[WSIS CS-Plenary] Evaluation and documentation of CS in WSIS

Tue Jan 24 23:54:03 GMT 2006

It's always a pleasure to read yours interventions.

I agree with your posiiton.

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> De : "Dr. Francis MUGUET" <muguet at mdpi.org>
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> Dear Tracey
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>> Hello All
>> 
>> I am fascinated that the need for CSB 'reform' persists. I have a
>> different view that concurs with that submitted by Al Alegre. My view
>> is that the role of the CSB concluded at the end of the WSIS
>> negotiations and that the thread that links that process with on going
>> discussions is the Internet Governance Caucus, though this may well
>> limit the topics worthy of on-going efforts.
>> 
> I repeat in part what that I just posted
> answering to the original message by
> Al Alegre and the bureau
> 
> There are two perspectives,
> 1/ the WSIS as a show, in my own opinion a
> rather superficial one ( the show is over, lets pack our stuff ),
> 2/ the WSIS is a process,  this perspective is more responsible
> in the sense that one fully knows that to get recommandations
> adopted is one thing, to get them implemented is anoher
> yet more difficult task.
> 
> Another point is that the WSIS is an unfinished business
> on issues of substance :
> 1/ the governance is still a matter of hot debate, the only thing
> that has been agreed is that we must talk about it further.!!!
> 2/ no internationnal governmental financial mechanism to bridge
> the digital divide has been proposed, there are a few alternative
> financial mechanism that have been proposed that needs to
> be either reinforced or discussed.
> 
> Concerning implementation, the fight to get the WSIS
> recommendations to be even quoted and implemented as such
> ( and not as a vague reminder ) is going to very tough,
> as I had the experience with UNESCO during its last
> 33rd conference.
> 
> Therefore it quite clear that the
> WSIS process is not concluded, the hard part is only beginning.
> 
> The WSIS has determined
> several implementation and follow-up mechanims that still needs to
> be organized. There are a lot of procedural issues that are
> going to be negotiated between the Civil Society and
> the executive secretariats of the various of the various
> follow-up bodies.
> 
> If there is no more Civil Society Interlocutor to interact with,
> then the interest of the Civil Society will be not adequately
> and inclusively defended.  If  CSB  were to dissolve,
> and I stress there is absolutely no consensus on this
> point at the CSB,  this would be like
> abandonning its post, betraying its mission.
> 
> Concerning the general structure of the Civil Society,
> it is clear that it would a complete waste of energy
> not to keep its present structure for the follow-up.
> It would be rather inefficient to abandon a structure
> with whom governments a,d diplomats has taken so much
> time to recognize and to get acquainted with.
> 
> The last meeting in Geneva
> BRIEFING FOR NGOS ON THE OUTCOME OF THE WSIS
> 7 December 2005  was well attended
> both from the side of Civil Society and Governments.
> Utsumi and Karklins were present, and
> there were enlightenning discussions.
> While it was regrettable that logistics prevented many people
> from distant countries to attend
> ( like all the GFCs meetings by the way ),
> it clearly demonstrated that the WSIS process was alive.
> In fact, we recorded on video all this event, along with special
> interviews of Utsumi and Kanrlins towards the goal
> to make it available to all with our P2Ptelevision
> software on WSIS.TV
> Our software is not yet ready to be released, so this
> video material should be available in late February
> or March.
> 
> Now concerning the need of a CSB reform.
> After the first phase, the Bureau held a first "reform"
> while removing inactive families with
> objective criteria.
> Such kind of reform could be held again assessing
> various objective criteria that must be discussed
> beforehand.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Francis
> 
>> I believe that the structures that were developed within WSIS, their
>> method of formation, the terms under which they worked (equally the
>> lack of terms though it should be remembered that the WGWM developed a
>> CSB Charter) need to be documented for the sake of posterity, to
>> advance multi-stakeholder processes and as a starting point for future
>> civil society participants in global governance negotiations. Such a
>> documentation could also incorporate reflections on the experience as
>> proffered by those who wish to do so. The documentation would be a
>> quantitative contribution where as the reflections from the willing
>> and the connected would form a more textural analysis, or a
>> qualitative component.
>> 
>> Since CONGO was the Secretariat for the CSB and WSIS Plenary it would
>> seem the logical focal point for such a documentation and reflection.
>> However, given the pace at which that body has to move with UN
>> negotiations and the limitations of it's resources it may not be
>> possible. Such a work would likely require a focal point to galvanise
>> participation (as per the role of Ralph in the CS statement) and
>> resources.
>> 
>> I think it would be well worth doing but cannot quite see from where I
>> sit how it can be achieved.
>> 
>> Warm regards to all,
>> 
>> Tracey Naughton
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tracey Naughton
>> 
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>> 
>> 
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