Another nomination process, this time for the=20
Global Alliance (see=20
<http://www.unicttaskforce.org>)
Two emails below explain everything. But, in=20
summary, a multi-stakeholder Strategy Council is=20
being created to help guide the new Global=20
Alliance. The Strategy Council will have about 50=20
members from all stakeholders: perhaps 15 or so=20
members from civil society (15? I don't know, a=20
guess!)
Self nominations are encouraged, and individuals=20
or groups can recommend people.
Through the WSIS plenary, some civil society=20
organizations will begin a nomination process=20
similar to the one run for the IGF advisory group.
Time is very short -- self nominations should be=20
sent to the Alliance secretariat at=20
<gaid-nominate@unicttaskforce.org> by May 10.=20
Details on the UNICT Task Force website.
There is more time (but not much more) for the CS process, see email below.
Sarbuland Khan, UN DESA, is leading the=20
nomination process. He particularly asked that=20
civil society find representatives of Youth and=20
Gender groups. I know the Youth caucus has begun=20
its own nomination process. I think it would be=20
helpful if the Asian Family endorsed any person=20
from our region that the Youth caucus' nomination=20
process selected. I don't know what the Gender=20
groups are doing, but again, I think we should=20
support anyone the region's Gender groups select.
And I have an individual suggestion and request=20
-- I intend to encourage Izumi Aizu to put his=20
name forward and I hope this list will endorse=20
Izumi's nomination. I think Izumi would be an=20
ideal member of a group like the strategy=20
council. He did a great job involving civil=20
society in some of the regional WSIS processes,=20
listens and provides feedback, and has experience=20
working in similar global processes.
I hope other people will show interest in joining=20
the Strategy Council, but also hope the=20
list/caucus will support Izumi.
Disclosure: Izumi no longer works at GLOCOM, he=20
is leading work at another non-profit institute=20
in Japan. We work on a couple of projects=20
together but not as GLOCOM colleagues.
Thanks,
Adam
>From: "Renate Bloem" <rbloem@ngocongo.org>
>To: "CS Plenary" <plenary@wsis-cs.org>,
> "bureau wsis" <bureau@wsis-cs.org>
>Cc: <wsis@ngocongo.org>
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: GLobal Alliance - nominations
>Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:10:41 +0200
>
>Dear all,
>
>Please find below some more information on the=20
>Global Alliance and its call for nominations for=20
>the Strategy Council. More is available on the=20
>website.=20
><http://www.unicttaskforce.org/>www.unicttaskforce.org
>
>Best
>Renata
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Renate Bloem
>President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
>11, Avenue de la Paix
>CH-1202 Geneva
>Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>E-mail: <mailto:rbloem@ngocongo.org>rbloem@ngocongo.org
>Website: <http://www.ngocongo.org/>www.ngocongo.org
>
>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an=20
>international, membership association that=20
>facilitates the participation of NGOs in United=20
>Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948,=20
>CONGO's major objective is to ensure the=20
>presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's=20
>governments and United Nations agencies on=20
>issues of global concern. For more information=20
>see our website at=20
><http://www.ngocongo.org/>www.ngocongo.org
>
>De=A0: sergei kambalov [mailto:kambalov@un.org]
>Envoy=E9=A0: jeudi, 27. avril 2006 17:23
>=C0=A0: rbloem@ngocongo.org
>Cc=A0: Sarbuland Khan; Cheryl Stafford; Enrica=20
>Murmura; Serge Kapto; Robert De Jesus; Rosalinda=20
>O. Sanchez; Maria Carreno
>Objet=A0: GLobal Alliance - nominations
>
>Dear Renate,
>Sorry I missed your call. I was about to send this to you, anyway.
>First of all, I shall of course be happy to talk=20
>to your constituents in Geneva. Let me know. I=20
>shall be there 8-19 May.
>In a few minutes, we shall upload the notice=20
>below to our former ICT TF website=20
>(http://www.unicttaskforce.org/). We would=20
>apreciate it very much if you could alert all=20
>interested civil society networks about this=20
>call for nominations. Are Gender, Youth and=20
>other caucuses that were there for WSIS still in=20
>existence?
>We also would like to request you to identify,=20
>on the basis of your consultations with civil=20
>society groups, several (10-15) potential=20
>candidates for the Strategy Council from civil=20
>society that would enjoy respect and trust of=20
>CSO. We believe that a self-nomination process=20
>by stakeholder groups is a conditio sine qua non=20
>to ensure inclusiveness and sustainability of=20
>the initiative.
>We would welcome any=20
>comments/suggestions/criticism that you may wish=20
>to share with us - but URGENTLY!
>The notice:
>"In a follow up to the recent decision of the=20
>Secretary-General (see press release below), the=20
>inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT=20
>and Development will be held on 19-20 June 2006=20
>in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia following a generous=20
>invitation by the Government of Malaysia. The=20
>programme of the meeting will be made available=20
>shortly. All interested stakeholders are invited=20
>to participate in the meeting. A registration=20
>form for indicating both your interest in=20
>participating in the Global Alliance and,=20
>specifically, yout participation in the Kuala=20
>Lumpur meeting is attached.
>
>The strategic overall guidance to the Alliance,=20
>such as identification of priorities and themes=20
>for discussion, will be provided by a=20
>multi-stakeholder Strategy Council that will be=20
>set up by the Secretary-General taking into=20
>account inputs from all stakeholders. The=20
>Strategy Council will consist of about fifty=20
>members from all stakeholders: governments, the=20
>private sector, civil society (in particular=20
>gender and youth groups), media, the academic=20
>and technical communities, as well as=20
>secretariats of relevant intergovernmental=20
>organizations. The members of the Council will=20
>be chosen in their personal capacity and will=20
>enjoy equal rights in the work of the Council.=20
>The basic requirement for the members of this=20
>policy-setting group will be commitment,=20
>experience and vision in ICT for development, as=20
>well as traditional development fields.
>
>The first meeting of the Strategy Council is=20
>planned to be held on 19 June 2006 in Kuala=20
>Lumpur.
>All stakeholders are invited to present=20
>nominations for members of the Strategy Council=20
>of the Alliance. Please address your=20
>recommendations to [.....?] Given the time=20
>factor, we would appreciate receiving=20
>nominations no later than 10 May 2006.
>S. Khan"
>Hope to hear from you soon.
>Best regards,
>Sergei.
>Sergei Kambalov, Chief
>ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch
>Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination/DESA
>United Nations, New York
>Tel: =A0(212) 963-4751
>Fax: =A0(212) 963-7454
>Email: =A0kambalov@un.org
=46rom Philippe Dam of CONGO about the civil society nomination process.
>
>From: "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam" <wsis@ngocongo.org>
>To: <plenary@wsis-cs.org>, <bureau@wsis-cs.org>,
> <followup@wsis-cs.org>
>Cc: "'Alejandra'" <wsis@ngocongo.org>
>Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CS Nom Com for the=20
>Global Alliance Strategy Council - Call for=20
>volunteers and nominees
>Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 11:30:00 +0200
>
>Dear all,
>
>As mentioned in my previous e-mails, we set up a=20
>CS self nomination process for the Global=20
>Alliance Strategy Council. The 5 members of the=20
>Nom Com will be randomly selected among a pool=20
>of volunteers who announced their interest=20
>before 9 May. We have so far 21 volunteers: we=20
>still need a couple of volunteers for the Nom=20
>Com so that the selection process is really=20
>random! We previously mentioned that we should=20
>have at least 25 volunteers, but the more=20
>volunteers we have, the more representative the=20
>NomCom will be=8A I call you to volunteer as soon=20
>as possible, anyway by tomorrow, at=20
><mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org,=20
>with the following information:
>Name:
>NGO or CS affiliation:
>Country:
>E-Mail address:
>
>
>In addition, we have received pretty few=20
>nominations for the Strategy Council itself. The=20
>deadline for nomination to the CS Nom Com is 10=20
>May. If the Nom Com has not enough nominations=20
>to make a choice of 15 to 20 recommended names,=20
>as previously announced, the process would be=20
>terminated without any recommendation emanating=20
>from CS constituencies. As we initially=20
>announced, this is a distinct process from the=20
>nomination to the UN DESA. I therefore also=20
>repeat my call to self-nominate or nominate CS=20
>persons for membership to the Global Alliance=20
>Strategy Council. Send your nomination at=20
><mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org NO=20
>LATER THAN 10 MAY 2006, 4:00 p.m. GMT / 6:00=20
>p.m. Geneva Time with the following information:
>Name:
>CS Affiliation(s):
>Country:
>Gender:
>Age:
>Biographical Statement:
>Vision of their specific contribution to the GA Strategy Council:
>
>
>I am aware that a list of nominations received=20
>by UN DESA is now available on line. However, it=20
>is somewhat difficult to identify Civil Society=20
>constituencies among this list. That is why I=20
>call you to work with the CS Nom Com process, in=20
>addition to any nomination you would have made.
>
>All the information about the process is=20
>available on the=20
><http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=3Dnews&id=3D10220>CONGO=20
>website. I=B9ll post the details about the random=20
>selection process early this afternoon.
>Best,
>
>Philippe
>
>Philippe Dam
>CONGO - WSIS CS Secretariat
>11, Avenue de la Paix
>CH-1202 Geneva
>Tel: +41 22 301 1000
>Fax: +41 22 301 2000
>E-mail: <mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org>wsis@ngocongo.org
>Website: <http://www.ngocongo.org>www.ngocongo.org=A0
>
>The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an=20
>international, membership association that=20
>facilitates the participation of NGOs in United=20
>Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948,=20
>CONGO's major objective is to ensure the=20
>presence of NGOs in exchanges among the world's=20
>governments and United Nations agencies on=20
>issues of global concern. For more information=20
>see our website at=20
><http://www.ngocongo.org/>www.ngocongo.org
>