[WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS inter-CSO event on ICT Global Governance Dec. 9

[William Drake]

Hello,

As other organizations have sent notices of relevant WSIS events to the lists, I thought I'd let plenary & CT readers know about the following side-event on ICT Global Governance.  It's purpose, inter alia, is to help encourage inter-CSO dialogue and collaboration on international institutional issues.  The event will be followed by a meeting of the ICT GG Caucus, also to which all are very welcome.

Best,

Bill
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Global Governance of ICT: Public Interest Considerations 

 

Workshop presented by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (www.cpsr.org) 
on the occasion of the World Summit on the Information Society 



13:30-16:30
9 December 2003
Room P, Hall 2, PalExpo 

(WSIS Registration required for building access)
Geneva, Switzerland 

Organizer: William J. Drake, wdrake at ictsd.ch 

Description:

The global governance of information and communications technology (ICT) is undergoing a profound transformation. Long-standing multilateral regulatory regimes for international telecommunications, radio frequency spectrum, and satellites have been reconfigured to facilitate private markets, while new international frameworks have been erected to promote trade in services and intellectual property, and to govern Internet infrastructure, communications and commerce. But there has not been a systematic and participatory global dialogue about the procedural and substantive aspects of ICT global governance that gives sustained attention to public interest considerations. To help fill the gap, this event will bring together experts from civil society and other sectors to carefully consider both the current global policy architecture and realistic, balanced alternatives.

Program: 



13:30-13:55 Introduction and Overview 

 

Welcoming Remarks 
William J. McIver, Jr. 
The State University of New York at Albany and CPSR; USA 

 

Overview of the Issues 
William J. Drake
The Project on the Information Revolution and Global Governance; 

The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development; and CPSR; Switzerland 

 



13:55-15:15 Panel I: Selected Cases of ICT Global Governance 

 

Moderator
Madan Rao
Inomy.com and CPSR; India 

 

Telecommunications and Radio Spectrum: the ITU
Donald MacLean
The Canadian Institute of International Affairs; Canada 

 

Trade in E-Goods and Services: the WTO
Elisabeth Tuerk
The Center for International Environmental Law; Switzerland 

 

Intellectual Property: WIPO & WTO
Sisule Frederick Musungu
The South Centre; Switzerland 

 

Internet Identifiers: ICANN
Hans Klein
Georgia Institute of Technology and CPSR; USA 

 

Global Electronic Commerce: UNCITRAL, OECD, and "Self-Governance" Arrangements
Jamie Love
The Consumer Project on Technology sand the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue; USA 

 

Information & Network Security
Gus Hosein
The London School of Economics and Privacy International; United Kingdom 



 

15:15-16:20 Panel II: Horizontal Issues and Ways Forward 



Moderator
Katitza Rodriguez
Privaterra and CPSR; Peru 

 

Participation of Developing and Transitional Countries
Alison Gillwald
The Learning Information Networking and Knowledge 

  (LINK) Centre, University of the Witwatersrand; South Africa 

 

Participation of Civil Society Organizations
Sean O'Siochru
Nexus Research and the CRIS Campaign; Ireland 

 

Transparency and Accountability
Rik Panganiban 

World Federalist Movement; USA/Switzerland

 

CSO Alliance Strategies Going Forward: WSIS and Beyond
Sally Burch
Agencia Latinoamericana de Informacion; Ecuador 

 

16:20-16:30 Conclusions 



Anriette Esterhuysen 

Association for Progressive Communications; South Africa



16:30-18:00  Public Meeting of the WSIS Civil Society ICT Global Governance Caucus





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William J. Drake
Geneva, Switzerland

wdrake at ictsd.ch 

http://www.citi.columbia.edu/affiliates/wdrake.htm 

Director, Project on the Information Revolution

  and Global Governance

Senior Associate, International Centre for Trade

  and Sustainable Development www.ictsd.org  

Member of the Board of Directors, Computer

  Professionals for Social Responsibility www.cpsr.org 

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