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@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@apc.org> Reply-To: africa@wsis-cs.org To: africa@wsis-cs.org References: <0MKwtQ-1E7xOc0XAI-0007wd@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@apc.org or njenga@apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ Africa mailing list Africa@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@apc.org or njenga@apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emmanuel Njenga Njuguna Africa Policy Monitor Project Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Email: africa.rights@apc.org or njenga@apc.org Web: http://africa.rights.apc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~