Fwd: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Draft Priorities Document

[Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org>]

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> De: Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp>
> Date: Ven 11 juil 2003  10:24:28 Europe/Paris
> À: "Sally Burch - ALAI" <sburch@alainet.org>, plenary@wsis-cs.org, 
> ct@wsis-cs.org
> Objet: [WSIS-CT] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Civil Society Draft Priorities 
> Document
> Répondre à: plenary@wsis-cs.org
>
> Thank you, a very good document.
>
> I think it would be a good idea to send the draft to the CS bureau 
> list.  Are all bureau family members on the CT and plenary lists? (I 
> know we hope they are.) But as there seems to be some overlap in 
> responsibilities for assigning speaking slots, and we are (rightly) 
> asking that a large chunk of the speaking slot on the first day be 
> devoted to this document, I think it sensible to let the bureau see it 
> now (they may comment as reps of their respective accredited 
> organizations if they wish.) I do understand we need to keep the 
> bureau out of content.
>
> On content.
>
> I would like to see some reference to accessibility.  Disabled and 
> elderly are very much absent from all documents (we're all going to 
> get old.  I hope.)  Perhaps a short sentence in the section "Access 
> and infrastructure issues"?  Not sure of positioning, but suggested 
> language is:
>
> People with disabilities and others who require special consideration 
> in terms of accessibility such as the elderly must be able to enjoy 
> the full benefits of the Information Society."  (Could add but it gets 
> longer of course: "Information and communication equipment and 
> services must be designed to be accessible for the disabled and 
> elderly.")
>
> The short para on open source, I think should begin "Open Source 
> software/Free Software that enables..." or whatever the accept style 
> for including both camps is.
>
> In the para "A digital solidarity ..."
>
> International Fund for Internet Bandwidth.  I think might be better as 
> a International Fund for Internet Infrastructure. That is, bandwidth 
> plus Internet exchange points, caching and so on rather than just 
> bandwidth.
>
> Anyway. Thank you very much to those who drafted the document.  Very 
> good work.
>
> Adam
>
>
> At 1:05 PM -0500 7/10/03, Sally Burch - ALAI wrote:
>> Friends,
>>
>> The draft civil society priorities document that Bill has just sent to
>> these lists has been compiled with wide input from the different
>> caucuses that have been working over the past weeks, and will be
>> presented in Paris at the Intersessional Meeting.
>>
>> We need to include endorsements of as many organizations as
>> possible.  Please send your endorsements to the ct@wsis-cs.org
>> list, if possible by Monday midday, indicating: the name of the
>> endorsing organization, its status with WSIS (accredited, pending
>> accreditation, non-accredited) and name of the person who
>> confirms the endorsement.
>>
>> If there are any major issues on which you propose to modify
>> content, please send your recommendations (to the ct@wsis-
>> cs.org address) by FRIDAY at the latest, indicating SPECIFIC
>> LANGUAGE CHANGES (not vague ideas).  Changes should not
>> significantly alter the length of the document.  A final version of 
>> the
>> document will circulate at the weekend.
>>
>> Regards to all
>>
>> Sally Burch
>>
>>
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