[WSIS CS-Plenary] Update on CONGO event "Civil Society Best Practices" 16 Nov, 1300-1700

[Rik Panganiban]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that Mr. Nitin Desai, Special Advisor to  
UN Secretary General for WSIS, will be participating in our programme  
tomorrow from 1300-1700 hours in Rm. St Augustin.

Rik Panganiban
CONGO

Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United  
Nations (CONGO)

“Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices to Bridge the Digital  
Divide”

16 November 2005,1300-1700, Salle St Augustin, Kram Centre, Tunis,  
Tunisia



This forum will highlight the critical role of civil society  
organizations in promoting access to and effective utilization of the  
Internet and other information communications technologies.  We will  
look at successful civil society projects in Asia, Latin America,  
Africa, and Europe.   Questions the presenters will address include:

1.           What are common challenges faced by civil society in  
implementing their projects?

2.           What are common factors in the success of certain projects?

3.           What can civil society do to better coordinate their  
projects and activities with each other?

	4.	What can the international community, UN, governments and others  
do to scale up successful projects?


Provisional Programme

1315-1400       Session I: “Grassroots Best Practices from Civil  
Society”

Renata Bloem, President, CONGO - Introductory Remarks
Adama Sammesekou, President of WSIS Phase I
Nitin Desai, Special Advisor to UN Secretary General for WSIS
Geeta Malhotra, OneWorld South Asia
  Reza Salim, Bangladesh Friendship Education Society


1415-1500       Session II: “National Level Best Practices from  
Civil Society”

Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for  
Communications and Public Information
Tracey Naughton, WSIS Media Caucus
Franciska Seel, Paradigm Youth Initiative / WSIS Youth Caucus
Shahiduddin Akbar, ICT for Development Program Bangladesh
Cornelio Hopmann, Executive Director, e-Nicaragua


1515-1600       Session III: “Regional Best Practices from Civil  
Society”

Bruno Lanvin, World Bank
Andy Carvin, Telecentres Caucus
Karin Delgadillo, Somos at telecentros
Bineta Diop, Femmes Africaines Solidarité
Christine Butegwa, Programme Officer of Communications, FEMNET


1615-1700       Session IV: “International Coordination of Civil  
Society”

Sarbuland Khan, UN ICT Task Force
Nadia Afrin, Development Gateway
Renata Bloem - Closing Remarks

Interpretation in English and French available • Interpretation en  
français et anglais disponible

  Coffee and refreshments will be provided during the programme


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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
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