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<P>Ann-Kristin<BR><BR>----Ursprungligt meddelande----<BR>Från: wsis@iprolink.ch<BR>Datum: Feb 13, 2006 6:17:31 PM<BR>Till: plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR>Kopia: wsis@ngocongo.org, rbloem@ngocongo.org<BR>Ärende: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Consultations towards the establishment of the Global Alliance<BR><BR></P><COMMENT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is just to inform you that the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is looking for comments and inputs from a very wide range of ICT related entities in the perspective of the establishment of the <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Global Alliance on ICT and Development</SPAN></B>. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place> already outreached towards its membership for comments in this regard, but Renate was also asked this morning to circulate this information among civil society involved in the WSIS process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Based on the previous consultations and the document on </SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and elements of a Global <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place> for ICT and Development</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, available on-line at <A href="http://www.unicttf.org/perl/documents.pl?id=1579">http://www.unicttf.org/perl/documents.pl?id=1579</A>), there are still some core issues to be further discussed about the working methods and activities of the Global Alliance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have identified it within three clusters as follows:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1- Functioning modalities:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Which governance mechanism for the Global <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place>?</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2- </SPAN></FONT></B><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Activities:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Which priority issues and areas for action?</SPAN></FONT></I></B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3- NGO participation:</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How to fully buy in all constituencies?</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have been informed that DESA would like to see the reflection go further by the end of February. </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Your comments/ideas on the above would be very much appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place> had set up a deadline at 14 February for consultation among its membership. Therefore please respond as soon as possible </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <A title=mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</A></SPAN></B> or be directly in touch with the DESA staff.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philippe Dam<BR></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 /><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = ns0 /><ns0:country-region w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><?xml:namespace prefix = u3 /><u3:country-region u1:insAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z"><u3:place u1:insAuthor="Inter" u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter" u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">CONGO -</u3:place></u3:country-region> WSIS CS Secretariat <BR></SPAN></FONT></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></SPAN></FONT></B></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><ns0:country-region w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE>11, Avenue de <U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" ProductID="la Paix"></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><ns0:PersonName w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter" ns1:ProductID="la Paix"><FONT color=navy><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy">la Paix</SPAN></FONT></ns0:PersonName></U1:PERSONNAME></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>CH-1202 <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><ns0:City w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><FONT color=navy><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy">Geneva</SPAN></FONT></ns0:place></ns0:City></U1:CITY></U1:PLACE></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Tel: +41 22 301 1000<BR>Fax: +41 22 301 2000<BR>E-mail: </SPAN></FONT></B><A title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"><B><FONT title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN title=mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">wsis@ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></A><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Website: </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=http://www.ngocongo.org href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org"><FONT title=http://www.ngocongo.org color=navy><SPAN title=http://www.ngocongo.org><SPAN lang=FR style="COLOR: navy">www.ngocongo.org</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Conference of NGOs (<U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><ns0:country-region w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">CONGO</SPAN></FONT></st1:country-region></st1:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">) is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"></SPAN></FONT><ns0:country-region w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:insAuthor="Inter"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">CONGO</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">'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. For more information see our website at <A title=http://www.ngocongo.org/ href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target=_blank>www.ngocongo.org</A></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT color=red><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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