HI again
ON IZUMI'S NOMINATION
Thanks for all who heeded the initial call to express support for Izumi Aizu,
who has done a lot for our caucus since the beginning of WSIS, and who I think
would make a good addition to the Global Alliance...
I was wondering if there are any reservations still that would not allow the
Asia Caucus as a whole to get behind his nomination? I know that it is very hard
to get even a rough consensus from this list as it is semi-active only, but I
think we can still show Asian solidarity to his nomination--if not to the civil
society process, but also to the UN DESA process which is still open.
If for some reason though, there are any reservations about giving a Caucus
endorsement, please write me *off list* and I will be sure of communicating this
sentiment to the whole list in a manner which is appropriately confidential. In
other words, those who may feel awkward expressing reservations (of any kind) to
the whole group, may do so to me. And then I will take it as the group not
reaching a rough consensus, and we just continue the compilation of
organizational responses...
POST WSIS ASIA CAUCUS?
Which brings me to what is potentially an important important discussion:
since we all have gone on to a new "post-WSIS phase", I am keen to renewing an
ASian group to continue discussing, and I am not sure if it shiould still be via
this list.
My suggestion is for all of us on this list to make a personal/organizational
declaration on two points:
ONE: are you still keen to **join an Asian Caucus/network/family which will
operate under the post-WSIS context**-- concretely:
> WSIS Follow-up (i.e., Action lines)
> Internet Governance Forum and related discussions
> Global Alliance related discussions
+ national WSIS follow-up
+ other "digital divide"/comuniaction rights issues , from an ASIAN perspective?
TWO: do you think we should set up a new list for this purpose composed of all
who express interest in the above. Or should we maintain this list? (after all
anyone can choose to unsubscribe)
I think we should see the semi-inactivity of the list as an indication that
maybe its reason for being has apparently passed, and we may need to set up a
new group (probably with most of the same people), and define a new mandate for
such a group.
Thoughts?
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: John Fung <john.fung@hkcss.org.hk>
To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:00 AM
Subject: [communication 1712] Re: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: Global Alliance -
nominations
> Dear adam, al, chun and others,
>
> I, on behalf of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service,
> Support Izumi's nomination.
>
>
>
>
> John Yat-chu FUNG, PhD, RSW
> Director, Information Technology Resource Centre
> Direct Line: (852) 2864 2971
> Fax: (852) 2865 0823
> ITRC Website: itrc.hkcss.org.hk
> HKCSS Website: www.hkcss.org.hk
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>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chun Eung Hwi [mailto:chun@peacenet.or.kr]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:24 AM
> To: communication@wsisasia.org
> Subject: [communication 1711] Re: Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: Global
> Alliance - nominations
>
>
> Dear Adam, Al and others,
>
>
> It's my pleasure for me to endorse this nomination.
> We all know that Izumi Aizu is one of passionate persons who speak for
> netizen in most internet related issues. As for me, he seems to be very
> coherently trying to establish more autonomous and more participatory
> cyberspace. I believe he could play an appropriate role as civil society
>
> member and Asian netizen.
> We, PeaceNet Korea, support his nomination.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 10 May 2006, Adam Peake wrote:
>
>
> > At 4:38 PM +0800 5/9/06, Al Alegre wrote:
>
> > >Dear Adam and all
> > >
> > >Firstly, thanks to Adam for posting this, which I was planning on
> > >doing except that more urgent business intervened (sigh).
> > >
> > >Secondly, I endorse the nomination of Izumi Aizu...and similar to the
>
> > >IGF nomination of Chun, I think all those who agree should just
> > >submit our names and orgs to the main nominator (Glocom?), as the
> > >time for consensus-building is too
> > >short (as usual).
> >
> >
> > Al, thanks.
> >
> > Could people who'd like to endorse Izumi's nomination send me a note
> > -- let me know if your support as an individual or for your
> > organization.
> >
> > Would be nice if the list could quickly show support, Izumi's done a
> > lot for us over the past few years.
> >
> > I've copied the note about Izumi I sent to the secretariat below.
> > This and other nomination statements are up on the UNICT Task Force
> > website. See <http://www.unicttaskforce.org/perl/showdoc.pl?id=1589>
> > See a few more friends' names listed there.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> > Nomination of Izumi Aizu for Global Alliance Strategy Council
> >
> > Izumi Aizu is well known as one of the Asia Pacific's Internet
> > pioneers. He has been helping people understand and use the Internet
> > in the region since the early 1990s.
> >
> > Aizu helped establish two well known Japanese research institutes:
> > the Institute for Hypernetwork Society, which promotes local and
> > regional development through the use of ICTs; and GLOCOM, an academic
> > research institute studying information and network society.
> >
> > Through his work with GLOCOM he was a member of the G8 Dot Force,
> > organized civil society participation on the WSIS Asia Pacific Region
> > meeting in January 2003, and the WSIS thematic meeting "Tokyo
> > Ubiquitous Network Conference". He was an active contributor in WSIS
> > preparatory conferences and the Geneva and Tunis Summits.
> >
> > In the late 1990s he was Secretary General of the Asia Pacific
> > Internet Association, and led regional Y2K preparedness activities.
> > He was part of an international team that organized a number of
> > meetings around the world that led to the formation of ICANN, and is
> > now a member of ICANN's At Large Advisory Committee, which helps
> > individuals contribute to and participate in ICANN.
> >
> > In addition to his work on ICT policy activities, he has collaborated
> > with the UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
> > (APDIP) and IDRC's PAN Asia Networking on ICT for development
> > activities.
> >
> > Izumi Aizu is currently affiliated with the Institute for
> > Hypernetwork Society, Kumon Center, University of Tama, and Asia
> > Network Research.
> >
> > Nationality: Japanese. Residence: Tokyo, Japan. Languages: Japanese
> > (native tongue), English (fluent).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Thirdly, I would just like to report that our global association APC
> > >will be submitting nominations form various regions, and here are
> > >some of the additional names that have come up from Asia (most of
> > >them part of the caucus and are on this list), just for everyone's
> > >information:
> > >
> > >- Chat Garcia Ramilo (Philippines), global coordinator of APC
> > >Women's Networking
> > >and Support Program
> > >- Mavic Cabrera Balleza (Philippines), currently with the Intl Womens
> Tribune
> > >Center, formerly of Isis Intl-Manila
> > >- Partha Sarker (BDesh) or Shahzad Ahmad (Pakistan) or Fred Noronha
> > >(India) from
> > >APC member Bytes for All
> > >- Onno Purbo (Indonesia), ICT/wireless practitioner/consultant
> > >
> > >I also am putting in the name of
> > >Dr. Emmanuel Lallana, of our Commission on ICT as a government rep
> > >
> > >others who I do not know personally but who have also been mentioned
> > >in the APC
> > >process:
> > >- Ramesh Singh (Nepal), international directof of Action Aid
> International.
> > >- Radhika Lal (india), UNDP
> > >
> > >I am afraid I will be offline most of the week to finish a long
> > >overdue report,
> > >so apologies if I cannot do much more...
> > >
> > >best
> > >Al
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp>
> > >To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
> > >Cc: <chat@apcwomen.org>; <mavic@isiswomen.org>;
> > ><robsagun@consultant.com>; <iza@anr.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:51 PM
> > >Subject: [communication 1704] Fwd: [WSIS CS-Plenary] TR: Global
> > >Alliance - nominations
> > >
> > >
> > >> Another nomination process, this time for the
> > >> Global Alliance (see
> > >> <http://www.unicttaskforce.org>)
> > >>
> > >> Two emails below explain everything. But, in
> > >> summary, a multi-stakeholder Strategy Council is
> > >> being created to help guide the new Global
> > >> Alliance. The Strategy Council will have about 50
> > >> members from all stakeholders: perhaps 15 or so
> > >> members from civil society (15? I don't know, a
> > >> guess!)
> > >>
> > >> Self nominations are encouraged, and individuals
> > >> or groups can recommend people.
> > >>
> > >> Through the WSIS plenary, some civil society organizations will
> > >> begin a nomination process similar to the one run for the IGF
> > >> advisory group.
> > >>
> > >> Time is very short -- self nominations should be
> > >> sent to the Alliance secretariat at
> > >> <gaid-nominate@unicttaskforce.org> by May 10. 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
> > >> nomination process. He particularly asked that
> > >> civil society find representatives of Youth and
> > >> Gender groups. I know the Youth caucus has begun
> > >> its own nomination process. I think it would be
> > >> helpful if the Asian Family endorsed any person
> > >> from our region that the Youth caucus' nomination
> > >> process selected. I don't know what the Gender
> > >> groups are doing, but again, I think we should
> > >> support anyone the region's Gender groups select.
> > >>
> > >> And I have an individual suggestion and request
> > >> -- I intend to encourage Izumi Aizu to put his
> > >> name forward and I hope this list will endorse
> > >> Izumi's nomination. I think Izumi would be an
> > >> ideal member of a group like the strategy
> > >> council. He did a great job involving civil
> > >> society in some of the regional WSIS processes,
> > >> listens and provides feedback, and has experience
> > >> working in similar global processes.
> > >>
> > >> I hope other people will show interest in joining
> > >> the Strategy Council, but also hope the
> > >> list/caucus will support Izumi.
> > >>
> > >> Disclosure: Izumi no longer works at GLOCOM, he
> > >> is leading work at another non-profit institute
> > >> in Japan. We work on a couple of projects
> > >> together but not as GLOCOM colleagues.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Adam
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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