[WSIS CS-Plenary] asking for little help

Thu Jan 8 12:16:57 GMT 2004

Ciao to all and best wishes for the new year.
As I keep going with my content analysis work on WSIS documents, I am trying
to find the different Declarations that were mentioned in the Closing
sesssion in Geneva (on the 12th afternoon). As only the Civil Society
Declaration of Dec 8th is available from the official website, what about
Lyon, the indigenous people, and disabled people? I would be grateful if
somebody could forward to me those texts: interesting to see how many voices
(and faces) civil society has brought into the process... and maybe get some
insights on how to be effective towards Tunis.
thanks
claudia padovani
Department of Historical and Political Studies
University of Padova

----- Original Message -----
From: "Oleg Petrov, Nadia Afrin, John Daly and Rafael Hernandez"
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Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] [WSIS THETHA] [DG ICT for Development] Special
Feature on the World Summit on the Information Society and the Role of ICT
in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

> Dear Members of the ICT for Development community on the Gateway!
>
> The first meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
took
> place in Geneva on December 10-12, 2003, and discussed mechanisms for
> harnessing the potential of Information and Communications Technology
(ICT)
> to promote the development goals of the Millennium Declaration, through
> cooperative efforts among the donor community, the private sector and
> government. It also sought to chart a path towards the Summit?s second
> phase, scheduled for 2005 in Tunis, as outlined in its draft plan of
action.
> The Summit is an important event, symbolizing the recognition by the
global
> community of the role ICT can play in social and economic development and
> the reduction of poverty. The Millennium Development Goals, sanctioned at
> the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000 and ratified by countries
around
> the world, set ambitious targets for improving people?s lives in the
> developing world, and policy makers are increasingly realizing the
potential
> of ICT in furthering their progress towards these targets.
>
> + See the Declaration of Principles from WSIS:
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_single-en-1161.asp
>
> + Review the Plan of Action from the WSIS:
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_single-en-1160.asp
>
> DG ICT4D editorial team has produced a comprehensive special feature on
ICT
> and the Millennium Development Goals in support of WSIS, and of the
message
> it seeks to deliver to the world.
>
> + See all the materials here: http://www.developmentgateway.org/ICT or
> directly at:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=815843
>
> The Development Gateway in partnership with Computer Professionals for
> Social Responsibility organized a videoconference on December 11, on the
> topic ?Geneva and Beyond: Operationalizing Recommendations of the World
> Summit on the Information Society to help achieve the Millennium
Development
> Goals?. The videoconference connected  16 sites in 8 countries from 7
> regions, over 250  participants, and spanned 14 time zones from Sri Lanka
to
> Silicon Valley, and allowed civil society representatives from developing
> and transition countries to connect with Summit attendees in Geneva.  The
> participating sites were from India, Lebanon, Mexico (8 sites), Romania,
> Russia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and in the USA - Santa Clara, and Washington,
> D.C. The videoconference began with the introduction of participating
sites
> and Mohamed Muhsin's (World Bank Vice-President and CIO) welcoming
remarks.
> It was followed by several brief presentations delivered by Carlos Braga,
> Senior Adviser, International Trade Department, World Bank; Nagy Hanna,
> Senior Advisor, ISG, World Bank; Manju Haththotuwa, CEO, Sri Lanka ICT
> Agency; Tatiana Ershova, Exeutive Director, Institute for Information
> Society Development - Russia; and Ernest Wilson, Professor, University of
> Maryland and others. The discussions focused on the role of the donor
> community, how to operationalize the e-development agenda, the role of
> multi-stakeholder partnerships, e-leadership in operationalizing WSIS, and
> Sri Lanka's comprehensive approach to e-development. The meeting was also
> broadcast live through the Development Gateway website and an online
> discussion component allowed webcast viewers from around the world to
engage
> in the discussion by posting questions for speakers in Geneva.   Look out
> for our special feature on the videoconference (including video clips,
> photos and summary of discussion) as part of WSIS follow-up highlight in
the
> upcoming weeks.
>
> + You can learn more about it at:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/221947/WSIS-Invitation.doc
>
> John Daly, one of our editors, has produced a series of essays over the
last
> several months on the role of ICT in meeting each of the Goals. These are
> compiled in our first feature into a monograph-length presentation titled
> ?Information and Communications Technology Applied to the Millennium
> Development Goals.?
>
> + Read John's essay at:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=840982
>
> The World Bank is currently testing an e-Development framework which moves
> beyond the incorporation of ICT segments in sector specific projects,
> towards e-development projects that achieve synergies by coordinated ICT
> investments in a number of sectors. Nagy Hanna, Senior Advisor of
> e-Development at the World Bank, in an interview with our editors,
describes
> the e-Development approach and relates it to WSIS and MDGs.
>
> + Read it at:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/133831/sdm/docview?docid=840917
>
> + Review our collection of WSIS, ICT and MDG Links:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/222180/MDG_Links_revised.htm
>
> + See DG Knowledge Base on WSIS:
> http://www.developmentgateway.com/ict/browser/?keyword_list=481411
>
> +  Link to DG WSIS cross-topic special:
> http://www.developmentgateway.com/node/130685/special/wsis
>
> + Upcoming special features: ICT in Korea, ICT in Sri Lanka, WSIS
Follow-up.
> Feel free to contribute!
>
> + Note from our advisor Mr. Ichiro Tambo:
>
> "The OECD has produced an updated version of the "Donor Information and
> Communication Technology Strategies Matrix"  this is a follow up to the
> February 2001 and February 2003 versions. The Matrix presents the latest
> information on how bilateral and multilateral donors have mainstreamed
ICTs
> in their development assistance programmes in order to more effectively
and
> efficiently achieve development goals, particularly the Millennium
> Development Goals(MDGs). This updated version was contributed to the World
> Summit on Information Society (WSIS) process as a collaborative input from
> the development community. A CD-ROM containing this Matrix and other
related
> documents was distributed during the WSIS and Summit events. This CD-ROM
> will also be available free of charge through our website
> www.oecd.org/dac/ict. We believe that this Matrix contains invaluable
> information on donor programmes  and it needs to be shared with a wider
> audience. With best wishes, Ichiro. Advisor on Science & Technology,
> Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD. Email  ichiro.tambo at oecd.org"
>
> + See the Matrix at:
> http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/220519/Fullmatrix.pdf
>
> +  ICT for Health : A Survey of Activities and Opportunities in Eurasia
> In his feature article contributed to the ICT for Development community on
> the Gateway, one of our advisors, Mark Storey, a Program Officer at the
> American International Health Alliance (AIHA), argues that "over the past
> decade information and communication technology (ICT), in particular the
> advent of the Internet, has presented new opportunities and models for
> health professionals to access the most current information and update
their
> skills?especially in countries where economic and financial conditions
have
> prevented medical libraries from maintaining subscriptions to journals.
This
> article will survey many of the ways that ICT can potentially impact
health,
> drawing upon several specific examples from the Eurasia (here, referring
to
> the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union)."
> Date: Dec. 2003.
>
http://www.developmentgateway.org/ict/dg-contribute/item-detail?item_id=3727
> 83&version_id=225719
>
> +  CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: PETERSBERG PRIZE FOR ICT AND DEVELOPMENT -
> Nominate the individual or organization that has had the greatest impact
in
> the field of ICT for development for the 100,000 Euro Petersberg Prize.
> Nominations are due by February 1 for the Prize, announced earlier this
year
> at the Development Gateway's inaugural Forum in Petersberg/Bonn, Germany.
> The Prize will be awarded at the second annual Development Gateway Forum,
in
> 2004. For full information, rules, and nomination forms, please visit
> www.dgfoundation.org/prize
>
> Our Editorial Team would like to wish our members
>
> A Very Happy New Year!!!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Oleg Petrov, Nadia Afrin, John Daly and Rafael Hernandez
>
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