[WSIS CS-Plenary] FW: World Summit on the Information Society: E-FLASH #6

Myriam Horngren mh at wacc.org.uk
Thu Jul 10 14:39:14 BST 2003 

 

 
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 WSIS E-FLASH #6	


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Paris Preparations Underway 
The working documents for the WSIS intersessional meeting to be held at
UNESCO in Paris, July 15 -18 are now available on the WSIS website.
These documents consist of the Draft Declaration of Principles and Draft
Action Plan with comments received from governments. A reference
document, which includes all comments received from other stakeholders,
is also available here
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory/prepcom/intersessional/index.html>
on the WSIS website.

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Engaging the Business Community in the World Summit on the Information
Society
At a session hosted by the Business Council for the United Nations in
New York (18-19 June) entitled, "The Net
<http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=394> World Order: Bridging
the Global Digital Divide" the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
encouraged business leaders to create models and initiatives that can
help to improve the lives of under-privileged people. The session sought
to create links between the private sector and the work of the United
Nations on ICT for development, with the goal of turning the digital
divide into digital opportunities.

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Challenge Posed to Delegates at Pan-Arab Regional Conference on WSIS
The  <http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/utsumi/arab.doc> Secretary-General of
ITU Yoshio Utsumi posed a challenge to delegates at the Cairo Conference
to develop new partnerships between government, the private sector and
civil society in order to shape the future of the information society.

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Other Summit Events
The Host Government of Switzerland has published a list of selected
events, available here
<http://www.wsisgeneva2003.org/events_set_proj.html> , which will take
place at the World Summit on the Information Society.

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CERN opens on-line forum for RSIS
In preparation for their conference on the Role of Science in the
Information Society (RSIS), CERN has opened an on-line forum where
people are invited to contribute to any of the five subject areas to be
covered by the conference. For more information on this event, to be
held on 8 - 9 December, click
<http://rsis.web.cern.ch/rsis/04Forums/OnlineForums.html> here.

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WSIS Poster Competition
The World Summit on the Information Society in collaboration with the
United Nations Cyberschoolbus announces the WSIS
<http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/wsis/guidelines_entryform.asp> Poster
Contest 2003, which gives students from around the world an opportunity
to convey their vision on how ICTs can create an Information Society for
all. Deadline for submission: 31 October 2003.

 	
 EVENTS	


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07 - 08 July 2003
European
<http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/egovconf/index_en.htm>
Commission/Italian Government, High-Level Conference on e-Government,
Villa Erba, Como, Italy. The event is organized by the European
Commission and the Italian government and includes an exhibition
<http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/egovconf/exhibition/in
dex_en.htm>  and award ceremony <http://www.e-europeawards.org/>
honouring accomplishments in e-governance.

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15 - 18 July 2003
WSIS,
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory/prepcom/intersessional/index.html>
Intersessional Meeting, Paris, France. The meeting is dedicated to
refining the working documents for the Draft Declaration and Draft
Action Plan.

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20 - 21 July 2003
High-level
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alis/index_en.htm>
European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Information Society Forum -
Lima (Peru), organized by the European Commission and the Peruvian
Government. This forum will discuss strategies required for the
development of the Information Society and opportunities for
partnerships between organizations from both regions that will fulfill
the Summit objectives.

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21 - 23 July 2003
APT, 3rd Meeting on  <http://www.aptsec.org/aiis/AIIS-3.htm>
Asia-Pacific Initiatives for the Information Society (AIIS), Bangalore,
India.

 	
 INFORMATION SOCIETY INITIATIVES	


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Launch of the Francophonie WSIS website
The Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie (intergovernmental
agency for French-speaking countries) has set up its Website
<http://smsi.francophonie.org/>  dedicated to the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS). It provides information on their preparation
for the Summit.

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Celebrating Women's ICT Achievements
GKP and the Association for Progressive Communications Women's
Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) are initiating "The
<http://www.globalknowledge.org/vm/> Gender and ICT Awards" These awards
recognize community-based or small-scale ICT initiatives designed and
implemented by women. The winners will be celebrated at an award
ceremony held in conjunction with the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS).

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Join the Stockholm Challenge Competition
More than 150 ICT projects have already entered the 2003/2004
<http://www.challenge.stockholm.se/> competition aimed at creating the
networks of experience and knowledge needed to diminish the digital
divide. Deadline for all submissions is 1 November 2003.

 	
INFORMATION LINKS	


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A publication "Information
<http://www.unicttaskforce.org/community/documents/764021661_ICTAfricanD
ev.pdf> and Communication Technologies for African Development - An
Assessment of Progress and Challenges Ahead" by The UN ICT Task Force
suggests a way forward for the deployment of information and
communication technology for development in Africa. (PDF appx. 2.5 Mb
<http://www.itu.int/images/icons/pdf.gif> )

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1 August 2003: Deadline for requesting accreditation
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/participation/accreditation.html>  for
prepCom-3 and Geneva Phase of the Summit.

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4 August 2003: Deadline for requesting ITU fellowships
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/pc3/fellowships/form.doc>  for government
and business participants from the developing world for participation in
PrepCom-3. Note that priority is being given to participants from Least
Developed Countries. Information on the fellowships for Civil Society
participation is available
<http://www.geneva2003.org/wsis/index_c01_3_15.htm> here.

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Other important deadlines,
<http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_single.asp?lang=en&id=639> key
dates and events of the Summit process.

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suggestions

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