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Reflections on WSIS Governance: Civil Society Participant's Vision

Dive into the complexities of WSIS governance processes and their global implications through the eyes of a civil society participant. Explore the Summit's evolution from 2002 to 2005, with optimistic, pessimistic, and realistic visions dissected. Unravel the themes, costs, and impacts of the WSIS journey, shedding light on the multistakeholder dialogues, regional dynamics, and outcomes that shape our digital world today.

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Reflections on WSIS Governance: Civil Society Participant's Vision

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  1. WSIS- ITEM EVENT"Framing WSIS in global governance processes: Linkages and follow-up" TUNIS Nov. 17th 2005

  2. WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY Vision from a civil society participant

  3. Daniel Pimientapimienta@funredes.orgNETWORKS & DEVELOPMENTFOUNDATIONFUNREDEShttp://funredes.org

  4. http://www.itu.int/wsis/ A LONG, COMPLEX, COSTLY & TRANSPARENT PROCESS IN RELATION WITH STAKES NOT AS MUCH TRANSPARENTS WITH DECEPTING PRODUCTS RESULTS OF SOFT CONSENSUS... A SUBJECT WHICH IS NOW INSIDE THE POLITICAL INTERNATIONAL AGENDA IN A CONTEXT OF NO INTEREST FROM MEDIAS BUT WITH SUSTAINABLE SEMANTIC IMPLICATIONS...

  5. SUMMIT PROCESS • FROM JULY 2002 TO NOVEMBER 2005 • 2 OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS MEETING • 12 PREPARATORY MEETINGS • 8 REGIONAL MEETINGS • 12 THEMATICAL MEETINGS • > 20 RELATED OFFICIAL MEETINGS • > 100 NON OFFICIAL RELATED MEETINGS

  6. SUMMIT PROCESS • MORE THAN 3 YEARS DURATION • MORE THAN 50 OFFICIAL MEETINGS • BETWEEN 50 & 15,000 ATTENDEES PER MEETING • A TOTAL DIRECT + INDIRECT COST > 500 M$ ?

  7. W.S.I.S. • A PESSIMISTIC VISION • AN OPTIMISTIC VISION • A REALISTIC VISION

  8. W.S.I.S. A PESSIMISTIC VISION (contents) • TUNISIA CHOICE VS. HUMAN RIGHTS • KEY THEMATICS AVOIDED • MULTISTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONNON EFFECTIVE • LIGHT & SOFT DECLARATIONS • LOW INCIDENCE ON SOCIETY

  9. W.S.I.S. A PESSIMISTIC VISION (contents) • EQUATION COST VS. FIELD NEEDS • ISSUE OF REPRESENTATION • HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL PRESENCE LIMITED • DISTANCE PARTICIPATION WITH ICT?

  10. W.S.I.S. AN OPTIMISTIC VISION (process) • MULTISTAKEHOLDER, MULTISECTORS, INTRASECTORS, NORTH-SOUTH, SOUTH-SOUTH DIALOGUES • LABORATORY FOR NEW PARADIGM GOUVERNANCE • OSMOSIS OF IDEAS (INFLUENCE VS. INCIDENCE) • INJECTION OF MONEY & PRIORITIES

  11. W.S.I.S. AN OPTIMISTIC VISION (process) • NATIONAL AGENDAPUSHED BY GLOBAL AGENDA • SOUTH-SOUTHCOOPERATION • ACTIVETRANSPARENCY • INDIGENEOUS MOVEMENT GLOBALISATION

  12. W.S.I.S. A REALISTIC VISION (process ABOVE contenTs) • AMBIVALENCY • PROCESS FINALLY MORE IMPORTANT • DIGITAL SOLIDARITYFUND? • ARTICULATIONS GLOBAL LOCAL, LOCAL  GLOBAL, LOCAL  LOCAL ACROSS GLOBAL

  13. CONCLUSION? NO CONCLUSION IN PROCESS... IT REINFORCE VISION THAT TRUE DIVIDE IS EDUCATION <<<<<<PARADIGMATICDIVIDE>>>>>>

  14. W.S.I.S. : PRODUCTS FROM THE SOUTH WSIS.FUNREDES.ORG REDISTIC.ORG WORDS MATTERS IN IS WSIS.CHOIKE.ORG UTOPISTA OF I.S.

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