[WSIS CS-Plenary] Next GFC Meetings [u]

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Robert
If I understand your message the WSIS is a very "flexible" process since it depends on CS contributions to open it or close it for its participation. 
Well, but what are the criteria ? And where is transparency ? I guess our CS MSP freaks will quickly answer these questions. 
BTW : CS participated rather regularly during WSIS Phase 1 (the Paris Meeting was particularly inclusive for us).
Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT




> Message du 24/06/05 17:43
> De : "Robert Guerra [c]" 
> A : plenary at wsis-cs.org
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> Objet : Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Next GFC Meetings [u]
> 
> A couple of comments:
> 
> 1. that the meetings are starting to be closed - isn't new. It also 
> happened during the Geneva phase before PC3 and the summit. civil 
> society at that time had someone on the inside , as there was a youth 
> caucus member working in the WSIS Executive secretariat.
> 
> The ITU was, and i think is still - open to having a civil society 
> person in the executive secretariat. However, this time - the opening 
> on the inside has not been advantage off. I asked a week or so ago if 
> the new CONGO @ WSIS staff had any status with the WSIS ES - and was 
> told that no arrangement is in place, and that they are operating @ 
> CONGO and not @ the ITU.
> 
> Consequently, the only "civil society" representative working @ the 
> Executive secretariat is Moncef Achur .(he is from Tunisia). he 
> isn't active on the CS lists, but is in touch with our Geneva based 
> colleagues. From what i've been told, he's quite surprised as well 
> that CS seems to have been no longer permitted to enter the GFC 
> meetings.
> 
> 
> 2. I would be interested to know what the reasons, could have lead to 
> this change...
> 
> Reading over the notes from the last GFC meeting it seems that the 
> Civil society participants where the only ones speaking. Where the 
> points raised constructive? was the meeting agenda enhanced by CS 
> participation, or was it disrupted by CS. It is hard to tell , as 
> the comments that came form the meeting didn't include a political 
> analysis of HOW the interventions were being received and what was 
> occurring in the "informal" discussions"
> 
> Was something said or done by one of the CS actors at the meeting 
> that upset one or more of the GFC members? Something we need to know 
> - as those wanting to close the meeting may , or may not be who we 
> think they are. Definitely more information is needed.
> 
> 
> In the meantime, i would suggest - PrepCom present is contacted, as 
> well as friendly governments to see what the reasons are.
> 
> regards
> 
> Roibert
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Robert Guerra 
> Managing Director, Privaterra 
> 
> 
> 
> On 24-Jun-05, at 11:12 AM, Ralf Bendrath wrote:
> 
> > Hi Philippe,
> >
> > thanks for passing this news.
> >
> > As this is pretty unusual (I don't want to talk about a scandal yet):
> >
> > Did they give any resons for this or at least tried to excuse this 
> > behaviour?
> >
> >
> >> In spite of what was proposed by President Karklins, during the 
> >> GFC Informal Consultation (13 June), the WSIS Bureau decided *not 
> >> to invite Civil Society observers to attend the next GFC meetings* 
> >> (27 June, 4 July and 11 July 2005).
> >> These meetings will be open to representatives of GFC Members and 
> >> observers from governments *ONLY*.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks, Ralf
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