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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is to inform you about the consideration by
ECOSOC of the report of the recent 11<sup>th</sup> session of the Commission on
Science and Technology for Development and the rubber stamping of the CSTD
Resolution and its 4 Decisions including those concerning civil society and
academic institution participation (see my previous posts on 2 and 6 June 2008).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See also ECOSOC Press Release: <a
href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm">http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm</a>
on 18 July 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“</span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Under its item on science and
technology for development, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>the Council
adopted, without a vote, one draft resolution and four draft decisions</span></b>
contained in the report on the eleventh session of the Commission on Science
and Technology for Development (document E/2008/31). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:19.8pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>By the resolution,
on assessment of the progress made in the implementation of, and follow-up to,
the outcomes of the two-phase World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),
held in Geneva December 2003, and in Tunis in November 2005, the Council noted
that, while in general the digital divide between developed and developing
countries was shrinking, <st1:PersonName ProductID="a new" w:st="on">a new</st1:PersonName>
divide was emerging in terms of differences in quality and speed of access to
information and communications technology. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Among other
things, the Council called on stakeholders to increase their efforts to reduce
the disparity in cost of access, through, for example, the establishment of
exchange points and the creation of a competitive environment, both at the
network and local levels. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Council
also called on stakeholders to increase efforts for funding of and investment
in information and communication technology, to advance broadband access,
including wireless access in areas and countries in which it was still limited
or nonexistent. It also called on those actors to continue to develop and
disseminate easy-to-use applications and services for mobile phones and related
devices, especially those that are useful in rural areas and work with low
bandwidth and high latency. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:19.8pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>The four draft decisions were on participation of
non-governmental organizations and civil society entities</span></font></b><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> in the work of the Commission
on Science and Technology for Development at its twelfth and thirteenth
sessions; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>participation of academic entities
in the work of that Commission</span></b>; the report of the Secretary-General
on science, technology and innovation to be submitted to the Commission at its
twelfth session; and the report of the Commission on its eleventh session and
provisional agenda and documentation for the twelfth session of the Commission.’’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I also want to take the opportunity of this message
to inform you that I will shortly leave the CONGO Secretariat to join the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Geneva</st1:place></st1:City> office of another
international NGO. It’s been a great pleasure and a wonderful experience
to work with you all for those past 3 years – already!! – and
I’m sure that, as I’ll remain involved in UN processes connected to
human rights, I’ll cross many of you on the occasion of your
participation in some WSIS related meetings in Geneva! Note that <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region> will
maintain its monitoring of post WSIS processes and support to CS participation
in them. More news coming soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I’ll also join the CS Plenary list shortly
through my personal e-mail address, so that we will certainly keep in touch!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on"><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'>Philippe Dam</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
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- Information Society &<br>
Human Rights Coordinator<br>
<u15:COUNTRY-REGION u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><u16:PLACE u6:st="on"><u16:COUNTRY-REGION u6:st="on"><u15:PLACE u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"></u15:PLACE></u16:COUNTRY-REGION></u16:PLACE></u15:COUNTRY-REGION>11,
Avenue de <U14:PERSONNAME ProductID="la Paix" u6:st="on"><u15:PERSONNAME u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter" ns1:ProductID="la Paix"><u1:PERSONNAME ProductID="la Paix" u16:st="on">la
Paix</u15:PERSONNAME></U14:PERSONNAME><br>
CH-1202 <U14:PLACE u6:st="on"><U14:CITY u6:st="on"><u15:CITY u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><u15:PLACE u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:insAuthor="Inter"><U3:PLACE u4:st="on"><U3:CITY u4:st="on"><u1:CITY u17:st="on"><u1:PLACE u17:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"></span></font></b><b><font
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w:endInsDate="2008-07-30T14:48:00Z"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
color=navy><span lang=EN-GB style='color:navy'>Geneva</span></font></st1:place></st1:City></ns0:place></ns0:City></u1:PLACE></U3:CITY></u15:PLACE></u15:CITY></U3:CITY></u1:PLACE></U3:PLACE></U14:CITY></U14:CITY></U14:PLACE></span></font></b><b><font
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Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mail: </span></font></b><a href="mailto:wphilippe.dam@ngocongo.org"
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