I.
BACKGROUND
1.
The impetus for the Summit began with a resolution introduced by Tunisia and adopted by the
1998 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The 2001
session of the ITU Council considered the Report of the Secretary-General and in Resolution 1179
(Ref. C2001/114), endorsed the framework for a Summit in two phases, with the first phase in
Geneva in 2003 and the second phase in Tunis in 2005. The Decision of the ITU Council was
endorsed on 21 December 2001 by the UNGA (UN General Assembly) in Resolution 56/183,
which welcomed the holding of the World Summit on the Information Society at the highest
possible level under the high patronage of the UN Secretary General, with the ITU taking the lead
role in its preparations. The resolution supported the framework for the Summit in two phases,
which has been endorsed by the ITU Council.
2.
The UNGA Resolution further recommended that preparations for the Summit take place
through an open ended intergovernmental Preparatory Committee that would define the agenda of
the Summit, decide on the modalities of the participations of stakeholders in the Summit and
finalize both the draft declaration and the draft plan of action. It also invited the ITU to assume the
leading managerial role in the Executive Secretariat of the Summit. In December 2002, the UNGA
adopted Resolution 57/238, which reaffirmed the support for the Summit previously expressed in
Resolution 56/183. At its 59th session, the UNGA adopted Resolution 59/220, which endorses the
declaration of principles and Plan of Action as adopted by the Summit on 12 December 2003. The
Resolution welcomes the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and
the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms (TTFM) set up in accordance with the decisions of the
first phase of the Summit and calls for an active contribution of all stakeholders to the preparatory
process of the Tunis Phase of the Summit as well as to the Summit scheduled on 16-18 November
2005.
II.
OUTCOME OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE
INFORMATION SOCIETY
3.
The first phase of the Summit took place in Geneva on 10-12 December 2003. The Geneva
Phase adopted a Declaration of Principles and a Plan of Action. Several issues were deferred to the
second phase of the Summit. The Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action called upon the
Secretary-General of the UN to establish a Working Group on Internet Governance and a Task
Document WSIS-II/PC-3/DOC/2-E
7 September 2005
Original: English
Yoshio Utsumi
Chairman, High-Level Summit Organizing Committee
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
REPORT ON ACTIVITIES LEADING TO PREPCOM-3
OF THE TUNIS PHASE OF THE SUMMIT
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Force on the Financial Mechanisms for ICT for Development to study and report on these issues
during the second phase.
III.
OUTCOME OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SUMMIT
4.
As decided by Governments at the first phase of the Summit, the Preparatory Committee
held its first session (PrepCom-1) in the first half of 2004 from 24 to 26 June at the Medina
Conference Center, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia. Ambassador Janis Karklins of Latvia was
elected as the President of the PrepCom of the Tunis Phase. PrepCom-1 was attended by
425 delegates representing 127 Governments and the European Community, 272 observers from
113 organizations representing civil society (business entities and non-governmental organizations)
as well as 71 observers from 33 international organizations and three entities with standing
invitation from the United Nations General Assembly.
5.
PrepCom-1 decided on the focus of the Tunis phase, the outputs and the structure of the
preparatory process. It set the dates and duration for PrepCom-2 and established the Group of
Friends of the President of the PrepCom (informally called “Group of Friends of the Chair”(GFC)),
which was to prepare, with the assistance of the WSIS Executive Secretariat (ES), the document to
serve as a basis for negotiations at PrepCom-2. The report of PrepCom-1 and the documentation for
the meeting can be found at: https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/preparatory2/hammamet/index.html.
IV.
OUTCOME OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE PREPARATORY
COMMITTEE
6.
PrepCom-1, decided to hold the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee in Geneva,
from 17 to 25 February 2005. The meeting was attended by more than 1’700 delegates from
149 Governments, 53 intergovernmental organizations, UN bodies and agencies, 208 civil society
entities and 30 business entities.
The Preparatory Committee heard the Interim report on Stocktaking as well as reports on regional
conferences and thematic meetings held prior to PrepCom-2.
7.
The document prepared by the GFC was accepted by delegates as the basis for negotiations.
This document included a Political Chapeau and an Operational part with the following four
chapters:
Chapter 1 entitled “From Words to Actions: a Summit of sustainable solutions” related to
the Implementation of the WSIS Geneva Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action.
Chapter 2 on Financial Mechanisms for bridging the digital divide.
Chapter 3 on Internet Governance (to be prepared following publication of the WGIG
report).
Chapter 4 on the Follow-up to the WSIS.
8.
Chapter 2 on Financial Mechanisms reached a high level of consensus during negotiations.
Work on that chapter benefited from the Report of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms, which
was presented, by Mr. Shoji Nishimoto, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for
development policies of the UNDP. The Report of the TFFM is available at:
https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/preparatory2/pc2/index.html. The revised version of chapter two is
contained in the annex to Document WSIS-II/PC-2/DOC/11(Rev.1).
9.
With respect to Chapter 3 on Internet Governance, delegations made initial comments,
following a presentation of a preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet Governance.
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10.
Some progress was made on the remaining parts of the draft output, namely the Political
Chapeau and Chapters 1 and 4, which were forwarded to PrepCom-3 along with compilation
documents containing written comments and proposals of delegates. The deadline for further
comments was set for 30 May 2005.
11.
Switzerland submitted a “Proposal of the Swiss delegation for a Paper on the
Implementation of the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action”. The President of the
Preparatory Committee decided to refer this document to the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee,
which was mandated to take an appropriate decision.
12.
PrepCom-2 approved the draft proposed format of the Tunis phase of the WSIS. The report
of PrepCom-2 can be found at: https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/preparatory2/pc2/index.html
V.
PREPARATION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PREPARATORY
COMMITTEE
1.
Organization of PrepCom-3
13.
PrepCom-2 decided to hold the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee from 19-30
September 2005 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva. Invitation letters to PrepCom-3 were sent on 8
April 2005 by the ITU Secretary-General to Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Members States, with
copies to the Ministers of Communications/ICT and the diplomatic missions in Geneva, and to New
York for States without missions in Geneva. Invitations were also sent to ITU Sector Members and
to interested United Nations entities and invited international organizations. Accredited NGOs, civil
society and business sector entities were invited through invitation letters placed on the official
WSIS web site.
2.
Regional and thematic meetings
14.
Since PrepCom-2, two regional conferences took place, one in the Latin American and the
Caribbean region (Brazil) and the other in the Asia-Pacific region (Iran). Reports on these regional
conferences will be presented at Prepcom-3. More than 18 thematic meetings took place during this
period. A full list of these meetings can be found at:
3.
Intergovernmental Bureau of the Preparatory Committee
15.
PrepCom-2 mandated the Intergovernmental Bureau of the Preparatory Committee to take
an appropriate decision on the proposal introduced by Switzerland to present to the Summit a
“Stocktaking implementation” report and a “stakeholder commitments” paper. The Bureau accepted
the Swiss proposal.
4.
Group of the Friends of the Chair (GFC)
16.
The May 13 meeting of the Bureau agreed to reconstitute the GFC, with the same
composition and the same modalities as before PrepCom-2. (The list of the members of the GFC
can be found at https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/gfc/members.html.) According to the decision of PrepCom-
2, the GFC was mandated to discuss further Chapters 1 and 4 of the Tunis Final documents and
draft new proposals to be submitted to PrepCom-3. The GFC held two regular meetings on the 27th
of June and 11th of July and additional meetings in early September. The GFC took into
consideration more than 30 proposals from stakeholders received after PrepCom-2. These are
summarized in Document DT/6(Rev.2) As a result of the discussions, a new draft for paragraphs 10,
11 and 29 from the GFC will be presented at PrepCom-3, together with consideration of other new
proposals. The draft can be found in Document WSIS-II/PC-3/DOC/6.
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5.
Working Group on Internet Governance
17.
The Working Group on Internet Governance presented its final report on 18 July.
According to Decision of PrepCom-2 all governments and other stakeholders have been invited to
submit written comments and proposals on Internet Governance by August 15. A compilation of
these contributions will be forwarded to PrepCom-3, together with the report of the WGIG.
18.
Informal consultations on Internet Governance were also held on July 20 and September 6
under the chairmanship of Ambassador Masood Khan from Pakistan.
6.
Stocktaking
19.
In October 2004, the ITU and the WSIS Executive Secretariat (ES) launched the WSIS
stocktaking exercise, which is intended to provide an inventory of activities undertaken by
Governments and stakeholders in implementing the Geneva outputs (WSIS Declaration of
Principles and Plan of Action). Following an initial meeting of stakeholders and discussion in the
Bureau, a questionnaire was developed and posted online. On the basis of responses received, a
searchable, publicly accessible database of WSIS-related activities has been created. All activities
are searchable by WSIS actions lines, the development goals contained in the Millennium
Declaration (MDGs), type of entity geographical coverage and keywords. More than 1’200 entries
have been submitted to the database.
20.
A preliminary report on the WSIS stocktaking was presented to PrepCom-2. An advanced
draft of the updated report, prepared on the basis of the activities received up to 10 July 2005, has
been posted on the WSIS official web site and opened for comments until 15 August 2005. The
revised report will be submitted to PrepCom-3 (Document WSIS-II/PC-3/DOC/3)
VI.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SUMMIT
21.
The overall managerial responsibility for the World Summit is placed with the ITU under
decisions taken by the ITU Council and under relevant UNGA resolutions. The Summit is taking
place under the high patronage of Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
22.
In February 2005, invitation letters to the Summit were sent by the President of the Host
Country. On 25 April 2005, letters of invitation to Heads of States and Governments to participate
to the Second phase of the Summit, in Tunis were sent out from New York under the signature of
Kofi Annan.
23.
On 7 July 2005, invitation letters to the Summit were sent by the ITU Secretary-General to
Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Members States, with copies to the Ministers of Communications
IT and the Missions in Geneva and New York. Invitations have also been sent to ITU sector
members and to interested United Nations entities and invited international organizations.
Accredited NGOs, civil society and business sector entities have been invited through invitation
letters placed on the official WSIS web site.
24.
The core Summit event will take place in the Kram Exhibition Park, in Tunis from 16 to 18
November 2005. Round tables and High-level Panels will be held in parallel with the plenary
meetings of the Summit. In consultation with the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee, the
Secretary-General of the ITU has been elaborating the modalities of the Round-Table and the High-
Level Panel.
25.
A number of parallel events will also be organized by all stakeholders immediately prior to
and during the core Summit.
1.
Activities of the International Telecommunication Union
26.
Extensive negotiations between the ITU and the Host Country on the arrangements for the
Summit have taken place. Several meetings of the working groups on all aspects of the logistical
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preparations for the Summit including security, protocol, media and registration took place in
Geneva and Tunis.
27.
On May 13, the ITU organized an Information Session for permanent Missions accredited
to the UN Office in Geneva on the Time Management Plan of the Tunis Summit, the Opening
Ceremony and other logistical issues including protocol and security, registration and badging,
accommodation, Media, transport, and parallel events.
28.
The Secretary-General has taken numerous steps to bring the matter of the Summit to the
attention of world leaders and major stakeholders as well as the media. The meeting of the G8
leaders (July 2005, Gleneagles, United Kingdom), the 5th Conference of the African Union (July
2005, Syrte, Libya), and the Millennium Summit + 5 (September 2005) have, or are expected to,
confirm their support to the WSIS Process.
2.
ITU Council 2005
29.
The 2005 session of the ITU Council adopted Resolution 1244 on the “ITU role in the
Tunis phase of WSIS and in the Implementation and Follow-up.” The Resolution calls for an active
participation of the ITU Secretary-General in the WSIS preparatory process, in particular in the
discussions on implementation and follow-up of WSIS, including through close cooperation with
UNESCO or other UN agencies. It also instructs the Chairman of the Council Working Group on
WSIS to present to GFC and PrepCom-3 a proposal on ITU’s possible role in the implementation
and follow-up of WSIS which was endorsed by ITU Council. The Resolution is attached to this
report, in Annex A.
3.
ITU Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
30.
The 2002 session of the ITU Council (Resolution 1196) established a WSIS Working
Group open to all Member States and Sector Members of the Union, with the task to develop a
framework for the substantive contribution of the ITU to the Preparatory Process and the Summit
itself. The Chairman of the Working Group is Mr. Yuri Grin (Russian Federation).
31.
The ITU Council WG-WSIS held its eighth meeting on 3-4 May 2005. The meeting
focused on ITU inputs to the Summit preparatory process, Internet Governance, the necessary ITU
actions to help accomplish the goals and objectives articulated in the declaration of Principles and
Plan of Action and proposals on how the ITU might further adapt itself to the Information Society
and the changing telecommunication environment. A report of WG-WSIS was submitted to the
ITU Council 2005 in July 2005.
32.
The Chair of the ITU Council WG-WSIS convened on 2 May 2005 an informal
consultation of all stakeholders on WSIS follow-up and implementation. The report from this
meeting can be found at https://www.itu.int/council/wsis/wsis_WG.html
4.
UN Chief Executive Board (CEB)
33.
The spring CEB session took place from 8-9 April 2005 in Geneva. The Secretary General
of the ITU briefed CEB members on the status of WSIS preparations.
34.
As stated in the annual Report of CEB to the ECOSOC 2005 substantive session, “bridging
the digital divide” was one of the major issues dealt with by CEB during 2004-2005. In particular,
CEB requested the High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) to work on mainstreaming and
integrating ICTs into the broader MDG agenda and agreed to give priority to the Implementation of
the WSIS Pan of Action of the Geneva Phase so that effective results can be reported to the second
Phase. The Report also stresses the growing importance of ICTs in the work of the UN system.
35.
The CEB report on the response of the system to the Millennium Declaration entitled “One
United Nations, Catalyst for Progress and Change” recognizes the coordination role played by the
High Level Summit Organizing Committee to strengthen synergies and sharing of best practices
between UN system organizations on the Information Society.
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5.
High Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC)
36.
The HLSOC was established by the CEB and consists of those UN agencies interested in
participating in the preparation of WSIS. The HLSOC was formally established in March 2001
under the chairmanship of the Secretary-general of the ITU. The main task of the Committee is to
oversee and coordinate Summit planning and preparations for the UN System. In particular the
HLSOC has coordinated stocktaking efforts by its members and planning for the thematic meetings
of UN agencies.
37.
Since PrepCom-2, HLSOC held a working level meeting on 22 February 2005 and a formal
meeting on 7 April. Both meetings focused on the implementation and follow-up of the WSIS
outputs and the participation of UN agencies at the Summit.
6.
The Executive Secretariat (ES)
38.
The WSIS-ES along with ITU is organizing much of the Summit preparation including the
preparation of the Round Tables and High Level Panels.
VII.
FINANCES
39.
Apart from the financial and direct support offered by the Host Countries, the Summit and
its preparatory process must be organized on the basis of contributions from all stakeholders.
UNGA Resolution 56/183, 57/238 and 59/220 invited the international community to make
voluntary contribution to a special trust fund established by ITU to support the Summit, as well as
to facilitate the effective participation of representatives of developing countries, in particular those
from the least developed countries.
40.
The ITU Secretary-General launched the WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign in April 2004
to raise at least CHF 5 million in financial contribution. By August 2005, 62% of the CHF 5 Million
have been raised. A list of contributions is provided in Annex B. ITU is providing significant
support to the Summit, through direct contributions, a loan guarantee, as well as the involvement of
many staff members.
41.
Existing financial contributions will not be sufficient to cover all the fellowships for
government officials from least developing countries to participate at the Tunis Summit.
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ANNEX A
ITU COUNCIL 2005 RESOLUTION 1244
ON ITU ROLE IN THE TUNIS PHASE OF WSIS AND
IN IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP
The Council,
recalling
a)
the commitment reached during the first phase in Geneva of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS), in the WSIS Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action, to realizing
a common vision of the information society for ourselves and future generations and to harness the
potential of ICTs to promote the development goals of the Millennium Declaration;
b)
Resolution 73 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998); Decision 8 and
Resolution 113 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002); Resolutions 56/183, 57/238
and 59/220 of the UN General Assembly on WSIS; Resolution 57/270 B of the UN General
Assembly on the implementation of and follow-up to major UN Summits; as well as Council
Resolutions 1158, 1179, 1196, 1214 and 1222;
c)
the decisions of the first two PrepComs of the Tunis Phase of WSIS and the Reports of the
Working Group on Internet Governance and of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms,
established by the UN Secretary General;
d)
the results and proposals of WSIS regional and thematic meetings;
e)
that the WSIS preparations have been conducted through an inclusive multi-stakeholder
process,
encouraging
the administration of Tunisia in its preparations for the second Phase, to be held in Tunis on 16-18
November 2005,
recognizing
that the core competencies of ITU in the field of ICTs—assistance in bridging the digital divide,
international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and
the dissemination of information—are of crucial importance for building the Information Society, as
set out in paragraph 64 of the WSIS Declaration of Principles,
Part 1: ITU’s preparations for the Tunis phase of WSIS
resolves to instruct the Secretary-General
1.
to continue to participate actively in the WSIS preparatory process, including the Group of
Friends of the Chair (GFC) of WSIS, concerning ongoing discussions on implementation and
follow-up of WSIS through a multi-stakeholder process, including through close co-operation with
UNESCO (in line with Resolution 29 (Kyoto, 1994)) and other relevant UN agencies;
2.
to forward to the WSIS preparatory process all relevant materials, including the amended
report of the short-lived group on WTSA Resolution 46 and the reports of WSIS Thematic
Meetings organized, or co-organised, by ITU;
3.
to continue to contribute examples of ITU’s WSIS-related activities to the WSIS
stocktaking database;
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requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as chairman of HLSOC
to continue to coordinate the collaboration of UN agencies and international organizations in the
preparation of the Tunis phase,
instructs the Chairman of Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
to present to GFC and PrepCom-3 the annexed proposal for ITU’s possible role in the
implementation and follow-up of those sections of the WSIS Plan of Action that are relevant to
ITU’s core competencies, subject to the outcomes of the Summit with regard to implementation and
follow-up, and within the financial resources of the Union;
encourages ITU Member States and Sector Members
1
to make proposals and provide inputs to the WSIS process;
2
to support the proposals and position of ITU in the WSIS process;
3
to make financial contributions to support the WSIS Trust Fund;
4
to take part in the Tunis Phase of WSIS at the highest possible level,
Part 2: ITU activities relevant to the implementation and follow-up of WSIS outcomes
resolves to instruct the Secretary-General
in facing the financial requirements for the implementation and follow-up of WSIS outcomes, to
take appropriate action, subject to the outcomes of the Summit with regard to implementation and
follow-up, consistent with the financial provisions of Council Resolution 1250;
requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Secretary-General of ITU
to continue to collaborate with UN agencies and regional commissions and other regional and
international organizations in the implementation and follow-up of WSIS outcomes, with
“coordination” (*) by relevant international organizations (e.g., FAO, ILO, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP,
UNESCO, WHO),
instructs the Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
1
to analyze the outcomes of WSIS and their implications for ITU’s role in WSIS
implementation and follow-up;
2
to prepare, based on inputs of the Member States and Sector Members, as well as those of
the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux, and submit to Council, proposals on:
a)
ITU actions to help accomplish the goals and objectives articulated in the Declaration of
Principles and Plan of Action, as adopted by the Geneva phase of WSIS, and the outcomes of
the Tunis phase;
b)
how ITU should further adapt itself to the Information Society and the changing
telecommunications environment including, for example, any amendments to the ITU
Constitution and Convention, respecting the deadlines set out in No. 224 of the ITU
Constitution and No. 519 of the ITU Convention, for presentation to Member States and
Council-06 for further consideration and presentation to PP-06;
3
to report to Council-06 and PP-06,
instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux
1
to continue using ITU involvement in the WSIS implementation process for promoting the
contributions of ITU in developing an information society and bridging the digital divide consistent
with its core mission, in line with Resolution 129 (Marrakesh, 2002) and other relevant resolutions;
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2.
to continue providing all relevant information and assistance to the Council WG-WSIS for
monitoring ITU inputs to the WSIS implementation and follow-up process, which specifically relate
to ITU core competencies, especially if ITU is requested to play a role in the implementation and
follow-up of those sections of the WSIS Plan of Action that are relevant to ITU’s core competencies
(see Annex), including timely preparation of concrete proposals with an estimate of their financial
consequences;
3.
to ensure that ITU integrates a strong monitoring and evaluation component in its activities
relevant to the implementation and follow-up to ensure that the goals and objectives of the
initiatives are achieved;
4.
to continue to monitor the WSIS implementation and follow-up process and to report
annually to Council on the financial and operational implications for ITU,
encourages ITU Member States
1.
to support the proposals and position of ITU in the implementation and follow-up of WSIS
outcomes;
2.
to consider the outcomes of WSIS and to take action, as appropriate, including the adoption
of national policies and regional approaches;
3.
to make proposals to PP-06 on how ITU might further adapt itself to the Information
Society and the changing telecommunications environment, taking into account the outcomes of
WSIS.
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Annex
(to Resolution 1244)
Possible ITU “coordination” (*) role in implementation and follow-up of WSIS Action Lines,
based on relevance to ITU core competencies, as part of a multi-stakeholder process
Action Lines
Relevance to ITU core competencies
C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the
promotion of ICTs for Development
High (2)
C2. Information and communication infrastructure
Highest (1)
C3. Access to information and knowledge
High (2)
C4. Capacity building
High (2)
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
Highest (1)
C6. Enabling environment
High (2)
C7. ICT applications
?
E-government
?
E-business
?
E-learning
?
E-health
?
E-employment
?
E-environment
?
E-agriculture
?
E-science
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
Medium (3)
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and
local content
Low (4)
C9. Media
Low (4)
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
Low (4)
C11. International and regional cooperation
High (2)
B. Objectives, goals and targets
High (2)
D. Digital Solidarity
High (2)
E. Follow-up and evaluation
High (2)
Note:*
This terminology is not yet finalized or adopted in the draft documents for the Tunis phase of WSIS and is not
intended to prejudge the outcome of the Tunis phase.
(1)
The term “highest” suggests that ITU could play a “coordination” role in this Action Line, if so requested.
(2)
The term “high” suggests that ITU could play a “co-coordination” role with other UN agencies in this Action
Line, if so requested.
(3)
The term “medium” suggests that ITU could be considered as one of the stakeholders in this Action Line.
(4)
The term “low” suggests that this Action Line could be considered as being of limited relevance to ITU core
competencies.
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ANNEX B
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE WSIS
(As of 1st of August 2005)
Financial Contributions for Tunis Phase*
Status
Swiss Francs (CHF)
Governments
Azerbaijan
Received
15,190
Botswana
Received
15,000
Burkina Faso
Received
25,000
Canada
Received
100,000
Finland
Received
189,000
France
Received
229,950
Germany
Received
75,445
Holy See
Received
4,000
Italy
Received
91,440
Japan
Received
776,927
Libya
Received
60,000
Luxembourg
Received
116,250
Malta
Received
3,500
Namibia
Received
12,500
Netherlands
Received
75,000
Norway
Received
180,268
Saudi Arabia
Received
335,357
Senegal
Received
66,550
Spain
Received
153,000
Sweden
Received
340,260
Syrian Arab Republic
Received
11,789
Sultanate of Oman
Received
100,000
Trinidad and Tobago
Commitment
6,000
International Organizations
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Received
23,900
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Received
5,688
United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU)
Received
1,280
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Received
10,000
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Received
15,000
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NGO and Civil Society Entities
International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies
Received
200
Private Sector
NTT DoCoMo
Received
90,896
TOTAL
3,129,390
* This includes only non-restricted contributions which support the core preparatory process and the Summit itself.
Restricted contributions, such as those for WSIS-ES staff recruitment (which are counted as in-kind), fellowships, and
side events are not included.
Carry-over from Geneva Phase (All are restricted contributions)*
Status
Swiss Francs
(CHF)
Government of Switzerland (committed for fellowships for government
officials from LDCs)
Received
205,252
Government of Finland (committed for fellowships and salaries of WSIS ES
staff from developing countries)
Received
101,443
Government of Sweden (committed for salaries of WSIS ES staff from
developing countries)
Received
235,220
European Commission (committed for salaries of WSIS ES staff from
developing countries)
Received
303,200
TOTAL
845,115
* Deficit carried over from Geneva phase is CHF 1,285,000
In-kind Contributions for Tunis Phase
Staff seconded to the Executive Secretariat*
Government of Switzerland
2 experts
Government of Spain
1 expert
Government of Japan
1 expert
Government of Korea
1 expert
Government of Canada
1 expert
Government of Tunisia
1 expert
Government of Finland
ø
1 expert
UNESCO+
1 expert
KDDI Corporation (Japan)
1 expert
Organisation Tunisienne de l'Education et de la Famille (OTEF)
1 expert
* Salaries are borne by their originating entities.
ø From January 2005
+ Until December 2004
-
13 -
WSIS-II/PC-3/DOC/2-E
Other In-kind Contributions
International Telecommunication
Union (ITU)
Staff, support, offices, computers, website
Government of Switzerland
Office furniture and equipment
Government of Tunisia
Expenses associated with preparatory process in Tunisia
(brainstorming meeting, PrepCom-1...)
United Nations Office at Geneva
(UNOG)
Expenses associated with Bureau and Group of Friends of the Chair
(GFC), and PrepCom-2 facilities and support
Other WSIS-related Contributions
Swiss Francs
(CHF)
Government of Korea
WSIS-related projects
Received
200,000
Government of
Tunisia*
Fellowships for civil society participation
Commitment
400,000
Government of
Canada
Civil society participation
Received
91,785
Government of
Austria
Developing country fellowships
Received
45,438
Government of
Switzerland
Civil society fellowships
Received
70,000
ISESCO
Fellowships for developing country participants from
ISESCO member states
Received
11,372
*modalities of allocation to be decided
ITU's budget allocated for WSIS: CHF 1,194,000