[bestbits] WSIS+10 High Level Event Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform launched

[Anja Kovacs]

Think Joana's is a very good proposal. +1 from me.

Best,
Anja


On 3 September 2013 05:19, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com> wrote:

> Thanks Deborah and Jeremy for highlighting this.
>
> It seams all the documents are meant to be sent by one organization.
> Having that in mind, I would suggest:
>
> For the document on outcome docs of WSIS+10, I guess a joint submission
> from BB could be richer, meanly because, as Jeremy mentioned, it includes
> ICT4D themes about which, at least for me, I wouldn't have much to say.
>
> For the second document, I tend to think that we could gain more space if
> we make multiple submissions. But we could coordinate so we ensure that, on
> the second one, about organization of the meeting, all the topics we want
> to cover are dealt with and that there is a diversity of speakers from
> civil society. Does it sound feasible?
>
> cheers
>
> joana
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> Joana Varon Ferraz
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> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for circulating this Jeremy. I wanted to flag that the deadline
>> for submitting the two forms is 20 September, so in just under 3 weeks
>> time. [At the bottom of the first page of each word doc the following is
>> written: Please note that formal submission should be sent to the
>> wsis-info at itu.int not later than 20 September 2013. "]
>>
>> From a quick read it looks like the first form will feed into the two
>> outcome documents of the WSIS+10 Sharm el-Sheikh meeting (the WSIS+10
>> Statement on Implementation of WSIS Outcomes and the WSIS+10 Vision for
>> WSIS Beyond 2015 under mandates of the participating Agencies) and the
>> second form relates to the organization of the meeting itself (themes,
>> speakers, workshops).
>>
>> Per Jeremy's question, is there any interest in collaborating on a
>> submission? I thought it would be good to pose this again to the list now
>> that we know of the relatively short time frame.
>>
>> Best,
>> Deborah
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>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>wrote:
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>>> Belatedly, the Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform for the 2014
>>> WSIS+10 High Level Event has just been launched online.  This is for taking
>>> stock of the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, and developing targets
>>> and Indicators for an open and inclusive information/knowledge society for
>>> all beyond 2015.  The website is:
>>>
>>> http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/mpp/
>>>
>>> Through this process, stakeholders will seek to develop multistakeholder
>>> consensus on two outcome documents for the WSIS+10 event.  To make a
>>> submission you can download Word documents that are on the above site -
>>> online forms will be available soon.  A deadline is not yet, so far as I
>>> can see, specified.
>>>
>>> Some individuals and organisations will be interested in sending their
>>> own submissions.  I'm less sure about whether there is value or interest in
>>> doing a joint submission.  Certainly, this falls outside Internet
>>> governance per se and includes broader ICT4D themes.  But we can discuss
>>> whether there is enough mutual interest in collaborating on a submission.
>>>
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