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Here are some other voices about how civil society responded to the Tunis
mega-meet over the past week.
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net”>IPS/TerraViva has done an interesting job in highlighting diverse issues. Including
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=377”>reporting on how the non-profit world saw the results of the global meet (a “consolation prize”),
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=364”>how the NGO world sees the deal on internet governance (“disappointed”), the treatment civil society got in Tunis (“a poor welcome”) and some crucial background to understanding the issues involved. Here are some other voices about how civil society responded to the Tunis mega-meet over the past week.
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net”>IPS/TerraViva has done an interesting job in highlighting diverse issues. Including
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=377”>reporting on how the non-profit world saw the results of the global meet (a “consolation prize”),
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=364”>how the NGO world sees the deal on internet governance (“disappointed”),
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=358”>the treatment civil society got in Tunis (“a poor welcome”) and some crucial background to understanding the issues involved. This report
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=377”>Civil society vows to make best of consolation prize from Hilmi Toros of IPS, says, “It was not what they had set out to accomplish, but civil society groups gathered here to discuss Internet governance and development, are vowing to make the best of the deal that was struck.” Another IPS report from Stefania Milan, also datelined Tunis, says
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=364”>Internet governance: NGOs disappointed with declaration. It notes that “civil society groups have reacted with disappointment at the decision to leave control of the Internet in the hands of the United States.” Further
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=360”>IPS calls the it a “controversial consensus” to maintain the internet status quo. We’ve also earlier noted this report
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=351”>US fights to remain the ultimate webmaster by Haider Rizvi of
href=“http://www.ips.net”>the interestingly-alternative global news service, IPS, and Marty Logan’s news-analysis piece titled enemies to share UN spotlight. There was also this story indicating how
href=“http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/tunis/viewstory.asp?idnews=358”>civil society finds (a) poor welcome in Tunis. But this is another story from IPS, received through
href=“http://allafrica.com/”>the AllAfrica.com network. It is titled
href=“http://allafrica.com/stories/200511170733.html”>Governments Sidelined By Civil Society At WSIS. This story released when the summit was at its fag-end, and written by by Mithre J. Sandrasagra argues, that “world leaders and high-level government representatives are taking a backseat to business leaders and civil society representatives” at the WSIS. But does numbers alone reflect clout?