[Advisors] consultation re: WSIS outcomes

[Brian Beaton]

Marita … Thanks for including us in this effort. I am sure you have a lot to read in preparation for Wed’s session but here is some more info for your consideration …

 

·         The CRTC is presently (finally) involved in its public hearings on the Basic Service Objectives. We just completed the second round of interventions. There was A LOT of submissions for the initial round. The First Mile Connectivity Consortium is participating with our initial submission and submitting questions for the second round. You can pick up the submission and the various interventions at our web site at http://firstmile.ca … the news story about our initial submission has links to all the other submissions as well … the public and civil society is pushing the CRTC to get involved in broadband services but the telcos are saying they should stay out of it …

·         The First Nations Innovation research project has over 70 publications and presentations posted on the same web site with links to the published articles, book chapters and presentations about our research and work over the years. You can also see the bilingual articles at http://fn-innovation-pn.com

 

Hope this helps … let me know if you have any questions about this material. I am copying a couple of my research collaborators, Drs. Rob McMahon and Susan O’Donnell, on this message in case they have anything to add … Good luck on your intervention …

 

Woliwon

 

Brian Beaton

Researcher, First Nations Innovation Project

Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Education, Critical Studies, University of New Brunswick

Research Associate, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute

Settler ally of Indigenous peoples and future generations

Contact Details:

Snail Mail: Box 104, Station A, Unceded Wolastoqey Traditional Lands, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y2

T: 506-261-1344

E:  <mailto:brian.beaton at unb.ca> brian.beaton at unb.ca  

 <http://firstmile.ca/> http://firstmile.ca 

 

 

From: advisors-bounces at tc.ca [mailto:advisors-bounces at tc.ca] On Behalf Of Marita Moll
Sent: October-04-15 1:48 PM
To: Michael Gurstein
Cc: 'TC Advisors'
Subject: Re: [Advisors] consultation re: WSIS outcomes

 

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  <mailto:advisors at tc.ca> <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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