[WSIS CS-Plenary] Report of the WSIS Action Line Facilitators (23 May) -- feedback open until 30 June

[BAUDOUIN SCHOMBE]

With my modest experience, and I can be mistaken, I note that UN Systems in
some africa countries , like sub regional Area of Central Africa, do not
take part in the implementation of WSIS results in participative approach .
When we look at all these main trends of WSIS, we notice that UN Systems are
facilateurs or coordinators of each cluster. Paradoxically, in our
respective countries and, more particularly, centrl africa sub regional
area,  UN systems involvment are not at all perceptible. Each time we
implement projects to benefit of  target groups near these agencies, we meet
either a silence or nonpolished but which discourages.

Baudouin


2008/6/13 Philippe Dam <philippe.dam at ngocongo.org>:

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> The ITU just posted on line the draft report of the WSIS Action Line
> Facilitators, which took place on 23 May. See the ITU draft report attached.
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> This document is open for feedback and comments by participants in the
> meeting until *30 June 2008*.
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> Summary of the WSIS Action Lines Facilitators Meeting – 23 May 2008
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> Each of the Action Line Facilitators present during the meeting provided a
> short reporting on what has been done under the Action Line process, as well
> as a preliminary assessment of what has worked and what has not.
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> UNDP announced its difficulties in remaining engaged at the highest level
> as regards Action Line C4 on Capacity Building and called for suggestions on
> whether capacity building could be better mainstreamed in the other action
> lines.
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> It was stressed that in general the Action Line process worked better in
> creating partnerships and networking opportunities as well as in bringing
> new issues to the attention of participants. Some action line facilitators
> identified a main theme for discussion this year; such practice was
> successful and could be replicated.
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> General recommendations in the perspective of next year's cluster of
> implementation meetings included among others:
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> ·         Efforts should me made in ensuring a cluster of events more
> compacted in time, more interactive and participatory (i.e.: with less panel
> presentations and more online work in between the yearly Action Line
> facilitation meetings).
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> ·         It was stressed that under each action line there would be more
> involvement of all stakeholders concerned – i.e.: not leaving the
> facilitating international organisation doing everything but having a
> multi-stakeholder steering committee under each action line, while noting
> that this raises the issue of funding for non government stakeholders.
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> ·         It was also proposed that in the context of the preparations
> next year's cluster of WSIS implementation meetings, groups of participants
> could come together to organise thematic workshops.
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> ·         The objective of the ALF process should be strengthened in terms
> of developing a comprehensive monitoring of the implementation trends, in
> addition to helping people to get connected and to network.
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> ·         The role of Action Line facilitators and sub-themes moderators
> should also be clarified and improved, including in between the annual
> meetings.
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> ·         Some participants stressed the need of more coherent working
> methods and harmonization of methodology.
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> ·         The idea of a common flag for the implementation meeting, such
> as an Information Society Forum or a WSIS Implementation Forum, was proposed
> from the floor.
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> In conclusion, Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Deputy Secretary-General, who was
> chairing the meeting, called for better cooperation among international
> organisations facilitating the implementation process, and the higher
> involvement of civil society and the private sector. He identified a
> converging thinking that we have to change this format of cluster of events
> and proposed to have a multi-stakeholder steering process in the planning,
> formatting and organisation of the 2009 cluster of events. Mr. Zhao said
> that an open consultation meeting will be prepared probably in next
> September by ITU and others with the view to strengthen the
> multi-stakeholder preparations of next year's cluster of events.
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> Philippe Dam (CONGO)
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