Dear Anoop,
Thank you for your feedback!
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Anoop-focus wrote:
> My impression of the Asian Caucus was not merely to attempt to influence
> the decision making process but rather to bring our quite clearly key
> areas of concern which have either been sidelined, diluted or simply
> ignored. A means to lay upfront, issues that a critical for asia, not
> with the belief that they may be incorporated in the document.
ok. Anyhow, this attitude is far away from multistakeholder approach. You
are assuming that the principle of multistakeholder approach has already
broken down. Then, is it our common ground in Asia Caucus? It should be
clarified before we go one step further. And next, we should ask what is
our engagement strategy at this situation. Your idea could develop into
various types of actions and it could be expressively declared in PrepCom
IIIA and even to the Summit. To me, that discussion seems to be more
important than simply making another inventory of musts which would be
certainly not reflected in those documents.
> As you and many others have pointed out the process of 'constructive'
> engagement with the WSIS has yielded little, and I have ( or had) no
> illusions of the WSIS actually taking seriously anything of substance
> that the civil society has to offer.
I feel that still some people have such an expectation or wishful
thinking. And the fact that the modality of civil society working with
governments in WSIS, which is implied in multi-stakeholder approach, is
very unique and truly one progress compared with the prior UN meetings is
being justified for taking such an attitude.
> My opinion would be quite similar to yours, in that, we cannot provide
> legitimacy to document that is clearly non-endorseable. How can civil
> society de-legitimise the WSIS process is something that needs more
> clarity and direction.
In last PrepCom III, this was one significant shared mind among civil
society participants. But in reality, it is lingering and becoming unclear
day by day. Are you proposing that we, Asian Caucus, should clarify not to
endorse both of documents at PrepCom IIIA to governments as well as other
civil society group members?
regards,
Chun
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