With my modest experience, and I can be mistaken, I note that UN Systems in some africa countries , like sub regional Area of Central Africa, do not take part in the
implementation of WSIS results in participative approach .
When we look at all these main trends of WSIS, we notice that UN Systems are facilateurs or coordinators of each cluster. Paradoxically, in our respective countries and, more
particularly, centrl africa sub regional area, UN systems involvment are not at all perceptible.
Each time we implement projects to benefit of target groups
near these agencies, we meet either a silence or nonpolished but which
discourages.<br><br>Baudouin<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/13 Philippe Dam <<a href="mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org">philippe.dam@ngocongo.org</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="FR-CH">Dear all, </span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">The ITU just posted on line the draft report of the WSIS
Action Line Facilitators, which took place on 23 May. See the ITU draft report
attached.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">This document is open for feedback and comments by
participants in the meeting until <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">30 June
2008</span></b>.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">More information on this 23 May meeting is available
on line: <a href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/consultations.html" target="_blank">http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/consultations.html</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 only, I allow myself to send you
below my own informal summary of that same meeting.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Best, </span></font></p>
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<p><b><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-weight: bold;">Philippe Dam</span></font></b><b><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-weight: bold;"><br>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Summary of the WSIS Action Lines Facilitators Meeting
– 23 May 2008</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Each of the Action Line Facilitators present during
the meeting provided a short reporting on what has been done under the Action
Line process, as well as a preliminary assessment of what has worked and what
has not.</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">UNDP announced its difficulties in remaining engaged
at the highest level as regards Action Line C4 on Capacity Building
and called for suggestions on whether capacity building could be better
mainstreamed in the other action lines. </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">It was stressed that in general the Action Line
process worked better in creating partnerships and networking opportunities as
well as in bringing new issues to the attention of participants. Some action
line facilitators identified a main theme for discussion this year; such
practice was successful and could be replicated. </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">General recommendations in the perspective of next
year's cluster of implementation meetings included among others: </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Efforts should me made in
ensuring a cluster of events more compacted in time, more interactive and
participatory (i.e.: with less panel presentations and more online work in
between the yearly Action Line facilitation meetings). </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">It was stressed that
under each action line there would be more involvement of all stakeholders
concerned – i.e.: not leaving the facilitating international organisation
doing everything but having a multi-stakeholder steering committee under each
action line, while noting that this raises the issue of funding for non
government stakeholders. </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">It was also proposed that
in the context of the preparations next year's cluster of WSIS
implementation meetings, groups of participants could come together to organise
thematic workshops. </span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">The objective of the ALF
process should be strengthened in terms of developing a comprehensive
monitoring of the implementation trends, in addition to helping people to get
connected and to network. </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">The role of Action Line
facilitators and sub-themes moderators should also be clarified and improved,
including in between the annual meetings. </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Some participants
stressed the need of more coherent working methods and harmonization of
methodology. </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font face="Symbol" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-GB"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>
</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">The idea of a common flag
for the implementation meeting, such as an Information Society Forum or a WSIS
Implementation Forum, was proposed from the floor. </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 conclusion, Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Deputy
Secretary-General, who was chairing the meeting, called for better cooperation
among international organisations facilitating the implementation process, and
the higher involvement of civil society and the private sector. He identified a
converging thinking that we have to change this format of cluster of events and
proposed to have a multi-stakeholder steering process in the planning,
formatting and organisation of the 2009 cluster of events. Mr. Zhao said that
an open consultation meeting will be prepared probably in next September by ITU
and others with the view to strengthen the multi-stakeholder preparations of
next year's cluster of events.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Philippe Dam (CONGO)</span></font></p>
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