Here are some other voices about how civil society responded to the Tunis
mega-meet over the past week.
job in highlighting diverse issues. Including
on how the non-profit world saw the results of the global meet (a
“consolation prize”),
Here are some other voices about how civil society responded to the Tunis
mega-meet over the past week.
job in highlighting diverse issues. Including
on how the non-profit world saw the results of the global meet (a
“consolation prize”),
NGO world sees the deal on internet governance (“disappointed”),
treatment civil society got in Tunis (“a poor welcome”) and some crucial
background to understanding the issues involved.
This report
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
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 There was also this story indicating how But this is another story from IPS, received through
calls the it a “controversial consensus” to maintain the internet status
quo. We’ve also earlier noted this report
fights to remain the ultimate webmaster by Haider Rizvi of
IPS, and Marty Logan’s news-analysis piece titled
enemies to share UN spotlight.
society finds (a) poor welcome in Tunis.
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?
IPS, Inter-Press Service
IPS/TerraViva