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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Further to my previous post on the very next steps towards
the Global Alliance setting-up, I would like to bring some more clarification
about the on going process. I actually had a telephone conversation with
Sarbuland Khan today which ma<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>de</span></font>
things <font color=black><span style='color:black'>somewhat </span></font>clearer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Latest development<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The ‘small group’ for which Sarbuland Khan would
like to have some civil society participants as soon as possible will have
nothing to <font color=black><span style='color:black'>do</span></font> with
the Global Alliance Steering Committee. Indeed this ‘small group’
is rather an informal group of advisors to support and help UN-DESA develop a
business plan towards the establishment of the Global Alliance and its Strategy
Council, from now until next June. Participation in this informal advisory
group will therefore not at all automatically<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>include<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>or exclude membership into the future three
tier structures of the Global Alliance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As I wrote it on Monday to the Plenary list, UN DESA would
like to see that various components and concerns of civil society be
represented within this advisory grouping, in particular Youth, Gender,
Grassroots and<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>Outreach
components involved in the ICT4D framework. This is why I tried to accelerate
the process of setting up this informal small group by proposing names of those
who strongly expressed their interest in the Global Alliance over the past
weeks and<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>/or</span></font> who
represent CS groupings mentioned by Mr. Khan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Strategy Council /
Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As for the work and membership to the structures/organs of
the Global Alliance, Sarbuland Khan clarified that the Strategy Council will only
meet and start its work in Kuala Lumpur at the inaugural meeting of the Global
Alliance (19-20 June 2006). -<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>N</span></font>omination
of CS members to this main organ in charge of strategic guidance and priority
setting must therefore be finalised in this perspective. More details from UN
DESA are still needed before we start any more structured and transparent
nomination process. Note that the membership to the smaller Global Alliance
Steering Committee will emerge from the composition of the Strategy Council. <font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>Sarbuland Khan stressed over
and over again that the Global Alliance is open to all who will contribute to
the goals of the GA.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>More
information will probably also be given during the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City> meeting on the 15 May.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>On-line information</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lastly, I was informed that a time table of the next
developments will be set up on line very soon, provisionally on the UN ICT Task
Force (<a href="http://www.unicttf.org/">www.unicttf.org</a>) to give more
detail about the process between now and the inaugural Global Alliance meeting
in June. <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>See also
Press release dated 17 April on the site and circulated again today on various
lists.<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 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Renata<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><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=FR style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De :</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=FR 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> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Renate Bloem</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> lundi 17 avril 2006
22:32<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">CS
Plenary</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">bureau wsis</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc :</span></b> wsis@ngocongon.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary]
Process for the Global Alliance and letter from President of ECOSOC<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance :</span></b> Haute</span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Just returning from a short Easter break here some news: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I received
from Sarbuland Khan the request to come up by the end of this beginning week
(!!) with some four or five candidate names from CS to help with a Steering
Committee or whatever small group; names hopefully from Youth, Gender,
Grassroots and Outreach caucuses or components involved or directed towards
ICT4D to accelerate MDGs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please reread in this context
Sarbuland Khan’s letter circulated on 4 April. As we do not have yet a
portal and clear guidelines concerning the tiers structure for the Global
Alliance, I hope we can soon develop a similar process as in the IGF for the
establishment of a Strategy Council to assist the Global Alliance to come off
the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In the meantime, please propose your
ideas on above mentioned small group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To help in this process, and without
having contacted yet anybody:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>CONGO</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> would/could
propose: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Titi Akinsanmi<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Karen Banks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Michael Gurstein<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Parminder (if he is not serving on
the IGF)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>CONGO</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (to help with
further outreach and support)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hopefully soon more on all of this
(I don’t like the process neither)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I also
received a response letter from the President of ECOSOC concerning CS
participation in CSTD, see attached. More information on all preparations for
the Information cluster week in may see <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Renata<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Renate Bloem</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>President
of the Conference of NGOs (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<br>
11, Avenue de <st1:PersonName ProductID="la Paix" w:st="on">la Paix</st1:PersonName><br>
CH-1202 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place><br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mil: <a href="mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org">rbloem@ngocongo.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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