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<P>What do you think of the following excerpt from this article from the
European Commission? I have quoted below the last paragraph, giving the
"background" of the WSIS. This description seems to highlight the problems Civil
Society has been having all along: The Summit is described here as a
governmental project, without recognizing the importance of multistakeholders
from the PrepComs through the Summit Phases. Civil Society and the Private
Sector were very important elements in this WHOLE process, or at least we tried
to be. </P>
<P>Does anyone else have objections to this description of the background?</P>
<P>Saludos (Greetings), Ginger</P>
<H2 class=title><FONT size=3>"EC seeks global partnership on Internet
governance, freedom of expression and the combat against
cyber-repression"</FONT></H2>
<P><SPAN class=source>"Source: <A href="http://europa.eu.int">European
Commission</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=date>Published Friday, 28 April, 2006 -
10:04"</SPAN></P>
<P>"Background:</P>
<P>"The World Summit on the Information Society was a formal UN initiative at
the level of Heads of State and Government. It took place in two phases: in
Geneva in December 2003 and in Tunis in November 2005. The outcome of the World
Summit is a consensus on a global approach to the Information Society that is
common to all UN Member States and reflected in the documents adopted in Tunis.
The Tunis documents recognise in particular acknowledge the need for enhanced
cooperation on Internet governance matters of a public policy nature to enable
governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities.
They also lay the foundation for a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy
dialogue, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The EU is participating actively
in the setting up of both processes. "</P></FONT></DIV>
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