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Dear Lisa<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:C471F008.A6FA%25mclauglm@muohio.edu" type="cite"><br>
<title>Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] OECD Civil society reference group &
OECD 2008 Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy</title>
<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px;">It
seems to me that there are a number of parties that consider this
listserv to be “dead,”</span></font></blockquote>
quite charming indeed just after the WSIS cluster week and the CSTD...<br>
these parties are obviously misinformed....<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:C471F008.A6FA%25mclauglm@muohio.edu" type="cite"><font
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> and
that may explain why there was nothing posted earlier regarding the
Seoul OECD Ministerial on The Future of the Internet Economy. For the
latter, civil society coordination is being handled by The Public Voice
(<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://thepublicvoice.org/%29.">http://thepublicvoice.org/).</a>
On the organization’s website, one can find information about the
upcoming ministerial, the “reference group,” etc.<br>
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I could not find any information on the page<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://thepublicvoice.org/events/oecdministerial.html">http://thepublicvoice.org/events/oecdministerial.html</a><br>
about the composition of this <b>OECD Civil society reference group</b><br>
<br>
There is an information about the Public Voice, <b><br>
<br>
<br>
</b>Public Voice <br>
<i>Since that time, the Public Voice coalition has worked with
the OECD and other international organizations on a wide
range of Internet policy matters, from privacy and cryptography to
electronic
commerce and developing market economies.
The Public Voice believes that it is vital to maintain civil society
participation in the work of
the OECD, particularly in the IT realm. Toward that goal, the Public
Voice has started a good process to facilitate civil society
participation leading up to the 2008 Ministerial in Seoul.</i><br>
<br>
and its mission :<br>
<p><i>The Public Voice project was established in 1996 by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) to promote public
participation in decisions concerning the future of the Internet. The
Public Voice has purused issues ranging from privacy and freedom of
expression to consumer protection and Internet governance. Through
international conferences, reports and funding for travel the Public
Voice project seeks to increase the presence of NGOs at meetings across
the globe. In cooperation with the OECD, UNESCO, and other
international organizations, the Public Voice project brings civil
society leaders face to face with government officials for constructive
engagement about current policy issues. Public Voice events have been
held in Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Dubai, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kuala
Lumpur, Ottawa, Paris, Washington, and Wroclaw.</i></p>
<p><i>The Public Voice project is made possible, in part, by support
from the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Institute. The Public
Voice has provided support for several organizations, including the
Center for International Media Action, CPSR, EDRi, People for Internet
Responsibility, Privacy International, and CPSR-Peru.</i></p>
<p><i>"There is an increasing recognition that we must involve all
stakeholders including the voice of civil society. The Public Voice
meeting and its contributions to the Forum have been constructive and
positive." — OECD Under Secretary General</i></p>
and <a
href="http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_34495_1_1_1_1_1,00.html"
target="_blank">OECD Civil Society page</a><br>
I could not find any information.<br>
<br>
Is the Public Voice coalition the <br>
<b>OECD Civil society reference group ?<br>
</b>Please clarify ? <br>
Is it a closed or an open group ? <br>
<br>
May be the info is there, somewhere on the OECD or PublicVoice sites.?<br>
Please help <br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Francis<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:C471F008.A6FA%25mclauglm@muohio.edu" type="cite"><font
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Regards,<br>
<br>
Lisa<br>
<br>
<br>
On 6/8/08 7:26 PM, "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:muguet@mdpi.org"><muguet@mdpi.org></a> wrote:<br>
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