[WSIS CS-Plenary] Consultations towards the establishment of the Global Alliance

[CONGO - Philippe Dam]

Dear all, 

 

This is just to inform you that the UN Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (DESA) is looking for comments and inputs from a very wide range of
ICT related entities in the perspective of the establishment of the Global
Alliance on ICT and Development. CONGO already outreached towards its
membership for comments in this regard, but Renate was also asked this
morning to circulate this information among civil society involved in the
WSIS process.

 

Based on the previous consultations and the document on and elements of a
Global Alliance for ICT and Development, available on-line at
http://www.unicttf.org/perl/documents.pl?id=1579), there are still some core
issues to be further discussed about the working methods and activities of
the Global Alliance.

 

We have identified it within three clusters as follows:

 

1- Functioning modalities:

Which governance mechanism for the Global Alliance?

 

2- Activities:

Which priority issues and areas for action?

 

3- NGO participation:

How to fully buy in all constituencies?

 

We have been informed that DESA would like to see the reflection go further
by the end of February. Your comments/ideas on the above would be very much
appreciated. CONGO had set up a deadline at 14 February for consultation
among its membership. Therefore please respond as soon as possible to
wsis at ngocongo.org or be directly in touch with the DESA staff.

 

Best, 

 

 

Philippe Dam
CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat 
11, Avenue de la Paix
CH-1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 301 1000
Fax: +41 22 301 2000
E-mail:  <mailto:wsis at ngocongo.org> wsis at ngocongo.org
Website:  <BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org> www.ngocongo.org 

 

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that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and
decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major objective is to ensure the
presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's governments and United
Nations agencies on issues of global concern.  For more information see our
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