[Values-ethics] WSIS Ethis&Values Caucus

[IPSGeneva]

Dear Bahyyih,

Thank you for the draft from the Caucus for the Civil Society 
Declaration. We find this text excellent, congratulations for your 
good work!

All the best,

Rudolf and Alice

>Dear Friends,
>
>Thank you Geneva group of the Caucus for working on the text!  The NY group
>thought there were wonderful concepts that were added to the text.
>
>As agreed at Prepcom 3, the New York group met on Monday to enhance the text
>received from the Geneva group.    Here is the most recent draft from the
>Caucus for the Civil Society Declaration.
>
>Please respond to me individually if you have any specific questions
>otherwise feel free to reply to the group.
>
>Hope you are all well.
>
>Warm Regards,
>Bahiyyih Chaffers
>
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>WSIS Ethics & Values Caucus
>Monday, October 13, 2003
>
>The Information Society cannot be created through simple formulae based
>merely on finance or the propagation of technology. Materialistic approaches
>alone can never succeed in building capacity of individuals and communities
>to determine their future.
>
>The ethical dimension of the Information Society, where the common good is
>its driving force, involves the development of a code of practice at the
>individual, community, national and international levels that protects the
>dignity of every human life. This ethical dimension is where the oneness of
>humanity is recognized and respected and where each human being born into
>the world is acknowledged as a trust of the whole.
>
>The information society based on values such as cooperation, equity,
>honesty, integrity, respect and solidarity will have a significant impact on
>the quality of interaction between cultures and the promotion of meaningful
>dialogue among civilizations.
>
>Knowledge, wisdom and values have always been transmitted orally, especially
>in traditional and indigenous cultures. The value of this type of human
>communication should not be underrated or ignored in the face of current
>scientific and technological creativity.
>
>Only when information and technology are used to facilitate and enhance
>human interaction and education can the potential of each human being be
>released and a prosperous global society be sustained.
>
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