[WSIS CS-Plenary] Baseline CS requirements for Tunis Summit

[Adam Peake]

Rik,

Very good starting point (think you might have 
covered everything!) Hope the Bureau can begin to 
consider your suggestions at their meeting this 
coming weekend.

But we should not loose the point about RFIDs in 
the discussion about wider requirements.  Charles 
Gieger has mentioned badges and accreditation, so 
it would be sensible I think to respond soon on 
this one issue.

Rest, add: meeting rooms that are sound-proofed, 
unlike the open-top boxes in Geneva. Cellphones 
and GSM SIM cards. If no Wi-Fi or limited 
Internet access, we need to know in advance, we 
can bring our own Wi-Fi.  Simple bulletin and 
announcement boards.

Thanks,

Adam



>Adam,
>
>Your point raises a larger issue of what are the 
>basic civil society requirements for our 
>meaningful participation at the Tunis Summit, 
>which as you say is a Bureau issue.  Ideally the 
>bureau should facilitate a consultation process 
>with all relevant caucuses and working groups to 
>get their views on this, since these rules and 
>format will be set at Prepcom II.
>
>Just some quick thoughts on what practical things we will need in Tunis:
>
>*	facilities: meeting spaces, exhibition 
>spaces, tables to distribute literature, press 
>conference facilities
>*	services: internet access, including WIFI 
>and cybercafes; printing and photocopying; 
>remote viewing areas to observe the official 
>plenaries; cell phones that we can rent for a 
>week
>*	accommodations: lower cost options for 
>developing country and lower income participants
>*	cost issues: cost for civil society use 
>of facilities and services should be significant 
>less than the cost for the private sector and 
>governments, ideally on a sliding scale based on 
>organization budget or other fair criteria
>
>Perhaps our security / privacy working group 
>could make a recommendation on reasonable 
>security measures that don't violate the right 
>to privacy?
>
>It also might be helpful to list what we don't 
>really need: i.e. expensive gift bags and 
>souvenirs, cultural programs, tokenistic 
>"multi-stakeholder" dialogues without substance.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rik
>
>
>On Dec 1, 2004, at 4:01 AM, Adam Peake wrote:
>
>>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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