[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: RE : Re: [wsis-finance] Task Force on Financial Mechanisms members

Thu Oct 7 21:28:23 BST 2004

Dear Bertrand, dear All,
This question is rather an important one.
When we refere to the issue paper published for the
Launch Meeting 4th October in NY, it is impossible to
know who drafted it (an independant expert team ?
Officials from UNDP? NY Academics ? where is the
expected need to involve de CS ? I shall come back
with proposals consisting on comments on this paper.
Concerning the selection of the UN TFFM team it seems
that including the Chairman and his assistant, two
third are representaves of states and NGOs, one third
shared between Private sector and CS representatives.
Why such approch ? who participate to the selection ?
on which criteria ?
Cher Bertrand, chers vous tous,
Cette question est d'importance.
Si on se rèfère au document de position proposé pour
le lancement des débats du 4 octobre à NY, il est
impossible de savoir qui l'a rédigé : une équipe
d'expert indépendant ? des fonctionnaires du PNUD ?
des professeurs d'une université américaine , toujours
est-il que nous sommes loin d'une soi-disante volonté
d'impliquer la SC dès le démarrage du processus... je
reviendrais plus longuement sur l'analyse du document
et les commentaires que cela suscite.
En ce qui concerne la sélection des membres, un
premier examen montre que l'administrateur du PNUD et
son assistant inclus, la liste se compose des deux
tiers de représentants des gouvernements et des OIG et
le dernier tiers est réparti entre les représentant du
secteur privé et de la société civile. Pourquoi une
telle approche ? qui a participé à la sélection et
selon quel critère ?
Nous attendons des clarifications.  

--- Bertrand de LA CHAPELLE <lachapelle at openwsis.org>
wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> There seems to be a misunderstanding in Renate's
> reply to 
> Nnenna and Jean-Louis.
> 
> They were both referring to the Task Force on
> Finacing and 
> not the WGIG. The Financing Task Force is indeed
> rather ... 
> opaque. It is actually working the good old UN way -
> which 
> is a good occasion to see that some progress -
> however 
> small - has been accomplished in the othe process on
> 
> Internet governance, which at least tries to be a
> little 
> more open.  
> 
> But on financing, this is only the first phase :
> after 
> prepCom 2 nobody can expect the issue to be dropped
> and the 
> Task force will supposedly be over. 
> 
> Therefore, what aboout proposing the setting up of a
> working 
> group in the more open, and participatory WGIG
> format ? It 
> would have the responsibility of conducting an
> iterative 
> open consultation process with stakeholders, instead
> of the 
> drafting of an additional report behind closed doors
> 
> (whatever the competence of the people within the
> room).
> 
> Best
> 
> Bertrand
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:16:31 +0200
> >From: "Renata Bloem" <rbloem at ngocongo.org>  
> >Subject: RE : Re: [wsis-finance] Task Force on
> Financial 
> Mechanisms members  
> >To: <wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr>
> >
> >   Link: File-List
> >   Link: Edit-Time-Data
> >
> >   Dear Nnenna and Jean-Louis,
> >
> >    
> >
> >   I agree with both of you.
> >
> >    
> >
> >   We have just behind us a quite lengthy but open
> and
> >   transparent process for CS members proposed to
> the
> >   WGIG. See Adam's note to the Plenary.
> >
> >    
> >
> >   The IG Caucus took the lead but invited through
> >   plenary all other caucuses to submit candidates.
> In
> >   the end a NomCom selected the given number of
> >   candidates according to a set of criteria and
> >   principles.
> >
> >    
> >
> >   All best, (and Nnenna you can reach me best in
> the
> >   Office, Mobiles often have bad receptions)
> >
> >    
> >
> >    
> >
> >    
> >
> >   Renate Bloem
> >   President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
> >   11, Avenue de la Paix
> >   CH-1202 Geneva
> >   Tel: +41 22 301 1000
> >   Fax: +41 22 301 2000
> >   E-mil: rbloem at ngocongo.org
> >   Website: www.ngocongo.org
> >
> >    
> >
> >   The Conference of NGOs (CONGO) is an
> international,
> >   membership association that facilitates the
> >   participation of NGOs in United Nations debates
> and
> >   decisions. Founded in 1948, CONGO's major
> objective
> >   is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges
> among
> >   the world's governments and United Nations
> agencies
> >   on issues of global concern.  For more
> information
> >   see our website at www.ngocongo.org
> >
> >    
> >
> >   -----Message d'origine-----
> >   De : Jean-Louis FULLSACK
> >   [mailto:jlfullsack at wanadoo.fr]
> >   Envoyé : mercredi, 6. octobre 2004 16:51
> >   À : wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr
> >   Objet : Re: Re: [wsis-finance] Task Force on
> >   Financial Mechanisms members
> >
> >    
> >
> >   Dear Nenna and all
> >
> >   I can't but approve Nennas questioning and
> opinion
> >   on the "representativity" of self
> designed/promoted
> >   CS members in such a highly strategic task
> force.
> >
> >   Financial issues hit primarily african countries
> and
> >   the CS Bureau (in absence of CS Plenary) must
> insist
> >   on this priority, and push/propose an african
> NGO to
> >   be member in this TF. This NGO/representative
> should
> >   be elected/selected by the African Caucus.
> >
> >   Once more I'd sress this very important issue
> for
> >   our African friends.
> >
> >   Jean-Louis Fulsack
> >
> >   CSDPTT France
> >
> >   French version to come
> >
> >     > Message du 06/10/04 10:31
> >     > De : "Nnenna"
> >     <NNE75 at YAHOO.COM>> A :
> >     wsis-finance at yahoogroupes.fr, "WSIS Plenary"
> >     <PLENARY at WSIS-CS.ORG>> Copie à :
> >     > Objet : Re: [wsis-finance] Task Force on
> >     Financial Mechanisms members
> >     >
> >
> >     Dear all
> >
> >      
> >
> >     It is a rather surprising way of doing things.
>  I
> >     do remeber that in the African CS contribution
> >     that we sent to Kummer and the global CS list,
> we
> >     did insist on the importance of CS
> representatives
> >     reporting back to the global CS.
> >
> >      
> >
> >     Since this did not happen, are we to say that
> the
> >     CS reps that were there did not feel
> accountable
> >     to the global CS?  Were they involved on
> personal
> >     basis?  If yes, what is the role that the CS
> is
> >     playing now?
> >
> >      
> >
> >     There is a yawning gap of CS (especially
> African)
> >     representation on this TF.
> >
> >      
> >
> >     All for now
> >
> >      
> 
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