[WSIS CS-Plenary] CS meeting on other post WSIS issues - minutes

Wed Nov 21 15:37:07 GMT 2007

Dear all, 

Find attached and below the minutes of the CS meeting addressing other post
WSIS processes (discussing CSTD, multi-stakeholder implementation at the
international level, GAID and other issues), taking place on 15 November,
13.00 to 14.00. Among the two main outcomes of this meeting:

-          Compilation of a CS written submission to the CTSD Panel (28-30
November 2007), notably addressing expectations of CS entities towards the
up coming 11th session of the Commission.

-          Drafting of a CS joint letter to be addressed to international
organisations having a moderation / facilitation role in the WSIS
multi-stakeholder implementation at the international level, stressing
suggestions and expectations of civil society actors involved in this
process.

More information on these two initiatives will be circulated on this list
soon.

Best, 

Philippe

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Civil society meeting on on-going post WSIS Processes

15 November 2007, Rio

Civil society organisations present in Rio met on the occasion of the second
meeting of the IGF to address and exchange information on other on going
post-WSIS processes, beyond Internet Governance issues.

1.	Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD)

-          CSTD Intersession Panel (Kuala Lumpur, 28-30 November 2007)

After some updates on the preparations of the CSTD intersession panel,
participants made a number of comments regarding the organisation of this
event, including the need to make possible remote inputs to the Panel and
the extension of the time devoted to the WSIS follow-up and implementation
process. The Panel should also help better preparing the next main session
of the CSTD and the discussions should also continue after the Kuala Lumpur
meeting. There was also a call for greater interactions with civil society
actors in preparing this intersession event. 

It was agreed that a joint written submission to the CSTD Panel would be
drafted by NGOs interested in this process, notably addressing expectations
of CS entities towards the up coming 11th session of the Commission. 

Some comments were made regarding the way the IGF outcomes would be
presented to the CSTD. 

-          11th session of the CSTD (Geneva, May 2008)

An update was presented regarding the state of preparation of the 11th
session of the CSTD: three working days might be devoted to the follow-up to
WSIS, including an informal joint panel with GAID and a panel with the
Regional Commissions. It is also expected that another interactive dialogue
would take place with the leading facilitating agencies. The exact content
of these three days would be discussed during the CSTD Bureau meeting in
Kuala Lumpur.

It was noted that the CSTD requested the UN Secretary-General to include
information on the process of enhanced cooperation in his annual report.
This means that the CSTD could request some action on enhanced cooperation,
if there is a consensus on that point. 

2.	Multi-stakeholder implementation at the international process

A participant provided updates on the progresses made in the Action Line
processes in which she has been involved. 

Based the recent experience of civil society entities having participated in
the multi-stakeholder implementation process at the international level,
there was an agreement that the action line facilitation process was not
satisfactory. The WSIS implementation is not a priority for many
organisations which committed to do so. Some critical analysis should be
done by those CS organisations interested to continue to engage.

Participants agreed that a CS letter should be addressed to organisations
having a facilitating / moderating role in the implementation of WSIS Action
Lines, stressing that if there is no valuable flow of information from the
implementation process, the follow-up would also be disconnected. 

3.	Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)

An update report was given regarding the attempt of a CS self recommendation
process, in the framework of the membership rotation of the Strategy Council
and Steering Committee. One participant mentioned that the deliberations of
the NomCom should be made public, for the sake of increasing the
transparency of the process. 

A brief update was also given on the outcomes of the GAID Steering Committee
meeting which took place in September 2007.

4.	GK-3 Conference (Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 December 2007) 

Some precisions were given on the last minute funding made available for
civil society participants in the upcoming GK-3 conference. 

5.	Other business

-          Flow of information from the IGF proceedings to UN Organisations:
a discussion emerged in the middle of the meeting to see how discussions
taking place in the IGF could come back in the work of relevant
international organisations involved. A participant mentioned that a liaison
committee of any format could facilitate bringing back IGF discussions in
various international organisations. It was also mentioned that this
proposition could be mentioned as an emerging issue during the IGF main
session. 

-          Update on the status of the ICTRC: there is no news since the
last up date circulated to the Plenary list regarding the status of the
ICTRC, an Iranian NGOs whose offices have been closed down in Tehran. The
Executive Director of this CS entity, Sohrab Razzaghi, has not yet been
released by the Iranian authorities. 

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De : plenary-bounces at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-bounces at wsis-cs.org] De la
part de CONGO - Philippe Dam
Envoyé : mercredi 14 novembre 2007 11:32
À : plenary at wsis-cs.org; governance at lists.cpsr.org; gov at wsis-gov.org
Cc : 'Philippe Dam'
Objet : [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS meeting on other post WSIS issues - Thursday15
November, 13:00-14:00

Dear all, 

After discussing with a number among you, it appeared that there is an
interest to discuss about other post WSIS issues and processes, beyond IGF.
The IGF Secretariat kindly attributed us a room during lunchtime tomorrow.
The meeting will basically take place between the sessions on Taking stock
and the way forward and Emerging Issues.

Date:    Thursday 15 November

Time:   13:00-14:00 

Venue: Room Queluz VI (Queluz VI is on the lower level of the hotel, one
floor down the IGF Internet Point and Village Square).

Proposed agenda:

a.	CSTD (intersession Panel, 28-30 November / 11th session, May 2008)
b.	Multi-stakeholder implementation at the international level
c.	GAID
d.	GK-3 Conference
e.	Other business

..

Feel free to make additional proposals or suggestions through this list.

All the best, 

Philippe

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