[WSIS THETHA] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] asking for little help
Adam Peake
ajp at glocom.ac.jp
Thu Jan 8 12:47:24 GMT 2004
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>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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