Dear Toby, Andy and all, I think Toby's suggestion is an excellent idea. I would also propose further expanding it. Telecentres can be viewed as providing access to all content areas and therefore would likely have the support of all of the WSIS caucuses and working groups.
It may be useful to consider writing a paragraph which describes the need for ICT accessibility to all of the areas represented within CS WSIS and the integral role of telecentres in implementing the WSIS Action Plan. The paragraph should list all the content and theme areas. By listing all of the content and theme areas, we can continue to build on these areas in WSIS II and beyond, as it is not possible to open up the Declaration and Plan of Action of WSIS Geneva. We should then have all of the CS representatives lobby for inclusion of this important paragraph in the outcome document(s) of WSIS Tunis. Since WSIS needs to be people centered, any document must list the important content applications necessary to advance the global community, as opposed to solely being focused on Internet governance and funding. I would be happy to draft this paragraph and work with those in this group who will be drafting a position paper/statement. Elizabeth Dr. Elizabeth Carll Focal Point International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; Chair Media/ICT Working Group, NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York Tel: 1-631-754-2424 Fax: 1-631-754-5032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Toby Beresford Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Telecentres] ICT Development Report I agree with Andy's organising document, so with relation to the organising point: "Research, identify and propose specific telecentre-related activities that civil society can develop to help implement the WSIS plan of action." Further to the WSIS plan of action (which does not mention telecentres it seems?) I found this paragraph interesting. This perhaps presents something simple and practical we could help the WSIS with: E) 28) a) In cooperation with each country concerned, develop and launch a composite ICT Development (Digital Opportunity) Index. It could be published annually, or every two years, in an ICT Development Report. The index could show the statistics while the report would present analytical work on policies and their implementation, depending on national circumstances, including gender analysis. Perhaps we should suggest to WSIS to include some indicator related specifically to telecentres and use in this ICT Development Report? For telecentre networks this would be a benefit as it would ensure that figures on telecentre uptake and expansion is included in country WSIS national e-strategies. I guess the difficult part is working out what the indicator should be and how to get the data? Any ideas? ---------FR Je suis d'accord avec le document de l'organisation d'Andy, ainsi en ce qui concerne le point d'organisation: la "recherche, identifient et proposent les activités telecentre-connexes spécifiques que la société civile peut développer pour aider à mettre en application le plan d'action de WSIS." Suite au plan d'action de WSIS (qui ne mentionne pas des telecentres qu'il semble?) J'ai trouvé cet intéresser de paragraphe. Ceci peut-être présente quelque chose de simple et pratique nous pourrions aider le WSIS avec: E) 28) a) en coopération avec chaque pays concerné, développent et lancent un index composé de développement d'cIct (occasion de Numérique). Il pourrait être édité annuellement, ou tous les deux ans, dans un rapport de développement d'cIct. L'index pourrait montrer les statistiques tandis que le rapport présenterait le travail analytiques sur des politiques et leur exécution, selon des circonstances nationales, y compris l'analyse de genre. Peut-être nous devrions suggérer à WSIS au d'inclure un certain indicateur lié spécifiquement aux aux telecentres et utilisation dans ce rapport de développement d'cIct? Pour des réseaux de telecentre ce serait un avantage car il s'assurerait que des figures sur la prise et l'expansion de telecentre est incluses dans des e-stratégies de national du pays WSIS. Je devine que la partie difficile établit ce qu'être l'indicateur devrait et comment obtenir les données? Des idées? ----------ES Convengo con el documento de la organización de Andy, tan en relación al punto de la organización: la "investigación, identifica y propone las actividades telecentre-relacionadas específicas que la sociedad civil puede desarrollar para ayudar a poner el plan de WSIS en ejecucio'n de la acción." Siguiendo el plan de WSIS de la acción (que no menciona telecentres que se parece?) Encontré este interesar del párrafo. Esto quizás presenta algo simple y práctico podríamos ayudar al WSIS con: E) 28) a) en la cooperación con cada país referido, desarrolla y lanza un índice compuesto del desarrollo de ICT (oportunidad Digital). Podría ser publicado anualmente, o cada dos años, en un informe del desarrollo de ICT. El índice podría demostrar la estadística mientras que el informe presentaría el trabajo analítico sobre políticas y su puesta en práctica, dependiendo de circunstancias nacionales, incluyendo análisis del género. ¿Quizás debemos sugerir a WSIS para incluir algún indicador relacionado específicamente con los telecentres y el uso en este informe del desarrollo de ICT? Para las redes del telecentre esto sería una ventaja pues se aseguraría de que las figuras en uptake y la extensión del telecentre estén incluidas en e-estrategias del nacional del país WSIS. ¿Conjeturo que la parte difícil está resolviendo lo que debe ser el indicador y cómo conseguir los datos? ¿Ideas? Andy Carvin wrote: Hi Toby, Yes, there are several documents/websites that I think we should all visit. Here are some relevant links. WSIS homepage (English, français, español, Arabiya, Putonghua, Russkiy) http://www.itu.int/wsis/ WSIS Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action, PDF and MS Word (Also in English, français, español, Arabiya, Putonghua, Russkiy) http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=1161|1160 WSIS Civil Society Homepage (English) http://www.wsis-cs.org/ Civil Society Working Groups (English) http://www.wsis-cs.org/caucuses.html (Our group will be added soon.) WSIS Civil Society Portal from the Heinrich Boll Foundation (English, German) http://www.worldsummit2005.org Toby Beresford wrote: If our role is to represent telecentre interest to WSIS then I guess that makes the key question for us to be: *In what ways will WSIS affect telecentre projects?* Does WSIS have any specific proposals / minutes / process / direction papers / web information etc. that this group could then consider and feed back on? Si notre rôle est de représenter l'intérêt de telecentre à WSIS puis je devinez qui fait le principal interroger pour nous pour être: *De quelles manières WSIS affectera-t-il des projets de telecentre?* WSIS a-t-il propositions/minutes spécifiques/papiers de processus/direction/information etc. d'enchaînement sur laquelle ce groupe pourrait alors considérer et rétroagir? Si nuestro papel es representar interés del telecentre a WSIS entonces yo conjeture que haga que el dominante pregunta para nosotros para ser: ¿*De qué maneras WSIS afectará proyectos del telecentre?* ¿cWsis tiene ofertas/minutos específicos/los papeles del proceso/de la dirección/la información etc. de la tela en la cual este grupo podría después considerar y retroactuar? Toby Andy Carvin wrote: You're right that we should try to extend what we do beyond a few conference venues, but that's a longer term issue. First we need to form around the task at hand - an advisory group to help make sure that the interest of telecentres are represented in the WSIS process. That's the core of this group's mission, and all other activities we can do are icing on the cake. ac -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Toby Beresford Managing Director MicroAid.net - Online centres that encourage local people to get active, empower communities and engage donors *New! e-book: How to get online donations* - Download it free from http://www.microaid.net/ebook/ tel: +44 (0) 845 057 3371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -- Toby Beresford Managing Director MicroAid.net - Online centres that encourage local people to get active, empower communities and engage donors New! e-book: How to get online donations - Download it free from http://www.microaid.net/ebook/ tel: +44 (0) 845 057 3371 _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
