[WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: GLobal Alliance - nominations

[Renate Bloem]

Dear all,

 

Please find below some more information on the Global Alliance and its call
for nominations for the Strategy Council. More is available on the website.
www.unicttaskforce.org <http://www.unicttaskforce.org/> 

 

Best

Renata

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Renate Bloem
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De : sergei kambalov [mailto:kambalov at un.org] 
Envoyé : jeudi, 27. avril 2006 17:23
À : rbloem at ngocongo.org
Cc : Sarbuland Khan; Cheryl Stafford; Enrica Murmura; Serge Kapto; Robert De
Jesus; Rosalinda O. Sanchez; Maria Carreno
Objet : GLobal Alliance - nominations

 

Dear Renate, 

Sorry I missed your call. I was about to send this to you, anyway. 

First of all, I shall of course be happy to talk to your constituents in
Geneva. Let me know. I shall be there 8-19 May. 

In a few minutes, we shall upload the notice below to our former ICT TF
website (http://www.unicttaskforce.org/). We would apreciate it very much if
you could alert all interested civil society networks about this call for
nominations. Are Gender, Youth and other caucuses that were there for WSIS
still in existence? 

We also would like to request you to identify, on the basis of your
consultations with civil society groups, several (10-15) potential
candidates for the Strategy Council from civil society that would enjoy
respect and trust of CSO. We believe that a self-nomination process by
stakeholder groups is a conditio sine qua non to ensure inclusiveness and
sustainability of the initiative. 

We would welcome any comments/suggestions/criticism that you may wish to
share with us - but URGENTLY! 

The notice: 

"In a follow up to the recent decision of the Secretary-General (see press
release below), the inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT and
Development will be held on 19-20 June 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
following a generous invitation by the Government of Malaysia. The programme
of the meeting will be made available shortly. All interested stakeholders
are invited to participate in the meeting. A registration form for
indicating both your interest in participating in the Global Alliance and,
specifically, yout participation in the Kuala Lumpur meeting is attached. 

The strategic overall guidance to the Alliance, such as identification of
priorities and themes for discussion, will be provided by a
multi-stakeholder Strategy Council that will be set up by the
Secretary-General taking into account inputs from all stakeholders. The
Strategy Council will consist of about fifty members from all stakeholders:
governments, the private sector, civil society (in particular gender and
youth groups), media, the academic and technical communities, as well as
secretariats of relevant intergovernmental organizations. The members of the
Council will be chosen in their personal capacity and will enjoy equal
rights in the work of the Council. The basic requirement for the members of
this policy-setting group will be commitment, experience and vision in ICT
for development, as well as traditional development fields. 

The first meeting of the Strategy Council is planned to be held on 19 June
2006 in Kuala Lumpur. 

All stakeholders are invited to present nominations for members of the
Strategy Council of the Alliance. Please address your recommendations to
[.....?] Given the time factor, we would appreciate receiving nominations no
later than 10 May 2006. 

S. Khan" 

Hope to hear from you soon. 

Best regards, 

Sergei. 

Sergei Kambalov, Chief
ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch
Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination/DESA
United Nations, New York
Tel:  (212) 963-4751
Fax:  (212) 963-7454
Email:  kambalov at un.org 

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