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

Mon Jul 20 10:50:24 EDT 2015

is there any joint work under development for this? We could contribute to
a joint submission

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in>
wrote:

> 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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> From: WSIS Team <wsis-info at itu.int>
> Date: 8 July 2015 at 04:25
> Subject: WSIS Flash Special Issue - WSIS+10 UNGA Overall Review -
> Guidelines for Written Submissions
> To: Anja Kovacs <anja at internetdemocracy.in>
>
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>
> Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes by the United
> Nations General Assembly
> <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=782&F=H>
>
> WSIS Flash Special Issue: July 2015
>              Guidelines for Written Submissions [image: WSIS+10 UNGA
> High-Level Meeting]
> <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=782&F=H>
>
> 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
> <https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/hcb/newsletter/link.php?M=39366&N=248&L=788&F=H>
>
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