[WSIS CS-Plenary] Tunisia meeting showed some directions, more this this week

[Ralf Bendrath]

Hi all,

I have just written a lengthy piece on the prospective structure of WSIS
phase two:

Positioning for second summit phase has begun
Tunisia meeting showed some directions, more this this week

20 March 2004. The structure as well as the struggles for the second
phase of the WSIS summit process are slowy becoming clearer. One thing
is clear: It will be more complex than the first round, as it has to
deal with many more loose ends. WSIS 2003 only had to deliver two pieces
of paper (the declaration of principles and the action plan). This left
a lot of time for endless discussions, arm-twisting on wording, sorting
out friends or foes in different arenas, and for civil society to start
playing inside the official UN process. Now, the negotiators from Geneva
will meet the real world. And as conflicts remain, the actors are
positioning themselves for the second round. 
More... 

Read this and some more news on the WSIS in EU, Internet Governance, ...

at http://www.worldsummit2005.org

Best, Ralf