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| First Consultations on Establishment of Internet Governance Forum 15 January 2006 |
| At the second phase of WSIS in Tunis, the Tunis Agenda for theInformation Society called for the establishment of an InternetGovernance Forum (IGF) in paragraphs 72 - 79. The first meeting of the IGF will take place in Greece in 2006.The first consultations on the convening of the IGF will take place in Geneva, Switzerland on 16 and 17 February 2006. |
| Read the letter that won the Internet governance battle 02 December 2005 |
| The article features for the first time, the letter United States Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice sent to the European Union. The letter reaffirms the US stance in retaining control of the root zone file, a prospect EU along with other countries have sought to prevent from happening. Although the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society has led to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder body, Internet Governance Forum, the IGF has no powers over existing bodies such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). (Kieren Mc Carthy, The Register) |
| Civil Society statement on WSIS: Much More Could Have Been Achieved 30 November 2005 |
| This is the final civil society statement for the recently concluded World Summit on the Information Society. The document summarizes the issues that were discussed in processes leading to the Geneva and the Tunis phases of WSIS. It also sets out recommendations which will hopefully enrich and extend the outcome of the Summit. Summit Documents: Tunis Commitment http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2266|0 Tunis Agenda for the Information Society http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/doc_multi.asp?lang=en&id=2265|0 |
| APC recommendations on Internet governance 30 November 2005 |
| APC crystallizes a set of recommendations with regard to Internet governance for the final Summit in Tunis in November 2005 including for an Internet governance forum that has become reality in the Tunis declaration. Recommendations available in English, Spanish and French (by APC). |
| WSIS, Human Rights and Tunisia: SIGN ON NOW!!!! 30 November 2005 |
| We would like to thank all of you who followed the events of the WSIS and the suppressed "Citizens Summit on the Information Society", especially those of you who sent messages of support during this past 2 weeks while we were in Tunis. One of our first follow-up activities is to send a letter calling for follow-up actions considering events in Tunis, to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (by CRIS). |
| Intellectual Property Issues Kept Off WSIS Agenda 30 November 2005 |
| The omission of “intellectual property” in the agenda durig culmination of the Tunis phase has left civil society disappointed. Although some progress have been made in Internet governance, such “intellectual property” cannot be divorced in discussing access to information and knowledge in the “information society.' (By Monika Ermert, Intellectual Property Watch) |
| Open Letter to Kofi Annan 24 November 2005 |
| Due to the human rights violations done by the Tunisian government to human rights advocates as well as local and foreign journalists in the course of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information society, the civil society organizations sent a letter to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. The letter asks the Secretary General to investigate these cases and review the processes in selecting hosts for international events which must allow the meaningful participation of different stakeholders. |
| This is how a government-filtered Internet looks 21 November 2005 |
| Among the blatant manifestations of repression in Tunisia, particularly during the World Summit on the Information Society is censorship on the Internet. All ISPs were forced to pass through the Tunisian agency ATI which uses a US-made filetring software SmartFilter. Among the sites which have been blocked were those of Reporters Sans Frontieres (www.rsf.fr), Tunisian opposition political party CPR (www.cprtunisie.com), d Tunisian human rights organisation LTDH (www.ltdh.org) and the Swiss news website (Swissinfo.org). (By Kieren Mc Carthy, The Register) |
| WSIS: Supporting the Citizen Summit 20 November 2005 |
| Interview with Chantal Peyer, representative of Bread for All and member of the Swiss Coalition for the Information and Communication. She gives details of what happened before and after the Citizen Summit (CSIS) was forbidden to be held in the confirmed venue last Monday November 14 and the CSIS's website was blocked in Tunis (only accessible from WSIS Media Center). (By Alejandra Davidziuk) |
| Flagrant violation of human rights at Tunis 20 November 2005 |
| Under the incredulous eyes of the participants at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), journalists and human rights defenders were manhandled, insulted, and then violently beaten. APCNews reports from Tunis (by APC). |
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