Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Digital Solidarity Fund

[William Drake]

Hi,


It was reported in Technology Daily, March 24, 2004, in an article by William New called, "International Roundup: Net Governance, Airline Security On U.N. Stage," available by subscription at http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/techdaily/.  As I said, the report stated that Gross' comments about the possibility of Senegal accepting the U.S. view were made at a subsequent State Dept. advisory committee meeting, which is why Fatimata would not have heard them on her trip.

Best,

Bill Drake
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Diana Mercorios [mailto:dmercorios at yahoo.com]
  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:41 PM
  To: wdrake at ictsd.ch; CSPlenary
  Subject: Fwd: Re: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Digital Solidarity Fund


  Dear William,
  As you can see from the message below it would seem that there have been a few 'misunderstandings'. Would it be possible for you to forward the source of the information to us. 
  Thank you.
  Diana Mercorios

  Diana Mercorios RPM (Europe)
  ABANTU for Development
  dmercorios at yahoo.com/diana at abantu.org
  I want to sing like birds sing Not worrying who hears or what they think 


  Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at sentoo.sn> wrote:
    Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:18:38 +0000
    From: Fatimata Seye Sylla 
    To: Diana Mercorios 
    Subject: Re: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Digital Solidarity Fund

    Hello,

    I was one of the leaders of the US delegation visit in Senegal and I don't remember hearing these statements.  Can William give me the exact source of this information ?  
    Thanks and best regards,
    Fatimata

    Diana Mercorios a icrit:

      Dear All,
      Here is an intresting bit of information. It would be nice ot hear from our Senegalese colleagues, or the African Group if this is indeed correct.
      Regards,

      Diana


      William Drake <wdrake at ictsd.ch> wrote:
        From: "William Drake" 
        To: "Plenary" 
        Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Digital Solidarity Fund
        Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:06:30 +0200


        Hi,

        I just read a news report saying that the US State Department's David Gross and Phillip Bond, the Commerce undersecretary for technology, traveled two weeks ago to Senegal to promote the U.S. view that no new financing mechanisms are needed.  Senegal of course led the effort at WSIS to establish a new fund, but was also the first state selected for a Bush administration initiative to get the private sector to invest in developing countries' tech industries.  The report said that Gross and Bond met with the Senegalese president and others, and later told a State Department advisory group that he is "cautiously optimistic" that Senegal will accept the U.S. view that no new multilateral fund is needed.  So I guess we'll see if their money was well spent....

        Cheers,

        Bill

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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  
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      Fatimata Seye Sylla
      Program Director of DFI - Senegal
      Tel : 221 8206079   Fax : 221 8206078
      Email : fsylla at dfi.sn  or   fsylla at sentoo.sn





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