[WSIS CS-Plenary] report on TFFM meeting 29 November

[Adam Peake]

Rik,

Thank you for this.  Very helpful.

One comment, not about financing.  You describe 
Mr. Geiger saying that all participants at the 
Tunis Summit would need badges.  I think we 
should ask that the RFID system used in Geneva 
*not* be used again. Perhaps something for the CS 
bureau to take up?

Thanks,

Adam




At 2:01 PM -0500 11/30/04, Rik Panganiban wrote:
>Task Force on Financing Mechanisms
>29 November 2004
>UNDP Headquarters, New York, USA
>Unofficial Report on Proceedings
>Rik Panganiban, Conference of NGOs
>
>
>INTRODUCTION
>The Task Force on Financing Mechanisms had its 
>final meeting at UNDP headquarters on 29 
>November 2004.  The following is an unofficial 
>report on the proceedings and should not be 
>considered minutes or an official record of the 
>meeting or its outcomes.
>
>The morning meeting began with a welcome by the 
>Administrator of UNDP Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, 
>followed by reports from the Secretariat on the 
>draft report, from Charles Geiger on the WSIS 
>process, and from Sarbuland Khan on the recent 
>UN ICT Task Force meeting.  The afternoon was 
>spent discussing the substance of the report, 
>particularly ³access² and ³content and 
>applications² issues.  The meeting concluded 
>with discussing the process forward for the Task 
>Force.
>
>
>WSIS PROCESS
>Charles Geiger of the WSIS secretariat gave a 
>³state of play² report on the WSIS.  He noted 
>that the Group of Friends of the Chair would 
>ideally like to receive even a draft of the 
>report of the TFFM for its meeting from 16-17 
>December.  He clarified the status of the 
>Digital Solidarity Fund as not being created 
>³by² the WSIS but created ³in conjunction² with 
>the Summit, since it emerged  from the parallel 
>WSIS Cities Summit which occurred in Lyon in 
>December 2003. 
>
>Mr. Geiger also noted that Prepcom II in 
>February would decide on the format and 
>structure of the Tunis Summit.  In general he 
>felt that the Tunisian host country is planning 
>on a similar format to the Geneva Summit, with a 
>main official summit and several parallel or 
>side-events happening around the same time. 
>However he noted that because of security 
>considerations, all participants at the side 
>events would have to have badges, i.e. some form 
>of accreditation, to attend.
>
>

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