[WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list of speakers for Tunis

[conchita poncini]

Laina, Chris and I are saying the same things without even consulting with
each other - it is because we have values that coincide with the process -
equal, fair, transparent, open and inclusive, human-rights and peoples
centered that respects diversity.and a collaborative effort towrds human
development.

We do need to focus on these values.

Conchita

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From: "Laina Raveendran Greene" <laina at getit.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] proposed list of speakers for Tunis


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> Thanks Vittorio for responding to this issue.
>
> I agree that there should be a limit that each org should speak no more
than
> 1 time at the least. Each caucus maybe 2 time max, if it is very involved
in
> relevant issues. I prefer to stick to once too, since there are not enough
> spots as it is to go around but I am willing to recognise that some caucus
> may have something more than others to say. Having said that, I never saw
> the Asia Pacific Caucus for example meet, and yet this caucus was given
many
> slots. Being from Asia myself, I am disappointed that I was not able to
> participate and yet I see there are many slots given here, and would like
to
> understand the basis for this.
>
> Every caucus attended Geneva and bothered to be involved, because they all
> had something to contribute and wanted to be part of the Information
> Society, that CS claims to speak on behalf of. Take for e.g. Values and
> Ethics, who some may think do not have anything relevent to say. Yet we
did
> submit statemtns which were compiled into the Chair's of SubCom A
> compilation of comments. So we were not just there in name. Likewise, this
> goes for many others caucuses and organisations.
>
> I agree with you Vittorio, that this needs to be considered further,
> otherwise there will be many discouraged about the CS not walking the talk
> about "multistakeholder" "inclusive" or "transparent". I know we cannot
> fulfil everyone's needs, but we can at least try to be as inclusive as we
> can. I know CSB has been working hard as they can to ensure all this, but
it
> would be a waste if all this blows up, just due to pressures of time and
> other factors. I do believe we have an opportunity to do things right, so
we
> also show the governments that we walk the talk and are all for a
> multistakeholder Information Society ourselves.
>
> I truly appreciate everyone involved in CS are mainly volunteers and doing
> their best under the circumstances, but as Vittorio suggests, there is
still
> an opportunity to do something about it and make it even better.
>
> Laina
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> Laina Raveendran Greene ha scritto:
> > Thanks Rik for responding with an explanation. I would mainly like to
> > hope that more caucuses will be considered, and also to register my
> > concern for some speakers speaking more than once or oneorganisation
> > represented more than once. Ithink we need to be multistakeholder and
> > inclusive ourselves too and will hope you will look into rectifying
this.
>
> Couldn't we have a principle in that every person, organization, caucus or
> country cannot appear more than X times? Maybe with X=1 for people and
> organizations, and X=2 for caucuses and countries.
>
> Generally speaking, I am a bit concerned about how to proceed. I see
> considerable criticism to this list of speakers, and while part of it is
> natural (not everyone can be represented in such a small set of people and
> those left out will always complain), I think it should be taken into
> serious consideration.
>
> In particular, I think that it should be the Plenary to approve a final
list
> of speakers, not the Bureau. If we don't have time to do it in Tunis the
day
> before the Summit, I would rather hold an online consultation to that
> purpose.
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