[WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [governance] need of a description forcapacity building?

[Nyangkwe Agien Aaron]

Hi all,

Laurent's idea of the SC as a reponsibiliser in the capacity action looks
problematic since it is noted that developing countries leaderships are very
resistant to the emergence of a strong civil society, let alone encouraging
its existence.
What I suggest is that a sort of African Civil society Forum on Capacity
Building (ACSFCB) before the current or next IGF forum, mindful of the
importance of capacity building in developing countries on matters of IG.
This is an issue that must be addressed if we want to narrow the digital
divide that currently exist between the North and the South. It should be
the condition sine qua non for the full and knowledgeable participation in
the current IG debate.
On hind sight from Milton's strategic opinion on the resistance of the North
to see the agenda of IGF charged with issues that will bother on more
spending, why not then have resolutions of this proposed forum tabled at the
IGF and lobby for some concrete actions to be taken?
Warm regards


On 3/27/06, Sandza Laurent <sandzal at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>  Parminder, Milton and *Ken*
>
> For me, I divide this opinion bus completely if we want that IGF achieves
> its goals, it would be salutary that the experts, the donators consider the
> question to redefine the framework education towards the countries in the
> process of development.
>
> And the SC of which I represent here has the load of responsabiliser of it
> and to also sensitize our states so that they become aware of the stake of
> IGF for his popularization within our school establishments.
>
> Best regards
>
> *Ken Lohento <klohento at panos-ao.org>* a écrit :
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> Dear Parminder and Milton
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> >It is my pleasure to agree wholeheartedly with Parminder on this.
> >--MM
>
> I'm also happy that the question has brought about that agreement :)
>
> More seriously: thanks for your responses. I agree with the spirit of the
> suggestions and the WIPO example given by Parminder seems to me relevant.
> The issue now is how to ensure that effective actions/decisions are taken
> regarding capacity building in developing or more specifically least
> developed countries, in relation to IG? How to ensure that IGF keeps an
> eye
> on it? Right at the beginning of the IGF process, we should work to ensure
> that; and in my opinion, at the first meeting of the IGF, we should
> advocate
> for/discussed that without allowing all the discussions to be focussed on
> that. For example, since it seems we have 4 days for the meetings, why not
> focus one day on that? (more a question than a suggestion) Or maybe
> better,
> as we may have a parallel workshop or parallel sessions, we should discuss
> this question during those events and then bring the outcome of
> discussions
> before the plenary(ies).
>
> Best
>
> KL
> www.cipaco.org
> www.panos-ao.org
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]De la
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> de Milton Mueller
> Envoye : lundi 27 mars 2006 01:47
> A : parminder at itforchange.net; governance at lists.cpsr.org;
> klohento at panos-ao.org
> Cc : plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: [governance] need of a description
> forcapacity
> building?
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> It is my pleasure to agree wholeheartedly with Parminder on this.
> --MM
>
> >>> parminder at itforchange.net 3/25/2006 8:58 PM >>>
> We all know how important it is to build capacity in developing countries,
> and among the CS, on difficult and fast changing issues connected to IG.
> However, I will prefer that this important function is organized more
> outside the IGF. It is a public policy neutral function (or at least, it
> should be)and we should have a separately organized effort to get academic
> institutions, donor, experts etc together and pool in their efforts for
> this
> purpose. Have something like an IG capacity building forum. And work hard
> on
> this issue.
>
> IGF should also keep an eye on this important function, but if we put it
> substantially on its agenda as the first few issues that it should take up
>
> this issue will only serve the need of tokenistic co-opting of developing
> country agenda, without giving quarters on the real, and strongly
> contested,
> public policy issues that concern developing countries.
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