[WSIS CS-Plenary] Proposal for formation of CS Working Methods Working Group

[djilali benamrane]

En français ci-aprés,
Dear Rik,
thousand thanks for your message proposing a CS-WMWG.
Some colleagues can think one working group more for
what aim ? many working groups even those supported
officially by official institutions are surviving and
will become dynamic for a short time and for a special
non trasparent missions.
Let me congratulate this initiative and your message
in 3 languages, i appreciate it and hope that the
proposed CS-WMWG will continue to operate with 3, 4 or
5 UN Langages. It is possible and it is productive.
Let me also congratulate the dynamism of German Civile
Society who is giving a good example to other European
and non European countries.
Concerning the content of the CS-WMWG, i propose as
contribution to the debate :
1... to involve one representative of each CS caucus,
regional and or thematic existing groups. the mandate
of such a representative will be to connect
discussions between this new group and the others ;
2... to ensure the regional and languages real
representative among animators of the CS-WMWG ;
3... to find the solution to have all discussions from
the starting point in at least 3 languages ;
4... to mobilize resources for organizing 2 or 3
working meeting from now to the Tunis Summit with term
of reference of these meeting defining in advance
conditions to participate, including for those who in
Africa cannot participate by their own. 
Cher Rik,
Félicitations pour ce message, pour la proposition de
création d'un nouveau groupe de travail pour
harmoniser les methodes éparses de la société civile
et félicitation au dynamisme de la société civile
allemande, une leçon pour beaucoup d'autres pays.
Mes contribution à ce débat porte sur :
1... impliquer un représentant de chaque groupe
thématique ou régional de la société civile impliqués
dans la préparation du SMSI pour servir de lien entre
le nouveau groupe et les anciens ;
2...assurer dès le départ la repésentativité régionale
et des langues dans la sélection de la direction du
nouveau groupe ;
3... trouver la solution technique et financière pour
que les débats se fassent dès le départ et
systématiquement dans au moins 3 langues autres que
l'anglais 
4... mobiliser des ressources pour e financement d'au
moins 3 rencontres de travail d'ici le sommet de
Tunis, avec des termes de références précisant à
l'avance les objectifs et conditions de participation.
Amitiés
Djilali 
--- Rik Panganiban <rikp at earthlink.net> wrote:

> (En Français au dessous / en español mas abajo)
> 
> TO: 	CS Plenary List
> RE:	Proposal for formation of CS Working Methods
> Working Group
> DATE:	22 November 2004
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Those of us who have gathered in Berlin from 18-20
> November for the UN 
> ICT Task Force meeting have re-initiated the
> important discussion on 
> the processes and procedures of civil society
> involved in the WSIS.  In 
> order for civil society to meet the many challenges
> of the 2nd phase of 
> the WSIS, and with a view toward creating structures
> that would last 
> beyond WSIS, it is important that we we work
> together as effectively 
> and democratically as possible.
> 
> Specifically, our discussions in Berlin have raised
> a number of 
> difficult questions about how civil society operates
> in this process, 
> including:
> 
> *	How did civil society operate in the first phase
> of the Summit?  What 
> worked and what could have been improved?
> *	Are there some operational optional standards of
> transparency and 
> legitimacy that all civil society caucuses and
> working groups should 
> adhere to?
> *	what would be possible best working methods? What
> are some options 
> for a voluntary "charter" for caucuses to adopt for
> their internal 
> workings?
> *	How does civil society choose from its diversity
> speakers and 
> representatives for particular meetings, i.e. WSIS
> plenary sessions, 
> multi-stakeholder processes, press briefings, etc. ?
> 
> To begin to address these pressing process and
> procedural questions, we 
> propose the formation of a “Working Methods Working
> Group.”  We invite 
> others to join with us as we grapple with these
> challenges, with the 
> specific goal of strengthening and clarifying our CS
> working methods at 
> Prepcom II and beyond.  We see this group as working
> in parallel with 
> the reform process also going on within the CS
> Bureau.
> 
> The goal of the working group would be to come up
> with a list or a 
> "blueprint" or "tool-kit" of some options of working
> methods for CS 
> working groups and caucuses to adopt on a voluntary
> basis some kind of 
> a "charter" for their respective internal procedures
> and working 
> methods.  A rough draft of such a document would be
> prepared in 
> December 2004 for consideration by caucuses and
> working groups well in 
> advance of the February 2005 Prepcom.
> 
> We are impressed with the diverse and innovative
> ways that civil 
> society has worked together in different
> policy-making fora, from our 
> practices in the different ICT governing bodies, to
> the various civil 
> society structures developed for the UN world
> conferences, to the ways 
> civil society has operated in the UN Commissions on
> Sustainable 
> Development, the Status of Women, Human Rights and
> others.  We do not 
> have to re-invent the wheel – indeed many wheels of
> various shapes and 
> sizes already work well and should be examined.
> 
> We hope to benefit from the experiences and best
> practices of the 
> different CS caucuses and working groups in the
> WSIS. If you are are 
> interested in participating in this working group,
> please send an email 
> to Rik Panganiban at rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org. 
> We will be creating 
> an email listserv to facilitate our work shortly. 
> Rik Panganiban of 
> CONGO and Ramin Kaweh of NGLS (the Non-Governmental
> Liaison Service) 
> have offered their services as the initial
> co-facilitators of the 
> Working Methods Working Group.
> 
> In Peace,
> 
> Vittorio Bertola
> ICANN At Large Advisory Committee
> v.bertola at bertola.eu.org
> 
> Dr. Christoph Bruch
> Humanistische Union
> c.bruch at gmx.de
> 
> Jeanette Hofmann
> Internet Governance Caucus Coordinator
> jeanette at wz-berlin.de
> 
> Ramin Kaweh
> UN Non-governmental Liaison Service
> Ramin.Kaweh at unctad.org
> 
> Nnenna Nwakanma
> African Civil Society for the Information Society
> nne75 at yahoo.com
> 
> Rik Panganiban
> Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with
> the United Nations
> Rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org
> 
> ====================================
> 
> En Español (pour http://translate.google.com)
> 
> A:  Lista Plenaria del CS
> RE:  Oferta para la formación del working group de
> los métodos de 
> functionamiento de la sociedad civil
> FECHA: 22 de Nov. 2004
> 
> Queridos Compañeros,
> 
> Nosotros que han recolectado en Berlín desde el
> 18-20 noviembre para la 
> reunión de la “UN ICT Task Force” tienen re-
> iniciaron la discusión 
> importante sobre los procesos y los procedimientos
> de la sociedad civil 
> implicados en el WSIS.  En la orden para que la
> sociedad civil resuelva 
> los muchos desafíos de la 2da fase del WSIS, y con
> una visión hacia 
> crear las estructuras que durarían más allá de WSIS,
> es importante que 
> nosotros que trabajamos juntos tan con eficacia y
> democrático como sea 
> posible.  Específicamente, nuestras discusiones en
> Berlín han planteado 
> un número de preguntas difíciles sobre cómo la
> sociedad civil funciona 
> en este proceso, incluyendo:
> 
> *  ¿Cómo la sociedad civil funcionó en la primera
> fase de la cumbre?  
> ¿Qué trabajaron y qué habría podido ser mejorado?
> 
> *  ¿Hay algunos estándares opcionales operacionales
> de la transparencia 
> y de la legitimidad a los cuales todos los caucuses
> de la sociedad y 
> grupos de funcionamiento civiles deban adherir?
> 
> * ¿ cuál sería mejores métodos de funcionamiento
> posibles?  ¿Cuáles son 
> algunas opciones para una "carta voluntaria" para
> que los caucuses 
> adopten para sus funcionamientos internos?
> 
> *  ¿Cómo hace a sociedad civil elija de sus
> altavoces y representantes 
> de la diversidad para las reuniones particulares,
> pour ejemplo las 
> sesiones plenarias de WSIS, procesos del
> multi-tenedor de apuestas, 
> informes de la prensa, etc.?
> 
> Para comenzar a tratar éstos que presionan preguntas
> de proceso y 
> procesales, proponemos la formación "de un working
> group de los métodos 
> de funcionamiento."  Invitamos a otros que ensamblen
> con nosotros 
> mientras que atacamos con estos desafíos, con la
> meta específica de 
> consolidar y de clarificar nuestros métodos de
> funcionamiento del CS en 
> Prepcom II y más allá.  Vemos a este grupo como
> trabajando 
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Djilali Benamrane : dbenamrane at yahoo.com
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