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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 Sari,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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 lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The version of the CS statement
we have distributed during the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>
briefing was the version Draft V3.1, from November 30<sup>th</sup>, the one we
use to do the translation into Spanish and French. This was not the final
version but a Draft as mentioned on the copies we have distributed. Ralf is waiting
for comments from Spanish and French speakers to release the final version. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hope these clarifies
your concern<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
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 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=ES-MX style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Alejandra
Mendoza León<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>11, Avenue de <st1:PersonName ProductID="la Paix" w:st="on">la Paix</st1:PersonName><br>
CH-1202 Geneva<br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>E-mail:<u>wsis@ngocongo.org </u> <br>
Website: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/"
title="http://www.ngocongo.org"><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:navy'><span title="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</span></span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font color=navy><span lang=EN-GB
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size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>) is an
international, membership association that facilitates the participation of
NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s major
objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's
governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global concern. </span>For
more information see our website at <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/"
target="_blank" title="http://www.ngocongo.org/"><font size=2 color=navy><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'>www.ngocongo.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></font></b></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'>De :</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'>De la part
de</span></b> Incomindios<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> vendredi, 9.
décembre 2005 12:20<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">plenary@wsis-cs.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS
Statement</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 Ralph,<br>
<br>
I attended the Congo WSIS-briefing on 7th December. They were distributing a <br>
new (?) version of the CS statement there. In this new version the
Cultural Diversity Caucus contribution was still the old (and wrong) one. Below
you'll find the one meant to be in the final CS statement. The Indigenous <br>
Caucus contribution was also the wrong one...<br>
<br>
The WSIS process has failed to introduce cultural and linguistic <br>
diversity as a cross-cutting issue in the information society. The information <br>
society and its core elements - knowledge, information, communication and the<br>
information and communication technologies (ICT) together with related <br>
rules and standards - are cultural concepts and expressions. Accordingly,<br>
culturally defined approaches, protocols, proceedings and obligations <br>
have to be respected and culturally appropriate applications developed and<br>
promoted.<br>
<br>
In order to foster and promote cultural diversity and enable the<br>
preservation and development of cultures in the information society, <br>
it is imperative to support cultural communities to create local content
in <br>
their own local and indigenous languages and on their own terms. Only by <br>
allowing these diverse voices to develop a presence and be heard, will the<br>
predominance of information, knowledge, perceptions and existing <br>
approaches to development and unique cultures, by over developed nations,
be<br>
corrected. Development of culturally appropriate elements of the <br>
Information Society must involve strong participation of all cultural
communities.<br>
<br>
Thank you!<br>
<br>
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'>Sari</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
Cultural Diversity Caucus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>INCOMINDIOS SCHWEIZ<br>
Beraterstatus als NGO beim Wirtschafts- und Sozialrat (ECOSOC) der Vereinten
Nationen</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Tel./Fax: 044 383 03 35<br>
<a href="mailto:mail@incomindios.ch">mail@incomindios.ch</a><br>
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