><A
href="http://www.itu.int/aboutitu/overview/history.html">http://www.itu.int/aboutitu/overview/history.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"On 17 May 1865, after two and a half months of arduous
negotiation, the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in
Paris by the 20 founding members, and the <I>International Telegraph
Union</I> (ITU) was established to facilitate subsequent amendments to
this initial agreement." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Landmarks</STRONG> <A
href="http://www.itu.int/aboutitu/overview/landmarks.html">http://www.itu.int/aboutitu/overview/landmarks.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Dr.Veaceslav Sidorenco</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Moldova, </FONT><FONT size=2>RENAM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.renam.md">www.renam.md</A></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=richardjordan@lycos.com href="mailto:richardjordan@lycos.com">richard
jordan</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> Saturday, November 26, 2005 4:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] How will
you celebrate World Information Society Day?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>[Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the
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message!<BR>_______________________________________<BR><BR>Hi, Robert and
anyone who REALLY is interested in some background -- certainly far from
comprehensive -- on World Telecommunication Day. There also exists a World
Television Day, although this history I would not go into now. World Internet
Day does not seem to exist. World Information Society Day does not technically
exist either.<BR><BR>World Telecommunication Day seems to have existed in 1966
to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the ITU, although I
currently find no UN General Assembly Resolution in any of the surrounding
years for such a Day. <BR><BR>The State of Qatar issued a set of 5 stamps for
this occasion in 1966. <BR><BR>Other research demonstates that the 18th
observance of the day was at least referred to in a speech in Nigeria by A.T.
Ayuba, the Minister of Communications of Nigeria, in 1986, although my
mathematics says that would have been the 20th World Telecommunication
Day.<BR><BR>So, how will I celebrate which day?????<BR><BR>Best regards,
Richard<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Robert Guerra" <<A
href="mailto:rguerra@lists.privaterra.org">rguerra@lists.privaterra.org</A>><BR>To:
<A href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A><BR>Subject: Re:
[WSIS CS-Plenary] How will you celebrate World Information Society
Day?<BR>Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:31:45 +0100<BR><BR>> <BR>> [Please
note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the <BR>> entire list.
Kindly use individual addresses for responses intended <BR>> for specific
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_______________________________________<BR>> <BR>> If I remember
correctly the call for a "world internet day" came <BR>> from the
government of Spain. It might be worth our while to learn <BR>> more
about the origins and aims of the proposal.<BR>> <BR>> From
memory, the initiative came from a series of consultations <BR>> done
with NGOs and other stakeholders last year in Spain. I can <BR>> try
to find out more and post the results asap.<BR>> <BR>>
regards,<BR>> <BR>> Robert<BR>> <BR>> --<BR>> Robert Guerra
<<A
href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</A>><BR>>
Managing Director, Privaterra <<A
href="http://www.privaterra.org">http://www.privaterra.org</A>><BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On 24-Nov-05, at 10:24 AM,
djilali benamrane wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > [Please note that by using
'REPLY', your response goes to the <BR>> > entire list. Kindly use
individual addresses for responses <BR>> > intended for specific
people]<BR>> ><BR>> > Click <A
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> _______________________________________<BR>> ><BR>> > Dear
all,<BR>> > Taking into consideration the Wolfgang's proposal<BR>>
> consisting of merging "world days" for ITU and<BR>> >
Information society could mean that we agree with the<BR>> > mandate and
the role played by ITU in the organization<BR>> > of the
Summit....<BR>> > I don't feel confortable with such a proposal....
The<BR>> > Civile society must be very carefulness and preparing<BR>>
> its point of view regarding the necessaire future big<BR>> > reform
of the UN system including ITU.<BR>> > Why celebrating world information
society day ? why<BR>> > not wait for more relevant result and prepare
World<BR>> > information and communication society day ?<BR>> >
All the best<BR>> > Djilali<BR>> > Je ne partage pas la
proposition consistant ? f?ter<BR>> > ensemble le jour anniversaire de
la cr?ation de l'UIT<BR>> > et celui de la societ? mondiale de
l'information.<BR>> > C'est trop d'honneur fait ? l'UIT et c'est
anticiper<BR>> > la r?forme profonde, imp?rative du syst?me onusien
y<BR>> > compris l'UIT.<BR>> > Pourquoi ne pas attendre d'autres
progr?s en mati?re<BR>> > d'information et surtout de communication pour
que la<BR>> > soci?t? civile soit fi?re de f?ter une journ?e<BR>>
> significative de l'information et de la communication<BR>> > et ce
n'est pas l'IUT dans son mandat actuel et dans<BR>> > ses tendances pro
op?rateurs priv?s qui nous aidera ?<BR>> > progresser...<BR>> >
Amiti?s<BR>> > Djilali<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >> will
be interlinked in the future? Or will it merge<BR>> ><BR>> > ---
Wolfgang Kleinw?chter<BR>> > <<A
href="mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de">wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de</A>><BR>>
> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> Dear list,<BR>> >><BR>>
>> May 17 is the "World Telecommunication Day"<BR>> >>
celebrated by ITU. The Day commemorates the signing<BR>> >> of the
Internetal Telegraph Convention in Paris in<BR>> >> 1865 which is
seen as the birthday of todays ITU.<BR>> >> Does anyone have an idea,
how the two "world days"<BR>> >> will be interlinked in the future?
Or will it merge?<BR>> >><BR>> >> Wolfgang<BR>>
>><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> ----Original
Message-----<BR>> >> From: <A
href="mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org">plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org</A> on
behalf of Rik<BR>> >> Panganiban<BR>> >> Sent: Wed
11/23/2005 7:09 PM<BR>> >> To: <A
href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</A><BR>> >>
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] How will you celebrate<BR>> >> World
Information Society Day?<BR>> >><BR>> >> Greetings
all,<BR>> >><BR>> >> Here's a less-serious take on the
recently<BR>> >> proclaimed "World<BR>> >> Information
Society Day" ala The Onion and David<BR>> >> Letterman.
Thanks<BR>> >> to David Weekly for the image.<BR>>
>><BR>> >> - Rik<BR>> >><BR>> >> ?<BR>>
>> Can also be downloaded from<BR>> >> <A
href="http://rikomatic.com/photos/wsistunis/">http://rikomatic.com/photos/wsistunis/</A><BR>>
>> infosocday<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<BR>>
>> Rik
Panganiban
email:<BR>> >> <A
href="mailto:rikp@earthlink.net">rikp@earthlink.net</A><BR>>
>> UN Reporting & Advocacy tel: (+1)
917-710-5524<BR>> >> Civil Society
Organizer web:<BR>> >> <A
href="http://rikomatic.com">http://rikomatic.com</A><BR>> >><BR>>
>> Submit NGO Events to <A
href="http://www.ngoevents.org">http://www.ngoevents.org</A><BR>>
>><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
> Djilali Benamrane : <A
href="mailto:dbenamrane@yahoo.com">dbenamrane@yahoo.com</A><BR>> >
Tel/fax : (227) 75 35 09 BP 11207 - Niamey - Niger<BR>> > T?l/Fax :
(331) 01 45 39 77 02 Paris - France<BR>> > Page web sur le Sommet
Mondial sur la Societe de l'Information <BR>> > (SMSI) (mecanismes
de financement) <A
href="http://www.wsis-finance.org">http://www.wsis-finance.org</A> et <BR>>
> groupe de discussion : <A
href="http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/">http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/</A><BR>>
> Page web sur l'Afrique et la globalisation : http:// <BR>> > <A
href="http://www.multimania.com/djilalibenamrane/">www.multimania.com/djilalibenamrane/</A><BR>>
> Groupe de discussion: <A
href="http://www.egroups.com/list/afriqueglobalization">http://www.egroups.com/list/afriqueglobalization</A><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >
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