[WSIS CS-Plenary] Do we need a "Financing/Solidarity Fund Caucus"?

[Christoph Dietz]

As you all remember, at PrepCom3 there was no corresponding Civil Society Caucus to the intergovernmental group on "Financing". Do we need such a  Caucus? Maybe it would be helpful to have a group to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different financing models from a perspective of grassroot involvement and civil society participation and to  develop some concrete proposals for a "Communication Solidarity Fund".

Christoph Dietz
CAMECO Latin America Desk

>>> karenb at gn.apc.org 29.09.2003  18.28 Uhr >>>
hello again

thanks to those of you who sent updated info so quickly. We need to 
finalise this list of focal points and clarification of caucus and working 
group names by Sep 31st.

http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html 

here's an update on where we are:

(1) The CS Bureau list: there are **two**, one - bureau at wsis-cs.org and one 
managed by the Civil Society Division. COuld we have clarification of which 
list will be used, whether the archives are public, and who a contact point 
could be.

[note: we can probably delegate working this out to someone else, could 
someone on the burea8u get some clarification on use of lists?, 
where/whether we can visit archives etc]

(2) Regions:
- i have no list/website info for western asia or arab countries
- are there any other regions with active caucuses missing?

(4) thematic caucuses and working groups

- education and academia - the list is edulac - is this a LAC regional list 
only? and if so, is there a global education an academia list/website?

- indigenous peoples - no information
- persons with disabilities - i have no list info
- scientific information - i have no list info
- working group on volunteers - no list info
- cities and local authorities - no list/web info

(5) i'm sure there are other groups missing  - please let me know..

(6) if you need a list.. we can set them up @wsis-cs.org - please email me..

karen

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