[governance] Breakdown of IGF 2009 participants by region and

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

In the Pacific, CARICOM's equivalent is the Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat and recently the Digital Strategy for the region was
undertaken and to be launched at the Pacific Islands
Telecommunications Conference in Honiara this week or the next.
This should be particularly interesting and when it's launched and the
document becomes a public one
I will be sure to send a copy.
The Pacific can participate as we have remote video conferencing
facilities or even the internet...
But the working sector could seek to
Either increase awareness in the Pacific by hosting a few workshops in
the region like the one in Accra.
Developing economies are strategically poised to learn best practices
from the region.

Another way is to impact the curriculum.

Sala (Fiji)

On 4/20/10, SAMUELS,Carlton A <carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm> wrote:
> FWIW, Caribbean governments have designated CARICOM, the regional political
> grouping as watch for IGF issues and they attract the funding to attend
> meetings.  CARICOM has sporadically sought to solicit opinions from regional
> interests on said issues in preparation for participating in the IGF; I have
> been asked, for one.
>
> Remote participation facilities certainly provides some access but f2f
> attendance at IGF by civil society actors and groupings would require
> alternate funding sources so if members believe this is a worthwhile
> endeavour, then there is merit for special consideration.
>
> Carlton Samuels
>
> From: Ginger Paque [mailto:gpaque at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:54 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] Breakdown of IGF 2009 participants by region and
>
> Yes, unfortunately, LAC continues to be the most under-represented region.
> Since our problems are not perceived as being as "critical" as Africa, we
> tend to be under-funded from outside sources, while our governments do
> not/cannot give it the priority we would like to see. It is a dilemma that
> should be addressed specifically.
>
> Now THIS is a topic for an IGF workshop. Any takers?
>
> Carlos Afonso: my information is that stakeholder groups are self-defined as
> taken from the registration forms.
>
> Best,
> Ginger
>
> Adam Peake wrote:
> Again, participants from Latin America and the Caribbean is low. Has been
> for all IGFs (expect Rio... when LAC participants represented 35% of the
> total, but of those 29% were from Brazil.)
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> Interesting indeed, Ginger. I assume the classification is on the basis
> of self-defined categories as written in the registration forms. I am
> particularly curious about the relatively large participation of the
> "technical and academic" community.
>
> []s fraternos
>
> --c.a.
>
> Ginger Paque wrote:
>
>  FYI:
>
>  Breakdown of IGF participants:
>  >
> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/87-programme/484-igf-sharm-el-sheikh-attendance-statistics
>
>
>
> --
>
> Carlos A. Afonso
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