[WSIS CS-Plenary] CS declaration drafting: next steps

[richard jordan]

I would agree with Elizabeth to the point that ANY NGO/Civil Society Declaration represents ONLY those who took part or sign onto the document.

Richard Jordan

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From: "Elizabeth Carll, PhD" <ecarll at optonline.net>
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Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS declaration drafting: next steps
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:30:20 -0500

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> Dear Ralf and all,
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> Thank you for the update and all the work which you and others are doing.
> Please post any information/version  of the Declaration  as soon as
> possible.  It is also recommend that a virtual drafting group be formed ASAP
> as was done with the WSIS I Declaration.  Some of us have asked previously
> if there would be a CS Declaration and there were no plans until just
> recently.
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> It is very important that all NGOs have an opportunity to participate in the
> drafting of the Declaration, not only those who happen to be physically at
> the meeting in Tunis.  Having been in Geneva and also participated in the
> virtual drafting of the first Declaration, I can appreciate the complexities
> and timetable.  However, drafting a Declaration in a matter of a few days is
> extremely tight.
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> Many developing countries have not been able to attend the Tunis Summit for
> reasons already posted.  If the Declaration is to be inclusive and have the
> credibility of representing civil society, considerably more input will be
> necessary that those who are able to attend a drafting meeting in Tunis. Not
> all caucuses may have representatives at that drafting meeting due to travel
> and funding difficulties.
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> It is important that all versions (including the first) be posted to the
> plenary for input.
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> Thank you again for all your work on this.
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> Best regards,
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> Elizabeth
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> Dr. Elizabeth Carll
> Health and ICT Working Group
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> Hello all,
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> the drafting group for the WSIS summit statement has met yesterday and
> agreed on a rough structure for the statement. We are currently working on
> a first draft to be circulated. It will roughly have three parts:
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> 1) An assessment of the summit outcomes, measured against our vision from
> Geneva (see
> http://www.worldsummit2003.de/download_en/WSIS-CS-Dec-25-2-04-en.rtf>).
> 2) a brief assesment of our role in the process
> 3) a commitment / plan for ourselves on the next steps for the post WSIS
> phase, to make sure we don't lose momentum.
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> Contact of the drafting group for the moment: <bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de>
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> The next steps will be:
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> 1) We will then circulate the first version around noon to the caucus
> coordinators and ask for feedback. Be prepared.
> 2) The next version will then be sent to plenary this evening.
> 3) The final version will be done on Friday morning.
> 4) The final version could be endorsed by the CS plenary (is there one?)
> or during the CRIS event in the afternoon.
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> Hope this works... We have a very tight schedule, so we ask everybody to
> focus on producing text we can use and not start general discussions on
> principles - we already agreed on a lot of things in Geneva...
> 
> Ralf
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