[WSIS CS-Plenary] TF on Financing consultation

[Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE]

Dear all,

An online consultation has been launched by the Task force 
on Financial Mechanisms (TFFM) through the wsis-online 
platform at the following address :

http://www.wsis-online.net/financing/finance-root/ForumTFFM

The general theme of the TFFM work is : 

      How can financial resources be most effectively 
      mobilized to help harness the potential of ICT 
      to promote human development throughout the world ?

You are invited to give your views on this issue along four 
threads :

1) Most pressing needs and opportunities : What are the most 
pressing needs and opportunities for deploying ICT in the 
context of meeting basic development objectives in the 
developing world ? [thread 1] 

2) How to harness and reinforce human resources : How can 
human resources be best harnessed and reinforced to maximize 
the potential of ICT for all segments of sciety ? [thread 2] 

3) Efficiency of existing mechanisms : How effective have 
existing, traditional financial mechanisms been in meeting 
ICT development goals and how can such mechanisms be 
enhanced ? [thread 3] 

4)Innovative mechanisms : Are there any examples of new, 
innovative or multi-sectoral mechanisms that should be 
considered, and what should be their role ? [thread 4]

The consultation is opened for a limited period of time : 
from October 25th to November 12th. 

Your comments are highly welcome and it is agreed they can 
be submitted in english or french. 

Looking forward to reading you.

Bertrand de La Chapelle




Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE
Director
wsis-online.net
lachapelle at openwsis.org
tel : 33 (0)6 11 88 33 32

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