[governance] Civil Society speaker slots at WSIS+10 in Paris

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear Norbert and all

>From APC the following will be present: Karen Banks, Valeria Betancourt,
Chat Garcia Ramilloand myself.

I think the input from CS should focus on the CS statement we drafted
and submitted in December 2003: "Shaping information societies for human
needs". This was a powerful document.. and as research APC is doing at
the moment suggests.. many of the proposals in it have been overlookedin
the post-WSIS follow-up process.

As for possible speakersI would propose people who were involved
activity in CS participation in WSIS.

Many names come to mind, and I know Wolfgang will be there, and of
course Karen Banks who played a key role. Also Avri Doria.

But I wonder if Renate Bloem would be in Paris. Renate?

Renate sweat blood and tears to ensure civil society participation in
the WSISand I thinkhaving her speak at the opening of WSIS+10 would be
very appropriate.

Anriette


 
On 04/02/2013 20:28, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> [IGC Coordinator hat on]
>
> Could we have a quick show of hands/emails please who (besides myself)
> will be in Paris for the WSIS+10 event including in particular the
> opening session and is
>
> * interested in being considered for representing civil society in the
>   opening session or other such speaking slots that might become
>   available (as a way to provide diversity in a practical way and to 
>   acknowledge this large constituency symbolically, ideally we should
>   have two civil society representatives in each such session, but I
>   don't know whether the organizers will agree with that principle), and
>
> * willing to consult as broadly as reasonably possible among civil
>   society on points to make (such consultation needs to be broader than
>   just the IGC, as WSIS+10 is topically much broader than Internet
>   Governance - perhaps there is a reasonable way to quickly form an
>   informal "Civil Society Caucus for the Information Society"), and
>
> * willing and able to make points that are clear and make an impact
>   (empty container speeches and repetitions of what everyone else has
>   been saying are neither interesting nor useful for moving things
>   forward)
>
> ?
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>

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executive director, association for progressive communications
www.apc.org
po box 29755, melville 2109
south africa
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