[WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm

[Esther Joly]

Indigenous people can be young, disabled too, women also....  So you have to
write about matur   and olds personns :-)

Esther

PS : anyway i endorse

> De : "Adam Jantunen" <adam at takingitglobal.org>
> Répondre à : plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Date : Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:29:57 +0100
> À : <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
> Cc : "'Nick Moraitis'" <nick at takingitglobal.org>, "'Alex Fielding'"
> <aaafielding at hotmail.com>, "'Maja Andjelkovic'" <mandjelkovic at iisd.ca>,
> "'Adrian Pintilie'" <adrian.pintilie at aegee.org>
> Objet : RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm
> 
> Hi Esther,
> 
> Women, indigenous people, disabled people and many other groups are also
> human, yet they have received their own paragraph in recognition of
> their specific needs and interests in the information society.  Unless
> you are opposed to all of those groups being included, your argument is
> not logically consistent.
> 
> In any case, I'm glad to see that our recommendations were adopted, and
> the Youth Caucus looks forward to working with CS further on the
> Visionary document(s).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adam Jantunen
> Campaign Co-ordinator, ICTs and Youth Employment
> TakingITGlobal 
> 5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, rm. 310, Bte. 1
> Tel: +32 (0)2 224 0310
> E-mail: adam at takingitglobal.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org] On
> Behalf Of Esthert Joly
> Sent: 8 décembre 2003 11:34
> To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7,
> 4pm
> 
> Why? Youths are not "Human being"  ?
> 
> Esther
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Jantunen" <adam at takingitglobal.org>
> To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>; <rikp at bluewin.ch>
> Cc: "'Nick Moraitis'" <nick at takingitglobal.org>; "'Maja Andjelkovic'"
> <mandjelkovic at iisd.ca>; "'Adrian Pintilie'" <adrian.pintilie at aegee.org>;
> <lets-zero at uol.com.br>; <cschuepp at web.de>;
> <wsisyouth at groups.takingitglobal.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 12:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7,
> 4pm
> 
> 
> Hi Rik et al.,
> 
> There is no reference to youth, which I believe is a serious omission.
> I would like to propose the following two options:
> 
> (long paragraph)
> 
> We recognize also that young people are the future workforce and leading
> creators and earliest adopters of ICTs. They must therefore be empowered
> as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs and
> decision-makers. We must focus especially on young people who have not
> yet been able to
> benefit fully from the opportunities provided by the Information
> Society. In particular, we must seek to assist and empower youth from
> disadvantaged backgrounds, especially young people in developing
> countries. Equality of opportunity for girls and young women must be
> integral to our efforts, and we must create a greater awareness of their
> specific needs and potential in the field of ICT.  Issues facing young
> workers in ICT industries, such as low pay, poor working conditions, and
> a lack of job stability and collective representation, must also be
> addressed.  As main users of ICTs, young people are most affected and
> vulnerable to the health risks exposed by their use. Therefore we commit
> to develop and use only those ICTs that ensure the well-being,
> protection, and harmonious development of all children.
> 
> If this is too long, the paragraph from the current Declaration would
> also be acceptable (though the first one would be preferred).  The
> current Youth Paragraph reads as follows:
> We recognize also that young people are the future workforce and leading
> creators and earliest adopters of ICTs. They must therefore be empowered
> as learners, developers, contributors, entrepreneurs, decision-makers.
> We must focus especially on young people who have not yet been able to
> benefit fully from the opportunities provided by ICTs.  We are also
> committed to creating conditions that provide for the development of ICT
> applications and services that take into account [the right, the
> well-being, protection, and harmonious development of children.]
> 
> Please let me know if one of these can be included.  Sorry about the
> delay.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adam Jantunen
> Campaign Co-ordinator, ICTs and Youth Employment
> TakingITGlobal and International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
> 5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, rm. 310, Bte. 1
> Tel: +32 (0)2 224 0310
> E-mail: adam at takingitglobal.org
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org] On
> Behalf Of Rik Panganiban
> Sent: 7 décembre 2003 11:59
> To: wsis-cs-plenary; ct at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] final version, comments by today, Dec 7, 4pm
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Please find attached in Word and RTF formats the near final version fo
> the CS visionary statement, to be presented formally on Wednesday
> December 10. We request your comments to this text to the drafting
> committee by TODAY, December 7, by 4pm, CET.
> 
> Note that this text has already received wide input from caucuses and
> working groups, has undergone several stages of consultation, and must
> be ready to give to translators by Monday if we are to have it
> translated and available for wide endorsement on Wednesday. The drafting
> committee will do final edits this afternoon.
> 
> In this light, we request that you comment only if there are SERIOUS
> omissions or corrections necessary, and to submit corrected text. It is
> much too late for completely new text or sections.
> 
> There will be a final opportunity to discuss the text tomorrow (Monday,
> December 8) at a plenary meeting at the ITU, room C, at 9am.
> 
> Thanks for your consideration and rapid action on this. Apologies for
> the extremely short time frame, and for only having the draft text
> available in English.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rik Panganiban
> WFM
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