Thanks all, Al, Uajit and many others.
Sure, I am more than willing to try to share the "inside perspective"
in a guarded optimism which I learned from Al ;-)
I don't think I can afford to go and join the KL meeting for Global
Alliance next week, but will try to find more about it as many
people are speculating.
izumi
At 18:01 06/06/13 +0800, Al Alegre wrote:
>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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