Thank you to Philippe, was, Re: [governance] ECOSOC considered CSTD Report and adopted draft CSTD resolution on WSIS follow-up

Thu Jul 31 08:50:07 EDT 2008

Philippe,

Nous étions très satisfait de ton travail de communication sur cette plate
forme. Je te souhaite beaucoup de bonne chose dans ta nouvelle occupation.

Baudouin

2008/7/30 Nyangkwe Agien Aaron <nyangkweagien at gmail.com>

> Phillipe
>
> Best wishes and much more success in your new assignment.
> Really enjoyed and appreciated your insights and the resources
> provided for this forum.
> Happy to learn that you will be around in another capacity to share.
> Will be a pleasure having you own.
>
> Aaron
>
> On 7/30/08, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'll echo Anriette's comments.
> >
> > Best wishes and thanks Philippe!
> >
> > MG
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anriette Esterhuysen [mailto:anriette at apc.org]
> > Sent: July 30, 2008 6:31 AM
> > To: plenary at wsis-cs.org; governance at lists.cpsr.org; gov at wsis-gov.org;
> CONGO
> > WSIS - Philippe Dam
> > Cc: 'Philippe Dam'
> > Subject: Thank you to Philippe, was, Re: [governance] ECOSOC considered
> CSTD
> > Report and adopted draft CSTD resolution on WSIS follow-up
> >
> >
> > Dear Philippe
> >
> > Thank you for this.  Good to know that ECOSOC
> > does consider the CSTD reports.  I am not sure
> > if there is really influence.. but at least it makes
> > the agenda and some important decisions have
> > been confirmed.
> >
> > As for your departure from CONGO!  It is really
> > sad news.. but good to know you will be in the
> > sector and remain involved.
> >
> > I have personally found your facilitation and
> > information provision over the last few years
> > exceptionally useful. You understand the issues,
> > you have a good sense of strategy, and your
> > commitment to being inclusive has been
> > exemplary.
> >
> > Thank you very much for all your hard work and
> > wishing you all the best for the future.
> >
> > Anriette
> >
> >
> > From:   "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam"
> > <wsis at ngocongo.org>
> > To:     <plenary at wsis-cs.org>,
> > <governance at lists.cpsr.org>,
> >        <gov at wsis-gov.org>
> > Copies to:      "'Philippe Dam'"
> > <philippe.dam at ngocongo.org>
> > Date sent:      Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:11:48 +0200
> > Organization:   CONGO
> > Subject:        [governance] ECOSOC
> > considered CSTD Report and adopted draft
> > CSTD
> >        resolution on WSIS follow-up
> > Send reply to:  governance at lists.cpsr.org,
> >        "CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam"
> > <wsis at ngocongo.org>
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This is to inform you about the consideration by ECOSOC of the report
> > > of the recent 11th session of the Commission on Science and Technology
> > > for Development and the rubber stamping of the CSTD Resolution and its
> > > 4 Decisions including those concerning civil society and academic
> > > institution participation (see my previous posts on 2 and 6 June
> > > 2008).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > See also ECOSOC Press Release:
> > > http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/ecosoc6365.doc.htm on 18 July
> > > 2008.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Under its item on science and technology for development, the Council
> > > adopted, without a vote, one draft resolution and four draft decisions
> > > contained in the report on the eleventh session of the Commission on
> > > Science and Technology for Development (document E/2008/31).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > By the resolution, on assessment of the progress made in the
> > > implementation of, and follow-up to, the outcomes of the two-phase
> > > World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva
> > > December 2003, and in Tunis in November 2005, the Council noted that,
> > > while in general the digital divide between developed and developing
> > > countries was shrinking, a new divide was emerging in terms of
> > > differences in quality and speed of access to information and
> > > communications technology.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Among other things, the Council called on stakeholders to increase
> > > their efforts to reduce the disparity in cost of access, through, for
> > > example, the establishment of exchange points and the creation of a
> > > competitive environment, both at the network and local levels.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The Council also called on stakeholders to increase efforts for
> > > funding of and investment in information and communication technology,
> > > to advance broadband access, including wireless access in areas and
> > > countries in which it was still limited or nonexistent.  It also
> > > called on those actors to continue to develop and disseminate
> > > easy-to-use applications and services for mobile phones and related
> > > devices, especially those that are useful in rural areas and work with
> > > low bandwidth and high latency.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The four draft decisions were on participation of non-governmental
> > > organizations and civil society entities in the work of the Commission
> > > on Science and Technology for Development at its twelfth and
> > > thirteenth sessions; participation of academic entities in the work of
> > > that Commission; the report of the Secretary-General on science,
> > > technology and innovation to be submitted to the Commission at its
> > > twelfth session; and the report of the Commission on its eleventh
> > > session and provisional agenda and documentation for the twelfth
> > > session of the Commission.''
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I also want to take the opportunity of this message to inform you that
> > > I will shortly leave the CONGO Secretariat to join the Geneva office
> > > of another international NGO. It's been a great pleasure and a
> > > wonderful experience to work with you all for those past 3 years -
> > > already!! - and I'm sure that, as I'll remain involved in UN processes
> > > connected to human rights, I'll cross many of you on the occasion of
> > > your participation in some WSIS related meetings in Geneva! Note that
> > > CONGO will maintain its monitoring of post WSIS processes and support
> > > to CS participation in them. More news coming soon.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll also join the CS Plenary list shortly through my personal e-mail
> > > address, so that we will certainly keep in touch!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Philippe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Philippe Dam
> > > CONGO - Information Society &
> > > Human Rights Coordinator
> > > 11, Avenue de la Paix
> > > CH-1202 Geneva
> > > Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> > > Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> > > E-mail:  <mailto:wphilippe.dam at ngocongo.org> philippe.dam at ngocongo.org
> > > Website:  <blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org> www.ngocongo.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive Director
> > Association for Progressive Communications
> > anriette at apc.org
> > http://www.apc.org
> > PO Box 29755, Melville, South Africa. 2109
> > Tel. 27 11 726 1692
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