<div dir="ltr">Toure put it in writing in an information note regarding civil society submissions issued that was issued at the end of WCIT.<div><br></div><div style>Of course the information note required a TIES account to access, but it is available on WCITLeaks here: </div>
<div style><br></div><div style><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-INF-0005!!MSW-E.pdf">http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-INF-0005!!MSW-E.pdf</a><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>Here's the relevant text: </div>
<div style><div>"I<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>would<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>also<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>take<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>opportunity<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>to<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>remind<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>you<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>that<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>all<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>civil<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>society<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>organizations,<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>who<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>are<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>international<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>in<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>nature<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>and<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>who<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>are<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>working<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>in<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>area<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>of<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>ICTs<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>are<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>welcome<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>to<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>join<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>ITU<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>and<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>apply<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>for<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>exemption<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>of<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>fees.<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>I<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>believe<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>we will<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>all<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>benefit<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>from<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>a<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>greater<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>civil<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>society<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>engagement<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>at<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>ITU<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>and<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>in<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>line<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>with<span style="white-space:pre"> t</span>his<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>I<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>recently<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>invited<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Internation al<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Trade<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Union<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Movement<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>to<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>join."</div>
<div><br></div><div style>AFAIK the International Trade Union Movement declined to join. </div><div style><br></div><div style>I think Toure's also mentioned this in public speeches that can be found here: <a href="http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/default.aspx</a></div>
<div style><br></div><div style>I hope this is helpful.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Best, <br>Deborah </div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 3:47 PM, <a href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com" target="_blank">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>He offered that in a meeting with civil society at the Dubai treaty conference, but I don't know if that was ever written. ..<div>
<div class="h5"><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Norbert Bollow <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a>> <br>Date: <br>To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org" target="_blank">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a> <br>
Subject: [governance] ITU sector membership <br> <br><br>IIRC sometime last year, Touré somehow offered civil society entities<br>the opportunity to become ITU sector members free of charge, or<br>something like that - but I don't remember the specifics.<br>
<br>Can someone point me to relevant information?<br><br>Greetings,<br>Norbert<br><br>-- <br>Recommendations for effective and constructive participation in IGC:<br>1. Respond to the content of assertions and arguments, not to the person<br>
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