[governance] WSIS Forum 2011

[Sivasubramanian M]

2010/9/6 Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <tracyhackshaw at gmail.com>

> Unfortunately, these Visa challenges extend to the Schengen area for
> developing countries as well. Switzerland joined the Schengen
> Agreement in 2008.
>
> Costs of travel from Latin America and the Caribbean to Europe remain
> prohibitive and the cheapest routes are generally through the US
> anyway.
>
> It might also be just a good time as any to advocate for a move of
> WSIS to a relatively Visa free area or country.
>

India would be a very good choice, (it is not visa-free, but its visa rules
aren't arbitrary either)  and India would be relatively balanced on the WSIS
deliberations.

Sivasubramanian M

Sivasubramanian M

>
> Panama, therefore, sounds pretty good as a Venue if these things are
> even still being considered.
>
> On 9/6/10, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:
> > Adding to Wolf's quite relevant worries, let us recall as well that
> > getting a visa to the USA continues to be a challenge for citizens in
> > all developing countries.
> >
> > frt rgds
> >
> > --c.a.
> >
> >
> > On 09/06/2010 12:33 PM, "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" wrote:
> >> Dear friends
> >>
> >> I disagree with the argument that a move from Geneva to to New York of
> the
> >> WSIS Forum 2011 would improve outreach and bring WSIS implementation
> >> forward. In contrary I am afraid that a move to NewYork will weaken in
> >> particular the involvement of civil society and the academic community
> as
> >> important stakeholders in the WSIS process. A large number of civil
> >> society organisations, including represenations of organisations from
> >> developing countries, are based in Geneva or not far from Geneva. Moving
> >> the event to New York would create additional costs and logistic
> problems
> >> for them which would result in lower participation of civil society
> >> organisations. This would certainly undermine the multistakeholder
> nature
> >> of the WSIS implementaiton process.
> >>
> >> Another risk moving the WSIS Forum 2011 to New York would be that the
> >> important WSIS issues would be discussed in the shadow of more important
> >> political and security issues which dominate the day to day UN
> acitvities
> >> in New York. The WSIS Forum would be just "another conference" and would
> >> have difficulties to get the needed public attention.
> >>
> >> Finally I want to flag that in same week the European Union has its
> annual
> >> Future of the Internet Week meetings under the Hungarian Presidency in
> >> Budapest.
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Wolfgang Kleinwächter
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