[Advisors] consultation re: WSIS outcomes

[Marita Moll]

The answer to all of your questions is no -- don't know of a website, 
haven't heard of any remote participation and no idea who prepared the 
list.  Sorry.

I will do what I can.

Marita

On 10/4/2015 12:37 PM, Michael Gurstein wrote:
>
> Hi Marita,
>
> Thanks for this and it is good to see that someone in Canada is paying 
> attention to this.
>
> A couple of questions… Is there a website for this or a link?  Also, 
> will there be remote participation? And finally, do you happen to know 
> who prepared the invitation list?
>
> As a long time participant/observer on the WSIS process including 
> participation in WSIS (Tunis), a keynote (on behalf of civil society 
> at the UNESCO sponsored WSIS Review in Paris in 2013), and as 
> host/facilitator of the Community Informatics network which I believe 
> is the world’s largest ICT4D research and practitioner network  I’m a 
> wee bit surprised that this is the first I’ve heard of this consultation.
>
> By a separate post, I’ll send a document which I helped prepare in 
> response to the WSIS +10 “non-paper” which I would also ask to be 
> entered into the record.
>
> Tks again,
>
> Mike
>
> *From:* advisors-bounces at tc.ca [mailto:advisors-bounces at tc.ca] *On 
> Behalf Of *Marita Moll
> *Sent:* October 4, 2015 8:43 AM
> *To:* TC Advisors <advisors at tc.ca>
> *Subject:* [Advisors] consultation re: WSIS outcomes
>
>
> Hello all.  I have been invited to be part of a one day consultation 
> that will inform the United Nations assessment on the outcomes of the 
> World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This consultation is 
> being hosted by the CIRA, with the assistance of the Canadian 
> Commission for UNESCO.  It is described as a facilitated discussion 
> about Canadian priorities in the global development of ICT and the 
> Internet, as well as the role Canadians can play in facilitating the 
> inclusion of these important technologies in development.
>
> I only got this invite a few days ago.  The event is on Wednesday. Not 
> much time to prepare -- I was probably on the "B" list.  I would be 
> happy to receive any input that might help inform my participation.
>
> Marita
>
>
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