-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: quarta-feira, 6 de Fevereiro de 2002 12:07 To: all Subject: WSIS' 03 consultations
To: IFIP Member Societies, GA members, TC & WG Chairs From: P. Nedkov, IFIP ED and UNESCO Liaison Officer, Subject: Consultations - World Summit for the Information Society
Dear All,
We have made it a point to regularly update our member societies, TCs and WGs about the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), December 2003, Geneva [ Previous messages http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00098.html & http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00034.html ]. The Geneva Summit is expected to adopt a Declaration embodying a set of principles and rules of conduct aimed at establishing a more inclusive and equitable Information Society; and a Plan of Action formulating operational proposals and concrete measures to be taken so that everybody benefits from the opportunities of the Information Society. Governments, UN agencies, industry and civil society are invited to contribute and to influence the debate.
This February, UNESCO will organize a series of consultations. IFIP is invited to take part in one of these consultations on 8 February on the topic "Infostructure in developing countries". The other three consultations will concentrate on Cultural diversity and the public domain of information, Freedom of expression in the Information Society and Education in and for the Information Society. These meetings aim to develop a set of proposals to be included in the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action. These proposals will be consolidated into a common Civil society declaration forwarded to the WSIS organizers as a contribution to the WSIS preparation process.
IFIP's mission is "to be the leading, truly international, apolitical organization which encourages and assists in the development, exploitation and application of Information Technology for the benefit of all people". IFIP's Member societies, TCs and WGs are representative of professional activities in the IT field at the national, regional and international levels. Therefore, WSIS and its preparations are a unique opportunity for the whole IFIP network to influence future developments and regulations related to the Information society.
Yesterday afternoon, we received a draft version of a text which will be considered by the meeting on 8 February. We have posted the whole document at http://www.ifip.or.at/discus/messages/25/46.html?WednesdayFebruary620021044a m and we invite you to contribute with your comments and recommendations specifically related to the text under Cluster 1: Infostructures in developing countries.
If you wish to contribute to the process you can either post your comments by adding a message on the IFIP site or alternatively by sending me an email.
Best regards,
Plamen
----------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 www: http://www.ifip.or.at/