RES: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS: Informal consultation on 13 June
lengell at bgnet.bgsu.edu
lengell at bgnet.bgsu.edu
Wed Jun 8 11:02:32 BST 2005
Hello Adam,
A stamp is the imprint of a rubber stamp from your organization.
Bureaucratic seal of approval. This can be a pain because many
organizations have no such stamp. It might be good to have a simple
one made up to avoid hassle in the upcoming months.
As for the covering letter, a simple letter from a lead member of the
organization stating you are in good standing with it and are welcome
to represent the organization at the WSIS, etc. will suffice. This is
easier to create than the stamp!
Take care,
Laura Lengel
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>Date: 8-Jun-2005 03:12:05 -0400
>From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
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>To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
>Subject: Re: RES: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS: Informal consultation on 13
June
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>http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html
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>Says there's a new badging process -- all clear
>except after completing a typical form you are
>asked for a stamp or covering letter from your
>entity. No idea what a stamp is, and not clear
>what form the covering letter should take. Can
>anyone explain (I'm just sending a letter on
>headed paper saying I exist and would like to
>attend the meeting on behalf of GLOCOM.)
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>Thanks,
>
>Adam
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>At 7:48 PM +0200 6/6/05, Wolfgang Kleinwächter wrote:
>>Thanks Renata,
>>
>>does somebody know what the registration
>>procedure is for the informal consultation next
>>monday. Do we need badges. where to collexct it.
>>
>>w
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>>________________________________
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>>De: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org em nome de Renata Bloem
>>Enviada: seg 6/6/2005 18:59
>>Para: CS Plenary
>>Cc: bureau wsis
>>Assunto: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WSIS: Informal consultation on 13 June
>>
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>>Dear all,
>>
>>
>>
>>Please find below and attached "Food for
>>thought" document (so far in English only) which
>>will be the basis of discussion during the
>>Informal Consultation meeting on WSIS
>>implementation and follow-up, Monday 13 June
>>2005. The meeting will be held in room XXVI at
>>the Palais des Nations, Geneva
>>
>>
>>
>>With best regards,
>>
>>Renata
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Food for thought" for the informal
>>consultations on WSIS implementation and
>>follow-up
>>
>>Prepared by WSIS PrepCom Chair, H.E. Ambassador Janis Karklins
(Latvia)
>>
>>
>>
>>Proposed mandate for Group of Friends of the Chair (GFC)
>>
>>1. At its meeting on 13 May, the WSIS
>>Bureau decided to continue the work of the Group
>>of Friends of the Chair (GFC) during the
>>inter-sessional period between PrepCom-2 and 3,
>>on a similar basis to that which was carried out
>>between PrepCom 1 and 2, when the GFC held four
>>meetings.
>>
>>2. In line with the Decision of
>>PrepCom-2 (WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/13 rev. 1), the GFC
>>should continue to draft proposals on
>>implementation mechanisms (para 10-11 of chapter
>>one of the operational part) and on the way
>>ahead (chapter four, para 26-29).
>>
>>3. These new proposals will be in
>>addition to the written comments and proposals
>>presented during the first reading of the
>>operational part on 21 February, contained in
>>the compilation documents on chapter one (DT-2
>>Rev. 2) and chapter four (DT-5) respectively.
>>The compilation document of new proposals
>>received by 31 May 2005 will be issued as a
>>reference document prior to the PrepCom-3, and
>>these proposals will be examined by the GFC.
>>They will also be posted on the WSIS website.
>>
>>
>>
>>Tentative workplan for the GFC
>>
>> The following suggestions are made
>>on the timetable for the work of the GFC.
>>
>>Monday 13 June (just ahead of WGIG)
>>
>>Day-long informal consultations in room XXVI of
>>Palais des Nations, open to all stakeholders,
>>which should provide an opportunity for an
>>informal exchange of views on implementation and
>>follow-up.
>>
>>Monday 27 June (just ahead of the WSIS Thematic Meeting on
Cybersecurity)
>>
>>The GFC could hold its fifth session, to
>>consider new proposals on implementation and
>>follow-up.
>>
>>Monday 4 July
>>
>>The GFC could hold its sixth session, to
>>consider new proposals on implementation and
>>follow-up.
>>
>>Monday 11 July (just ahead of ITU Council)
>>
>>The GFC could hold its seventh session, to
>>consider new proposals on implementation and
>>follow-up.
>>
>>Tuesday 19th July (if required, just after
>>presentation of WGIG report. Alternatively, on
>>18 July, following presentation of WGIG report,
>>if time permits).
>>
>>A second round of informal consultations, open
>>to all stakeholders, could be held to review the
>>proposals on implementation and follow-up.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Possible principles to guide WSIS implementation and follow-up
>>
>> The following principles are offered for discussion:
>>
>>1). The implementation and follow-up should
>>be based on multi-stakeholder partnership. It
>>should be a decentralized, transparent,
>>inclusive and open process.
>>
>>2). "Implementation" is the series of
>>concerted actions taken by all stakeholders to
>>implement the provisions of the Plan of Action,
>>at national, regional and international levels.
>>Information on implementation should be reported
>>periodically to ECOSOC/UN General Assembly.
>>
>>3). "Follow-up" entails a political debate on
>>WSIS-related issues, involving the UN family and
>>other stakeholders, leading to appropriate
>>policy recommendations.
>>
>>4). Implementation and follow-up of Internet
>>Governance would be separate from that for other
>>WSIS-related issues.
>>
>>5). Implementation would be structured
>>according to the action lines set out in the
>>Plan of Action.
>>
>>a. At the national level, implementation
>>requires a structured dialogue involving all
>>relevant stakeholders, including public/private
>>partnerships, in devising e-strategies for the
>>Information Society and for the exchange of best
>>practices;
>>
>>b. At the international level,
>>multi-stakeholder teams could be established to
>>moderate implementation for each of the action
>>lines;
>>
>>c. Participation in the multi-stakeholder
>>teams should be voluntary, inclusive and based
>>on partnership among governments and all
>>stakeholders;
>>
>>d. Each of the multi-stakeholder teams, at
>>the international level, would be moderated by
>>one or more UN agencies, in line with their
>>competencies and mandates;
>>
>>e. The responsibilities of the moderators
>>would include establishing a forum for
>>information exchange, both online and through
>>physical meetings, and making periodic reports;
>>
>>f. In order to avoid duplication of
>>efforts and redundancy, a coordination of
>>activities all multi-stakeholder implementing
>>teams is needed. An overall coordinator role for
>>the national dialogues and multi-stakeholder
>>teams may be taken, on a co-chair or rotating
>>basis, by the main relevant UN agencies (e.g.,
>>ITU, UNESCO, UNDP). This should be a light-touch
>>function, intended primarily for the purposes of
>>information gathering and exchange, avoidance of
>>duplication, as well as consolidated reporting;
>>
>>g. The overall moderator/coordinator would
>>be responsible for transmitting periodic reports
>>to the UN Secretary-General's Office for
>>submission to ECOSOC/UN General Assembly. This
>>information reporting function would encompass
>>the periodic reports on the stocktaking of
>>WSIS-related activities.
>>
>>6). Follow-up (policy debate)
>>
>>a. In line with UN Resolution 59/220, the
>>Secretary-General of ITU would transmit to the
>>UN General Assembly the report of the WSIS, as
>>soon as it is available;
>>
>>b. Thereafter, the UN Secretary-General
>>would make periodic reports on WSIS
>>implementation to the UN General Assembly;
>>
>>c. In line with UN Resolution 57/270,
>>follow-up within the UN family would be in line
>>with the existing practices for integrated
>>coordination and follow-up of the outcomes of
>>major UN conferences and summits;
>>
>>d. The overarching principle should be to
>>continue the multi-stakeholder approach that has
>>characterized all work carried out to date in
>>the WSIS process. Continuous involvement of all
>>stakeholders in the policy discussion after
>>Tunis Summit is essential and modalities of such
>>participation should be established.
>>
>>
>>
>>With best regards,
>>
>>Renata
>>
>>
>>
>>Renate Bloem
>>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
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