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Fwd: RE: Information on Gender Issues
by Florence Etta 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

Below fyi and action sorry for cross posting. Cheers, FE > >From: "GTZ-Kenia Kamuri Bertha Mumbi" <Bertha.Kamuri(a)gtz.de> > >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Aug 2005 09:44:32.0670 (UTC) >FILETIME=[98903BE0:01C5A959] > >Dear all, > my name is Mumbi from GTZ hope you can all help me, am looking for Write > ups, Brochures ,Publications on any Kenyan NGO's, CBO's working with you > on Gender issues. There are to display on a Booth in Germany for a > Gender and Women issues congress in September . Your assistance will be > highly appreciated . if you send me the contacts I can contact the > different NGO's, CBO's to collect the materials. >kind regards > > >Ms Mumbi Kamuri >GTZ Office Nairobi >P O Box 41607 >Nairobi/Kenya >Tel: ++254 020 575 070/1 >Fax: ++ 254 020 575 089 >-----Original Message----- >From: Jyne Kamau [mailto:jynekamau@yahoo.com] >Sent: 25 August 2005 12:13 >To: Margaret Kariuki; Lucy Githaiga - Action Aid Kenya; Lara Rabala - >Action Aid Kenya; Joyce A. Lavussa - WHO; Daniel Keulen; Italian Embassy; >vuokko.heikkinen(a)formin.fi; Ms. Ann Nyambera; Mr. Fabian Byomuhangi, >UNFPA; Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas - UNDP; R. Pearson - UNICEF; Royal >Norwegian Embassy; Anna Costantini; Ms. Ada Mwangola, DFID; Ibrahim >Sambuli; Linet Miriti; Riko Saito - JICA; Jane Onoka; CIDA; Danish >Embassy; Patricia Munayi; Florence Njenga; Milcah K. Ong'ayo; Edla Muga; >Caren Omwenga; Lucia Kiwala; John Gathecha; Jacqueline Olweya; >ford-nairobi(a)fordfound.org; Florence Etta; Birgit Madsen; Beverly Miller; >Augusta N. Abate; Annie Njuguna; Alice Ochanda; Simone Ellis >Oluoch-Olunya; Josephine Mwangi-mweki; Jayne Kariuki; Ms. Joyce Awimbo; >UNFPA; Anjana Patel, UNFPA; Annika Nordin Jayawardena; Lucy Mathenge - >SIDA; Nyambura Githagui; Susan Onyango; Oriane Favier - Embassy of France; >Romana Koenigsbrun - Austrian Embassy; Dhiman Inderpal; Embassy of France; >Belgian Cooperation - Mr. Verlodt; Karolina Gudmundsson, UNODC; Angela >Hakizimana - UN-Habitat; Joyce Umbima - Action Aid International; Allan >Kute, WFP; Ines Islamshah; Sharon Makoriwa; Dr, Willy Mutunga, Ford >Foundation; Hilde Klemetsdal, NORAD; Petra de Leon, UNDP; SNV; Jaqueline >Anam-Mogeni; Kemal Musafa, UNFPA Representative; Ms. Romana Koenigsbrun; >MOH/GTZ Health Programme; GTZ-Kenia Kamuri Bertha Mumbi >Subject: Information on Gender Issues > >Dear Mumbi, >The contacts I have given you are for the organizations that have been >participating in the Gender Round Table meeting, currently hosted at the >Canadian embassy. Get in touch with them and I am sure you will get the >information you are looking for. > >Let me know if this has been of help to you. > >Regards, > >Jane > >Margaret Kariuki <margaret.kariuki(a)undp.org> wrote: > >From: barbara adams [mailto:barbara.adams@undp.org] >Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:00 PM >To: UNIFEM Programme Staff >Cc: 'Noeleen Heyzer'; 'Joanne Sandler' >Subject: FW: Update 2005 Summit - Draft Outcome Document - 5 August version > >Dear Colleagues, > >Please find attached the latest version of the draft outcome document >(dated 5 August) for the September Millennium Review Summit. The President >of the UN General Assembly intends to resume consultations towards the >middle of August, with the intent of finalizing the text before the end of >August. > >cheers, Barbara > >------------------------ >Barbara Adams >Chief, SPC >UNIFEM >304 East 45th Street, FF- Room 1535 >New York, NY 10017 >Tel: (212) 906-6639 Fax: (212) 906-6705 >E-mail: Barbara.adams(a)undp.org ><file://www.unifem.org/>www.unifem.org > >Yahoo! Mail >Stay connected, organized, and protected. ><http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html>Take the tour > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: 23/08/05 > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: 23/08/05 > >________________________________________________________ > >30 Years GTZ. Partner for the Future. Worldwide. >GTZ Spotlight 2005: Focus - Fascination - Future: Designing tomorrow's >cities. http://www.gtz.de/spotlight

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resource to help prepare for WSIS prepcom 3
by Emmanuel Njenga 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

Hi all, Just thought i might forward to this resource, it might come in handy for those planning/preparing to attend WSIS prepcom 111. Also inform you of the Africa WSIS civil society caucus discussion forum currently running on the same...see details below.. Africa mailing list Africa(a)wsis-cs.org http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/africa Africa Civil Society Prepcom Briefing 24/08/2005 -- The WSIS PrepCom III of Phase II of the WSIS – will take place from September 19-30 and will be the last meeting for negotiation of the final Tunis documents. The following document outlines briefly the documents that will be negotiated, how they will be negotiated, and different opportunities for lobbying and the timetable for negotiations for PrepCom III. http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=he_1&x=1060734 regards, Njenga -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Africa-CS-WSIS]Week 1: WSIS Prepcom III Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:43:20 +1000 From: Emmanuel Njenga <njenga(a)apc.org> Reply-To: africa(a)wsis-cs.org To: africa(a)wsis-cs.org References: <0MKwtQ-1E7xOc0XAI-0007wd(a)mrelayeu.kundenserver.de> Dear all, (Français en dessous) As you have all been informed, the Africa civil society discussion forum begins this week in preparation for the WSIS summit and the programme is outlined as follows; Week 1 : (24 -30 August) : Prepcom III (What’s happening and how to make the most of it (Moderation by Nnenna) week 2 : (31 Aug - 6 Sept) : Internet Governance Report (Moderated by Ken Lohento) Week 3 : (7 - 13 Sept) : Internet Governance and other issues (Moderated by MawaQi Chango) Week 4 : (14-17): Beyond Tunis, WSIS implementation and follow-up ACSIS (By Emmanuel Njenga and Other) --------------------------------------- Week 1 Focus: Prepcom III – What’s happening and how to make the most of it (Moderation by Nnenna) We will start by focusing on how to prepare for WSIS prepcom 3 (mainly on issues of content, the stakes for Africa, and how to organize ourselves for effective lobbying on our key issues). We also intend to discussions preparation for the WSIS summit including the Africa Village exhibitions).The WSIS PrepCom III of Phase II of the WSIS – will take place from September 19-30 and will be the last meeting for negotiation of the final Tunis documents. The most important element for the Africa civil society in preparation for the PrepCom is to identify and prioritise our key issues. For example, consider our collective resources, among them are the following key issues we need to discuss during this week. - How will Africa civil society effectively monitor and lobby around all parts of all documents that will be negotiated during Prepcom? - If so, we need then to make sure we allocate/delegate responsibility for attending different parts of the meeting, following specific sub-committees, participating in specific civil society caucus meetings, having people monitoring drafting groups etc - If not, which of the documents, or which parts of the documents are most important to Africa civil society? - What are our top 3-5 lobbying points and/or issues in relation to these parts of the documents? - What practical recommendations do we make for decision-makers? - Who are our potential allies in relation to those issues (and include all stakeholders) ? The background information document (Africa Civil Society Prepcom Briefing) that outlines briefly the documents that will be negotiated, how they will be negotiated, and different opportunities for lobbying and the timetable for negotiations for PrepCom III can be downloaded in pdf format at this link below. http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=he_1&x=1060734 You can also access other relevant resources here.. http://www.cipaco.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=36&lang=en ----------------------------------------------- [Français]' Comme vous le savez, le débat de la société civile africaine, dans le cadre de la préparation du SMSI commence aujourd'hui. Le programme et le contenu de la discussion se présentent comme suit: Semaine 1 : (24 -30 August) : quesions relatives au prepcom 3 (structure, agenda, - autres questions - Africa Village (1) comment avoir un impact (2) - Nnenna - Semaine 2 : (31 Aug - 6 Sept) : Rapport GI (1) Ken Lohento - Semaine 3 : (7 - 13 Sept) : Rapport GI(2) Mawaki Chango - Semaine 4 : (14-17) : Après Tunis, questions rélatives a ACSIS (Emmanuel Njenga ou quelqu'un d'autre coordination générale Emmanuel Njenga ) -------------------------- Semaine I : PrepCOM III : Ce qui se passera et comment en tirer le meilleur . (Modération : Nnenna) Suite aux informations déjà donnée, la discussion de cette semaine a pour thème comment préparer pour le PrepCom 3 du SMSI (surtout les questions de contenu, les enjeux africains et comment nous organiser pour un lobbying efficace). Nous comptons aussi discuter des préparatifs du sommet y compris l’exposition du village africain. Le PrepCom 3 de SMSI aura lier du 19 au 30 septembre et sera la dernière réunion pour la négociation finale des documents L’élément le plus important pour la société civile africaine dans ces préparatifs, c’est d’identifier les sujets clés et les mettre en priorité. Quelques questions à aborder cette semaine : - Comment la société civile africaine pourra t-elle efficacement veiller et faire un plaidoyer autour de documents qui seront en négociation pendant le PrepCom - Si cela est le cas, il faudra donc allouer/déléguer des responsables pour suivre les différentes parties de la réunion, dans les sous-comités spécifiques, participer aux réunions spécifiques des caucus de la société civile, et avoir des personnes pour suivre les groupes de rédaction. - Quels devraient être les documents les plus importants pour la société civile africaine ? - Quels sont les premiers 3-5 points/sujets en relation avec ces documents ? - Quelles seront les recommandations pratiques pour les décideurs ? - Qui sont nos alliés potentiels en relation avec ces sujets ? Pour plus d’informations sur ce débat et la Prepcom visitez http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=327 --------------------------- Kind regards, Emmanuel Njenga -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna Africa Policy Monitor Project Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Email: africa.rights(a)apc.org or njenga(a)apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ Africa mailing list Africa(a)wsis-cs.org http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/africa -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna Africa Policy Monitor Project Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Email: africa.rights(a)apc.org or njenga(a)apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna Africa Policy Monitor Project Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Email: africa.rights(a)apc.org or njenga(a)apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Fwd: Re: [Kictanet] Desired Structure Summary
by Florence Etta 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

>Not sure if the first email I sent out as Alias got sent out but here it >is again. >In this email I will try to summarize the picture that emerged by the end >of last week's discussion on the desired structure for KICTANet. > >We seem to have suggestions as follows: > >1Mission: " Working together" (Waudo) > >2 Objectives: As suggested (Florence,Alice and Nkuuhe) > >3 Organisational type: Foundation/Trust (Brian) > >4 Name of Trust/Foundation: Trust (for) KICTANet/KICTANet >Foundation/KICTANet Trust > >5 Trustess?? 5-7 Organisations with clout and respect in Kenya > >6 Organisational Plan: Lean (Rigia, Harry, Mucheru) small secretariat say >3-person at any one time? Volunteers? Interns? > >7 Activities/Workplan As agreed at July 29th meeting? Others? > >We need to agree about the membership as well as membership >managemnet/plan. So for the rest of this week it would be good to respond >to these two issues. > >Specifically >1) who would you say qualifies for membership in this network? and > >2) how can membership be qualified or when does a member fail to be a member? > >This discussion will last only to the end of this week. > >Thanks and cheers, > >FE > > > > > > > > >To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk.…>Yahoo! >Security Centre.

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by charles nduati 20 Aug '05

20 Aug '05

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Fw: [ISOC-members-announce] World Summit Youth Award
by Alex Gakuru 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

Dear Colleagues, KICTANet being a corporate member of ISOC KE should know of this. Thank you, Alex Gakuru ----- Original Message ----- From: "David McAuley" <mcauley(a)isoc.org> To: <isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:51 PM Subject: [ISOC-members-announce] World Summit Youth Award Dear Internet Society Members: One of the important activities which ISOC sponsors and supports is the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) program - an international Internet competition. It is an exciting program - as the saying goes "Youth is where IT is at!" Organized in the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in partnership with the WSIS Youth Caucus, it is a program aimed at empowering youth by creating digital opportunity. There is an application deadline coming up - it is September 18th as noted below. The Youth Award program office has asked us to put out the information below and we are quite happy to do so. We encourage you to disseminate this widely among your circle of contacts, especially schools and universities. Please take a look below and also at the website at www.youthaward.org. Thank you, David David McAuley Membership Director Internet Society 703-326-9880, ext 104 703-963-5887 (mobile) mcauley(a)isoc.org WSYA Overview Are you under 27 with a cool emerging project on the web? Are you a young designer, web developer, social entrepreneur, music producer or artist looking for international exposure? Are you passionate about using technology for social change? Enter now at www.youthaward.org and showcase your project to the world! Sponsored by the Internet Society, the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is an international competition for youth-led projects that bridge the content gap in the emerging Information Society. It is the first global "youth for youth" initiative; promoting best practice in e-content and technological creativity and demonstrating young people's potential to create digital opportunities. WSYA is not only a showcase to the world for young designers, technologists and e-content creators, it also contributes on a global scale to reducing poverty, protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and empowering marginalized young people. We invite all local and national chapters of the Internet Society to promote WSYA and support this dynamic, youth-led initiative. Online projects may be submitted by all applicants less than 27 years of age until September 18, 2005 (by midnight, GMT) in three e-Content categories: *Development: Rewards the best online platform for youth centred around issues of poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, social justice, health or peace *Creativity and Culture: Celebrates the most innovative online platform highlighting young people's potential for producing creative content, promoting multilingualism, creating new contemporary forms of culture and preserving indigenous knowledge and/or traditional culture *Community Engagement: Showcases the most engaging online platform facilitating young people's participation in global, national or local decision-making processes and sharing news/ideas to empower youth and build community World Summit Youth Award finalists and category winners will be selected by members of the WSYA Jury. Comprised of 8-12 global experts in youth engagement, new media and social entrepreneurship, their creative minds bring diversity of perspectives and know-how to the WSYA. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of five criteria *Content: Quality, comprehensiveness and impact of content *Design: Usability and aesthetic value of site and graphics *Innovation & Creativity: Demonstration of significant originality and initiative. *Interactivity: Level of engagement and action offered by to site users *Sustainability: Level of project sustainability over time. WSYA is organized within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society in partnership with the WSIS Youth Caucus. WSYA is sponsored by the Internet Society, Siemens AG and Logitech and is operating under the patronage of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for the Information Society and Media. The WSYA Coordination Team is headquartered at the International Center for New Media (ICNM), an independent non-profit organisation based in Salzburg, Austria. For all media enquiries or to obtain a printed press kit, please contact: Thomas Biebl, WSYA Project Manager World Summit Youth Award Office ICNM - International Center for New Media Moosstraße 43a. 5020 Salzburg, AUSTRIA Email: biebl(a)icnm.net/ Phone: + 43.662.630408.40 Fax: + 43.662.630408.22 _______________________________________________ ISOC-members-announce mailing list ISOC-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announce To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: isoc-members-announce-leave(a)elists.isoc.org Please note that by leaving this membership list you will also be resigning ISOC membership.

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Fw: [governance] Signposts in Cyberspace report
by alice＠apc.org 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Milton Mueller" <Mueller(a)syr.edu> To: <plenary(a)wsis-cs.org> Cc: <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: [governance] Signposts in Cyberspace report > Colleagues, > > Recently, The National Academies Computer Science Telecommunications > Board study, "Signposts in Cyberspace" was released. It deals in detail > with "Internet Governance" issues surrounding the DNS. I was on the > study committee and think its worth the attention of your readers. > > A "summary brochure" highlighting the report contents and takes readers > to the download site. It is at: > > http://www.cstb.org/dns/signpost.html > > Unlike anything else available on the topic, it provides a compendium > of historical information, technical details, and reasoned analysis > about alternative courses of policy by a group of experts representing > and considering a wide range of viewpoints. We agreed on some things and > not on others- and the report details why. > > > > Dr. Milton Mueller > Syracuse University School of Information Studies > http://www.digital-convergence.org > http://www.internetgovernance.org > > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org > https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance >

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Re: [Kictanet] Fw: [governance] Emergency resolution on .xxx recall -and thedestruction of ICANN's integ
by John Walubengo 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

Mhhh... very interesting thread. thanx for keeping me (us?) posted on some of these issues. walu. >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 08/16/05 05:52pm >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milton Mueller" <Mueller(a)syr.edu> To: <NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu> Cc: <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org>; <iza(a)anr.org>; <vb(a)bertola.eu.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [governance] Emergency resolution on .xxx recall - and thedestruction of ICANN's integrity > Many of us have warned for years that the US's unilateral political > power over ICANN was a problem. Too many people didn't listen. Now that > power is being displayed and used in a way that even the most abject > apologists for the system cannot deny. > > Over the weekend ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee transmitted a > letter asking ICANN to reverse its decision to approve the .xxx TLD. A > letter from the US Commerce Dept supporting that request has also been > filed. http://www.icann.org/correspondence/gallagher-to-cerf-15aug05.pdf > > > I believe it is essential that NCUC, ALAC and WSIS civil society join > together in a resolution or letter to ICANN, its GAC and the US Commerce > department expressing concern over and opposition to the GAC's attempt > to reverse the .xxx delegation. > > What is at stake here is the very model of the Internet as a private > sector and civil society-driven institution, and as an INTERNATIONAL > institution. This is not about .xxx per se. (although it should be noted > that all .xxx proposes to do is openly and accurately identify porn on > the Internet, which is in every legitimate user's interest. The > creation of a .xxx TLD does not CREATE pornography, which we all know is > already out there.) > > The decision by the US to exercise in an unambiguous way its unilateral > power over ICANN has been made in a surprising context. But I have > checked the facts and there is no doubt about it. The US Commerce > Department's Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson, confirmed by the Senate > July 22, is responsible for the sudden decision of the US to support the > GAC's attack on ICANN's delegation process. Sampson was influenced by > the Family Research Council, a culturally conservative religious group > in the US, which made it an issue. Sampson is a graduate of David > Lipscomb University , the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and > earned his doctorate at Abilene Christian University. > http://www.commerce.gov/bios/sampson_bio.htm > > ICANN participants must stand up for the integrity of the institution > as a global, legitimate policy making system. One government cannot be > given an arbitrary and unlimited power to reverse the result of a > decision making process that has gone on for five years and consumed > millions of dollars in resources, just because a domestic political > constituency doesn't like the result. > > If this recall is allowed to go forward unchallenged, governments will > have asserted and gained a form of arbitrary power over the Internet at > its very core. ICANN's often flawed attempt to be a bottom-up > organization will be completely defeated, forever. This is a very > important issue. It is essential for ALAC, NCUC and other civil society > actors to unite on this. > > I will be drafting a proposed short resolution. I hope to transmit it > to these lists soon. > > > Dr. Milton Mueller > Syracuse University School of Information Studies > http://www.digital-convergence.org > http://www.internetgovernance.org > > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org > https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet

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KICTANet activities
by emutua 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

I would like to inquire if there any areas of collaboration or stages at which i can join in currently with some of ICT related programs we intend to to initiate here at theNational Council of NGOs' for our member networks.In the case of voip i would suggest an voip network connectivity for cso's (is it possible to intergrate their separate ones into one intergrated network that is viable ?with ofcourse an isp -preferably ARCC,which is a cso).Thanks for any of your response. Emanuel Mutua Network administrator Tel:+254(020) 2715259, 2738288 Fax:+254(020) 273 6345 GSM:0733 772580, 0720 707927 Website:www.ngocouncil.org

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Fw: KICTANet activities
by alice＠apc.org 17 Aug '05

17 Aug '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "wanjiru njogu" <luchiru(a)yahoo.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 3:42 PM Subject: KICTANet activities > Alice, for Goal-ICT it will be more specific to the > youth as relates to the consumer awareness campaign. > > Lucy. > > --- wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> Some of the activities that we had agreed upon >> during the planning meeting >> are due to begin soon. >> Among them under advocacy >> 1. Consumer awareness campaigns comprising: >> -Study consumer lobby groups in Kenya (James >> Nguo) >> -SMS broadcasts (One World) >> -Monthly public Forums (KIS) >> -Workshop for media people (Media ICT >> network) >> >> Some of the organisations have already begun >> discussions on the budget and >> activities. We are currently discussion the SMS >> broadcasts with One world. >> >> Other activities that KICTANet will support are >> >> ISOC public Forum TBC >> LinuxChix Career workshop for high school girls to >> be held in September 10 >> 2005. We are hoping that this activity will linked >> to the breakfast meeting >> we had proposed for women parliamentarians. >> >> Members interested in supporting or getting engaged >> in any of the above >> activities please let me know. >> >> thanks >> alice >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke >> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >

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Fw: [governance] Emergency resolution on .xxx recall - and thedestruction of ICANN's integrity
by alice＠apc.org 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Milton Mueller" <Mueller(a)syr.edu> To: <NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu> Cc: <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org>; <iza(a)anr.org>; <vb(a)bertola.eu.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [governance] Emergency resolution on .xxx recall - and thedestruction of ICANN's integrity > Many of us have warned for years that the US's unilateral political > power over ICANN was a problem. Too many people didn't listen. Now that > power is being displayed and used in a way that even the most abject > apologists for the system cannot deny. > > Over the weekend ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee transmitted a > letter asking ICANN to reverse its decision to approve the .xxx TLD. A > letter from the US Commerce Dept supporting that request has also been > filed. http://www.icann.org/correspondence/gallagher-to-cerf-15aug05.pdf > > > I believe it is essential that NCUC, ALAC and WSIS civil society join > together in a resolution or letter to ICANN, its GAC and the US Commerce > department expressing concern over and opposition to the GAC's attempt > to reverse the .xxx delegation. > > What is at stake here is the very model of the Internet as a private > sector and civil society-driven institution, and as an INTERNATIONAL > institution. This is not about .xxx per se. (although it should be noted > that all .xxx proposes to do is openly and accurately identify porn on > the Internet, which is in every legitimate user's interest. The > creation of a .xxx TLD does not CREATE pornography, which we all know is > already out there.) > > The decision by the US to exercise in an unambiguous way its unilateral > power over ICANN has been made in a surprising context. But I have > checked the facts and there is no doubt about it. The US Commerce > Department's Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson, confirmed by the Senate > July 22, is responsible for the sudden decision of the US to support the > GAC's attack on ICANN's delegation process. Sampson was influenced by > the Family Research Council, a culturally conservative religious group > in the US, which made it an issue. Sampson is a graduate of David > Lipscomb University , the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and > earned his doctorate at Abilene Christian University. > http://www.commerce.gov/bios/sampson_bio.htm > > ICANN participants must stand up for the integrity of the institution > as a global, legitimate policy making system. One government cannot be > given an arbitrary and unlimited power to reverse the result of a > decision making process that has gone on for five years and consumed > millions of dollars in resources, just because a domestic political > constituency doesn't like the result. > > If this recall is allowed to go forward unchallenged, governments will > have asserted and gained a form of arbitrary power over the Internet at > its very core. ICANN's often flawed attempt to be a bottom-up > organization will be completely defeated, forever. This is a very > important issue. It is essential for ALAC, NCUC and other civil society > actors to unite on this. > > I will be drafting a proposed short resolution. I hope to transmit it > to these lists soon. > > > Dr. Milton Mueller > Syracuse University School of Information Studies > http://www.digital-convergence.org > http://www.internetgovernance.org > > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance(a)lists.cpsr.org > https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance >

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