What is the Coordinating Committee of Business Interlocutors for WSIS and How does it Work?

The Coordinating Committee of Business Interlocutors (CCBI) is the voice of business in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Principals of the Summit host countries, Switzerland and Tunisia and the executive secretariat invited the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to create the CCBI as a vehicle through which to mobilize and coordinate the involvement of the worldwide business community in the processes leading to and culminating in the Summit in Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005. The CCBI is made up of – and open to all – representatives of individual business firms, as well as of associations and other organizations that represent business interests. The regional diversity of its members ensures that its views are truly global.

How does the CCBI work?

· It holds monthly teleconferences and contributes written contributions to the WSIS preparatory process, the UN Secretary General’s Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms.

· It hosts coordinating meetings for all private sector representatives during the Preparatory Committee meetings, consultations and at the Summit itself.

· Intervenes as appropriate during meetings and advocates with participants on behalf of business.

· It organizes events at regional and preparatory meetings as needed and at the Summit itself.

· It discusses substantive and procedural issues over e-mail to build common positions for the private sector and recommendations for the WSIS process.

· If you are interested in your company joining the CCBI please contact:

May Zanni at the International Chamber of Commerce:

electronically at mzi@iccwbo.org or by fax at +33 1 49 53 28 59

Please note that there is no fee to join.

How does the CCBI participate in the WSIS process?

Through the following:

· WSIS Preparatory Committee meetings:
- written contributions and oral interventions
- coordination meetings for private sector participants
- registration of business participants

- organization of daily business briefings

- meetings with the Bureau of governments, government delegates and other stakeholders

· Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG):
- substantive written contributions

- interventions and participation at meetings and consultations

- provision of an updated matrix of issues related to the internet

· Task Force on Financial Mechanisms:
- participation in meetings and open consultations
- written contributions

· WSIS consultations on structure of document to be signed in Tunis:

- written contributions

- participation in special meetings of the "Group of the friends of the chair"

· Consultation on stocktaking exercise for WSIS Tunis:

- submission of comments to Executive Secretariat

- participation in informal consultation meetings

- continuous engagement of CCBI members in stocktaking activities

All of the CCBI and ICC written contributions and interventions are available at:

http://www.iccwbo.org/home/e_business/Internet%20governance.asp

http://www.iccwbo.org/home/menu_electronic_business.asp

www.businessatwsis.net


What is the CCBI doing at the Summit in Tunis?

· Hosting a business-led event with the broad participation of both Tunisian and international private sector

· Coordinating business leaders’ participation in the official Summit events along with the WSIS Executive Secretariat

· Coordinating meetings for the private sector and written contributions

· Assisting in the planning of events for high-level business people

 

CCBI members include the following organizations, associations and their networks and member companies and individual companies:

Chair: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Accenture

AHCIET (Asociación Hispanoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones)

ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers)

AT&T Business Internet Services

Brazilian Chamber of E-commerce

Business Council for the United Nations (BCUN)

CISCO Systems

Citrix systems

Cognitive Technologies

CompassRose International

CompTIA (The Computing Technology Industry Association)

Computer Society of Kenya

Cyberinstitute

Deutsche Telekom

Dynamia

EADS Astrium

Economiesuisse

EDP Telecom

Eutelsat

Fujitsu

Global Business Dialogue on e-commerce (GBDe)

Global Commerce Networks

Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)

Gobierno Digital

GSM Association

Hagen Resources International

Hewlett-Packard

IBM

International Association of Broadcasting (IAB)

International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF)

International Publishers Association (IPA)

Internet Society (ISOC)

Latin American Technology Association

Libatel

Lucent Technologies

Masreya

Microsoft Corporation

MIH Group

Money Matters Institute (MMI)

Motion Picture Association

News Corporation

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Association)

Nokia

Nortel Networks

Plumtree Software

Ripe NCC

Siemens

Signet Technologies

SNE (French Publishers Association)

TAGI (Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization)

Tanzania ICT Association (TICTA)

Tele Nahar

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company

Trakker Pvt

TRG Pakistan

United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA)

United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

UTICA (Union Tunisienne de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat)

Vistaraa

Vodafone

World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)

World Economic Forum (WEF)

Worldspace Corporation