[WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm

[Esthert Joly]

Why? Youths are not "Human being"  ?

Esther

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Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm


Hi Rik et al.,

There is no reference to youth, which I believe is a serious omission.
I would like to propose the following two options:

(long paragraph)

We recognize also that young people are the future workforce and leading
creators and earliest adopters of ICTs. They must therefore be empowered
as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs and
decision-makers. We must focus especially on young people who have not
yet been able to
benefit fully from the opportunities provided by the Information
Society. In particular, we must seek to assist and empower youth from
disadvantaged backgrounds, especially young people in developing
countries. Equality of opportunity for girls and young women must be
integral to our efforts, and we must create a greater awareness of their
specific needs and potential in the field of ICT.  Issues facing young
workers in ICT industries, such as low pay, poor working conditions, and
a lack of job stability and collective representation, must also be
addressed.  As main users of ICTs, young people are most affected and
vulnerable to the health risks exposed by their use. Therefore we commit
to develop and use only those ICTs that ensure the well-being,
protection, and harmonious development of all children.

If this is too long, the paragraph from the current Declaration would
also be acceptable (though the first one would be preferred).  The
current Youth Paragraph reads as follows:
We recognize also that young people are the future workforce and leading
creators and earliest adopters of ICTs. They must therefore be empowered
as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs, decision-makers.
We must focus especially on young people who have not yet been able to
benefit fully from the opportunities provided by ICTs.  We are also
committed to creating conditions that provide for the development of ICT
applications and services that take into account [the right, the
well-being, protection, and harmonious development of children.]

Please let me know if one of these can be included.  Sorry about the
delay.

Regards,

Adam Jantunen
Campaign Co-ordinator, ICTs and Youth Employment
TakingITGlobal and International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, rm. 310, Bte. 1
Tel: +32 (0)2 224 0310
E-mail: adam at takingitglobal.org

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Sent: 7 décembre 2003 11:59
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Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached in Word and RTF formats the near final version fo
the CS visionary statement, to be presented formally on Wednesday
December 10. We request your comments to this text to the drafting
committee by TODAY, December 7, by 4pm, CET.

Note that this text has already received wide input from caucuses and
working groups, has undergone several stages of consultation, and must
be ready to give to translators by Monday if we are to have it
translated and available for wide endorsement on Wednesday. The drafting
committee will do final edits this afternoon.

In this light, we request that you comment only if there are SERIOUS
omissions or corrections necessary, and to submit corrected text. It is
much too late for completely new text or sections.

There will be a final opportunity to discuss the text tomorrow (Monday,
December 8) at a plenary meeting at the ITU, room C, at 9am.

Thanks for your consideration and rapid action on this. Apologies for
the extremely short time frame, and for only having the draft text
available in English.

Regards,

Rik Panganiban
WFM
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