For everyone's information, our very own Karen Banks :-) has been selected
to join this highlevel body...
She is one of two APC people in the WGIG--the other one being Carlos Alfonso
of RITS Brazil. (Anriette Esterhuysen, APC's ED is a member in turn of the
WSIS Task Force on Financing)...kudos APC!
Great victory for civil society to have such great reps. (Among other CS in
the WGIG: Bill Drake of CPSR, Wolfgang KleinwçÄhter, others..)
Please see http://www.wgig.org/members.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Myriam Horngren <mh@wacc.org.uk>
To: <crisinfo@comunica.org>; <alt.wsis@lists.riseup.net>;
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Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:56 PM
Subject: [commrights-asia] FW: UN establishes working group on
Internetgovernance
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim McDonnell [mailto:jimmcdonnell@blueyonder.co.uk]
> Sent: 11 November 2004 17:31
> To: Myriam Horngren
> Subject: UN establishes working group on Internet governance
>
> 11 November 2004 - The United Nations today formally established a
> working group to look at spam, cyber-security and other Internet-related
> issues in preparation for a summit next year in Tunisia.
> The Working Group on Internet Governance announced by Secretary-General
> Kofi Annan will prepare the ground for action on related matters by the
> second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be
> held in November 2005 in Tunis.
> At the WSIS's first phase held last December in Geneva, countries asked
> for the establishment of a Working Group to develop a working definition
> of Internet governance and to identify the relevant public policy
> issues.
> The panel is also responsible for fostering a common understanding of
> the roles and responsibilities of governments, international
> organizations and other forums, as well as the private sector and civil
> society from both developing and developed countries.
> The Working Group will be chaired by Nitin Desai, Mr. Annan's Special
> Adviser for the World Summit and includes 40 members from governments,
> the private sector and civil society representing all regions.
> "We come into this process as facilitators, and will strive to establish
> a dialogue of good faith among all participants," said Mr. Desai.
> The panel's first meeting is scheduled from 23 to 25 November in Geneva.
> Its report is expected to be submitted to the Secretary-General in July
> 2005 and will be made available to the Tunis phase of the WSIS.
> http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12508&Cr=internet&Cr1
> <http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12508&Cr=internet&Cr1> =
>