Hi everyone,
Some of you may recall my previous notice last month that the Taskforce on Financing Mechanisms (TFFM) is hosting an online consultation seeking feedback from civil society on the following question: "How can financial resources be most effectively mobilized to help harness the potential of ICT to promote human development throughout the world?"
This online consultation was supposed to end today, but it's been extended until November 24. During a conference call organized by Frannie Wellings of EPIC earlier today, we talked about the potential insights that might come from our particular working group, given the fact that telecentres all must deal directly with the challenge of long-term financial sustainability. So I would like to invite you to contribute to this online consultation, both as a group and as individuals.
Right now, anyone may go online to http://www.wsis-online.net/financing/forums/forum-view?forum_id=426395 to participate in the discussion, and I would encourage all of you to do so. The discussion is broken down into four threads:
1. Most pressing needs and opportunities : What are the most pressing needs and opportunities for deploying ICT in the context of meeting basic development objectives in the developing world ?
2. How to harness and reinforce human resources : How can human resources be best harnessed and reinforced to maximize the potential of ICT for all segments of sciety ?
3. Efficiency of existing mechanisms : How effective have existing, traditional financial mechanisms been in meeting ICT development goals and how can such mechanisms be enhanced ?
4. Innovative mechanisms : Are there any examples of new, innovative or multi-sectoral mechanisms that should be considered, and what should be their role ?
All of us may go to the site and participate individually, but there might also be value in the group filing comments collectively. Is this something that you think would be worthwhile? If so, please post your thoughts on the idea to the list.
I am about to fly to Helsinki tonight for meetings in Estonia early next week, prior to the UN ICT Taskforce meeting in Berlin. I'll try to be online several times a day, but I may not be online as often as I usually am. So I'd like to apologize up-front for not being able to participate very actively over the next several days. But if the group would like to post comments either individually or collectively, I would be very supportive of the idea. What does everyone think?
For more information on the online consulation, please visit here: http://www.wsis-online.net/financing/finance-root/ForumTFFM
thanks, ac
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