Congratulations Chantal to Bread for All, Communica-CH and all the writers
(including you)...
This will be a great resource for the upcoming WSIS processes and also
national discussions...
Merci!
Al
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Alan G. Alegre
Foundation for Media Alternatives
Philippines
> Hello,
>
> Bread for All and Comunica-ch, the swiss civil society plateform for the
> Information society, just released a publication with the title: "Who pays
> for the Information Society.
> Challenges and Issues on financing the Information Society." It is
> available
> on: http://www.ppp.ch/cms/IMG/Financing_IS.pdf (If you have a problem
> with
> the direct link, you can go on www.ppp.ch, section politique, section
> sociñÕé de l'information)
>
> This booklet is in two parts. The first part is a critique of the debates
> and work on financing so far conducted by the WSIS. The second part
> focuses
> more on proposalsand aims to give a certain number of inputs to the WSIS
> debate, especially on the issue of international public financing or
> official development aid.
>
> Detailed content:
> Financing Paradigms in the WSIS Process
> By Sean O'Siochru
>
> Telecommunications Regulation: From the Omnipotent State to the Market
> Model
> By JoõÍle Carron and Michel Egger
>
> Official Development Aid: Illusions about Existing Resources and
> Opportunities provided by Global Taxation
> By Chantal Peyer
>
> Multilateral Funds: World Digital Solidarity Fund: Between Great Ambitions
> and Niche Strategies
> By Marie Thorndahl
>
> Best regards,
> Chantal Peyer
>
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