[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [Africa-CS-WSIS]article on DSF from Reuters

[djilali benamrane]

dear all,
I just posted my reaction to Reuter article when i
received this Nnenna article....
I like very much the final point.
" On another very important note, the management of
the funds will be with the International Digital
Solidarity Agency whose mechanisms are still being
shaped.  And this is where I would suggest we bring
in our input as soon as possible"
This will be our futur challenge to push our
presidents in the good direction and to give to the
African Civile Society "une raison d'être". What it
seems uncredible, nobody debate of this issue during
the prepcom-3 ? Is it once more "un domaine reservé",
an issue forbiden for the Civile society who as laways
will be invited to applaud in the end of the process ?
All the best

J'avais à peine posté une réaction à l'article de
Reuter quand le message de Nnenna est arrivé, j'ai
beaucoup aimé la fin et l'allusion à cette Agence
internationale de solidarité numérique... C'est là que
va se situer le coeur du débat et le FSN reviendra à
sa juste destinée, celle d'une oeuvre charitable, qui
ne devrait en aucun cas faire diversion sur les grands
défis qui attendent nos gouvernants et notre société
civile. Ce qui est incroyable et inacceptable personne
à ma connaissance n'en a parlé il y a 2 semaines à
paine au Prepcom-2 de Genève , s'agirait-il d'un
domaine reservé ou un domaine pour initiés fermé à la
SC qui sera invitée à venir apllaudir en fin de
process ?
Amitiés
Djilali

 
--- Nnenna <nne75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear all, Emmanuel
>  
> Many thanks for the article and the reactions so
> far.  There a handful of aticles here and there as
> well as many opinion on the Digitatl Solidarity
> Fund.  For the little time that I have ônline now, I
> would like to point out the following:
>  
> 
>    The DSF is NOT a UN fund.  It was not in any way
> created by a UN GeneralAssembly decsion.  There has
> not been any UN session dedicated to it.  
>    The idea was proposed first during a meeting of
> local authorities in Lyon, France, prior to the end
> of Phase I of the WSIS.
>    The same idea was carried forward to the WSIS
> process
>    The idea originated from President Abdoulaye
> Wade, who is NEPAD's Vice Chair for Technology and
> Infrastructure.
>    The fund is voluntary, entities may choose or not
> to include the Digital Solidarity condittion in
> their bid or not.
>    Even when such a clause is there, companies are
> free to tender or not
>    Here is a list of countries that have adhered so
> far to the DSF on national basis:
> 
>    France
>    Senegal
>    Nigeria
>    Morocco
>    Algeria
>    Equatoriale Guinea
>    Saint Domingo
> 
> There are founding members that are local
> authorities whose decisions do not concern the
> national govt: the cities of Dakar, Spanish Basque,
> Geneva, etc
> 
> On another very important note, the management of
> the funds will be with the International Digital
> Solidarity Agency whose mechanisms are still being
> shaped.  And this is where I would suggest we bring
> in our input as soon as possible.
> 
> Best of the day
> 
> Nnenna
> 
> 
> 
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