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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'>Thank you so much, Parminder,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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 style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Since this will be a very informal
consultation, I will flesh out some ideas about<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Consultation
and processes<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Participation
and resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Strengthening
the mandate of the Commission and will, if possible, use some of your
ideas<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Renata<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Parminder [mailto:parminder@itforchange.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> dimanche, 12. février
2006 13:41<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> wsis@ngocongo.org; '<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Renate Bloem</st1:PersonName>'; 'WSIS Plenary'; '<st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> - <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Philippe Dam</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> inputs for CSTD meeting </span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear Renate,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I thank you and your <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place> team once again for the great
work in continuing to bring all information about post-WSIS consultations to
us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hope I am no too late for requesting the following
inputs for your consideration for tomorrow’s CSTD meeting. Please see if
you could represent some of these points in your intervention. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The fact is that the use of CSTD for IS follow-up is
conceptually so flawed that it is difficult to decide on the right inputs. The
CSTD has an important existing mandate – of dealing with various S &
T (science and technology) issues especially with regard to development, and it
will be wrong to dilute or de-focus it. At the same time to view and conduct IS
follow-up from a narrow S & T perspective is very in-adequate at best, and
diversionary of the real issues at the worst. The big issues of IS public
policy lies in socio-political arena – whether they are about access to
information, public infrastructure, e-commerce or privacy and human rights. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So it is difficult to suggest that CSTD leaves its
existing S & T focus and take a wholly new IS kind of socio-political
orientation, and it is as difficult to go along with a technology-centric
IS follow-up process and mechanism. Under the circumstances we may only suggest
that;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The CSTD includes
the issue of looking into implications of emergence of an IS for
development in its mandate as a key issue. It needs to have specific
processes developed around this key issue, with allocation of the kind of
resources that this multifarious and society-wide issue demands.
This include regular public consultations, interfacing with various
other organizations on specific policy issues, presenting policy options,
bringing out reports etc<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=2 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It changes its
membership qualification – which at present specifically requires
that members ‘should possess the necessary qualifications and
professional or scientific knowledge’, which makes it more into an
expert body. Processes of IS follow-up should include non-technical
participation that brings the whole variety of sociopolitical issues
implicated in IS to the table. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=3 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It should, of
course, as suggested by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State></st1:place>
agenda, open itself to multi-stakeholder participation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=4 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All the above issue
will imply considerable strengthening of the CSTD, including much greater
budget support. This must be ensured. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(Another problem is that CSTD, under the UNCTAD
umbrella, has a disproportionate focus on implications of S & T in terms of
economic competitiveness, and pays much less attention to systemic implications
of S & T in various areas of social development. I would very much like
CSTD to be attached to UNDP instead, but I know this one is a long shot.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Warm regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Parminder <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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