[WSIS CS-Plenary] Invitation to CONGO event "Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices" 16 Nov, Tunis

[Rik Panganiban]

Dear Friends,

Please find attached an invitation to a parallel event in Tunis  
organized by CONGO on "Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices in  
Bridging the Digital Divide."  It will take place on 16 November from  
1300-1700 in Rm. St Augustin in the Kram Centre.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested.  Apologies for  
duplicate postings of this notice.

Regards,

Rik Panganiban
CONGO
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Conference of NGOs

in Consultative Relationship

with the United Nations (CONGO)




Cordially Invites All WSIS Participants to an Interactive Forum on



“Scaling Up Civil Society Best Practices

to Bridge the Digital Divide”



16 November 2005

1300-1700

Salle St Augustin, Kram Centre, Tunis



Featuring:

Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for  
Communications and Public Information

Adama Samassekou, President, WSIS Phase I

With Representatives of:

African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
OneWorld South Asia / Grassroots Caucus

Development Gateway

WSIS Youth Caucus


Moderator:

Renata Bloem, President, CONGO


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?


Following presentations, there will be an interactive dialogue with  
all the speakers and participants.

For more information contact Rik Panganiban at  
rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org



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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
mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524

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