[WSIS CS-Plenary] Update on CSTD (CSTD Intersession panel in Kuala Lumpur, 28-30/11/2007)

[CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam]

Dear all, 

 

CSTD Intersession Panel

This is to inform you that the dates on the up coming CSTD intersession
panel have been set up for 28-30 November 2007, in Kuala Lumpur.

 

Regarding issues related to the WSIS follow up process, the inter-sessional
panel will address the first theme of the multi-year programme of work, as
agreed in last May: "Development-oriented policies for socio-economic
inclusive information society, including access, infrastructure and an
enabling environment".

 

Find the preliminary information at
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068
<http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=13906&y
ear=2007&month=11> &lang=1&m=13906&year=2007&month=11. 

More information, including registration modalities and the panel's
programme, will be circulated soon.

 

A regularly up-dated calendar of post-WSIS related meetings in the UN system
is still available at http://www.csbureau.info/posttunis.htm. 

 

WSIS accreditation and ECOSOC Consultative Status 

The CSTD Secretariat prepared two information notes - one for WSIS
accredited civil society entities and one for private sector entities - on
the status of non State Stakeholders in the work of the CSTD. Nothing really
new from the information we previously circulated in May, but it might help
clarifying some points. 

 

Remember indeed that WSIS accredited CS entities could participate in the
2007 and 2008 sessions of the CSTD. For the 2009 session on wards, NGOs will
have to be in consultative status with ECOSOC. Note that the ECOSOC
requested the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs (which review NGO applications for
consultative status) to consider applications from WSIS accredited CS
entities "as expeditiously as possible". 

 

See those notes at the following links:

-          Note for Civil Society: http://stdev.unctad.org/docs/ngo.pdf.

-          Note for business sector entities:
http://stdev.unctad.org/docs/business.pdf. 

 

All the best, 

 

Philippe

Philippe Dam
CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat 
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