[WSIS CS-Plenary] ODP: [governance] Invitation to the Geneva Security Forum, 20-21 June 2007

[Kleinwächter, Wolfgang]

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Wolfgang
 
 
Civil Society Participation in ITU <http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Civil+Society+Participation+In+ITU.aspx>  

On 15 June, the first meeting of an ITU's Council Working Group established by the Antalya Plenipotentiary Conference to study civil society participation in ITU will be held, under the chairmanship on Argentina. In preparation for this meeting, ITU held a consultation meeting with civil society representatives on May 18 (for details, see the main meeting website <http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ct.ashx?id=ae7bbb6f-43dc-48d5-879b-a48d63437599&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.itu.int%2fwsis%2fimplementation%2f2007%2fcivilsocietyconsultation%2findex.html> ). 

Ahead of the meeting, the ITU Secretary-General has issued a background paper on civil society participation in ITU, which proposes a number of steps that could be taken to enhance their participation while recognising the need for further study of the issue. The paper, together with other background resources, is available on the Council Working Group website <http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ct.ashx?id=ae7bbb6f-43dc-48d5-879b-a48d63437599&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.itu.int%2fcouncil%2fgroups%2fstakeholders%2findex.html> .