[WSIS CS-Plenary] more declarations and action plans

[marie at mondes.info]

Dear Claudia and all,

All the best for 2004

Some more declarations and questions...

- Geneva Declaration on Accessible Information Society (disabled people)
http://www.dpi.org/en/resources/topics/public_awareness/12-12-03_gendec.htm

- Aboriginal people
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/international.html
(no declaration, just a report till now)

- Swiss platform for the information society (Swiss Civil Society)
http://www.cooperation.net/comunicach/info/107317.html

- The WEMF also announces an action plan :
Cf. http://www.wemfmedia.org/
"The conclusions and recommendations from the WEMF interactive sessions
and workshops will form the basis of a final report that constitutes an
action plan for broadcasters in the run up to, and during, the Tunis phase
of the WSIS in 2005. The complete final report will be available in print
after January"

- Is there also be a specific Youth Declaration ?

Bises
Marie

>
> Dear Claudia Padovani
>
> Here is a link to the Lyon Declaration.
> http://www.cities-lyon.org/en/declaration
>
> With best regards
>
> Sinikka Sipila
> Secretary General
> Finnish Library Association
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> FINLAND
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>
> -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
> Lähettäjä: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org
> [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]Puolesta Claudia Padovani
> Lähetetty: 8. tammikuuta 2004 14:17
> Vastaanottaja: plenary at wsis-cs.org; wsis
> Aihe: [WSIS CS-Plenary] asking for little help
>
>
> 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"
> <opetrov at worldbank.org>
> To: "wsis" <wsis at lists.sn.apc.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:45 AM
> 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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