We failed to congratulate Izumi who is one of the "anointed ones" :-)
We nominated him so we share in his guarded optimism :-)
Quite a few Asians pepper the lists due to the sheer number of names :-) Dont
have the time now to do an audit, but it is all on the website and the previous
posts...
REally not sure how all of this will come together but it is always better to
have someone with an inside perspective so we may have a complete picture...
please continue to share information, knowledge, and perspectives, Izumi...
...and may the Force be with you!! :-)
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Izumi AIZU <aizu@anr.org>
To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
Cc: <apc.asia@lists.apc.org>; <commrights-asia@mail.fma.ph>;
<psis-cs@mail.fma.ph>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:09 PM
Subject: [Apc.asia] GAIS advisory
> I can echo with Al with your always insightful observations.
> Congratulations to Hiroshi and Bazlur for the appointment to
> the Strategy Council.
>
> I was also honored to be nominated as the high-level panel
> of advisors, though, like Hiroshi, I have not received any
> information yet.
>
> I do share the same concern as Hiroshi and Al expressed
> about the lack of many things, less attention seemingly
> to the civil society in particular.
>
> I will do my best to contribute to the overall mission of
> advancing the ICT for Development agenda, but to do
> so requires your help and support very much. I will and
> I must count on you guys!
>
> Thanks,
>
> izumi
>
> At 08:25 06/06/12 +0800, Alan Alegre wrote:
> >Dear Kawamura-san/Hiroshi
> >
> >Many thanks for alerting us about this. (I took the liberty of pasting all
> >the names below for easy reference.)
> >
> >I also share your disappointment with the fact that civil society makes up
> >only 1/6 of this council, and that not many Asians made the list,
> >particularly from the developing world...
> >
> >Maybe it should have been expected, given how this whole thing has been
> >handled:
> >- the lack of significant information (the overall process and
> >particularly its decision-making is very vague and opaque)
> >- the lack of broad-based participation (the so-called "nomination
> >process" was only apprently a way to appear consultative and to legitimize
> >what seems to me a very private process)
> >- and even the lack of efficient organization (it is only a week before
> >the KL meeting and informed now), it does not give me much hope...
> >
> >In any case, congratulations to you--and to the only other CS Asian on the
> >list, Bazlur Rahman of BNNRC, who I think is also on this list. Regardless
> >of our disappointments, we will continue to support you and hope even in
> >small numbers progressive people within the GAID SC can make a difference.
> >
> >best
> >Al
> >
> >==========
> >from: http://www.un-gaid.org/council/council.html
> >
> >Strategy Council
> >
> >The Strategy Council, comprising 60 members representing Governments and
> >non-governmental stakeholders - civil society, the private sector,
> >international organizations, media, academia, youth and women's groups and
> >others - will provide overall strategic guidance to the Alliance, in
> >particular by identifying priorities and themes to be addressed.
> >CIVIL SOCIETY (10)
> > 1. Kamel Ayadi, President, World Fed. of Engineering Associations
> >(Tunisia)
> > 2. Rodrigo Baggio, Executive Director, Committee for Democracy in
> >Information Technology (Brazil)
> > 3. Peter Bruck, President, World Summit Award (Austria)
> > 4. Astrid Dufborg, Executive Director, GeSCI
> > 5. Hiroshi Kawamura, Daisy Consortium, (Japan)
> > 6. Janet Langmore, President, Digital Opportunity Trust (Canada)
> > 7. Tracey Naughton, Media Caucus (S. Africa/Australia)
> > 8. Bazlur Rahman, CEO, NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
> >(Bangladesh)
> > 9. Lynn St. Amour, President/CEO, Internet Society
> > 10. Lynn M. Wanyeki, Executive Director, FEMNET (Kenya)
> >
> >PRIVATE SECTOR (It mistakenly says "not-for-profit")- (10)
> > 1. John Chambers / Art Reilly, CISCO
> > 2. Guy-Olivier Segond, President, Digital Solidarity Fund
> > 3. Michael Nelson, IBM
> > 4. Asadullah Shah, International Commission on Workforce Development
> > 5. Khalid Juffali, Vice Chairman, E.A. Juffali and Brothers Co.
> > 6. Pamela Passman, Microsoft
> > 7. Eisa al-Eisa, SAMBA Financial Group
> > 8. Thomas Ganswind / Peter Hellmonds, Siemens
> > 9. Carlo Ottaviani / Elena Pistorio STMicroelectronics Foundation
> > 10. Anne Cobb, President Visa International CEMEA
> >
> >INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (10)
> > 1. FAO
> > 2. ILO
> > 3. Inter-Parliamentary Union
> > 4. OECD
> > 5. Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
> > 6. United Nations: DESA, UNCTAD, DPI, OCHA, UNFIP, Regional Commissions
> > 7. UNDP
> > 8. UNESCO
> > 9. WHO
> > 10. World Bank
> >
> >GOVERNMENTS (30)
> > 1. Azerbaijan
> > 2. Bangladesh
> > 3. Brazil
> > 4. Canada
> > 5. China
> > 6. Cuba
> > 7. Dominican Republic
> > 8. Egypt
> > 9. Ethiopia
> > 10. Finland
> > 11. France
> > 12. Germany
> > 13. Ghana
> > 14. India
> > 15. Indonesia
> > 16. Ireland
> > 17. Italy
> > 18. Kenya
> > 19. Republic of Korea
> > 20. Kyrgystan
> > 21. Mauritania
> > 22. Mexico
> > 23. Pakistan
> > 24. Russia
> > 25. Samoa
> > 26. Senegal
> > 27. South Africa
> > 28. Tanzania
> > 29. Tunisia
> > 30. European Commission
>
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