[WSIS CS-Plenary] telecenter / Public access points working group/multi-stakeholder caucus

[Laurent Straskraba]

If virtual co-operation is possible, I'd also like to be part of this group.

Laurent

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At 19:16 23.06.2004, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>A sub-theme in the WSIS Action Plan  identified in the list
>of summit themes is "Public access points in places
>accessible to the public".
>
>Civil society is involved in setting up most of these access
>points, often in cooperation with other actors : some
>governments (like France or Canada), Intergovernmental
>organizations (like Unesco, Francophonie and others I may
>not know about) and private sector entities (hardware
>manufacturers, software developers, both proprietary and
>open source).
>
>If Civil Society takes the initiative of a dedicated group
>on Public Access Points, it would very easily form the core
>of a more multi-constituency interest group, inviting other
>interested actors to discuss such issues and co-organize a
>WSIS Thematic Meeting on that issue.
>
>I, for one, would be very glad to join such a CS working
>group on Public Access Points and would be happy to help it
>use the functionalities of wsis-online.
>
>Best
>
>Bertrand
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 07:20:03 -0400
> >From: Andy Carvin <ACarvin at edc.org>
> >Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] exploring the possibility of
>a  telecenter working group/multi-stakeholder caucus
> >To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Liss,
> >
> >I agree completely. When I refer to CTCs and telecenters, I
>would certainly
> >include libraries, for example, and think that cyber cafes
>should be
> >included. I used the term telecenter because I hoped it
>would be the most
> >inclusive, but I'm certainly open to other terms, such as
>public access
> >centers or community Internet access. Perhaps it is a
>matter of coming up
> >with a simple mission statement for this group, if it is
>formed, that
> >acknowledges we're interested in a broad range of community
>access points
> >to the Internet.

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