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

Sun Mar 13 18:08:54 GMT 2005



> Message du 13/03/05 19:07
> De : "Jean-Louis FULLSACK" 
> A : wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr, plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Copie à : wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr
> Objet : Re: [wsis-finance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Global Alliance: Consultation
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> 
> 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
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> 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
> > > 
> > 
> > Djilali Benamrane : dbenamrane at yahoo.com
> > Tel/fax : (227) 75 35 09 BP 11207 - Niamey - Niger
> > Tél/Fax : (331) 01 45 39 77 02 Paris - France
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> > Page web sur l'Afrique et la globalisation : http://www.multimania.com/djilalibenamrane/
> > Groupe de discussion: http://www.egroups.com/list/afriqueglobalization
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