[kictanet] Information on upcoming IGF activities

[waudo siganga]

Dear Colleagues - The IGF activities this year start in a few
weeks time with the first of open consultations/MAG meetings in
Geneva  February 9-11.  The consultations will take stock of the
Sharm El Sheikh meeting and will discuss the agenda and the
format of the Vilnius meeting scheduled for September.
The IGF Secretariat ([1]www.intgovforum.org) is calling for
written contributions that take stock of the Sharm El Sheikh
meeting and provide suggestions for the agenda and format of the
Vilnius meeting. The contributions can be sent to igf at unog.ch and
will be posted on an ongoing basis. All contributions submitted
by 15 January 2010 will be reflected in a synthesis paper
prepared as an input for the February consultations. I hope to
see some submissions from the Kenyans who were in Sharm el
Sheikh.

The Secretariat is also calling for all workshop reports from
Sharm el Sheikh to be submitted by the extended deadline date of
February 18. Submission of a report is a pre-requisite for being
considered for a workshop slot in Vilnius.

The IGF is a multi-stakeholder experiment that facilitates
dialogue, exchange of information and sharing of best practices.
The designated stakeholders from the Tunis Agenda are private
sector, civil society, governments and inter-governmental
organizations. They meet on an equal footing to carry out the IGF
mandate. Participants will enrich their IGF experience by
identifying themselves with a specific stakeholder group. The
stakeholder groups –organized at various tiers from national to
international - have their own internal processes and
communication channels, as well as positions on IG issues. For
example the international private sector stakeholder group is
coordinated under the aegis of the Business Action in Support of
the Information Society (BASIS), an initiative of the
International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Wishing you all a
fruitful IGF year.

Kind Regards,
Waudo,IGF-MAG

References

1. http://www.intgovforum.org/
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