[WSIS CS-Plenary] Review of CSB bureau

[WSIS]

Dear all, 

 

Some members of the Civil Society Bureau to the World Summit on the Information Society have informally discussed during lunchtime today, on the occasion of the UNESCO lead Action Line Facilitation meetings taking place in Paris. Since the question of civil society self-organising mechanisms in the up coming WSIS implementation and follow-up processes has been raised on this list, the general agreement among those participating in the discussion was that CSB members who are still committed and active in the process should continue to deal with immediate support to CS inclusion in the up coming events, to fill the existing needs and emerging expectations expressed by CS entities, Governments and intergovernmental partners.

 

The question of the adaptation of the CSB or of any CSB-like structure in the following steps should be agreed by May 2007 at the occasion of the expectedly wide CS gathering during the up coming cluster of WSIS implementation and follow-up events. The discussion on the future composition, and even most importantly on the role of this structure, should be carried on by the WSIS CSB members from now until May 2007, in an inclusive manner with other CS entities involved in the process.

 

We surely can go in this direction asap. This issue was also discussed among a wider group of CS representatives at the end of the day. 

 

Best regards,

 

Philippe Dam 

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