This is a wonderful suggestion from our Korean = colleagues.=20 Though I will not be in Paris, I think this is important from the = perspective of=20 Internet Rights, and would be interested in participating in sourcing = and=20 managing this info even beyond the intersessional meeting.

As I assume many will also not be in Paris next = week,=20 maybe through this list country assessments could still be submitted = online, and=20 pursued as an ongoing project by all civil society groups/country = stakeholders.=20 Concretely I am suggesting that:

1) The Surveillance Status Report session be = docoumented=20 and translated and shared online to all of us not there.

2) Someone (Korean Civil Society Network? APC = Internet=20 Rights people?) suggest a short outline or framework of national=20 situationers/status reports. This could facilitate uniformity of formats = for=20 documentation and comparison purposes.

3) All reports received could then be put into a = database=20 or uploaded into a website (ideally both), which could be the repository = of all=20 of this. (AT least the regional data for Asia-Pacific could be uploaded = to the=20 WSIS CS Asia site?)

4) Link up with other people = doing=20 similar surveys (APC again, Reporters San Frontieres, etc.) so that info = could=20 be shared.

4) One of the CS "families" adopt this as a = project, that=20 could be integrated in the planned Communication Rights Summit parallel = to WSIS.=20

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Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 = 8:52=20 AM

Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] = [Proposal]=20 Surveillance Society Status Report Session in Paris meeting

Hello all,

Despite time constraint we face = before Paris=20 meeting, a consensus

was reached yesterday among = Korea Civil Society Network(KCSN) =

that civil societies in the WSIS = should have=20 an opportunity to exchange

"Surveillance Status = Report" of each=20 country.

Civil society groups in the WSIS = can have=20 better understanding about

various legal or institutional initiatives by many = governements=20 through

this session.

Looking forward to your=20 participation...

Best,

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To: Civil Socities in the WSIS=20 Intersessional meeting in Paris

From: Korea Civil Society=20 Network(KCSN)

Re: To hold "Surveillance Society = Status=20 Report" session on July 16

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Information Society has=20 brought Internet users hopes and=20 dreams

for better life as a human being; = equal=20 rights among the users(or=20 nodes),

participatory or democratic = political=20 systems,=20 open source,

international=20 cooperation etc..

On the other hand, each = individual's or=20 Internet uer's privacy

has been seriously = threatened by the=20 fast growing database

empires = worldwide, governments and=20 multi-national businesses

who have resources to put the data = together=20 for the sake of

their own governance in the name = of=20 efficient management.

Civil Society Groups including = NGOs have not=20 been effective

to respond to these well-designed = attempts=20 of the Big-Brothers.

Therefore, Korea Civil Society = Network(KCSN)=20 proposes here

Civil Socities in the WSIS = especially during=20 Paris Intersessional

meeting share each country's = status. We=20 understand the following

threats in Korea = become real=20 threats in other countries, too.

-National ID card = experience

-Real name registration in the = online=20 activity [proposal]

-Bio Data/DNA=20 data recognition [proposal]

-NEIS, Education=20 administration database network setup = [proposal]

-etc

If you are interested in this = proposal,=20 please join this effort

to organize the "Surveillance = Society Status=20 Report" session.

Regards,

KCSN