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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Find below the nominations of the UN SG concerning the renewed
membership of the GAID Strategy Council and Steering Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This renewed team will work in the perspective of the GAID Kuala
Lumpur meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Civil Society is highlighted in bold in the Stereing Committee
list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Steering Committee (2008-2009)<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Mrs. Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and
Technology in Latin America, Argentina<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Mrs. Jennifer Corriero, TakingITGlobal, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Ramón A.
Garza, Índigo Media, Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Mohsen A.
Khalil, World Bank<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Abdul W.
Khan, UNESCO<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Thierno
Ousmane Sy, Senegal<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Talal
Abu-Ghazaleh, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Craig
Barrett, Intel Corporation, United States - Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Mrs. Renate Bloem, Conference of NGOs (CONGO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Fust
Walter, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>H.E. Mr.
Maximus Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation,Malaysia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Guy
Sebban, International Chamber of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr.
Carl-Henric Svanberg, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Hamadoun
Touré, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Sha
Zukang / Mr. Sarbuland Khan (ex officio)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Strategy Council (2008-2010)<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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border-right:none;padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Governments<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<td width=283 valign=top style='width:212.5pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-right:none;padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Private
Sector<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<td width=226 valign=top style='width:169.65pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-right:none;padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Civil
Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<td width=226 valign=top style='width:169.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;
padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>International
Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Armenia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Azerbaijan<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bahamas<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Canada<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>China<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cuba<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dominican
Republic<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Finland<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>France<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gambia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ghana <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>India<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Italy <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
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size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Republic of
Korea<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Russia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Rwanda<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>South
Africa<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Syria<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tunisia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Vietnam<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</td>
<td width=283 valign=top style='width:212.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:
solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;
padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Ibrahim
Adel, Zain, Kuwait<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Roger
Cochetti, Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), United
States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Peter
Hellmonds, Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Johan
F. Khairuddin, Astro Entertainment SDN BHD, Malaysia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Jeffrey
M. Nick, EMC Corporation, United States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Carlo
Ottaviani, STMicroelectronics Foundation, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mrs. Pamela
Passman, Microsoft, United States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Tom
Phillips, GSM Association, United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Arthur
Reilly, Cisco Systems, United States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Peter
R. Tinoco, Fundación Cisneros, Venezuela/United States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Representative
from IBM<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</td>
<td width=226 valign=top style='width:169.65pt;border-top:none;border-left:
solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:none;
padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ms. Rinalia
Abdul Rahim, Global Knowledge Partnership, Malaysia<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Peter
Bruck, World Summit Award, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ms.
Clotilde Fonseca, Fundacion Omar Dengo, Costa Rica<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ms. Qiheng
Hu, Internet Society of China<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Hiroshi
Kawamura, The DAISY Consortium, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ms. Viola
Krebs, ICVolunteers, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mrs. Janet
Longmore, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), Canada<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ms. Dorothy
Okello, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), Uganda<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Bazlur
Rahman, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC),
Bangladesh<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr.
Abdulaziz Sager, Gulf Research Center, Dubai U.A.E.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr. Asad U.
Shah/Mr. Bradford Kane, International Commission on Workforce
Development, United States<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mr.
Parminder Jeet Singh, IT for Change, India<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</td>
<td width=226 valign=top style='width:169.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;
border-top:none;padding:2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt 2.75pt'>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>European
Commission<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>International
Labour Office (ILO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>International
Trade Centre<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>NABE
(International Observatory for Strategic Innovation)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Organisation
internationale de la Francophonie<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Special
Unit for South-South Cooperation (SU/SSC) – UNDP<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>United
Nations: DESA, UNCTAD, DPI, OCHA, UNFIP, Regional Commissions<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>World
Health Organization<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>From the recommendation of the civil society recommendation process
for the Strategy Council Membership, it appears that half of our recommended candidates
have been taken in the UN SG recommendation (Ms. Viola Krebs and Mr. Parminder
Jeet Singh).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>-----Message d'origine-----<br>
De : Serge Kapto<br>
Envoyé : mardi, 15. avril 2008 15:14<br>
Objet : [gaid-discuss] Press release: UN appoints new members to the
globalalliance on ICT</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>MEDIAINFO-DPI/NY/UNO <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>10/04/2008 02:19 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>To<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>cc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Subject<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>UN appoints new members to the global alliance on ICT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> UN appoints new members to the global alliance on ICT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>United Nations, 09 APRIL –The United Nations announced today the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>appointment of new members to the Global Alliance for Information and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Communications Technology and Development (GAID). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The new members replace the members of the GAID Steering Committee and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Strategy Council hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic
and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Social Affairs. The new members will carry on the strategic work
towards <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>achieving the Millennium Development Goals through ICT policies as laid
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>out by the outgoing members.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The new members were selected through international consultation with
all <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>stakeholder groups to ensure a balance in gender, geographical and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>institutional representation. The new membership was approved by Mr. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Zukang Sha, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs,
whose <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Department (UNDESA) oversees the operations of GAID. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The composition of the Steering Committee has been expanded from 12 to
15 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>and the Strategy Council from 60 to 65, with the new members poised to <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>reflect the growing interest and recognition of the role of ICT in the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>development and the rising profile of GAID. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The function of the Steering Committee is to provide overall guidance
for <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>GAID and to help define the medium and long-term priorities along with
the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Strategy Council, as well as to serve the Under-Secretary-General in an
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>advisory capacity. For its part, the Strategy Council plays an active
role <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>in disseminating the results of policy dialogue to a wider audience and
in <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>promoting and coordinating further partnerships with GAID.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Gloria Bonder (UNESCO Women, Science and Technology in Latin America), <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Jennifer Corriero (TakingITGlobal), Abdul W. Khan (UNESCO), Thierno <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Ousmane Sy (Government of Senegal), Mohsen Khalil (World Bank), and
Ramón <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Garza (Índigo Media) are joining the committee this term. Dr. Craig <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Barrett, Chairman of the Board of Intel, will continue to serve as the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>committee chair through to the Fall of 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The Strategy Council will be joined by Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahamas, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Croatia, Gambia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Nigeria, Qatar, Rwanda, Syria,
and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Vietnam as new government members; Ibrahim Adel (Zain), Roger Cochetti <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>(CompTIA), Johan F. Khairuddin (Astro plc), Tom Phillips (GSM <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Association), Peter Tinoco (Cisneros), and Jeffrey M. Nick (EMC <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Corporation) are representing private sector entities; Clotide Fonseca <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Quesada (Omar Dengo Foundation), Qiheng Hu (Internet Society of China),
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Viola Krebs (ICVolunteers), Doroth Okello (WOUGNET), Rinalia Abdul Rahim
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>(Global Knowledge Partnership), Abdulaziz Sager (Gulf Research Center),
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Parminder Jeet Singh (IT for Change) are representing civil entities.
The <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>new members representing other international organizations are Patricia
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Francis (International Trade Centre), Zhou Yiping (UNDP), and the
Network <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>of Local Authorities for the Information Society (IT4All Bilbao). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The term of the current membership was extended to coordinate the GAID <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>leadership with the upcoming GAID Annual Meeting and Global Forum in
Kuala <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Lumpur at the end of May. Over the past year-and-a-half, GAID has <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>benefited from the work of the outgoing members whose support and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>engagement have been crucial to ensure GAID’s success. They will
continue <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>to serve an important and active role as High-level Advisers of the <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Alliance and in promoting information technologies at the service of <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>development. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>For more information, please visit http://www.un-gaid.org or contact <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Enrica Murmura of UNDESA- GAID, Tel: +1 212 963 5913, e-mail: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>murmura@un.org <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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