[WSIS CS-Plenary] please post draft CS Declaration

[karen banks]

hi djiali

I agree we need a french version - but then we 
need a volunteer to translate, and we need 
volunteers to integreat french comments into the draft..

i'm afraid i can't do either..

any volunteers?

karen

>Hi Karen,
>Thanks for your effort and your availibility.
>We really need a French version of this proposal if
>you want input... If not it will be considered as an
>Englo-saxon text which reflect a part only of the
>Civile Society.
>The translation through Funredes is irrelevant for
>such documents.
>All the best
>Djilali
>
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> > _______________________________________
> >
> > hi sasha
> >
> > here's a cut and paste text version - i haven't done
> > any reformatting..
> >
> > karen
> > =====
> >
> > WSIS Civil Society Declaration DRAFT V1
> >
> > 18 November 2005
> >
> >
> > I. Introduction
> >
> >
> > The WSIS was an opportunity for a wide range of
> > actors to work together to develop principles and
> > prioritise actions that would lead to democratic,
> > inclusive and participate information societies;
> > societies in which the ability to access, share
> > and communication information and knowledge is
> > treated as a public good and take place in a ways
> > that strengthens the rich cultural diversity of our
> > world.
> >
> >
> > Civil society entered the WSIS process with these
> > major goals:
> >
> >
> > Agreement on financing mechanisms and models that
> > will close the growing gaps in access to
> > information and communation tools, capacities and
> > infrastructure that exist between countries, and in
> > many cases within countries
> >
> > A vision of the ‘information society’ that is
> > human-centred, frame by a global commitment to
> > social justice and inclusive development
> >
> > Achieving a sea change in perceptions of
> > participate decision-making. We want the WSIS to
> > be a milestone from which the inclusion of civil
> > society participation will become more
> > comprehensive and integrated at all levels of
> > governance and decision making at local, national,
> > regional and global levels
> >
> >
> > Civil society wants to affirm that it has
> > contributed positively to the WSIS process. This
> > contribution could have been greater if our
> > participation was allowed to be be more
> > comprehensive. Our contribution will continue
> > beyond the Summit. It is a contribution that is
> > made both through constructive engagement and
> > through challenge and critique.
> >
> >
> > While we value the process, and the outcomes, we
> > believe more could have been achieved,
> > particularly in terms of financial mechanisms and
> > capacity building (of governments and of civil
> > society and other actors).
> >
> >
> > II: Issues addressed during WSIS phase II
> >
> >
> > A. Financing
> >
> >
> > The summit did discuss the importance of new
> > financing mechanisms for ICTD, however it failed
> > to recognize that ICTD financing presents a
> > challenge beyond that of traditional development
> > financing. It requires new means and sources and
> > the exploration of new models and mechanisms.
> >
> >
> > Investments in ICTD - in infrastructure, capacity
> > building, appropriate software and hardware and
> > in developing applications and services ­
> > underpin all other processes of development
> > innovation, learning and sharing, and should be
> > seen in the light. Though development resources
> > are admittedly scarce and have to be allocated to
> > with care and discretion, ICTD financing should
> > not be viewed as directly in competition with
> > financing of other developmental sectors.
> >
> >
> > Financing ICTD requires innovation, with adequate
> > mechanisms for transparency, evaluation, and
> > follow-up. Financial resources need to be
> > mobilised at all levels ­ local, national and
> > international, including through realization of
> > ODA commitments agreed at the Monterrey Summit.
> >
> >
> > Internet access, for everybody and everywhere,
> > especially among disadvantaged populations and in
> > rural areas, must be considered as a global
> > public good. Markets may not address the
> > connectivity needs of these sections, and these
> > areas. In many such areas, initial priority may
> > need to be given to provide traditional ICTs -
> > radio, TV, video and telephony - while developing
> > conditions to bring complete internet connectivity
> > to them.
> >
> >
> > Civil society was able to introduce significant
> > sections in the Tunis commitment (para 35) and in
> > Tunis agenda (para 21) on the importance of
> > public policy in mobilizing resources for
> > financing, which served to balance the pro-market
> > orientation of much of the text on financing.
> >
> >
> > B. Human rights
> >
> >
> > Centrality of Human Rights
> >
> > The Information Society must be based on human
> > rights as laid out in the Universal Declaration
> > of Human Rights. This includes civil and
> > political rights, as well as social, economic and
> > cultural rights. Human rights and development are
> > closely linked. There can be no development
> > without human rights, No human rights without
> > development. This has been affirmed time and
> > again, and was strongly stated in the Vienna
> > World Conference of Human Rights in 1993. It was
> > also affirmed in the WSIS 2003 Declaration of
> > Principles. All legislation, politics, and
> > actions involved in developing the global
> > information society must respect, protect and
> > promote human rights standards and the rule of law.
> >
> > Despite the Geneva commitment to an Information
> > Society respectful of human rights, there is
> > still a long way ahead. A number of human rights
> > were barely addressed in the Geneva Declaration
> > of Principles. This includes the cross-cutting
> > principle of non-discrimination, gender equality,
> > and workers rights. The crucial right to privacy,
> > which is the basis of autonomous personal
> > development and thus at the root of the exertion
> > of many other fundamental human rights, is only
> > mentioned in the Geneva Declaration as part of "a
> > global culture of cyber-security". In the Tunis
> > Commitment, it has disappeared, to make room for
> > extensive underlining of security needs, as if
> > privacy were a threat to security, whereas the
> > opposite is true: privacy is an essential
> > requirement to security. Other rights were more
> > explicitly addressed, but are de facto violated
> > on a daily basis. This goes for freedom of
> > expression, freedom of information, freedom of
> > association and assembly, the right to a fair
> > trial, the right to education, and the right to a
> > standard of living adequate for the health
> >
> > and well-being of the individual and his or her
> > family.
> >
> >
> > Furthermore, as the second WSIS phase has
> > amplified, one thing is formal commitment,
> > another one is implementation. Post WSIS there is
> > an urgent need to strengthen the means of human
> > rights enforcement in the information society, to
> > enhance human rights proofing of national
> > legislation and practises, to strengthen
> > education and awareness raising on rights-based
> > development, to transform human rights standards
> > into ICT policy recommendations; and to
> > mainstream ICT issues into the global and
> > regional human rights monitoring system ­ in
> > summary: To move from declarations and
> > commitments into action. Toward this end, an
> > independent commission should be established to
> > review national and international ICT regulations
> > and practices and their compliance with
> > international human rights standards. This
> > commission should also address the potential
> > applications of ICTs to the realization of human
> > rights in the information society.
> >
> >
>=== message truncated ===
>
>
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