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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Philippe, <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 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you for letting us know about this
important ECOSOC Resolution and for all the many other reports, statements,
declarations, questionnaires and alerts you’ve prepared and circulated in
connection with the WSIS process.<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 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please accept my personal thanks for all
the excellent work you’ve done while with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>. I especially appreciated the
warm welcome and assistance offered to NGOs when in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City> and your constant, quality reporting
over the years. It is extremely valuable in helping NGOs not based in <st1:City
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City> to keep in touch and follow events from a distance
and I am pleased to see that <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region>
will maintain its monitoring of post-WSIS processes.<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 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I wish you every success in your new role
and look forward to staying in touch via communication technologies but even
more to seeing you again in person in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>
at the earliest opportunity.<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 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good luck with all good wishes, <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><st1:PersonName ProductID="Jo de Linde" w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Jo de Linde</span></font></st1:PersonName><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><st1:PersonName ProductID="ECPAT International" w:st="on"><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>ECPAT International</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> representative to UN Agencies and NGOs based in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>.<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 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-bounces@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:plenary-bounces@wsis-cs.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>De la
part de</span></b> CONGO WSIS - <st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on">Philippe
Dam</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Envoyé :</span></b> Wednesday, July 30,
2008 6:12 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>À :</span></b> plenary@wsis-cs.org;
governance@lists.cpsr.org; gov@wsis-gov.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc :</span></b> 'Philippe Dam'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Objet :</span></b> [WSIS CS-Plenary]
ECOSOC considered CSTD Report and adopted draftCSTD resolution on WSIS
follow-up</span></font><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB 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 lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is to inform you about the consideration by
ECOSOC of the report of the recent 11<sup>th</sup> session of the Commission on
Science and Technology for Development and the rubber stamping of the CSTD
Resolution and its 4 Decisions including those concerning civil society and
academic institution participation (see my previous posts on 2 and 6 June
2008).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See also ECOSOC Press Release: <a
href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm">http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm</a>
on 18 July 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“</span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Under its item on science and
technology for development, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>the Council
adopted, without a vote, one draft resolution and four draft decisions</span></b>
contained in the report on the eleventh session of the Commission on Science
and Technology for Development (document E/2008/31). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:19.8pt;text-indent:.5in'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>By the
resolution, on assessment of the progress made in the implementation of, and
follow-up to, the outcomes of the two-phase World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS), held in Geneva December 2003, and in Tunis in November 2005,
the Council noted that, while in general the digital divide between developed
and developing countries was shrinking, <st1:PersonName ProductID="a new"
w:st="on">a new</st1:PersonName> divide was emerging in terms of differences in
quality and speed of access to information and communications technology. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Among other things, the Council called on
stakeholders to increase their efforts to reduce the disparity in cost of access,
through, for example, the establishment of exchange points and the creation of
a competitive environment, both at the network and local levels. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Council also called on stakeholders to increase
efforts for funding of and investment in information and communication
technology, to advance broadband access, including wireless access in areas and
countries in which it was still limited or nonexistent. It also called on
those actors to continue to develop and disseminate easy-to-use applications
and services for mobile phones and related devices, especially those that are
useful in rural areas and work with low bandwidth and high latency. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:19.8pt;text-indent:.5in'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>The four draft decisions were on participation of non-governmental
organizations and civil society entities</span></font></b><font size=2><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> in the work of the Commission on Science
and Technology for Development at its twelfth and thirteenth sessions; <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>participation of academic entities in the work of that
Commission</span></b>; the report of the Secretary-General on science,
technology and innovation to be submitted to the Commission at its twelfth
session; and the report of the Commission on its eleventh session and
provisional agenda and documentation for the twelfth session of the Commission.’’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I also want to take the opportunity of this message
to inform you that I will shortly leave the CONGO Secretariat to join the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place> office of another
international NGO. It’s been a great pleasure and a wonderful experience
to work with you all for those past 3 years – already!! – and
I’m sure that, as I’ll remain involved in UN processes connected to
human rights, I’ll cross many of you on the occasion of your
participation in some WSIS related meetings in Geneva! Note that <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place>
will maintain its monitoring of post WSIS processes and support to CS
participation in them. More news coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’ll also join the CS Plenary list shortly
through my personal e-mail address, so that we will certainly keep in touch!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB 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 lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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