Dear Toshimaru Ogura san,
I appreciate for your efforts. You have said what we really want to ask
and argue to the host and the organizers of Tokyo meeting. That open
letter is very excellent. We want to hear their responses as well.
Thank you again!
Regards,
Chun Eung Hwi
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Chun Eung Hwi
General Secretary, PeaceNet | phone: (+82) 2- 2166-2216
Seoul Yangchun P.O.Box 81 | pcs: (+82) 019-259-2667
Seoul, 158-600, Korea | eMail: ehchun@peacenet.or.kr
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, toshimaru ogura wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We sent an oplen letter regarding WSIS Tokyo to the Ministry of Public
> Management of Japanese government on 11 Dec. Original letter is
> written in Japanese. Following is a rough translation in English.
>
> We post to a draft letter in Japanese on 7 Dec. We have only a few
> days for gathering sigunatures, however we have a lot of them,
> especially local community activists who are very anxious regarding
> electronic goverment policy have good responses to us.
>
> Also Mainichi Shinbun, one of major news reported our open letter
> issue as follows ( in Japanese)
> http://www.mainichi.co.jp/digital/solution/archive/200212/11/2.html
>
> I am grateful for your suggestions and comments.
>
> regards,
> toshi
> ((((((((((^0^)))))))))
> toshimaru ogura
> ogr@nsknet.or.jp
> toshi@jca.apc.org
> ((((((((((^0^)))))))))
>
> Please forward freely
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> Open letter to the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts
> and Telecommunications.
> Date Dec 11, 2002.
>
> You organize WSIS Tokyo meeting on January 13 to 15 in Tokyo. We think
> this meeting is very important in terms of affecting the fundamental
> characteristics of future information society in Asia and Japan.
>
> We feel misgivings about the process of preparations and the contents
> of agenda because you have never given enough information to NGOs,
> civil society, and individuals all over the Asian region.
>
> According to the UN General Assembly Resolution 56/183, contribution
> by non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private
> sector is necessary for the intergovernmental preparatory process of
> the Summit.
>
> However, though Tokyo meeting is imminent, we cannot find enough
> contents on your web and how the organizer intends to treat NGOs, civil
> society organizations and people concerned.
>
> We think Tokyo meeting should give seats to various Asian participants
> and reflect their voices to its result, look differentiate view
> points among governments, private sectors and civil society, and
> prepare honest discussion space for points in disputes. You should
> mend your ways of exclusive attitude on the meeting process, give
> broader rooms for various NGOs and civil society.
>
> >From above our view points, we ask following questions. We require
> your answers in Japanese and English.
>
> 1. Regarding participation conditions, we require you should accept a
> proposal from individual.
>
> 2. We require your explanation what countries and regions are
> involved in "ASIA". Also what kind of ground for the definition?
>
> 3. Regarding fellowship, you give very restrict condition for this
> such as one person one country, and " the organization must be
> officially recognized by its national government" and "The
> organization must be endorsed/cleared by respective organization's
> country office". We require the reason why you put such very
> restrictive conditions for fellowship. Also, it is very unclear the
> criteria of the countries you select for fellowship. For example,
> East Timor is excluded. Also we require the detail of budget,
> criteria of selection, the persons who select and the process of
> selection.
>
> 4. We think criteria of fellowship are not fair on selection from NGOs
> and civil society view point. Therefore, you should remove the
> restrictive criteria, and guarantee all of NGOs, civil society and
> individuals concerning about information and communication. Also
> you should extend the deadline of application.
>
> 5. We require you should guarantee officially to put the voices from
> civil society in the Interactive Dialogue on the second day and
> others into final report by organizer.
>
> 6. Regarding final declaration, we require the space for discussion
> about it before the meeting and during the meeting. In the
> meeting, we require you should prepare specific session regarding
> the declaration.
>
> 7. In order to promote the participants from Asia who cannot
> understand in English, also to promote in discussion, giving
> speeches, and contribution for making final report with them, you
> should prepare interpretors between English and local languages.
>
> 8. We require you should publish the draft of declaration in English
> and local languages as soon as possible.
>
> 9. We require the reason why you choice the Asia Development Bank as
> collaborator.
>
> 10. Do you intend to treat the issues regarding information society
> and electronic government policy in Japan such as the Resident
> Registration Network, ID card, privacy protection laws and so on
> which are now points in disputes?
>
> We will come to your office on Dec 16 morning for having your answers.
>
> JCA-NET
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> JCAFE
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> Contact person
> Toshi Ogura
> ogr@nsnet.or.jp
>
> approvals individuals <omission>
> 45 people are sign on including persons in local assemblies,
> academics, journalist, labor activists and activists against ID card
> and big brother policy by the Ministry of Public Management and
> Koizumi cabinet.
>
>
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