[WSIS CS-Plenary] Financing Mechanisms Event: 16th 3:00 pm

[djilali benamrane]

J'invite expressement les membres de notre groupe
disponible à ce moment de participer à cette rencontre
et d'y développer les arguments que nous avons pu
échanger sur notre groupe.
Djilali
--- Sean O Siochru <sean at nexus.ie> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> All are invited to the Session below.
> 
> It is shaping up well and looks like it should be a
> very good introduction 
> to the question of financing mechanisms.  It brings
> together the innovative 
> ideas from civil society and elsewhere, as well as
> the latest on government 
> proposals and interactions.
> 
> See you there
> Sean
> -------------------------------------------
> Financing Mechanisms for ICT for D:  Converging or
> Diverging Agendas?
> 
> Venue and Time:  15:00 - 18:00
> 16th Feb, Room XXII, Palais des Nations
> Interpretation English/French/Spanish
> 
> Goal:
> The goal of the meeting is to have an open and frank
> exchange of ideas and 
> views on the  issues and possibilities for financing
> ICT for development, 
> between different stakeholders.
> 
> Suggested content and possible contributors :
> 
> Introduction: Seán Ó Siochrú
> TFFM Report after Accra: Converging Agendas? (15
> minutes): Radhika Lal UNDP
> 
> I: Emerging ICT for Development Concepts  (75
> minutes)
> 
> This will focus on new or innovative ideas for
> implementing ICTs for 
> development, that have arisen in recent debates and
> reports.  The aim is to 
> present succinct outlines of the basic rationale and
> concept.
> 
> Strictly ten minutes each or less.
> 
> - "Global Public Goods" approach as a policy
> rationale (ITeM: Fernando 
> Prada/ Pablo Accuosta)
> - "Open Access" platforms at city, national,
> regional backbone levels 
> (Russell Southwood tbc)
> -  Community-driven/owned networks (Seán Ó Siochrú)
> -  Community media/radio (Steve Buckley)
> -  Public ownership/local authorities in Asia (
> Parminder Jeet Singh)
> 
> II:  Financing Mechanisms and Practical
> Implementation (90 minutes)
> 
> The aim here is to take a practical look at
> financing and coordinating 
> mechanisms that have been proposed and views on
> them.  Selected government 
> participation would be useful here.  Possible topics
> for short 
> presentations are:
> 
> (Moderator: Seán Ó Siochrú  Ten minutes max each)
> - TFFM Report (Radikha Lal)
> - Donor support and coordination for ICT4D (Chantal
> Peyer BreadforAll)
> - Digital Solidarity Fund (tbc)
> - Virtual Financing mechanisms (GKP: Michael
> Chertok)
> - A New Policy Framework for ICTD Other proposals
> (Willie Currie: APC).
> 
> Ten minutes each for Governments/ Bilterals to
> respond to questions:
> - SDC: Swiss Development Corporation - (tbc)
> - Canada (CIDA tbc), Argentina (tbc), Uruguay  (tbc)
> - African, Northern governments?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Djilali Benamrane : dbenamrane at yahoo.com
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