Dear Patcha,
Great work, please see mine below.
Name: Sophal MAR
Organization: COMFREL
Position: Media Officer
Country: CAMBODIA
Email: sophalmar@hotmail.com or comfrel@bigpond.com.kh
Sophal
>From: "patcha" <patcha@patcha.jinbo.net>
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>Subject: [communication 280] Civil Society Observations and Response to the
>Tokyo Declaration
>Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:09:34 +0900
>
>Dear all,
>
>Below is Civil Society Observations and Response to the Tokyo Declaration.
>This one was produced by the content group of NGOs here.
>Now we are gathering the endorsement. If you want to endorse,
>please let me know, today.
>
>Name: Organization: Position: Country: Email:
>
>Thanks,
>Patcha
>
>Korean Progressive Network, Jinbonet
>Website) http://www.jinbo.net
>E-mail) patcha@patcha.jinbo.net
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>Jan 14, 2003
>
>Asia Pacific Regional Conference on the World Summit on the Information
>Society
> Civil Society Observations and Response to the Tokyo Declaration
>
>Preamble
> Civil society organizations have been fully committed to contributing
>to the promotion of information society particularly since the Prep Com I
>of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on
>July 1, 2002 in Geneva.
> Despite the efforts to integrate different perspectives and views
>from every level of the region by most stakeholders throughout the
>preparation for WSIS, some government representatives have objected to the
>participation of the non governmental organizations in the drafting
>committee, which was formed to facilitate the accomplishment of official
>output of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference on the WSIS. This is an
>indication of their lack of trust towards the civil society and has
>undermined the reflection of multiple stakeholders¨ concerns.
>Civil society believes that, however, efficiency, economic growth, and
>productivity should not be the only priority of the information society.
>Information communication technologies (ICTs), therefore, should be
>regarded as merely modern instruments for the pursuit of ultimate goals,
>which includes the promotion of sustainable human development, empowerment
>of the people and human values. These perspectives have been diminished by
>the negotiations in the drafting committee of this regional conference.
>To adequately present the points of view of the people, or civil society,
>therefore, we the undersigned organizations have proposed this paper to
>reflect the grassroots perspectives on the Tokyo Declaration for the
>promotion of comprehensive and balanced evolution of the information
>society. These voices of civil society are inspired and built upon the
>previous outputs of Asian non governmental organizations, which are
>respectively The Declaration of the Asian Civil Society Caucus at Prep Com!
>in Geneva, The World Summit on the Information Society: an Asian Response
>and the Joint Statement from Asia Civil Society Forum Participants on World
>Summit on the Information Society.
>The Asia Pacific Regional Conference on the WSIS was convened by the
>Government of Japan (Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and
>Telecommunications and Ministry of Foreign Affairs) on 13-15, January 2003.
>The event was held to prepare for the year-end World Summit on the
>Information Society in Geneva.
>Participants invited to the event include representatives of the government
>of 37 countries and territories, 26 international organizations, 58 private
>sector entities and 199 non-governmental organizations. The event was
>originally designed to provide the forum for discussion for all
>stakeholders rather than exclusively governments and inter-governmental
>agencies so as to fully incorporate opinions from various communities,
>including the grassroots voices in the region to guarantee full-scale
>evolution of the information society.
>1. Communication rights should be fully recognized as a fundamental and
>universal human right to be protected and promoted in the information
>society.
>2. The participation of civil society in the information society at all
>levels should be ensured and sustained, from policy planning to
>implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The information society should
>be regarded as a collaborative effort of civil society, governments,
>private sector and other stakeholders.
>3. Fundamental issues, such as poverty, democracy, gender justice,
>environment, and the impact of globalization should be taken into account
>apart from technological and economic evolution in the development of
>information society.
>4. Special attention shall be given in the information society to
>marginalized groups, such as indigenous peoples, women, people with
>disabilities, older people, those who lack access to formal education and
>refugees and migrants.
>5. Young people, the first Asia-Pacific generation growing up with the
>internet, need support in adapting to changes in education, employment and
>participation within society. At the same time, especially in our region,
>youth are at the forefront of technological development and adoption?their
>expertise and energy can assist in bridging the digital divide.
>6. Transparency and accountability of the government should be enhanced in
>the formation of the information society.
>7. Government must ensure that market competition is fair and that
>monopolies are not perpetuated.
>8. While government should promote and facilitate infrastructure building,
>provide training, and create an enabling environment for ICT to be
>accessible for all, it should not be the regulator of information flow
>and content.
>9. National compulsory projects utilizing ICTs, such as electronic national
>ID card initiatives and electronic health care card initiatives, should be
>prudently assessed with the consideration of privacy issues and government
>surveillance issues before the implementation.
>10. Traditional and newer technologies should be used in parallel to
>promote equitable access to information at all levels of the information
>society.
>11. Technological progress based on community needs, with emphasis on local
>content to preserve cultural and linguistic diversity, should be promoted.
>12. Privacy and personal security should be ensured in the information
>society when promoting ICTs. Surveillance and censorship should never be
>practiced even in the context of promoting ＾counter-terrorism￣ measures.
>13. Community based media should be supported and promoted. People¨s
>equitable and affordable access to information should be assured in the
>information society.
>14. Civil society acknowledges its role as a major content provider in the
>information society. The civil society should also be active in the
>promotion of public awareness on the quality of content.
>15. In the protection of intellectual property rights, priority should be
>given to cultural and human development instead of mere economic profit. It
>should not deter the free and balanced flow of ideas and innovations.
>Public domains, including open source technologies, should be promoted by
>all stakeholders in information society.
>16. We recognize that safeguarding the environmental resources is central
>to achieving a healthy networked community for all. Life cycle management
>in the production flow of ICT related goods must be promoted and
>implemented by the global ICT sector.
>
>The following civil society organizations which endorse this document,
>hereby request the governments in the region to take into account the above
>principles and recommendations in their decisions and implementation of
>policies, in relation to information society development.
>
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