[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd: World Summit on the Information
Society - A Summit of Solutions for ICT Development
mclauglm at po.muohio.edu
mclauglm at po.muohio.edu
Wed Nov 2 13:39:23 GMT 2005
It's stunning how many plenary speakers are from
the big IT corporations--Ms. Ebadi seems quite
alone in this description (Negroponte may as well
work for the private sector). All of this crowing
about "technical gurus," "players," and "high
resolution photos of all the action"...
Let the public-private partnerships begin. I
suspect that, when all is said and done, we will
find that CS has been used to cast a shadow of
legitimation over a market-based, high tech
global project.
Regards,
Lisa
>?? ?Media Advisory
>
>Telephone: +41 22 730 6039
>Fax: +41 22 730 5201
>E-mail: wsismedia at itu.int
>Website: www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/
>
>World Summit on the Information Society - Tunis Phase
>16-18 November2005, Tunis, Tunisia
>A Summit of Solutions for ICT Development
>
>
>Geneva, 1 November 2005 - With the World Summit
>on the Information Society (WSIS) set to begin
>in Tunis in just two weeks' time, the global
>spotlight is now on strategies to bridge the
>digital divide and harness the power of
>information and communication technologies
>(ICTs) to spur progress towards the Millennium
>Development Goals.
>
>WSIS is expected to welcome some 10'000
>participants from UN agencies, governments, the
>private sector and civil society, including:
>
>UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
>Heads of state, heads of government and
>political leaders from more than 45 countries
>National delegations from more than 120 nations worldwide
>Top-level executives from over 200 companies
>including Alcatel, Ericsson, France Telecom,
>Google, Huawei, Infosys, Intel, KDDI, Microsoft,
>Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Skype, Sun Microsystems,
>Telefónica, WorldSpace and others
>Senior representatives from leading ICT
>development organizations including Development
>Gateway, the Grameen Foundation, the MS
>Swaminathan Foundation and Telecoms Sans
>Frontières, along with a huge range of civil
>society entities
>World-class Plenary speakers including Mr Craig
>Barrett (Chairman, Intel Corporation), Mr J.N.
>Cho (CEO, SK Telecom), Mr Jean-Philippe Courtois
>(President, International, Microsoft), Ms Shirin
>Ebadi (2003 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize), Dr
>Robert E. Khan (co-inventor of the Internet's
>TCP/IP protocol suite), Mr J.B. Levy (CEO
>Vivendi Universal), Mr Didier Lombard (CEO,
>France Telecom), Mr Masao Nakamura (CEO, NTT
>DoCoMo), Professor Nicholas Negroponte
>(Chairman, MIT Media Lab), and Mr Serge Tchuruk
>(CEO, Alcatel).
>Go on "Virtual Assignment" and cover WSIS online
>
>Journalists are urged to accredit for WSIS even
>if they are unable to travel to Tunis to attend
>the Summit in person.
>
>That's because, in line with the Summit's theme
>of promoting the use of ICTs, the WSIS 2005
>Summit Newsroom
>(http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/index.html)
>will allow journalists to go on "virtual
>assignment" to Tunis in four languages,
>providing almost instantaneous access to a range
>of WSIS information services including:
>
>downloadable high-resolution photos of all the
>action, available within minutes
>daily Event Highlights and press releases
>live webcasts of all Summit Plenary sessions,
>Roundtables, High Level Panels and press
>conferences held in the WSIS Media Centre
>access to key ITU ICT statistics and a wealth of background articles
>privileged access to key ITU reports on the
>shape of the global and regional ICT industry.
>Summit Highlights
>
>Alongside the three days of Plenary sessions,
>highlights of Phase 2 of WSIS will include:
>
>The launch of the $100 laptop machine developed
>by MIT's Media Lab, which will serve as the
>cornerstone of the One Laptop Per Child global
>development initiative. The new machine will be
>unveiled at event hosted by the Media Lab's
>Professor Nicholas Negroponte, UN
>Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs Nane Maria
>Annan
>The ITU Connect the World Roundtable, featuring
>around 20 top-level representatives from
>government, the private sector and civil
>society, including EU Information Society
>Commissioner Vivianne Reding, CEOs and chairmen
>from leading global IT players including Mr N.R.
>Murthy of Infosys, ICT development pioneer
>Professor M. S. Swaminathan, and Mr Noah Samara
>of WorldSpace, along with heads of UN agencies
>and leaders of ICT-oriented civil society
>organizations
>The launch of a ground-breaking new ITU report,
>The Internet of Things, at a media panel debate
>featuring senior technical gurus from Alcatel,
>KDDI, Microsoft, Nokia and Sun Microsystems
>The ITU High-Level Panel, featuring ICT
>ministers from India, Mexico and the Republic of
>Congo, top level representatives from the
>European Commission, the Grameen Foundation and
>the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and
>Promotion, and senior executives from Nokia,
>Sentech and Skype
>a programme of around 300 Parallel Events
>featuring presentations and debates by WSIS
>participants on topics central to the
>development of tomorrow's Information Society
>a 10'000m2 ICT4All exhibition, which will
>showcase the activities of more than 100 NGOs
>and private sector enterprises, focusing on
>developing and Least Developed Countries.
>Concluding negotiations
>
>The resumed session of PrepCom-3 will take place
>at Kram Palexpo, Tunis, from 13-15 November
>2005, just ahead of the opening of the Summit.
>
>This session of PrepCom-3 is expected to
>finalize all working documents of the Summit.
>Key agenda items include:
>
>Internet governance
>Financing mechanisms
>WSIS follow-up and implementation
>Further information on arrangements for the
>resumed PrepCom-3 can be found
>athttp://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html#re.
>
>Since space will be severely limited,
>journalists wishing to attend this event should
>contact the ITU Media Office without delay to
>reserve a place. Owing to lack of facilities in
>the meeting room, no live webcast will be
>possible.
>
>Media Accreditation
>
>Official media accreditation is compulsory to
>attend the Summit and/or resumed PrepCom-3.
>Details of the accreditation procedure and an
>online accreditation form can be found at
>www.itu.int/newsroom/accredit/wsis/2005/prepcom/procedure.html.
>
>All journalists intending to cover the World
>Summit on the Information Society and/or
>PrepCom-3 are strongly advised to complete their
>accreditation before arriving at the
>Registration and Badging Centre. While onsite
>accreditation is possible, it is likely to
>entail very lengthy processing delays.
>
>Journalists will be able to collect their Media
>badges from Friday, 11 November 2005 at the WSIS
>Registration and Badging Centre, Boulevard du
>Leader Yasser Arafat, a few kilometres from Kram
>Palexpo and accessible by free direct shuttle
>from Tunis Carthage airport. Opening hours are
>08:15 - 21:00, from 11 November - 18 November
>inclusive. When collecting their badges,
>pre-accredited journalists should ensure they
>have with them their letter from ITU confirming
>their accreditation, together with an
>internationally recognized photo identification
>document (passport or national identity card).
>
>In addition, audio-visual journalists such as
>professional photographers and camera crews must
>obtain a temporary import permit for their
>equipment. Details can be found at:
>http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/import.html
>.
>
>Those already accredited for PrepCom-3 in Geneva
>do not need to reapply, but will need to collect
>a new badge from the WSIS Registration and
>Badging Centre.
>
>For further information about the World Summit
>on the Information Society contact:
>
>Ms Sarah Parkes,
>Chief, Media Relations,
>ITU,
>Tel: +41 22 730 6135,
>Email Mr Sanjay Acharya
>Communication Officer
>WSIS Executive Secretariat
>Tel: +41 22 730 5046
>Email
>
>
>
>
>
>
><http://www.itu.int/wsis/index-fr.html>
>
>Media Advisory
>
>Telephone: +41 22 730 6039Fax: +41 22 730
>5201E-mail: <mailto:wsismedia at itu.int>wsismedia at itu.intWebsite: <http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/>www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/
>
>
>World Summit on the Information Society - Tunis Phase
>16-18 November2005, Tunis, Tunisia
>A Summit of Solutions for ICT Development
>
>
>Geneva, 1 November 2005 - With the World Summit
>on the Information Society (WSIS) set to begin
>in Tunis in just two weeks' time, the global
>spotlight is now on strategies to bridge the
>digital divide and harness the power of
>information and communication technologies
>(ICTs) to spur progress towards the Millennium
>Development Goals.
>
>WSIS is expected to welcome some 10'000
>participants from UN agencies, governments, the
>private sector and civil society, including:
>
>UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
>Heads of state, heads of government and
>political leaders from more than 45 countries
>National delegations from more than 120 nations worldwide
>Top-level executives from over 200 companies
>including Alcatel, Ericsson, France Telecom,
>Google, Huawei, Infosys, Intel, KDDI, Microsoft,
>Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Skype, Sun Microsystems,
>Telefónica, WorldSpace and others
>Senior representatives from leading ICT
>development organizations including Development
>Gateway, the Grameen Foundation, the MS
>Swaminathan Foundation and Telecoms Sans
>Frontières, along with a huge range of civil
>society entities
>World-class Plenary speakers including Mr Craig
>Barrett (Chairman, Intel Corporation), Mr J.N.
>Cho (CEO, SK Telecom), Mr Jean-Philippe Courtois
>(President, International, Microsoft), Ms Shirin
>Ebadi (2003 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize), Dr
>Robert E. Khan (co-inventor of the Internet's
>TCP/IP protocol suite), Mr J.B. Levy (CEO
>Vivendi Universal), Mr Didier Lombard (CEO,
>France Telecom), Mr Masao Nakamura (CEO, NTT
>DoCoMo), Professor Nicholas Negroponte
>(Chairman, MIT Media Lab), and Mr Serge Tchuruk
>(CEO, Alcatel).
>Go on "Virtual Assignment" and cover WSIS online
>
>Journalists are urged to accredit for WSIS even
>if they are unable to travel to Tunis to attend
>the Summit in person.
>
>That's because, in line with the Summit's theme
>of promoting the use of ICTs, the WSIS 2005
>Summit Newsroom
>(<http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/index.html>http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/index.html)
>will allow journalists to go on "virtual
>assignment" to Tunis in four languages,
>providing almost instantaneous access to a range
>of WSIS information services including:
>
>downloadable high-resolution photos of all the
>action, available within minutes
>daily Event Highlights and press releases
>live webcasts of all Summit Plenary sessions,
>Roundtables, High Level Panels and press
>conferences held in the WSIS Media Centre
>access to key ITU ICT statistics and a wealth of background articles
>privileged access to key ITU reports on the
>shape of the global and regional ICT industry.
>Summit Highlights
>
>Alongside the three days of Plenary sessions,
>highlights of Phase 2 of WSIS will include:
>
>The launch of the $100 laptop machine developed
>by MIT's Media Lab, which will serve as the
>cornerstone of the One Laptop Per Child global
>development initiative. The new machine will be
>unveiled at event hosted by the Media Lab's
>Professor Nicholas Negroponte, UN
>Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs Nane Maria
>Annan
>The ITU Connect the World Roundtable, featuring
>around 20 top-level representatives from
>government, the private sector and civil
>society, including EU Information Society
>Commissioner Vivianne Reding, CEOs and chairmen
>from leading global IT players including Mr N.R.
>Murthy of Infosys, ICT development pioneer
>Professor M. S. Swaminathan, and Mr Noah Samara
>of WorldSpace, along with heads of UN agencies
>and leaders of ICT-oriented civil society
>organizations
>The launch of a ground-breaking new ITU report,
>The Internet of Things, at a media panel debate
>featuring senior technical gurus from Alcatel,
>KDDI, Microsoft, Nokia and Sun Microsystems
>The ITU High-Level Panel, featuring ICT
>ministers from India, Mexico and the Republic of
>Congo, top level representatives from the
>European Commission, the Grameen Foundation and
>the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and
>Promotion, and senior executives from Nokia,
>Sentech and Skype
>a programme of around 300 Parallel Events
>featuring presentations and debates by WSIS
>participants on topics central to the
>development of tomorrow's Information Society
>a 10'000m2 ICT4All exhibition, which will
>showcase the activities of more than 100 NGOs
>and private sector enterprises, focusing on
>developing and Least Developed Countries.
>Concluding negotiations
>
>The resumed session of PrepCom-3 will take place
>at Kram Palexpo, Tunis, from 13-15 November
>2005, just ahead of the opening of the Summit.
>
>This session of PrepCom-3 is expected to
>finalize all working documents of the Summit.
>Key agenda items include:
>
>Internet governance
>Financing mechanisms
>WSIS follow-up and implementation
>Further information on arrangements for the
>resumed PrepCom-3 can be found
>at<http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html#re>http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html#re.
>
>Since space will be severely limited,
>journalists wishing to attend this event should
>contact the ITU Media Office without delay to
>reserve a place. Owing to lack of facilities in
>the meeting room, no live webcast will be
>possible.
>
>Media Accreditation
>
>Official media accreditation is compulsory to
>attend the Summit and/or resumed PrepCom-3.
>Details of the accreditation procedure and an
>online accreditation form can be found at
><http://www.itu.int/newsroom/accredit/wsis/2005/prepcom/procedure.html>www.itu.int/newsroom/accredit/wsis/2005/prepcom/procedure.html.
>
>All journalists intending to cover the World
>Summit on the Information Society and/or
>PrepCom-3 are strongly advised to complete their
>accreditation before arriving at the
>Registration and Badging Centre. While onsite
>accreditation is possible, it is likely to
>entail very lengthy processing delays.
>
>Journalists will be able to collect their Media
>badges from Friday, 11 November 2005 at the WSIS
>Registration and Badging Centre, Boulevard du
>Leader Yasser Arafat, a few kilometres from Kram
>Palexpo and accessible by free direct shuttle
>from Tunis Carthage airport. Opening hours are
>08:15 - 21:00, from 11 November - 18 November
>inclusive. When collecting their badges,
>pre-accredited journalists should ensure they
>have with them their letter from ITU confirming
>their accreditation, together with an
>internationally recognized photo identification
>document (passport or national identity card).
>
>In addition, audio-visual journalists such as
>professional photographers and camera crews must
>obtain a temporary import permit for their
>equipment. Details can be found at:
><http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/import.html>http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/newsroom/import.html
>.
>
>Those already accredited for PrepCom-3 in Geneva
>do not need to reapply, but will need to collect
>a new badge from the WSIS Registration and
>Badging Centre.
>
>For further information about the World Summit
>on the Information Society contact:
>
>Ms Sarah Parkes,
>Chief, Media Relations,
>ITU,
>Tel: +41 22 730 6135,
><mailto:sarah.parkes at itu.int>EmailMr Sanjay Acharya
>Communication Officer
>WSIS Executive Secretariat
>Tel: +41 22 730 5046
><mailto:sanjay.acharya at itu.int>Email
>
>
>
>
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Editor, Feminist Media Studies
Director of Graduate Studies, M.A. Program in Mass Communication
Union for Democratic Communications Representative,
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