[WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunisia meeting & better defining ourselves..

[djilali benamrane]

In French bellow and appoligize if the translation is
not relevant
Hi Richard,
I support your comments concerning progress can obtain
CS on conditions of participation in Tunis Summit of
desabled persons... Some friends who would like to
focus only on journalists situation and work
conditions should not be happy but we must debate...
In my point of view, the SC must have its special view
and vision concerning all fiels eligible to debate as
condition of a good governance for information and
communication in the developped countries, 
underdevelopement, North South digital situation,
human rights etc...
If the CS go to Tunis to say thanks to the
organizators and to applauds Governmental and UN and
private operators proposals it will be a failure !
I do think that situation of journalist in Tunis and
other dictature countries is very important to deal
with during the preparation tenue and follow-uo of
Tunis Summit, but not more than situation of women,
young, elder, rurale populations, poors etc as
beneficiary of information and communication products
and services...
Salut Richard et mille excuses pour les bilingues qui
ne retrouveront pas une traduction mot à mot.
Je marque mon accord pour que la SC puisse se battre
pour obtenir de meilleures conditions d'accès des
handicapés au Sommet de Tunis... Certains amis
focalisés sur le seul sort des journalistes en Tunisie
et dans d'autres pays dictatoriaux (problème important
et personne ne le conteste) ont peut-être raison
puisqu'il s'agit du sommet de l'information, mais la
société civile aurait tord de ne défendre que ce
dossier tant il est vrai que les autres dossiers,
pauvreté, fosssé numérique, femmes, jeunes, 3ème age,
paysans, pauvres etc sont aussi important puisqu'ils
devraient constituer la finalité de l'information
produite... parce que si nous nous inscrivons
seulement dans la logique des gouvernements, des
nations unies et des opérateurs privés se serais un
échec...
     
--- richard t jordan <richardjordan at lycos.com> wrote:
> --Hi, Amali, A few thoughts on both your
> contribution and on Robert's: I spoke at the closing
> CS Plenary and stressed the fact that Tunisia must
> ensure access for disabled persons. So perhaps
> consider adding that to yur list.
> The CSD/NGO Steering Committee (Commission on
> Sustainable Development) drafted around 1992 or 1993
> a set of rules and procedures that worked quite well
> for quite a long time, but then disintegrated after
> about 8 years.
> The Steering Committee was and still is a
> facilitating mechanism that handled logistical
> questions and procedural matters -- never spoke for
> anyone.
> So perhaps I can dig out the guidelines and see if I
> can send them out, if this would be helpful.
> Best regards, Richard J.
> 
> --------- Original Message ---------
> DATE: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:49:01
> From: Amali De Silva <amalidesilva at yahoo.com>
> To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Cc: 
> 
> 
> I think it is best to stick to some simple but basic
> "musts / wants " at this stage.
> 
> 1. Inclusivity of CS members in all relevant
> consultations / opportunity for CS to speak
> 2. Access to information and meetings
> 3. Ensure ( no charge ) on-line access at all
> meetings and conferences for CS
> 4. Physical meeting space at meetings and
> conferences plus translation facilities
> 5. Reasonable budget for WSIS-CS authorised print
> materials / documents
> 6. Opportunity for holding press conferences as in
> Geneva
> 
> Amali De Silva - Mitchell 
> 
> 
> Robert Guerra <rguerra at cpsr.org> wrote:
> I do remind everyone the following i mentioned a few
> days ago.. that the 
> informal meeting in Tunis is NEXT week.
> Consequently,
> 
> 
> * it would be a good idea to have those that are
> attending relay a 
> message from the plenary and/or CT group. what that
> message is, well - 
> that i'll leave to discussion.
> 
> 
> * as mentioned by mereym and others, we need to come
> up with a consensus 
> on where we stand in regards to the CSB.
> 
> 
> we must recognize the fact that certain governments
> and the summit 
> organizers might be seeing the CSB, and those who
> are listed as it's 
> members as empowered to give ideas and/or represent
> civil society in 
> some capacity.
> 
> One of the shortcoming of the CSB since it was setup
> at PC2 is that 
> there are few, if any authoritative documents which
> clearly establish 
> the CSB rules of procedure, conduct of it's
> representatives and what 
> actions it is empowered (and not) it can engage in.
> 
> I would put it to the plenary that this is something
> that needs 
> immediate attention. Might it be too much to ask to
> create a 
> subcommittee where lawyers, drafters,governance
> experts and others in 
> Civil Society could start collaborating to create a
> set of guidelines 
> for the CSB, and perhaps other structures which we
> have created.
> 
> We can discuss what's wrong, which is fine - but
> let's do something 
> about. would that not be better?
> 
> 
> regards
> 
> Robert
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> 
> Amali De Silva-Mitchell MSc.
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> 
> 
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