[wsis-finance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Alliance: Consultation

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Dear CS members 
I fully and strongly support Djilali's opinion and statement on the stream of self-defined "CS statements" in a number of sensitive domains. If this is to continue, CS will beak-up I fear.
Jean-Louis Fullsack
CSDPTT





> Message du 13/03/05 11:26
> De : "djilali benamrane" 
> A : plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Copie à : wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr
> Objet : [wsis-finance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Alliance: Consultation
> 
> 
> Dear Rik, dear Karen, dear all,
> My first impression is to stop to respond to any
> sollicitation to take part to all initiatives... As
> long as i am informed nobody give to any association
> as important as it could be to debate and take
> position on behalf of the Civile Society.
> Alliances with the private sector, with the UN system,
> or and with government couterpart in this
> desequilibrated multipartnariat is going to put us in
> difficult position...
> Before any involvement in any proposal concerning the
> WSIS follow up process must be discussed in deep
> inside the CS famillies before having an official
> position and an habilited porte parole.
> It is so easy for the our partners to say "with
> concertation and acceptation of the CS" in all cases
> when they have discussed the issue with one person or
> one association or NGO ! Perhaps is it a strategy in
> certain CS componient... so we have to clarify
> espaecially when we recently have suffured of such a
> situation with the UN-TFFM, when the UNDP decided who
> must represent the CS without any concertation with
> thoses who are in charge with the issue within the CS.
> All the best
> 
> Chers Rik, Karen et les autres,
> Ma première impression pour ne pas rester muet et être
> considéré comme consentant c'est de conseiller qu'on
> stope toutes discussions et prise de position au nom
> de la société civile par telle ou telle honorable
> grande association au nom de tout le monde.
> Nous devrions avoir une position claire et concertée
> de la société civile en son seil sur ces problèmes
> d'importance et donner un mandat clair au porte parole
> chargé d'entreprendre ou de finaliser les discussions
> au nom de la société civile....
> Si nous ne faisons pas cet effort de clarification il
> ne faut nous étonner que tout un chacun peut nous
> engager dans n'importe quel aventure et on passera
> notre temps à corriger au lieu d'avancer. On a déjà
> souffert récemment de pareille situation avec la Task
> force onusienne sur les mécanismes de financement le
> PNUD ayant décidé de qui devait représenter la société
> civile sans consultation aucune avec les ayant droits
> au chapitre. 
> Amitiés
> Djilali 
> --- Rik Panganiban wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > Here are my notes from a briefing with Saburland
> > Khan last week in New 
> > York with CONGO on the Global Alliance:
> > 
> > Saburland Khan, Director of the UN Division for
> > ECOSOC Support and 
> > Coordination and head of the UN ICT Task Force,
> > updated CONGO at its 
> > board meeting last week on the proposed "Global
> > Alliance for ICT 
> > Development."
> > 
> > Mr. Khan noted that the purpose of the Global
> > Alliance would be to 
> > "integrate ICTs into the overall UN development
> > agenda." So the 
> > alliance will bring together the WSIS implementation
> > efforts with the 
> > Millennium Development Goals and the broader UN
> > development agenda, as 
> > encompassed in the UN Millennium Declaration and the
> > various UN 
> > conferences on women, sustainable development,
> > population, social 
> > development, etc.
> > 
> > I pressed him on the question of what would happen
> > if the WSIS did not 
> > formally recognize the Global Alliance as the
> > overall coordinating body 
> > for the WSIS follow-up and implementation process. I
> > noted that there 
> > were other "contenders for the crown" including the
> > ITU.
> > 
> > Mr. Khan replied that the Global Alliance was not
> > going to be 
> > primarily about WSIS follow-up, but had a much
> > broader purpose and 
> > agenda.
> > 
> > In terms of process, Mr. Khan reported that the
> > idea of the Global 
> > Alliance was introduced at the last UN ICT Task
> > Force meeting in 
> > Berlin, and was initially well received. At the WSIS
> > Prepcom II there 
> > were consultations on the Global Alliance concept,
> > with large 
> > participation by civil society, as well as the
> > private sector and 
> > governments.
> > 
> > Consultations will continue until mid-April with
> > various stakeholders 
> > on the Global Alliance. At the next UN ICT Task
> > Force meeting in April 
> > in Dublin, these consultations will be brought
> > together.
> > 
> > On 13 September they plan to hold a roundtable in
> > New York on the 
> > Global Alliance, and then to formally launch the
> > Alliance at the WSIS 
> > in November in Tunis.
> > 
> > Rik Panganiban
> > 
> > On Mar 10, 2005, at 4:52 PM, karen banks wrote:
> > 
> > > dear all,
> > >
> > > Some of you may recall the open meeting on the
> > proposed 'Global 
> > > Alliance'.
> > >
> > > Several delegates expressed concerns about the
> > proposal, made concrete 
> > > suggestions, asked probing questions and were keen
> > to have further 
> > > information.
> > >
> > > The UNICT TF has created a space on it's website
> > for feedback, 
> > > comments etc to the concept note
> > > posting here for your info.
> > >
> > > If you have any difficulties with the website, or
> > have any other 
> > > questions, i imagine Serge Kapto who works at the
> > secretariat, would 
> > > be happy to field questions (kapto at un.org).
> > >
> > > karen
> > >
> > >> Dear colleagues,
> > >>
> > >> During the Second Preparatory meeting (PrepCom2)
> > of the WSIS, the Task
> > >> Force recently launched a series of open
> > consultations on the idea of 
> > >> a
> > >> Global Alliance on ICT and Development. As part
> > of this process, the
> > >> Secretariat of the Task Force prepared a "Note on
> > issues for 
> > >> stakeholders
> > >> consideration". We encourage you, members of the
> > Task Force Working 
> > >> Groups
> > >> and Regional Nodes, to take part in these
> > consultations by reviewing 
> > >> the
> > >> above mentioned note which you can find at
> > >>
> >
> http://www.unicttaskforce.org/perl/documents.pl?id=1443
> > >>
> > >> A space has been provided on the website through
> > the link above to 
> > >> allow
> > >> posting of your comments/concerns/suggestions.
> > Please let us know 
> > >> what you
> > >> think.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >> Secretariat of the UN ICT Task Force
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > ===============================================
> > RIK PANGANIBAN Communications Coordinator
> > Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with
> > the United Nations 
> > (CONGO)
> > web: http://www.ngocongo.org
> > email: rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org
> > mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524
> > 
> 
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