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World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
www.itu.int/wsis
The World Summit on the Information Society (commonly known
as WSIS) was held during the week of 8 December 2003 in Geneva, culminating
in the Summit segment on 10-12 December 2003.
The second part of this Summit will take place in 2005 in Tunisia.
Principals of the
Summit host countries and 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. ICC led the
private-sector effort to provide substan
tive input into the Summit, and
mobilized the private sector to participate in the preparatory phases
and at the Summit itself. We also took an active role in helping the inner
group of organizers in their preparations.
- The Coordinating
Committee of Business Interlocutors (CCBI), which ICC chairs, is constituted
of the following organizations and their members:
- Associacion
Hispanoamericana de Centros de Investigacion y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones
(AHCIET)
- Business Council
for the United Nations (BCUN)
- Business and
Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC)
- Global Business
Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe)
- Global Information
Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
- ITU members
from the private sector
- Money Matters
Institute (MMI)
- United States
Council on International Business (USCIB)
- World Economic
Forum (WEF)
- World Information
Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
- Brazilian Chamber
of Electronic Commerce
Business
input for World Summit on the Information Society
WSIS
business statement
As you know, ICC chairs the Coordinating
Committee of Business Interlocutors (CCBI) which has provided the business
input to the WSIS preparatory process and mobilized business for the Summit
itself.
Attached is the CCBI
business statement (.pdf - 2 pages) which is based on existing ICC
policy positions and reflects established ICC priorities.
This business statement
was presented at the World Summit on the Information Society as the key
business messages for the Summit.
Thanks to the generosity
of certain CCBI members and ICC's chair of the commission on E-Business,
IT and Telecoms, the statement was also produced in French, Arabic and
Spanish to create as much access to this document as possible.
PrepCom
III continued
The continuation of the third preparatory
meeti
ng (PrepCom III) for the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) took place in Geneva 10-14 November 2003. The continuation of PrepCom
III focused on the draft Declaration and Action Plan for the Summit. This
is the final stage of preparatory work for the WSIS.
PrepCom
III continued
executive summary and annexed report
The executive
summary (.pdf - 2 pages) for the continuation of the Third Preparatory
Committee meeting (PrepCom III continued).
In addition, the comprehensive
summary report (.pdf - 6 pages) includes links to the latest relevant
documents.
CCBI
submissions to PrepCom III continued
ICC and CCBI have submitted the 'CCBI
Comments on the draft Declaration and Action Plan' (.pdf - 17
pages). This document is based on existing ICC positions on the issues,
and includes an explanation for the business views and proposed text.
Preliminary
Input on the Draft Non-Paper of the President of the WSIS Prepcom on the
Declaration of Principles [Dated 24 October 2003] (.pdf - 9 pages).
PrepCom
III
The third Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom II) for the World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS) will take place from 15-26 September
2003, in Geneva.
PrepCom
III summary report
Executive
summary (.pdf - 3 pages) for the Third Preparatory Committee meeting
(PrepCom III) for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which
took place from 15 to 26 September 2003, in Geneva.
The comprehensive
summary report (.pdf - 8 pages) includes links to the latest relevant
documents, the CCBI
letter to the Bureau regarding procedural decisions (1 page), the
CCBI press statement
(1 page), and the CCBI
intervention notes (5 pages) which were submitted to the 'Friends
of the Chair' group for consideration as they revised the first version
of the plan of action that was discussed at PrepCom 3.
CCBI
submissions to PrepCom III
A
proposed Draft Declaration of Principles (.pdf - 10 pages)
The purpose of this
CCBI input is to draw upon the previous detailed comments on the draft
Declaration for WSIS provided by CCBI and to provide suggested text for
the Declaration. This input is intended to assist in focusing the Declaration
and making it more concise. CCBI members fully recognize the intergovernmental
nature of this process, and the need for certain political issues to be
included.
Draft
action plan
(.pdf 44 pages)
Annotated with proposed amendments by the Coordinating Committee of Business
Interlocutors (CCBI).
The CCBI input to
the Draft Action Plan underlines the readiness of business to contribute
to fulfilling the targets of the Draft Action Plan. CCBI members remain
committed to help make sure the benefits of information and communications
technologies become available to people everywhere.
Intersessional
meeting
The Intersessional preparatory meeting for the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS), which took place in Paris 15-18 July 2003, focused on
the draft Declaration and Action Plan for the Summit.
ICC and CCBI submitted
the 'CCBI
Comments on the revised draft Declaration and Action Plan' (.pdf
- 9 pages) ahead of the meeting. These comments were reviewed and commented
on by members of ICC's Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms and ICC's
Commission on Intellectual Property as well as by the networks of the
other CCBI members.
CCBI
Interventions delivered at the Intersessional meeting
15 July 2003
1. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, President, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International (TAGI):
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS
VIEWS ON THE DECLARATION AND ACTION PLAN
2. Philippe Wintrebert,
Vice President, International Public Affairs, AT&T EMEA:
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES
french version
ENJEUX LIES A L'INFRASTRUCTURE
ET A L'ENVIRONNEMENT FAVORABLE AU DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA SOCIETE DE L'INFORMATION
3. José Leca,
Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce:
INVESTMENT
4. Adel Danish, Chairman
& CEO, Masreya:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
STANDARDS, SECURITY AN
D OTHER ISSUES
16 July 2003
1. Ayesha Hassan,
Senior Policy Manager, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC):
ACTIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS
TO UNDERTAKE TO ATTRACT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN ICTS
2. Alain-Louis Mie,
France Telecom & ETNO:
INTERVENTION TEXT - FRENCH
VERSION
english version - to follow
3. Souheil Marine,
Alcatel:
RECOMMANDATIONS POUR
LA MISE EN PLACE DURABLE D'UNE SOCIETE DE L'INFORMATION AU SERVICE DU
DEVELOPPEMENT LOCAL
english version - to follow
17 July 2003
1. Adel Danish,
Chairman & CEO, Masreya:
MAIN PRINCIPLES FOR
THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DECLARATION
2. Vineeta Shetty,
Communications Advisor:
LIST OF ISSUES AND
OBJECTIVES FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ACTION PLAN
3. Jean Sarzana, Secretary
General, French Publishers Association on behalf of the International
Publishers Association
INTERVENTION TEXT
- ENGLISH VERSION
INTERVENTION
TEXT - FRENCH VERSION
4.
Ayesha Hassan, Senior Policy Manager, International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC)
INTERVENTION TEXT
18 July 2003
1. Allen Miller,
Executive Director, World Information Technology and Services Alliance
(WITSA)
INTERVENTION TEXT
Intersessional meeting summary report
This report attempts to capture the highlights from
the four days of events and intergovernmental discussions from a business
perspective, and outlines key points for follow up for the rest of the
preparatory process, and the Summit itself.
SUMMARY
REPORT (.pdf - 5 pages)
The Coordinating Committee
of Business Interlocutors (CCBI) have offered a business view on the Rules
and Procedures, in the attached document 'WSIS
CCBI input on Rules and Procedures for the Summit and Preparatory Process',
which will be discussed at the third Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom
III) - 15-26 September 2003, in Geneva.
PrepCom
II
The second Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom II) for the World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS) took place from 17-28 February 2003,
in Geneva.
ICC/CCBI made two
additional contributions to the draft Declaration of Principles and Action
Plan:
The two CCBI contributions are:
1) CCBI
Input on draft action plan (.pdf - 2 pages)
2) CCBI
Input on draft declaration of principles (.pdf - 2 pages)
Please note that all
official WSIS documents from PrepCom II can be found on the WSIS website
at: http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents/listing.asp?lang=en&c_event=pc|2&c_type=td|
ICC/CCBI made several
interventions during PrepCom II, many of which have been compiled in the
attached document:
CCBI
interventions PrepCom II (.pdf - 3 pages)
CCBI
submissions to PrepCom II
WSIS
CCBI role and key messages (Word document - 5 pages)
WSIS
CCBI Business View on Summit Outcomes (.pdf - 3 pages)
WSIS
Pan European Regional Meeting - Bucharest
A regional meeting of the UNECE-region was held in Bucharest
on 7-9 November 2002. This Pan European Regional Meeting was a ministerial
level event and brought together a number of influential people from the
region.
ICC
activities in Bucharest
At
the request of the Romanian Minister of Communications and Technology,
Danil Nica, ICC organized a business-led afternoon session on Friday
8 November 2002. This was an integral part of the official
agenda, and took place in the main venue, the Palace of Parliament in
Bucharest.
Programme
Summary
of Discussion (Word document - 7 pages)
In preparation for
the Summit, a number of events have taken place and are scheduled for
future dates. ICC/CCBI participated in the first Preparatory Committee
(PrepCom I) meeting in Geneva, 1-5 July 2002. ICC/CCBI also contributed
to the informal governmental session on Content and Themes on 16 September
2002, in Geneva.
Important
WSIS-related Dates
If you would like to participate in upcoming preparatory meetings, the
Summit itself or
would need further information, please send all inquiries to May Zanni
at Click here to send a mail, who will
internally coordinate ICC's work for the Summit.
Click here to send a mail
ICC International
Secretariat
38, Cours Albert 1er
75008 - Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 49 53 30 66
Fax: +33 1 49 53 28 59
Please include your
full name, position, the name of your company or business organization
and your complete contact information.
Further
Registration Information
There
is no registration fee but individuals/companies are responsible for their
own hotel and airfare costs and reservations.
Click here for more information
on finding accommodation for the Summit.