Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:34:56 -0600
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Subject: [Net-Gold] All for the Internet and Internet for All
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Subject: All for the Internet and Internet for All
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:08:21 -0700
All for the Internet and Internet for All
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A month ahead of the World Summit on the Information Society -- Nov.
16-18 in Tunis -- everything seems to have gone back to square one.
Internet governance and participation in that process by states and
by civil society are the contentious issues being debated in
preparatory talks.
Read more IPS special coverage of how new communications technologies
are transforming our globalised world:
http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/mtc/index.asp
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LATIN AMERICA: Mobile Phones Only a Partial Solution
Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO - The statistics seem to reflect encouraging progress:
the number of telephones per 100 inhabitants rose from 23.12 to 52.7
in South America between 1999 and 2004, while Central America
experienced a leap from 17.24 to 47.9, more than tripling the
population's access to telephone service. But the numbers are
deceptive.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30567
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Road to Tunis Paved With Questions
Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - With just weeks to go before the second phase of the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, a number of key
issues remain unresolved, including the highly debated questions of
Internet governance and civil society participation.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30527
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Tunisia Promoting Free Expression - But Not at Home
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - A coalition of 14 international NGOs has expressed
"deep concern" over the upsurge in attacks on freedom of expression
in Tunisia -- a country which next month will host the World Summit
on the Information Society.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30477
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Activists Denounce "Erosion" of NGO Participation in Summit
Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - The unprecedented cooperation among governments, civil
society and the private sector that has characterised the WSIS
process for the last three years was undermined by a decision of
government representatives to exclude the others from the working
groups drafting the summit documents.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30472
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EU: Access to Communication Data Opposed
Magda Fahsi
BRUSSELS - The European Commission proposal for data retention by
communication companies is running into considerable opposition.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30390
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SOUTH AFRICA: HIV-Positives in Search of Love, Click Here
Wilson Johwa
JOHANNESBURG - Real love, as they say, can be hard to find. And, the
odds of coming across a caring partner are even slimmer if you're
open about being HIV-positive.
http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=30407
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