<div dir="ltr">Philippe,<br><br>Nous étions très satisfait de ton travail de communication sur cette plate forme. Je te souhaite beaucoup de bonne chose dans ta nouvelle occupation.<br><br>Baudouin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2008/7/30 Nyangkwe Agien Aaron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nyangkweagien@gmail.com">nyangkweagien@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Phillipe<br>
<br>
Best wishes and much more success in your new assignment.<br>
Really enjoyed and appreciated your insights and the resources<br>
provided for this forum.<br>
Happy to learn that you will be around in another capacity to share.<br>
Will be a pleasure having you own.<br>
<br>
Aaron<br>
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On 7/30/08, Michael Gurstein <<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I'll echo Anriette's comments.<br>
><br>
> Best wishes and thanks Philippe!<br>
><br>
> MG<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Anriette Esterhuysen [mailto:<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>]<br>
> Sent: July 30, 2008 6:31 AM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</a>; <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>; <a href="mailto:gov@wsis-gov.org">gov@wsis-gov.org</a>; CONGO<br>
> WSIS - Philippe Dam<br>
> Cc: 'Philippe Dam'<br>
> Subject: Thank you to Philippe, was, Re: [governance] ECOSOC considered CSTD<br>
> Report and adopted draft CSTD resolution on WSIS follow-up<br>
><br>
><br>
> Dear Philippe<br>
><br>
> Thank you for this. Good to know that ECOSOC<br>
> does consider the CSTD reports. I am not sure<br>
> if there is really influence.. but at least it makes<br>
> the agenda and some important decisions have<br>
> been confirmed.<br>
><br>
> As for your departure from CONGO! It is really<br>
> sad news.. but good to know you will be in the<br>
> sector and remain involved.<br>
><br>
> I have personally found your facilitation and<br>
> information provision over the last few years<br>
> exceptionally useful. You understand the issues,<br>
> you have a good sense of strategy, and your<br>
> commitment to being inclusive has been<br>
> exemplary.<br>
><br>
> Thank you very much for all your hard work and<br>
> wishing you all the best for the future.<br>
><br>
> Anriette<br>
><br>
><br>
> From: "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>><br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:plenary@wsis-cs.org">plenary@wsis-cs.org</a>>,<br>
> <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>>,<br>
> <<a href="mailto:gov@wsis-gov.org">gov@wsis-gov.org</a>><br>
> Copies to: "'Philippe Dam'"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org">philippe.dam@ngocongo.org</a>><br>
> Date sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:11:48 +0200<br>
> Organization: CONGO<br>
> Subject: [governance] ECOSOC<br>
> considered CSTD Report and adopted draft<br>
> CSTD<br>
> resolution on WSIS follow-up<br>
> Send reply to: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>,<br>
> "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org">wsis@ngocongo.org</a>><br>
><br>
> > Dear all,<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > This is to inform you about the consideration by ECOSOC of the report<br>
> > of the recent 11th session of the Commission on Science and Technology<br>
> > for Development and the rubber stamping of the CSTD Resolution and its<br>
> > 4 Decisions including those concerning civil society and academic<br>
> > institution participation (see my previous posts on 2 and 6 June<br>
> > 2008).<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > See also ECOSOC Press Release:<br>
> > <a href="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm</a> on 18 July<br>
> > 2008.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > "Under its item on science and technology for development, the Council<br>
> > adopted, without a vote, one draft resolution and four draft decisions<br>
> > contained in the report on the eleventh session of the Commission on<br>
> > Science and Technology for Development (document E/2008/31).<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > By the resolution, on assessment of the progress made in the<br>
> > implementation of, and follow-up to, the outcomes of the two-phase<br>
> > World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva<br>
> > December 2003, and in Tunis in November 2005, the Council noted that,<br>
> > while in general the digital divide between developed and developing<br>
> > countries was shrinking, a new divide was emerging in terms of<br>
> > differences in quality and speed of access to information and<br>
> > communications technology.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Among other things, the Council called on stakeholders to increase<br>
> > their efforts to reduce the disparity in cost of access, through, for<br>
> > example, the establishment of exchange points and the creation of a<br>
> > competitive environment, both at the network and local levels.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > The Council also called on stakeholders to increase efforts for<br>
> > funding of and investment in information and communication technology,<br>
> > to advance broadband access, including wireless access in areas and<br>
> > countries in which it was still limited or nonexistent. It also<br>
> > called on those actors to continue to develop and disseminate<br>
> > easy-to-use applications and services for mobile phones and related<br>
> > devices, especially those that are useful in rural areas and work with<br>
> > low bandwidth and high latency.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > The four draft decisions were on participation of non-governmental<br>
> > organizations and civil society entities in the work of the Commission<br>
> > on Science and Technology for Development at its twelfth and<br>
> > thirteenth sessions; participation of academic entities in the work of<br>
> > that Commission; the report of the Secretary-General on science,<br>
> > technology and innovation to be submitted to the Commission at its<br>
> > twelfth session; and the report of the Commission on its eleventh<br>
> > session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twelfth<br>
> > session of the Commission.''<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I also want to take the opportunity of this message to inform you that<br>
> > I will shortly leave the CONGO Secretariat to join the Geneva office<br>
> > of another international NGO. It's been a great pleasure and a<br>
> > wonderful experience to work with you all for those past 3 years -<br>
> > already!! - and I'm sure that, as I'll remain involved in UN processes<br>
> > connected to human rights, I'll cross many of you on the occasion of<br>
> > your participation in some WSIS related meetings in Geneva! Note that<br>
> > CONGO will maintain its monitoring of post WSIS processes and support<br>
> > to CS participation in them. More news coming soon.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I'll also join the CS Plenary list shortly through my personal e-mail<br>
> > address, so that we will certainly keep in touch!<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Best,<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Philippe<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Philippe Dam<br>
> > CONGO - Information Society &<br>
> > Human Rights Coordinator<br>
> > 11, Avenue de la Paix<br>
> > CH-1202 Geneva<br>
> > Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
> > Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
> > E-mail: <mailto:<a href="mailto:wphilippe.dam@ngocongo.org">wphilippe.dam@ngocongo.org</a>> <a href="mailto:philippe.dam@ngocongo.org">philippe.dam@ngocongo.org</a><br>
> > Website: <blocked::<a href="http://www.ngocongo.org" target="_blank">http://www.ngocongo.org</a>> <a href="http://www.ngocongo.org" target="_blank">www.ngocongo.org</a><br>
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><br>
><br>
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