[bestbits] Fwd: WSIS Flash Special Issue - WSIS+10 UNGA Overall Review - Guidelines for Written Submissions

Thu Jul 16 21:27:02 EDT 2015

Dear all,

I just wanted to make sure that everyone here is aware of the call for
submissions to the non-paper on the WSIS+10 Review that will be prepared by
the co-facilitators of the WSIS+10 Review process. The deadline is 31 July.
More information below.

Best wishes,
Anja

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Date: 8 July 2015 at 04:25
Subject: WSIS Flash Special Issue - WSIS+10 UNGA Overall Review -
Guidelines for Written Submissions
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Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes by the United Nations
General Assembly
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WSIS Flash Special Issue: July 2015
             Guidelines for Written Submissions [image: WSIS+10 UNGA
High-Level Meeting]
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This note describes the process and parameters for written submissions
during the first phase of the General Assembly’s World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) review. Per General Assembly resolution 68/302
<https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=786&F=H>
and the roadmap
<https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=789&F=H>
for the review process prepared by the co-facilitators, member states and
observer states and all relevant stakeholders are invited at this stage to
provide inputs on the desired elements and content of a “non-paper” that
will be released at the end of August 2015 and eventually developed into
the final outcome document to be adopted in December 2015. The non-paper
will capture stakeholder perspectives on progress made in the
implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
Society, and on potential information and communications technology gaps
and areas for continued focus, as well as challenges, including bridging
the digital divide, and harnessing information and communications
technologies for development.

Submission deadline: 31 July 2015

*Some guiding questions for your submissions are listed below:*

   1. To what extent has progress been made on the vision of the
   people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society in
   the ten years since the WSIS?
   2. What are the challenges to the implementation of WSIS outcomes?
   3. What should be the priorities in seeking to achieve WSIS outcomes and
   progress towards the Information Society, taking into account emerging
   trends?
   4. What are general expectations from the WSIS + 10 High Level Meeting
   of the United Nations General Assembly?
   5. What shape should the outcome document take?

*Particular attention should also be paid to the points listed below: *

   - Submissions are now invited from member states and observer states and
   relevant stakeholders from the following five categories (i)
   Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and
   Social Council, (ii) Organizations accredited to the World Summit on the
   Information Society held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005), (iii)
   Organizations accredited to the WSIS Forum held from 2011 to 2015, (iv)
   Organizations with observer status with the United Nations Conference on
   Trade and Development, and (v) Attendees of the UNESCO WSIS+10 - ICT4D
   Conference or the UNESCO WSIS - Connecting the Dots Conference.
   - As stated in the General Assembly resolution 68/302
   <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=786&F=H>,
   the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is
   submitting its report through ECOSOC to the GA on the ten-year review of
   progress made in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes, which can be
   accessed here
   <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=792&F=H>
   .
   - You may wish to consider the outcomes of the recent WSIS+10 reviews by
   UNESCO and ITU and build upon these. You can find more information about
   these reviews by following this unpan3.un.org link
   <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=790&F=H>.

   - Submissions will be accepted in *ONLY* official United Nations
   languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
   - Submissions should (i) adhere to the specific themes of WSIS; (ii) be
   clear, concise, and simple; and (iii) be accurate in facts and figures.
   - Only one written statement per organization can be submitted.
   - Submissions should not be critical of a UN Member State or Government
   leader/s and should not make critical generalizations of a group or
   persons/countries/organizations.
   - Related to format and structure: use generic fonts and formatting,
   indicate the start of a new paragraph with a double line break, do not
   number the paragraphs, proofread and spell check, and avoid abbreviations
   and acronyms, as well as footnotes, and consult UN terminology
   <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=787&F=H>
   .
   - All submissions will be made public on the WSIS Overall Review website
   at: http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/
   <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=782&F=H>
   .

*Click here
<https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=791&F=H>
to download the official submission form and email it to the address *
*UNGAWSISReview at un.org* <UNGAWSISReview at un.org>* no later than 31 July
2015.*

Further information: unpan3.un.org/wsis10/submissionguidelines
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