[WSIS CS-Plenary] new articles on financing and CS process and methods on www.worldsummit2005.org

[Elizabeth Carll, PhD]

Hi Ralf,

Thank you for the informative reports ( including previous summarizing
posts)  which keep those of us informed, who could not attend the meetings
in person.

Best regards,

Elizabeth

Dr. Elizabeth Carll
Focal Point to WSIS
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies;
Chair, Media/ICT Working Group,
NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York

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Dear all,

I've uploaded some new articles that reflect on the WSIS finance
discussions last week in Geneva and Berlin and on the CS procedures
improvement process kicked off in Berlin to http://www.worldsummit2005.org.
Included are documents on the CS principles and working methods from the
Berlin meeting and from Ranata Bloem (CONGO).

Best regards,

Ralf


(for easier navigation, go to http://www.worldsummit2005.org directly,
otherwise you don't get the frames around the pages)

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Geneva informal meeting on financial mechanisms disappointing
But view of information and communication as “global public good” gains
support
By Chantal Peyer

26 November 2004. The Task Force on Financing Mechanisms (TFFM) held an
open meeting in conjunction with the WSIS Group of the Friends of the
Chair meeting in Geneva last week. Chantal Peyer from the Swiss NGO
coalition Communica.ch was there and reports about a disappointing
discussion, but also about a possible strategy for civil society.

More... <http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/697.htm>

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Civil Society processes in WSIS Phase II
Adaption of working methods started, lessons still to be learned

25 November 2004. Civil society groups involved in the World Summit on
the Information Society had some difficulties concerning the
transparency and inclusiveness of their overall coordination structures.
A review of the structures and decision-making procedures was started at
PrepCom 1 in June and was finally kicked off at last week’s meetings
around the UN ICT Task Force in Berlin.

More... <http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/691.htm>

Proposal for formation of CS Working Methods Working Group
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/690.htm>

Draft “Rules and Procedures for NGO Representation at UN Conferences”
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CS-RULES-PROCEDURES-21-11-2004.rt
f>
<http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/CS-RULES-PROCEDURES-21-11-2004.pd
f>

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WSIS PrepCom2 will be “stormy”
Dispute over financing was stepped up at UN ICT Task Force meeting

23 November 2004. The UN Information and Communication Technology Task
Force (UN ICT TF) met in Berlin last week, and civil society groups had
a number of meetings around this event. The conflicts and coalitions in
the second phase of the WSIS are becoming clearer now. One major dispute
is to be expected over financing.

More... <http://www.worldsummit2003.de/en/web/689.htm>
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