[WSIS CS-Plenary] more declarations and action plans

Fri Jan 9 10:50:22 GMT 2004

Thanks to those of you who replied to my note.
I was referring to the declarations mentioned by the different speakers at
the Closing session in Geneva:
youth, there is a short document (available on the WSIS website) from
Telecom 2003, young people.
indigenous people: they did mention a declaration, not sure this is already
finalized
I did not know about WEMF report though to be "a Plan of Action", thanks
anything else you are aware of?
ciao
claudia

----- Original Message -----
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Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] more declarations and action plans

> 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
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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
> >
> >
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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
> >
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> >> 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:
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> >> 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
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> >> Millennium Development Goals.?
> >>
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> >>
> >> The World Bank is currently testing an e-Development framework which
> >> moves beyond the incorporation of ICT segments in sector specific
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> >> 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
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> >> 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
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> >> referring
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> >> Union)." Date: Dec. 2003.
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http://www.developmentgateway.org/ict/dg-contribute/item-detail?item_id=3727
> >> 83&version_id=225719
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