[governance] [WSIS CS-Plenary] Comments at plenary - Sept 27 AM

[Jacqueline Morris]

Hi
Unfortunately I will be late to the meeting, if I make it at all.
I think, given the response today, and private conversations I have
had with some governmental delegates, we run the risk of pushing too
hard and getting a negative result.

I agree that we need to have timely interventions, and if we can
ensure that the written ones are considered in a timely manner, we can
do OK. Maybe we can discuss this with the Chair? If we submit the
written ones and they get put up on the screen - that maybe a good
holding position for today. We can push again tomorrow.

We can also use friendly government voices to raise any points that
are urgent, or need explanation.

Jacqueline


On 9/27/05, Izumi AIZU <aizu at anr.org> wrote:
> I also think while waiting for the decision of our participation in drafting
> groups, we are already losing the opportunites for almost two days.
>
> Just sitting inside the drafting group room quietly is better than kicking
> out, but for that we cannot make any substantive comments but just
> being there watching governments going ahead for the negotiation.
>
> I think we should put equal amount of energy for making subtantive
> comments, especially as they approach to the core issues of oversight
> and forum we should really make our own position clear to them
> in time, not after.
>
> Let us first discuss about that this afternoon at the IG caucus
> meeting in Geneva, and welcome all online comments for that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> izumi
>
> At 17:52 05/09/27 +0900, Adam Peake wrote:
> >[Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire
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> >
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> >
> >I read some text this morning.  As the CS plenary decided that we
> >should not present the draft discussed in content and themes and
> >various CS lists, we dropped that text for now.  What I think I said
> >(pretty on the fly) was:
> >
> >Good morning Mr. Chair
> >
> >Thank you for your personal efforts to ensure transparency and
> >inclusion, your efforts since the publication of the WGIG report are
> >much appreciated.
> >
> >However, Civil Society is disappointed that we will not be able to
> >participate fully in the drafting groups.  And that the rules and
> >procedures for this prepcom now seem unclear to all.
> >
> >Could you explain the situation regarding drafting groups?
> >
> >We note your new compilation document of comments received, and are
> >pleased to see that some civil society comments have been included.
> >But also note some have not been included.  For example last Friday
> >we made comments about 43c.  These comments were also mentioned by a
> >government in sub committee yesterday.  But they are not mentioned
> >in your new document, nor were they mentioned during the drafting
> >group meeting that discussed 43 yesterday.  Did we have rights to
> >speak in that drafting group?  Could we have reminded the group that
> >we had already submitted comments and those comments were already on
> >the prepcom3 website.
> >
> >I think you can understand our confusion.  Can we join and speak in
> >drafting groups?  Are our comments made to sub-committee A being
> >taken into consideration?
> >
> >We would appreciate clarity on this. We were expecting some
> >resolution yesterday.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >END.
> >
> >Izumi has sent some notes with the chair's response you should
> >already have seen.
> >
> >I think bad precedence is being set.  Above was read in my name and
> >that of GLOCOM and on behalf of the IG caucus so is my
> >responsibility, I thought something had to be said.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Adam
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