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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Find attached the four
unedited outcome documents of the 11th session of the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development, including the substantive Resolution and two
decisions in relation with the participation of civil society in the CSTD.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Resolution 1</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> – Entitled “<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Assessment of WSIS-implementation <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="2008”" w:st="on">2008<span style='font-weight:normal'>”</span></st1:metricconverter></span></b>,
contains two main chapters: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>A. Evolving
challenges and opportunities</span></i> (digital divide, broadband divide, cost
of access, mobile, security, gender); and <i><span style='font-style:italic'>B.
Successes and shortcomings in the implementation of WSIS outcomes so far</span></i>
(in relation to the post WSIS architecture, IGF, ALF, enhanced cooperation).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Resolution 2</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> – Entitled “<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Participation of Academic entities in the work of the
Commission on Science and Technology for Development</span></b>”, allows
academic entities, both accredited or non-accredited to WSIS, to participate in
the CSTD. The model used to allow invitation of academic entities is based on
the status of private sector and business observers. It also calls governments
and other to provide voluntary contributions supporting the participation of
civil society from developing countries.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Decision 1</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> – states that ”the Commission will
report on its work on science and technology themes for the current biennium in
its twelfth session”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Decision 2</span></font></b></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> – Entitled “<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Participation of non-governmental organizations and
civil society entities in the twelfth and thirteenth sessions of the CSTD</span></b>”
extends the interim modalities for the involvement of the WSIS accredited CS
entities in the work of the Commission for two more years. This leaves a bit
more time for the Committee on NGOs to consider application of NGOs accredited to
WSIS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Resolution 2 and Decision
1 are quite important in taking on board the heritage of the WSIS stakeholders’
list. It strengthens the multi-stakeholder approach within the CSTD and
hopefully will be accompanied in the upcoming years by further improvements.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There were a bit more
than 15 NGO representatives participating in most of the CSTD session (plus
some others from the NGO crowd in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City>)
so that I’ll leave them comment on the substantive content of the
session.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Parminder was invited to
speak in the opening ceremony of the CSTD on Monday and also made a
presentation to introduce the priority theme related to WSIS follow up “Development-oriented
policies for a socio-economic inclusive information society, including access, infrastructure
and enabling environment”. Anriette was panellist in the multi-stakeholder
broadband panel. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Civil society
representatives could ask for the floor during almost each of the 3-hour
meetings of the CSTD by raising their hands from the floor. The overall format
of the session was far from the interaction we experience at the IGF, but there
were some noticeable improvements in comparison with last years’ session
in terms of flexibility and regularity of the opportunities to take the floor (the
work schedule of the session was more articulated around 3-hour debates, during
each of which NGOs could ask for the floor). Precedents from last year were
also maintained (CS speaker in the opening, one Bureau meeting with CS and the
private sector, CS and PS invited to seat in the informal negotiations and
invited to make inputs at the early stages of negotiations, possibility to make
written inputs).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The challenges ahead for
civil society will be:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>making the annual CTSD session more substantive, more result
oriented and more interactive, meaning strengthening a transparent and more
inclusive preparatory process;<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>consolidating and increase the civil society inputs in the
proceedings and the outcome of the session;<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>improving the format of the Action Line meetings and their
articulation with the CSTD work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Unfortunately the session
was not webcasted. I would encourage CS participants to add their inputs to
this very basic and preliminary report.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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