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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=175281907-14022006>Also,
this document has been around for quite a long time (Jan. 4 according to
the website)... My understanding was that there was a new document about to be
circulated... </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=175281907-14022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=175281907-14022006>Anyone
know anything of this...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=175281907-14022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=175281907-14022006>MG</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Ann-Kristin Håkansson<BR><B>Sent:</B> February 14, 2006 2:01
PM<BR><B>To:</B> plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Sv: [WSIS CS-Plenary]
Consultations towards the establishment of the Global
Alliance<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>One day is a bit tight, don´t you think?</P>
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<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>.
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<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>
<P class=MsoNormal><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><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>
<P class=MsoNormal><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">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>
<P class=MsoNormal><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><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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
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">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>
<P class=MsoNormal><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><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>
<P class=MsoNormal><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><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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<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"><U1:PLACE
u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><u3:country-region
u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter"
u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><u3:place
u1:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:endInsAuthor="Inter"
u1:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u1:insAuthor="Inter"><ns0:place
w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><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:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION
u2:st="on"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"
w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"></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:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" 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:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><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
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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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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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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:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><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:insAuthor="Inter" w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Inter"
w:insDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Inter"
w:endInsDate="2006-02-13T18:12:00Z"><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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