Council Working Group - WSIS: Participation of
stakeholders in ITU activities
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Terms of Reference |
The terms of reference and mandate for this Working Group shall include, but not
be limited to, the following tasks:
- to establish a set of criteria for defining which stakeholders are
relevant to participate in ITU activities related to WSIS, taking into
consideration the added value of their participation;
- to analyse the definitions of Sector Member and Associate and the
related provisions of the legal instruments of ITU, and how they could be
applied in order to enhance the membership of ITU, and, if required, to
identify possible amendments to these provisions;
- to review the existing mechanisms (e.g. partnerships, symposia,
seminars, workshops, focus groups, policy forums, experts) in regards to
participation by non-ITU members, and to consider how to use them more
effectively, to improve them and to identify possible new ones;
- to identify specific efforts that may be needed to mobilize and ensure
the meaningful and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders from
developing countries and stakeholders in the development field, including by
providing assistance;
- to draft any possible amendments to the ITU basic texts that might be
needed in order to facilitate the participation of all relevant stakeholders
in the activities of ITU related to WSIS;
- to identify and establish the spheres of competence that the Member
States reserve for themselves with regard to WSIS stakeholders and the
possible denunciation of their participation in ITU;
- to consider the financial obligations and consequences of the
participation of relevant stakeholders in ITU’s activities related to WSIS
according to the options considered.
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