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Phillippe / Ronda,<br>
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I concur with Ronda.<br>
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I have been following this thread, but I think many of <br>
us on behalf of our organizations would benefit from a summary -- most
especially divergent views --<br>
on the post-WSIS state of affairs.<br>
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There may be analyzes already available. If so, perhaps someone<br>
can post pointers.<br>
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Best,<br>
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WJM<br>
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<div>Thanks for posting this to the mailing list.</div>
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<div>Do you know what it represents.</div>
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<div>I am trying to understand what has happened to the impetus from
the WSIS UN activities at the UN and it seems spread out at this point
and hard to follow.</div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Does this say that The Commission on
Science and Technology will be surveying what the outcome of WSIS
summits were and what activity is going now in connection with the UN,
especially with respect to development related activities?
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<div><font face="Verdana">If this seems an appropriate
interpretation, is there any indication when or how this is to happen?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">I welcome anyone who can help interpret
what is going on or who would be able to be helpful in understanding
further what is being intended.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">I would like to write an article for
OhmyNews International at some point about the outcome of the WSIS
conference in Tunis (and earlier Geneva) as I covered Tunis for
OhmyNews. But it is hard to understand where to begin and how to
understand what is signficiant that is happening and what is the
frustration with the fact that the WSIS seemed to have been an
important development, but the continuation seemed less organized and
clear.
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<div><font face="Verdana">Thanks</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Ronda</font></div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/3/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">CONGO
WSIS - Philippe Dam</b> <<a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">For your
information, find attached the ECOSOC resolution on integrated and
coordinated implementation of UN conferences and summits (E/2007/L.32),
adopted on 27 July. Its paragraph 4 refers to the role of the CSTD in
the WSIS follow up. Paragraph 4 reads as follows:
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">"4.
Acknowledges the efforts of the Commission on Science and Technology</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">for
Development, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 57/270 B
and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">60/252 and
Council resolution 2006/46, to effectively assist the Council as the
focal</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">point in the
system-wide follow-up, in particular the review and assessment of</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">progress
made in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Information
Society, while at the same time maintaining its original mandate on</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">science and
technology for development, also taking into account the provisions of</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">paragraph 60
of the 2005 World Summit Outcome, and also acknowledges the</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">efforts of
the Commission to use the multi-stakeholder approach effectively while</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">preserving
its intergovernmental nature;"</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">In addition,
note that the CSTD draft resolution on the "Flow of Information for the
Follow-Up of WSIS" and its draft decision on the "Multi-year work
programme" were also adopted without a vote on 27 February.
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