<div dir="ltr">Dear all,<br><div><br>I just wanted to make sure that everyone here is aware of the call for submissions to the non-paper on the WSIS+10 Review that will be prepared by the co-facilitators of the WSIS+10 Review process. The deadline is 31 July. More information below.<br><br></div><div>Best wishes,<br></div><div>Anja<br></div><div><br><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">WSIS Team</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wsis-info@itu.int">wsis-info@itu.int</a>></span><br>Date: 8 July 2015 at 04:25<br>Subject: WSIS Flash Special Issue - WSIS+10 UNGA Overall Review - Guidelines for Written Submissions<br>To: Anja Kovacs <<a href="mailto:anja@internetdemocracy.in">anja@internetdemocracy.in</a>><br><br><br><div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;padding:0;margin:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px" align="justify">This note describes the process and parameters for
written submissions during the first phase of the General Assembly’s
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) review. Per General Assembly
resolution <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=786&F=H" target="_blank">68/302</a>
and the <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=789&F=H" target="_blank">roadmap</a>
for the review process prepared by the co-facilitators, member states and
observer states and all relevant stakeholders are invited at this stage to
provide inputs on the desired elements and content of a
“non-paper” that will be released at the end of August 2015
and eventually developed into the final outcome document to be adopted in
December 2015. The non-paper will capture stakeholder perspectives on
progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on
the Information Society, and on potential information and communications
technology gaps and areas for continued focus, as well as challenges,
including bridging the digital divide, and harnessing information and
communications technologies for development.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;padding:0;margin:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold" align="center">Submission deadline: <span style="color:#ff0000;white-space:nowrap">31 July 2015</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" align="left"><b>Some
guiding questions for your submissions are listed below:</b></p>
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<li>To what extent has progress been made on the vision of the
people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society in
the ten years since the WSIS?</li>
<li>What are the challenges to the implementation of WSIS outcomes?</li>
<li>What should be the priorities in seeking to achieve WSIS outcomes and
progress towards the Information Society, taking into account emerging
trends?</li>
<li>What are general expectations from the WSIS + 10 High Level Meeting of
the United Nations General Assembly?</li>
<li>What shape should the outcome document take?</li>
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<p style="text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline" align="left"><b>Particular attention should also be paid to the
points listed below: </b></p>
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<li>Submissions are now invited from member states and observer states and
relevant stakeholders from the following five categories (i)
Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic
and Social Council, (ii) Organizations accredited to the World Summit on
the Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005), (iii)
Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015, (iv)
Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development, and (v) Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D
Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference.</li>
<li>As stated in the General Assembly resolution <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=786&F=H" target="_blank">68/302</a>,
the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is
submitting its report through ECOSOC to the GA on the ten-year review of
progress made in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, which can be
accessed <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=792&F=H" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
<li>You may wish to consider the outcomes of the recent WSIS+10 reviews by
UNESCO and ITU and build upon these. You can find more information about
these reviews by following this <a href="http://unpan3.un.org" target="_blank">unpan3.un.org</a> <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=790&F=H" target="_blank">link</a>.
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<li>Submissions will be accepted in <b>ONLY</b> official United
Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and
Spanish).</li>
<li>Submissions should (i) adhere to the specific themes of WSIS; (ii) be
clear, concise, and simple; and (iii) be accurate in facts and
figures.</li>
<li>Only one written statement per organization can be submitted.</li>
<li>Submissions should not be critical of a UN Member State or Government
leader/s and should not make critical generalizations of a group or
persons/countries/organizations.</li>
<li>Related to format and structure: use generic fonts and formatting,
indicate the start of a new paragraph with a double line break, do not
number the paragraphs, proofread and spell check, and avoid abbreviations
and acronyms, as well as footnotes, and consult <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=787&F=H" target="_blank">UN
terminology</a>.</li>
<li>All submissions will be made public on the WSIS Overall Review website
at: <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=782&F=H" target="_blank">http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/</a>.</li>
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to download the official submission form and email it to the address
</b><a href="mailto:UNGAWSISReview@un.org" target="_blank"><b>UNGAWSISReview@un.org</b></a><b>
no later than <span style="text-decoration:underline;white-space:nowrap;color:#ff0000">31 July 2015</span>.</b></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;font-family:Calibri,Candara,Segoe,'Segoe UI',Optima,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px" align="left">Further information: <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=788&F=H" target="_blank">unpan3.un.org/wsis10/submissionguidelines</a></p>
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