Dear Philippe,<br><br>Thank you this important information. So for my selff english version of document is not problem , I can read and understand contents. But I can't share english version to all local actors because the official language used in DRC is french and 85%congolese actors read in french fo best understanding.
<br><br>Please , can you send both version english and french! We have 6 National Networks with 1347 differents organisations members.In my level, ACSIS sub Regional Coordinator for Central Africa, we have 10 countries with around 25000 actors online. Majority is frenchspoken.
<br><br>We need their contribution also.<br><br>Kindly<br><br>Baudouin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2008/1/23, CONGO - Philippe Dam <<a href="mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org">philippe.dam@ngocongo.org</a>>:
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Dear all, </span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">This is a quick up date on the preparatory process
leading towards the 12<sup>th</sup> Ministerial Conference of UNCTAD</span></font><span lang="EN-GB"> to </span><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">be held in Accra, Ghana,
20-25 April 2008. Find attached the draft text circulated at the beginning of
the negotiation dated November 13, as well as the consolidated text under
negotiation dated 22-1-2008.
A number of paragraphs refer to ICT issues, in
particular in the follow up to the WSIS (see paragraphs 116-117, 134-137).</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Note that a <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">UNCTAD Hearing
with civil society</span></b> will take place on <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">28 January</span></b> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">2008</span></b>,
with the possibility for NGO accredited to the UNCTAD process to make oral contributions
on issues addressed or not yet addressed by the negotiation process. CONGO will
be there and we would be happy to <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">forward
short comments</span></b> on the UNCTAD XII text in relation to post WSIS
issues (please send us comments at <a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>
preferably before this Friday so that we can compile something out of it). See below
draft text relating to ICT.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">In addition, for your information, we've been
informed that the UNCTAD Secretariat will organise a <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">high level roundtable</span></b> within the official programme of the
UNCTAD XII meeting whose theme might be closely related to ICT issues. More
information coming soon.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">All organizations that do not have observer status
but wish to be part of the preparations and the Conference itself are
encouraged to apply for accreditation. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline
for sending the accreditation questionnaire is 31 January 2008. </span></b>Information
about the accreditation procedures and on line questionnaire: </span></font><b><font color="blue" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.unctadxii.org/en/Civil-Society-Outreach/Accreditation/" title="http://www.unctadxii.org/en/Civil-Society-Outreach/Accreditation/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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click here</span></span></font></b></strong></a></span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> Please visit <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10469" title="http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=news&id=10469" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
here</a> the CONGO website
page on UNCTAD XII and its preparatory process.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Best regards, </span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Philippe</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">------------------------</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">ICT related Extracts of the UNCTAD XII negotiation
document (see full text attached):</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">Enhancing the
enabling environment at all levels to strengthen productive capacity, trade and</span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">investment: mobilizing
resources and harnessing knowledge for development</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">(…)</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">B. Policy responses </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">(…)</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">116.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
Measures
must be taken to narrow the digital divide and to ensure</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">countries' full and effective participation in
the knowledge-based economy.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">These should be supported by a fuller participation
of developing countries in</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">ICT-related international discussions, in particular
those within the framework</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">of the follow-up to the World Summit on the
Information Society and the</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">discussions in the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">117.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
At
the national level, ICT policies and strategies need to create an enabling</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">environment for the domestic information economy and
a competitive ICT</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">industry. The main elements include developing the
ICT infrastructure and the</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">telecommunications sector, upgrading digital skills, implementing
a legal and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">regulatory framework to support ICT-related business
development, trade and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">investment, e-government and technological innovation.
These actions need to</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">be integrated in national development plans or
poverty reduction strategy</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">papers, and ICT policies need to be regularly reviewed.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">(…)</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">C. UNCTAD's contribution</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">(…)</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">134.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
UNCTAD
should further strengthen its research and analysis in the area of</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">science, technology and innovation and ICTs, and
should promote the design,</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">implementation and monitoring of international and
national policies in this</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">area. UNCTAD should help strengthen North-South and
South-South</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">cooperation in harnessing knowledge and technology
for development and assist</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">developing countries and countries with economies in
transition through</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">science, technology and innovation policy reviews and
related technical</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">assistance.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">135.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
UNCTAD
should also support international debate, including within the</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Commission on Science and Technology for Development,
on science and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">technology, including ICTs, and their implications
for development, and should</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">assist developing countries in accessing
technological innovations. UNCTAD</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">should continue to help developing countries to
participate effectively in</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">international discussions on technology transfer and
knowledge-sharing and to</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">identify policy options and best practice in this
area.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">136.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
UNCTAD
should continue to provide technical assistance to countries on</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">ICT policy reviews, pro-poor ICT policies, legal and
regulatory frameworks, and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">the development of the information economy, including
through the Partnership</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">on Measuring ICT for Development launched at UNCTAD
XI. It should</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">continue to expand its work on the measurement of the
information economy</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">and its related capacity-building activities in
developing countries.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">137.</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
In</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">
its capacity as secretariat to the Commission on Science and Technology</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">for Development, UNCTAD should pursue its role in the
follow-up to and</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on
the Information</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Society.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p>
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