[WSIS CS-Plenary] drastic changes to the proposed WSIS implementation
mechanisms in the new text
Dr. Francis MUGUET
muguet at mdpi.org
Mon Aug 29 15:57:26 BST 2005
Hello folks,
it seems that we are on the war path again... no rest for the
warriors... !!!
This is going to be a rather long post, but we are at a turning point of the
WSIS, and we must discuss the heart of the legal matter.
The suggestion of implementing the UNGA resolution 57/270B. came form
the EU,
( 31 May 2005 ) among the last act of the Luxeburg presidency and went
unoticed
until now.
http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/listing.asp?lang=en&c_event=gfc|5&c_type=co|
http://www.itu.int/wsis/gfc/docs/5/contributions/EU.doc
a document available only in the proprietary non-open word format :
*Paragraph 29 WSIS Plan of Action: *
We underline the importance of follow-up based on the progress made in
the implementation of the WSIS outcome.
The follow-up will focus on the progress made in the implementation of
WSIS outcomes and identify constraints and obstacles faced in relation
to implementation. It will further address new challenges and emerging
issues.
It should take place within the UN framework for integrated and
coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major
UN conferences and summits in the economic and social fields as it is
defined in UNGA resolution 57/270B.
> As such, it's worth finding and reading UNGA 57/270b and see if what's
> there fits the case now. I'll leave that for others to do. The
> reference is below..
>
>
> UN General Assembly Resolution (UNGA) 57/270b (2003)
>
> Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the
> outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
> economic and social fields
> http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/RES/57/270B&Lang=E
> <http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/RES/57/270B&Lang=E>
I could not access to this URL directly... great for inclusion and
openness...
( the http://daccess-ods.un.org URL is about IBM and LOTUS.... strange... )
the only way to get it seems to go by the way of
http://www.ods.un.org
Therefore I am putting the documents in text, instead of making links to
URLs that cannot be easily resolved in the UN documentation system.
24/01/2003 : *_A/RES/57/270A • A/RES/57/270 <JavaScript:ViewDoc(59)>_*
[ English ]
INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE
OUTCOMES OF THE MAJOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS IN THE
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FIELD : RESOLUTION / ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/57/537)]
57/270. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to
the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
economic and social fields
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[/on the report of the Second Committee (A/57/537)/]
*57/270. Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to
the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
economic and social fields*
/The General Assembly/,
/Recalling /its resolutions on the restructuring and revitalization of
the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields,
particularly its resolution 50/227 of 24 May 1996,
/Recalling also /its resolution 56/211 of 21 December 2001, as well as
Economic and Social Council resolution 2001/21 of 26 July 2001 and its
agreed conclusions 1995/1 of 28 July 1995, 2000/2 of 27 July 2000 and
2002/1 of 26 July 2002,
/Taking note /of the report of the Secretary-General on the integrated
and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcome of the
major United Nations conferences and summits, including the Millennium
Summit,^^1 <#sdfootnote1sym>
/Reaffirming /that the internationally agreed development goals,
including those contained in the United Nations Millennium
Declaration^^2 <#sdfootnote2sym> and the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits, provide a comprehensive basis for
action at the national, regional and international levels with the key
objectives of poverty eradication, sustained economic growth,
sustainable development and improvement of the living conditions of
people everywhere,
/Reaffirming also /that, while each United Nations conference has its
thematic unity, major United Nations conferences and summits should be
viewed as interlinked and contributing to an integrated framework for
the implementation of the internationally agreed development goals,
including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, and to a global
partnership for development,
/Recognizing /the need to continue efforts to use the existing
structure, namely, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social
Council and its subsidiary machinery, for coordinated and integrated
follow-up to and implementation of the commitments agreed upon at the
Millennium Summit and other major United Nations conferences and
summits, so as to enhance coordination as well as effectiveness and
efficiency of actions at all levels,
/Reiterating /the need to strengthen the role of the General Assembly as
the highest intergovernmental mechanism for the formulation and
appraisal of policy on matters relating to coordinated and integrated
follow-up to United Nations conferences and summits in the economic,
social and related fields,
/Reaffirming /that the Economic and Social Council should continue to
strengthen its role as the central mechanism for system-wide
coordination and thus to promote coordinated follow-up to the outcomes
of major United Nations conferences in the economic, social and related
fields,
/Emphasizing /that the relevant functional commissions and, as
appropriate, other relevant intergovernmental bodies of the United
Nations system, within their mandates, must fulfil their
responsibilities as specified in the outcomes of the United Nations
conferences and summits, should further enhance their role as the main
forums for expert follow-up and review of major United Nations
conferences and summits and, in this regard, must strengthen their
efforts to enhance inter-agency collaboration and coordination to
implement the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits,
/Recognizing /that the process of integrated and coordinated follow-up
to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits
should not include renegotiation of any outcomes of those conferences,
including their specific institutional arrangements for follow-up,
1. /Decides /to establish an open-ended ad hoc working group of the
General Assembly under the chairmanship of the President of the
Assembly, with two vice-chairmen to be elected by the working group;
2. /Also decides /that the work of the working group should be
consistent with the provisions of resolution 50/227 and the follow-up
mechanisms decided upon by the respective United Nations conferences and
summits and should respect the interlinked nature of their outcomes as
well as the thematic unity of each conference, and emphasizes that
cross-sectoral thematic issues for further consideration throughout the
existing structure should be decided upon at the intergovernmental level
and should focus on implementation, bearing in mind that the process of
integrated and coordinated follow-up to the outcomes of the United
Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related
fields should be fair and balanced and should respect the principle of
multilateralism and the principles contained in the Charter of the
United Nations;
3. /Further decides /that the working group will produce concrete
recommendations to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the
outcomes of the United Nations conferences and summits in the economic,
social and related fields and will thus contribute to the implementation
of the internationally agreed development goals, including those
contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,^2 bearing in
mind the continuing reform process of the United Nations and resolution
50/227, as well as the views expressed by the Member States on this
question;
4. /Decides /that the working group will also consider the work of the
General Assembly and its Second and Third Committees relevant to the
integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the
outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
economic, social and related fields as well as the modalities of the
reports presented to the General Assembly, bearing in mind the
respective roles of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social
Council and its functional commissions and subsidiary organs;
5. /Also decides /that the working group will submit proposals on how
best to address the review of the implementation of the outcomes of the
major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and
related fields, including its format and periodicity, bearing in mind
the need to recognize the active role of all relevant stakeholders in
the implementation of the outcomes of United Nations conferences and
summits;
6. /Further decides /that future decisions on follow-up to conferences
whose ten-year anniversaries are imminent shall be kept pending subject
to the decisions to be taken by the General Assembly on the report of
the working group;
7. /Decides /that the working group will consider how to ensure that the
outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits are
integrated into the programmes of work of the organs, organizations and
bodies of the United Nations system and are taken fully into account, as
relevant, in the operational work and country frameworks of the
organizations of the United Nations system, in accordance with national
development objectives and priorities, and requests the United Nations
System Chief Executives Board for Coordination and the United Nations
Development Group to contribute to the reflection on integrated
conference follow-up;
8. /Also decides /that the working group will commence its substantive
work during the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, no later
than January 2003, and will submit its report before 27 June 2003, for
consideration by the General Assembly and action before the close of the
fifty-seventh session in 2003;
9. /Further decides /that at its first meeting the working group will
consider its work programme, including the issue of the periodicity and
duration of its meetings within the time boundaries established in
paragraph 8 above;
10. /Decides /to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth
session an item entitled “Integrated and coordinated implementation of
and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences
and summits in the economic, social and related fields” and to consider
it directly in plenary meeting.
/78th plenary meeting
20 December 2002/
1 <#sdfootnote1anc> A/57/75 E/2002/57.
2 <#sdfootnote2anc> See resolution 55/2.
therefore all depends on the recommendations of the working group.
22/08/2005 : A/60/275 [ English ]
UPDATED REPORT OF THE SG: ROLE OF THE COUNCIL IN THE INTEGRATED AND
COORDINATE
86% 19/11/2001 : A/C.2/56/L.27 [ English ]
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the
outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
economic and social fields : draft resolution / Japan
8/04/2004 : A/58/L.8/REV.1 [ English ]
Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit and Integrated and
coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major
United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields
: revised draft resolution / submitted by the President of the General
Assembly
85% 27/10/2003 : A/58/L.8 [ English ]
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the
outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the
economic, social and related fields : draft resolution / Morocco [on
behalf of the Group of 77 and China]
14/02/2003 : A/AC.269/1 [ English ]
Agenda : Ad Hoc Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated
Implementation of and Follow-up to the Outcomes of the Major United
Nations Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields
16/06/2003 : A/AC.269/L.2 [ English ]
Draft report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on the
Integrated and Coordinated Implementation of and Follow-up to the
Outcomes of the Major United Nations Conferences and Summits in the
Economic and Social Fields
the latest document seems to be :
Sixtieth session
Item 48 of the provisional agenda*
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and
follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations
conferences and summits in the economic, social
and related fields
* Updated report of the Secretary-General on the role of the Economic
and Social Council in the integrated and coordinated implementation of
the outcomes of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and
summits, in the light of General Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B
and 57/270 B*
* Note by the Secretary-General*
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly
his updated report on the role of the Economic and Social Council in the
integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the
outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits, which was
prepared in accordance with General Assembly resolution 57/270 B. The
report, contained in document E/2005/61, was also considered by the
Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2005.
and
13/05/2005 : *_E/2005/61 <JavaScript:ViewDoc(0)>_* [ English French
Russian Spanish Arabic Chinese ]
UPDATED REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL IN
THE INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF AND
FOLLOW-UP TO MAJOR UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS, IN LIGHT OF
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS 50/227, 52/12 B AND 57/270 B
* Updated report of the Secretary-General on the role of the Council in
the integrated and coordinated implementation of the outcomes of and
follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits, in the light
of General Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B and 57/270 B*
/ Summary/
At its 2004 substantive session, the Economic and Social Council in its
resolution 2004/44 decided to merge the review of the progress made in
the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B, and
57/270 B and requested a single report. Following the request of the
Council, the present report focuses on progress made in the
implementation of the three resolutions.
The review of the methods of the work of the General Assembly and its
Second and Third Committees are ongoing. Further work will be needed to
complete the consultations successfully. With regard to the Council and
its subsidiary machinery, progress has been made in several areas,
including strengthening thematic unity across the different segments of
the Council’s substantive session; review of the working methods of the
functional commissions; strengthening of the role of the United Nations
regional commissions in conference follow-up. At the same time
additional efforts need to be made to enhance cooperation among
functional commissions and to strengthen cooperation between regional
commissions and the funds and programmes.
Contents
/Paragraphs/
/Page/
1.
Background
1–4
3
2.
Introduction
5–7
3
3.
Further strengthening the role of the General Assembly and its
Second and Third Committees in the coordinated and integrated
follow-up to the comprehensive development agenda
8–17
4
1.
The General Assembly
9–10
4
2.
The Second Committee
11–14
5
3.
The Third Committee
15–17
5
4.
Further strengthening the role of the Economic and Social Council
and its subsidiary machinery in the implementation of General
Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B and 57/270 B
18–37
6
1.
Strengthening the role of the Economic and Social Council
18–20
6
2.
Strengthening the work of the United Nations functional
commissions in support of implementation of General Assembly
resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B and 57/270 B, as well as
resolutions 56/201 and 59/250
21–30
7
3.
Cooperation between the Council and the United Nations
regional commissions
31–37
9
5.
Strengthening the Council’s cooperation with the funds and
programmes, with specialized agencies and inter-agency bodies, and
the international financial and trade institutions
38–42
11
6.
Complying with the specific mandates of the Council
43–52
12
1.
International Conference on Financing for Development
43–45
12
2.
The Almaty Programme of Action: addressing the special needs
of landlocked developing countries within a new global
framework for transit, transport cooperation
46–47
13
3.
Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed
Countries
48–52
13
7.
Enhancing the Council’s cooperation with and the role of civil
society and the private sector for development
53–55
14
* I. Background*
1. In paragraph 39 of its resolution 57/270 B, the General Assembly
decided to include an item entitled “Integrated and coordinated
implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related
fields” in the annual agenda of the General Assembly and invited the
Secretary-General to submit a report on the question.
2. At its 2004 substantive session, the Economic and Social Council, in
its resolution 2004/44 decided to merge the review of the progress made
in the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B
and 57/270 B and requested a single report on the implementation of the
resolutions. The resolutions lend themselves to a joint consideration as
they build upon and complement each other.
3. Resolution 50/227, “Further measures for the restructuring and
revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related
fields”, focuses on ways of enhancing the role of the United Nations in
the field of development. They include an increase in resources for
operational activities and greater coherence in the work of the Second
and Third Committee, and a strengthened role of the Economic and Social
Council in system-wide coordination and enhanced linkages with trade and
financial institutions. Resolution 52/12 B, “Renewing the United
Nations: a programme for reform”, includes several provisions relating
to reforms in the economic and social fields, as well as development and
humanitarian affairs.
4. Resolution 57/270 B, “Integrated and coordinated implementation of
and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences
and summits in the economic and social fields”, aims to enhance
coherence in the different conference follow-up processes, while
maintaining their distinct identity. It also provides guidance to better
coordinate global, regional and national development activities and to
ensure that those activities are mutually supportive as well as
contribute to the achievement of the internationally agreed development
goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. It calls upon the
Economic and Social Council to continue to strengthen its role as the
central mechanism for system-wide coordination. It also recognizes the
need to further strengthen cooperation with the international financial
and trading institutions and the important role of civil society and the
private sector in advancing the implementation of conference outcomes.
* II. Introduction*
5. The United Nations summits and conferences of the last 15 years
generated a global consensus on policies and actions to advance the
objectives of eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development
and provide a basic framework for pursuing those objectives. The
Millennium Summit built on the outcomes of those summits and conferences
and reinforced some of their key messages. The outcomes, together with
the development-related aspects of the Millennium Declaration constitute
the United Nations development agenda (see E/2005/56).
6. A much sharper focus on implementation of the internationally agreed
goals and targets of the United Nations development agenda remains
imperative. Though the Council initiated work on developing an
integrated approach to the implementation of the conference outcomes by
focusing on their common themes since 1995, further efforts are required
to steer the United Nations development system towards both more
sustained and better integrated follow-up action.
7. The substantive aspects of an integrated follow-up to conferences
have been discussed in the report of the Secretary-General for the
High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (A/60/56). The
present report focuses on progress made in the implementation of the
three resolutions.
* III. Further strengthening the role of the General Assembly and its
Second and Third Committees in the coordinated and integrated follow-up
to the comprehensive development agenda*
8. As called for in resolutions 50/227, 57/270 B, 58/126 and 58/316, the
review of the work of the General Assembly and its Second and Third
Committees, especially as they relate to the implementation of and the
follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences is
ongoing. It is aimed at enhancing the policy leadership role of the
General Assembly on development issues. That can be achieved by
improving working methods that allow maximum focus, visibility and
political energy towards the achievement of the United Nations
development agenda.
* A. The General Assembly*
9. Since the General Assembly adopted resolutions 58/126 of 19 December
2003 and 58/316 of 1 July 2004, informal consultations have continued
during its fifty-ninth session on its revitalization. Member States have
pointed to the need to strengthen the role of the General Committee of
the Assembly, continue to streamline and reduce the number of items on
the agenda, adopt shorter and more focused resolutions, and streamline
documentation without in any way compromising analytical depth and
coverage. Those broad goals have formed the basis for consultations
among Member States. While a consensus on improving the methods of work
of the General Assembly and several of its main committees is yet to
emerge, consultations are ongoing in the context of the next phase of
reforms of the Organization. Those consultations are now linked to the
issues of institutional reform being considered in preparation for the
September Summit.
10. In the context of the need for better cooperation and improved
division of labour between the General Assembly and the Economic and
Social Council, the Presidents of the General Assembly, the Security
Council and the Economic and Social Council held two meetings in 2004
aimed at increased cooperation, coordination and complementarity of the
work programmes of the three organs, as called for in resolution 58/126.
That process will continue in the context of the next round of reforms
and will also need to take into account the proposal to establish a
peacebuilding commission as proposed in the Secretary-General’s report
for the September Summit (A/59/2005).
* B. The Second Committee*
11. The Chairman of the Second Committee at the fifty-eighth session of
the General Assembly submitted a set of proposals, which the Committee
tried to implement during its fifty-ninth session. They include early
meetings between the outgoing and incoming Bureau; introduction of
question-and-answer sessions; better use of the Second Committee’s
website; early distribution of and consultation on the organization of
work; avoidance of overlapping with plenary meetings; elaboration and
distribution of the Chairman’s summary of the general debate; extensive
but rational use of panels, keynote speakers and round tables;
compliance with the deadlines for the submission of draft resolutions;
early start of negotiations and early adoption of resolutions; and
clustering and better sequencing for the consideration of the agenda of
the Committee.
12. During the fifty-ninth session, consultations continued on several
other aspects of the improvement of the working methods. Following a
series of consultations, the Second Committee agreed on a conference
room paper (A/C.2/59/CRP.2/Rev.1) which emphasized the need for reaching
timely consensus on items on the agenda, preserving the substantive
nature of the resolutions; organizing discussions and events designed to
contribute to a broader understanding and consideration of the issues;
and maintaining the practice of allocating sufficient time after the
formal consideration of each cluster allowing for negotiations. That
would help the Committee in adopting resolutions in a timely fashion. It
also requested the Committee on Conferences to consider advancing the
timing of the Trade and Development Board meeting so that its report
could be made available by the middle of September in order to enable
the timely consideration of sub-items under the “Macroeconomic policy
questions” cluster. The conference room paper also proposed that side
events should be held in close proximity to the substantive discussion
of the relevant agenda items and noted that greater attention should be
given to the increasing role of side events organized by Member States
that are related to the agenda of the Committee.
13. It was agreed that discussions on outstanding issues, related
especially to the streamlining of the agenda, as well as strengthening
cooperation with the Third Committee would continue.
14. *The Second Committee needs to take decisions this year on the
outstanding issues, particularly streamlining and reclustering items on
the agenda, and the division of labour and strengthened coordination
with the Third Committee and the Economic and Social Council.*
* C. The Third Committee*
15. During the fifty-ninth session, the Third Committee approved a
Chairman’s text on the revitalization of its work, deciding to
rationalize its agenda by merging some items, triennializing others and
transferring some to the General Assembly in plenary meeting. Several
far-reaching measures were agreed upon to improve the working methods of
the Committee. They include measures to promote more interactive
discussions as part of the formal proceedings; introduction at its
sixtieth session, on a pilot basis, of interactive debates in an
informal setting; submitting resolutions that are concise, focused and
designed to have an impact on policy development; and tabling
resolutions biennially or at longer intervals and avoiding duplication
especially where they have already been adopted by the Economic and
Social Council or its subsidiary bodies.
16. Significantly, the Third Committee agreed to make renewed efforts to
reduce the number of requests for reports from the Secretary-General,
including through consolidation of reports. It was stressed that there
should be no “automaticity” about requesting the Secretary-General’s
reports.
17. To strengthen coordination with the other Main Committees, joint
panel discussions and meetings on issues of common interest were
highlighted. Those changes are far-reaching and when implemented will
serve to improve coherence and bring added value to the work of the
Third Committee, as well as contribute to the work of other Main
Committees, particularly the Second Committee.
* IV. Further strengthening the role of the Economic and Social Council
and its subsidiary machinery in the implementation of General Assembly
resolutions 50/227, 52/12 B and 57/270 B*
* A. Strengthening the role of the Economic and Social Council*
* 1. Promoting a coherent, integrated and coordinated approach*
18. The Economic and Social Council has a critical role to play in
promoting a coherent, integrated and coordinated approach for the
achievement of the United Nations development agenda. While efforts have
been undertaken towards strengthening the role of the Council in
conference follow-up, there is a need to infuse them with greater
dynamism and result orientation. The Secretary-General’s report at the
high-level segment highlights the need for the United Nations system to
integrate and align fully policies and programmes with the United
Nations development agenda, particularly the Millennium Development
Goals. At the intergovernmental level, there is an immediate need for a
more coherent, coordinated and focused approach to monitoring and
evaluation of the implementation of the development agenda. To that end,
*the Council needs to finalize, within the framework of actions that
will be taken in the light of the proposals made in the
Secretary-General’s report at the high-level segment of the Council, the
requirements contained in paragraph 42 of resolution 57/270 B, in which
the General Assembly requested it to establish, no later than 2004, a
four-year multi-year work programme for the coordination segment of its
substantive session. Efforts should be made to agree on a full four-year
multi-year programme of work that is effectively linked to the United
Nations development agenda. *
* 2. Ensuring thematic unity and interlinkages between the different
segments*
19. A clear message emanating from resolution 57/270 B is the need to
focus the Council’s annual session around one broad theme. As a first
step towards ensuring greater coherence, the Council decided that the
high-level and coordination segments would focus on the same
cross-sectoral conference themes (or related themes), but would also
address them from both a policy development and a coordination
perspective. In recent years the themes of the high-level segments have
provided the broad basis for the themes of the coordination and
operational activities segments. While thematic unity is to be pursued,
there is a need to address the issue of thematic unity and interlinkages
among the segments within the framework of the actions that will be
taken on proposals made in the Secretary-General’s report to the
high-level segment of the Council, in particular the proposal for a peer
review and the holding of a development cooperation forum.
* 3. Streamlining the reporting system*
20. Improving the effectiveness of the reporting system is another
important element in strengthening the Council’s policy setting and
coordination functions. Reports submitted by the subsidiary, regional
and related bodies of the Council provide it with a wealth of
information and policy inputs relevant to not only the coordinated and
integrated follow-up of the development agenda, but also for policy
guidance, national development strategy formulation, evaluation and
international cooperation. The Council has addressed itself to the
question of better management and use of that information. The Bureau of
the Council issued guidelines for documentation for the Council and its
subsidiary bodies, drawn primarily from existing legislation in the
General Assembly and the Council. The guidelines incorporate further
steps to help to bring to manageable proportions and give greater focus
to the documents submitted to the Council by its subsidiary bodies. *The
subsidiary bodies should be encouraged to adhere to the guidelines for
documentation. *
* B. Strengthening the work of the United Nations functional commissions
in support of implementation of General Assembly resolutions 50/227,
52/12 B and 57/270 B, as well as resolutions 56/201 and 59/250*
21. The United Nations functional commissions have played a key role in
the development and implementation of the United Nations development
agenda, particularly acting as the preparatory committees for the
international conferences and further in their follow-up. While
individual functional commissions are, through their multi-year work
programmes and priority themes, engaged in follow-up of the conference
outcomes, stronger inter-commission coherence would lead to a more
coordinated follow-up of the different goals and targets contained in
the United Nations development agenda.
22. With that objective in view and to improve their own functioning,
the General Assembly requested functional commissions and other relevant
bodies of the Economic and Social Council in resolution 57/270 B^1 to
review their working methods, strengthen cooperation among themselves,
find ways to benefit from the lessons learned from each other, and
report to the Council no later than 2005. That work is ongoing and
several functional commissions have undertaken the exercise, the outcome
of which is expected to lead to a more integrated implementation of the
conference outcomes.
* 1. Review of working methods of the functional commissions*
23. Following the request in resolution 57/270 B, to date most
functional commissions have adopted multi-year programmes of work. To
ensure continuity, most functional commissions now elect their incoming
bureau immediately following the closure of their regular sessions. To
strengthen the regional dimension, several commissions held panel events
with the United Nations regional commissions as part of their session.
The new methods of work have also encouraged an enhanced engagement of
civil society and the private sector. A review of the work of the United
Nations functional commissions on the implementation of the Millennium
Declaration is provided in a separate 2005 consolidated report on the
work of the Economic and Social Council functional commissions. Some
functional commissions, such as the Commission on the Status of Women,
the Statistical Commission, the Commission on Population and Development
and the Commission for Social Development will continue to review their
working methods at their next regular session. *The Council may wish to
invite those functional commissions and other relevant subsidiary bodies
that have not done so, to complete the examination of their methods of
work, as a matter of urgency, in order to better pursue the
implementation of the United Nations development agenda. *
* 2. Strengthening cooperation between functional commissions*
24. Functional commissions are mostly working independently from one
another on the follow-up to specific conferences and summits. That has
caused a degree of compartmentalization and overlap as each functional
commission tends to look at all thematic areas from within its own
perspective. While that may be useful in highlighting several dimensions
of an issue, it also leads to a disparate treatment of issues and
sometimes does not blend coherently. That needs to be addressed at two
levels.
25. At the Secretariat level, exchange of reports and other documents,
joint activities and contacts between the various secretariats are the
most common tools employed to ensure coherence of the work of the
functional commissions. The substantive secretariats of five functional
commissions that are located in the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs are working together to coordinate their work programmes.
26. At the intergovernmental level, there is a need for greater
interaction among the subsidiary bodies. To facilitate cooperation and
exchange among the functional commissions and to strengthen coordination
between the functional commissions and the Council, a meeting was held
among the Chairs of the functional commissions and between the
functional commissions and the Bureau of the Council in 2004.
Information on the progress in the review of their working methods was
shared with a focus on how to further enhance cooperation among
functional commissions. Such meetings are also planned for the 2005
Economic and Social Council substantive session.^2
27. *The Council should take it upon itself to provide a stronger
coordinating function, inter alia, by harmonizing the functional
commissions’ multi-year programmes of work and their periodic cycles,
standardizing reports in a more user-friendly manner, and by promoting
integration of the outcomes of the deliberations of the functional
commissions.*
* 3. Fostering cooperation between the functional commissions and the
funds and programmes*
28. In its resolution 57/270 B,^3 the General Assembly encouraged
functional commissions to find ways to learn from the experience gained
and lessons learned by the United Nations funds and programmes in the
implementation of the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences
and summits. To that end, functional commissions have made efforts,
including through discussion panels, with representatives of the funds
and programmes which have served to enrich each other’s work. *The
exchange of experiences and lessons learned between the functional
commissions and the funds and programmes should be further enhanced,
including through briefings by the United Nations Development Group
Office (UNDGO).*
* 4. Strengthening cooperation between the Council and its functional
commissions*
29. For several years, annual meetings between the Bureau of the Council
and the bureaux of the functional commissions have taken place. In the
2005 annual meeting discussions centred on the work of the commissions,
measures to enhance collaboration among the functional commissions, and
a review of their methods of work. The contribution of functional
commissions to the work of the Council’s substantive session on the
themes of the high-level and coordination segments, as well as the
possible contributions through the Council to the September Summit, was
also discussed in the meeting.
30. Holding joint bureau meetings of the functional commissions and the
Council during the regular sessions of the commissions allows for better
coordination, timely information, inputs and guidance. It also has the
added advantage that senior officials of bureau members participating in
the Commission deliberations have an opportunity of interacting with the
Bureau of the Council.
* C. Cooperation between the Council and the United Nations regional
commissions *
31. Given the significant regional divergences in progress towards the
achievement of the United Nations development agenda, mainstreaming the
regional dimension into the overall work of the United Nations assumes
added importance. This, however, is predicated upon a stronger two-way
relationship with regional organizations. On the one hand, better
integration of regional analysis into the global policy deliberations is
required. On the other hand, comparative advantages of the regional
commissions need to be better utilized in order to enhance coherence of
the organizations’ activities at the regional level, particularly, those
undertaken in support of the United Nations development agenda. In that
context, regional commissions have been given specific mandates from the
Council for the follow-up of the major global conferences.^4 In
response, they have undertaken efforts to link regional implementation
measures with global deliberations and to contribute to policy
implementation at the regional and country levels. *The Council will
need to further strengthen its linkages with the regional commissions,
particularly in the context of the peer reviews, which have been
proposed by the Secretary-General in his report for the September
Summit. The Council may wish to explore new modalities of enhancing its
cooperation with the regional commissions, particularly in the
preparation of reports on implementation.*
* 1. Linking global deliberations with regional implementation initiatives*
32. Cooperation between the Council and the regional commissions is a
key instrument to ensure that global policy guidance provided by the
Council is translated into concrete regional and subregional strategies
for the implementation of the United Nations development agenda,
including the Millennium Development Goals. It is equally important that
global entities, when undertaking development initiatives, fully involve
the relevant regional commissions. In the recent past, regional
commissions have contributed to, and were involved in the work of the
functional commissions, in particular, in the five- and ten-year review
process of major international conferences. For example, in the plus-ten
follow-up of the Beijing Declaration and Plan of Action and the
Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action, several preparatory
meetings were held with the regional commissions and their participation
in the meetings of the respective functional commissions was facilitated.
33. Several regional commissions have strengthened their role as
regional bodies for conference follow-up and implementation. In 2003, in
preparation of the 2004 session of the Commission on Sustainable
Development, five regional implementation meetings were organized to
review and assess obstacles, constraints, challenges and opportunities
in the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further
Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation,
with a particular focus on the thematic cluster of water, sanitation and
human settlement. In 2005, regional implementation meetings will be
organized in preparation for the 2006 Commission on Sustainable
Development review session.
34. An important mechanism for the coherent implementation of and
follow-up to the major United Nations conferences are the coordination
meetings between the regional commissions and the funds and programmes,
as well as the United Nations departments and offices and agencies of
the United Nations system engaged in regional and subregional
activities. Such coordination meetings called for by the Economic and
Social Council in its resolution 1998/46, were launched in 1999 under
the chairmanship of the Deputy Secretary-General.
* 2. Fostering horizontal interregional cooperation*
35. Horizontal interregional cooperation — cooperation between the
regional commissions — should be strengthened through knowledge sharing
and networking. Recent meetings of chiefs of transport and programme
planning, as well as the focal points for information and communication
technologies and energy are initiatives which enhance cooperation among
the regional commissions. Such meetings should be extended to other
substantive areas of work. *Regional commissions should continue their
efforts to strengthen cooperation among themselves through knowledge
sharing and networking.*
* 3. Strengthening linkages between regional commissions and regional
bodies/arrangements*
36. Major economic and social processes have been taking place at the
regional level through regional bodies and arrangements. Examples of
such processes are regional economic integration, free trade
arrangements, and regional cross-border investments, infrastructural
projects like highways, railroads and information technologies. Those
initiatives of the regional bodies and arrangements have a great impact
on the common welfare of large populations by reducing poverty and
unemployment, and are important in the achievement of the development
goals. *The United Nations regional commissions should play a greater
supportive role in infrastructure, trade, and technology initiatives of
regional bodies. *
* 4. Enhancing cooperation between regional commissions, funds and
programmes and specialized agencies*
37. Closer links need to be established between the regional structures
of the funds and programmes and the respective regional commissions, so
as to fully utilize the United Nations substantive and operational
capacity available in each region. The strategic compact between the
regional commissions and UNDP (July 2000) was an important initiative
which could be built upon further. The participation of regional
commissions in the UNDG meetings has served to strengthen policy
formulation and coordination. *United Nations regional commissions and
the United Nations funds and programmes should develop closer links
between themselves in order to enhance coherence in their work at the
regional level. *
* V. Strengthening the Council’s cooperation with the funds and
programmes, with specialized agencies and inter-agency bodies, and the
international financial and trade institutions*
38. A stronger link between the policy guidance role of the Economic and
Social Council, its functional commissions and the operational
activities arm is essential to ensure that global policy guidance on the
integrated and coordinated follow-up to global conferences translates
into effective support to regional, subregional and national efforts for
their implementation. Similarly, regional and country-level experiences
need to permeate further into global thinking and analysis.
39. That requires stronger linkages and greater coherence between global
policy guidance and the policies and programmes endorsed by the
Executive Boards of the United Nations funds and programmes, the
governing bodies of the specialized agencies, the regional as well as
the functional commissions, and the bureaux of the international finance
and trade institutions.
40. As reviewed in previous sections of the report, several efforts are
under way to promote cooperation of funds and programmes with functional
commissions and to revitalize cooperation with the regional commissions.
Initiatives have also been undertaken to facilitate greater cooperation
among the governing bodies of the funds and programmes, such as the
joint meetings of the Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, and WFP,
while the annual high-level meeting between the Economic and Social
Council, the Bretton Woods institutions, WTO and UNCTAD have facilitated
dialogue among those organizations.
41. While these important initiatives are works-in-progress, they need
to coalesce into an integrated and cohesive approach through a United
Nations system-wide framework. That has important implications for the
Council’s ability to promote a more integrated and coordinated follow-up
to global conferences within the system in a way that enables it to
translate such an approach into system-wide strategies and programmes.
42. Closer links need to be built between the Council and the governing
bodies of the United Nations system organizations. Meetings between the
bureaux of the functional commissions and the Bureau of the Council and
the participation of the chairpersons of the functional commissions in
the Council’s sessions have helped to improve the dialogue between the
Council and the functional commissions. *Commissions and their
secretariats should clearly identify the operational implications of
their work and bring them to the attention of the governing bodies of
the funds and programmes for their consideration and guidance on
operational activities to strengthen the link between policy guidance
and operational activities. *
* VI. Complying with the specific mandates of the Council*
*A. International Conference on Financing for Development*
43. The Monterrey Consensus established a follow-up process to the
Conference in both the General Assembly and the Economic and Social
Council.
44. In the General Assembly, resolution 59/225 on “Follow-up to and
implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on
Financing for Development” was adopted on 22 December 2004. The General
Assembly also decided in resolution 59/145 of 17 December 2004 to hold a
High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on 27 and 28 June 2005,
in New York, immediately prior to the Economic and Social Council 2005
High-level Segment, in order for its recommendations to be considered in
the preparatory process of General Assembly High-level Plenary Meeting
and within its framework, to hold a separate meeting on financing for
development.
45. The 2005 special high-level meeting of the Council with the Bretton
Woods institutions, the WTO and (since 2004) UNCTAD, focused on the
theme of “Achieving the internationally agreed development goals,
including those contained in the Millennium Declaration” in the context
of the overall focus of the meeting on “Coherence, coordination and
cooperation in the context of the implementation of the Monterrey
Consensus”. Six round tables addressing three issues: (a) policies and
strategies; (b) trade, investment, and private flows; and (c) ODA,
innovative sources of financing and debt were held. The unprecedented
participation by the Executive Directors of the Boards of the Bretton
Woods institutions and a significant number of Finance and other
Ministers, Central Bank Governors, as well as the President of the Trade
and Development Board was testimony to the fact that that meeting is
considered an important platform for enhancing coherence within the
system, not only in the follow-up to Monterrey, but also in the pursuit
of the broader development agenda. Participants concurred with regard to
the urgency to build momentum towards the September Summit and
accelerate progress in implementation of the development goals.
Advancing the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus was seen as a
critical element to that end. In addition, participants highlighted the
growing interest in pursuing several of the initiatives regarding
innovative sources of finance.
*B. The Almaty Programme of Action: addressing the special needs of
landlocked developing countries within a new global framework for
transit, transport cooperation*
46. An “Inter-agency meeting on the implementation of the Almaty
Programme of Action”, held in New York on 4 February 2004, endorsed a
road map for its implementation. In its resolution 59/245 of 22 December
2004, on specific actions related to the particular needs and problems
of landlocked developing countries, the General Assembly invited the
2005 High-level General Assembly Plenary Meeting to address the special
needs of landlocked developing countries.
47. Representatives of the international, regional and subregional
organizations met in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 29 to 31 March 2005, for
the high-level meeting on the “Role of International, Regional and
Subregional Organizations for the Implementation of the Almaty Programme
of Action”. In a communiqué representatives stressed the importance of
taking concrete steps in accordance with the road map for the
implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action and requested the
United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed
Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing
States to continue its consultations on the best possible ways to
facilitate coordination efforts and to continue to organize meetings on
an annual basis.
*C. Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries*
48. In 2004, the Council’s substantive session addressed themes related
to least developed countries issues as part of the Council’s efforts to
pursue a coherent and comprehensive approach to the review of the
implementation of the Programme of Action. Preparatory activities
including a series of multi-stakeholder round tables on resources
mobilization and enabling environment for poverty eradication were held
in February and March 2004 to examine the theme of the high-level
segment in the context of the Brussels Programme of Action as a means of
achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the least developed
countries.
49. In the high-level segment, the Council adopted a Ministerial
Declaration on the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 recognizing the weak
implementation of the Programme of Action and underlining the need to
address that issue. To that end, the Declaration urged each least
developed country, with the support of its development partners, to
continue the implementation of the actions contained in the Programme of
Action by translating them into specific measures, within its national
development framework and poverty eradication strategy.
50. The coordination segment reviewed the efforts of the United Nations
system to promote an integrated approach to rural development with a
special focus on the least developed countries. In its resolution
2004/48, the Council called for enhanced coordination and cooperation
among the agencies of the United Nations system in support of national
development strategies as well as in enhancing their cooperation with
the World Bank and the regional development banks. The United Nations
system was called upon to further assist developing countries in their
efforts to enhance access by the poor to productive assets, to support
capacity-building measures as well as regional and subregional
initiatives and to promote South-South cooperation.
51. The Second Committee reviewed the implementation and invited the
2005 September Summit to address the special needs of the least
developed countries, while reviewing the progress made in the
achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including those
contained in the Millennium Declaration. It also decided to hold a
comprehensive review of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed
Countries in 2006, during the sixty-first session of the General
Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 114 of the Programme of Action.
The Committee also reiterated its concern over the weak implementation
of the Programme of Action.
52. At the special high-level meeting held in April 2005 with the
Bretton Woods institutions, the WTO, and UNCTAD, the Council also
addressed issues related to least developed countries/low-income
countries and promoted linkage between the Programme of Action and the
International Conference on Financing for Development.
*VII. Enhancing the Council’s cooperation with and the role of civil
society and the private sector for development*
53. The Summits and Conferences recognized the role of civil society and
the private sector in achieving the development goals and targets set
out in them. The Millennium Declaration (General Assembly resolution
55/2) also recognized their role and it commits Governments “to develop
strong partnerships with the private sector and with civil society
organizations in pursuit of development and poverty eradication”. In
recent years, the Economic and Social Council and its functional
commissions have significantly intensified the involvement of civil
society, including non-governmental organizations, foundations,
parliamentarians and local authorities, and the private sector. Perhaps
the most innovative and successful of the Council’s multi-stakeholder
initiatives is the Information and Communication Technology Task Force.
Non-governmental organizations and members of the business community
also participate actively in the annual special high-level meetings with
the Bretton Woods institutions, WTO and UNCTAD. Prior to these meetings,
public hearings are organized to enable Member States and other
stakeholders to interact with civil society and the private sector on
the key issues. These initiatives have enriched the proceedings of the
Council and its subsidiary bodies.
54. At the national and regional levels, civil society organizations are
increasingly participating in the development process, including through
programmes and initiatives for the eradication of poverty. Worldwide,
non-governmental organizations have also been at the forefront of
delivery of humanitarian assistance.
55. A dynamic private sector is essential for the successful
implementation and follow-up of the goals and targets set out in the
conferences and summits. Public-private partnerships established to deal
with the challenges of development have systematically grown. Private
sector companies are today active partners in many parts of the
developing world in every aspect of development. The United Nations is
actively involved in promoting the role of the private sector. Under the
aegis of the United Nations Global Compact the Global Compact Leaders
Summit was convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 24
June 2004 in which 500 chief executive officers, government officials
and heads of labour and civil society on the topic of global corporate
citizenship gathered for the first meeting of its kind. The meeting
adopted anti-corruption as an additional principle of the 10
internationally agreed principles of the compact.
/ Notes/
^1 In its resolution 57/270 B of 23 June 2003, the General Assembly
requested each functional commission to examine its methods of work in
order to better pursue the implementation of the outcomes of the major
United Nations conferences and summits, recognizing that there is no
need for a uniform approach since each functional commission has its own
specificity, while also noting that modern methods of work can better
guarantee the review of progress made in implementation at all levels,
bearing in mind the progress recently achieved in this regard by certain
commissions, especially the Commission on Sustainable Development. The
Assembly requested the functional commissions and other relevant bodies
of the Economic and Social Council to report to the Council no later
than 2005 on the outcome of the examination.
^2 A meeting between the chairs of the functional commissions is
scheduled to be held on 1 July 2005 and a meeting of the chairs of the
functional commissions with the Bureau of the Economic and Social
Council is planned for 7 July 2005.
^3 In paragraph 48 of resolution 57/270 B, the General Assembly invited
functional commissions to consider, in their deliberations, the
experience gained and lessons learned by the United Nations funds and
programmes in the implementation of the outcomes of the major United
Nations conferences and summits.
^4 In its resolution 1998/46, the Council invited regional commissions
to further strengthen their active participation in implementation at
the regional level of the results of the major United Nations
conferences and summits. In resolution 57/270 B the General Assembly
invited regional commissions, in collaboration with other regional and
subregional organizations and processes, to contribute, within their
existing mandates, to the review of progress in the implementation of
and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences
and summits and to provide input to the discussions of the Council on
the cross-sectoral thematic issues to be discussed at the Council’s
substantive session.
Well, good reading ! food for thought and analysis.
Now, the basic question to be examined first is
if the WSIS can be considered as relevant exclusively to
economic and social matters. Of course there are economical and social
issues, but
there are other issues as well such as new technology, free software,
e-science, internet gouvernance ,
human rights, etc that can hardly be considered as related to "economic
and social matters"
It can be argued therefore that the working group report following the *
57/270 B resolution*
does not apply.to the WSIS, and one should notice the EU statement does
not say "it must"
but 'it should" , and furthemore a strong arguement towards my analysis
is the fact
that the organization of the WSIS has been given to the ITU, a technical
specialized agency,
and not an agency like UNDP.
However, we must be carefull to take advantage some of the very good
points ot the
*57/270 B w*orking group report which is not so bad in some respects.
This is going to be a subbtle excercise.
The WSIS is not bound to the * 57/270 B resolution and therefore
is entitled to develop its original multi-stakeholder approach,
*first by setting multi-stakeholder working groups and coordination
as proposed by the SI and PCT groups
and included in the August 12 compilation.
( I noticed also the proposition of a "CS WG on implementation and
follow up" )
and then as an outcome of the WSIS in Tunis
ask the UN secretary general to setup a new specialized agency
(UNMSP) to be able to create UN endorsed multi-stakeholder partnerships
that would allow to offer an inclusive and legal framework for MSPs,
in order to avoid the excesses of ill-defined and non-liable
partnerships such as the infamous Microsoft-UNESCO partenership
http://www.wsis-pct.org/unesco-microsoft.html
Since the MSPs phenomemon seem as unstoppable as the tide,
the Civil Society has rather to find a way to control this
phenomenon and to be part of it.
See the UNSMP site http://www.unmsp.org, a joint proposal by Adama
Samessékou and me,
hopefully to be discussed soon in details in the
recently ressurected WSIS-MSP CSB family
http://www.wsis-msp.org , a very good initiative
by Tatiana Ershova and Claudia Padovani.
UN endorsed MSPs can also provide a sound legal
framework for internet governance bodies.
It worth to mention the recommendation of the
UNESCO Saint-Peterburg meeting ( put online on August 09 )
http://www.unmsp.org/unesco-russia05-recomm.html
2. Information / Knowledge Society Research
We recommend UNESCO, with the possible help of other UN specialised
agencies, to create a number of inclusive, transparent,
multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary international research /
working groups with the following missions:
* to reflect more deeply upon the 'Information Society' and the
'Knowledge Society' (from the basic concepts to specific models
with regard to national or local features) and upon potential
social consequences of the Knowledge Society;
* to study the new phenomenon of the Information / Knowledge
Society' Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs); to develop the
basic principles of effective, equitable, transparent and
inclusive MSPs; to prepare a set of guidelines to be endorsed by
the United Nations Organisation concerning the ethical standards
of MSPs as well as decision-making and decision-implementing
mechanisms for MSPs;
* to study and to propose new international public law mechanisms
and structures that would allow for the institutionalisation and
recognition of MSPs accountable, among other places, to the United
Nations Organisation;
.... to develop a model regulatory framework for R&D in Knowledge
Societies;
* to support a post-WSIS evaluation process through an independent
international body to monitor policy development in compliance
with the criteria established by the civil society and the
research community and fund people-centered research;
* to study experience and practice of the Free Software and Open
Source development paradigms as a possible model for various
processes of Information / Knowledge Society development; and
* to explore and propose new Open Access strategies as the ICTs are
evolving (by a permanent multi-stakeholder research bureau).
Tatiana Ershova and Adama Samassékou must be thanked for their most
remarkable contributions
to the Saint-Peterbourg meeting.
I did not have yet to write a report of the UNESCO Saint-Peterbourg
meeting after the
final document was put online.
My greatest worry is that the PC3 schedule seems to be entirely devoted
to internet governance,
so when are you going to discuss the most important issues of "follow up
and implementation' ?
Only at the GFC ?... in a small committee... this seems quite
unacceptable...
It seems and the Civil Society must demand that the "follow up and
implementation'
be discussed openly and inclusively in another PC, a PC3A ?
Best regards
Francis
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> On 28-Aug-05, at 9:58 AM, Parminder wrote:
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>> Dear Bill, Jean-Loius, Bertrand, Robert and others,
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>> Thanks for your valuable comments.
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>> Do you think the CS can agree on a short statement that can be
>> submitted to the GFC before the deadline of 31st, and then also be
>> taken up by CS representatives that attend the 6th September meeting.
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Associate Publisher
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ENSTA Paris, France
KNIS lab. Director
"Knowledge Networks & Information Society" (KNIS)
muguet at ensta.fr http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet
World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups
Scientific Information : http://www.wsis-si.org chair
Patents & Copyrights : http://www.wsis-pct.org co-chair
Financing Mechanismns : http://www.wsis-finance.org web
UNMSP project : http://www.unmsp.org
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