SECOND MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON
INTERNET GOVERNANCE
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The WGIG met in Geneva from the 14th to the 18th of
February. The schedule
was as
follows:
* 14 February: Plenary Meeting of WGIG (open
for observers without the right to speak)
* 15 / 16 February: Open
Consultations (click here
for a summary report)
* 17/18 February: Closed Meeting of WGIG (to prepare the preliminary report
presented to WSIS PrepCom-2)
Simultaneous interpretation was available in all six UN
languages for the open meetings. Click here to
view the agenda, the time
management plan and the list
of participants.
The
Chairman of the WGIG, Mr Nitin Desai, transmitted a Preliminary
Report to the President of the
WSIS Preparatory Committee, Ambassador Janis Karklins,
and ITU Secretary-General Yoshio Utsumi
in his
capacity as WSIS Secretary-General. The report was
discussed by the Preparatory Committee on 24 February
2005.
Material discussed at the Meeting included an issue
list and issue
papers, based on the following template,
as well as the first
comments
received. The WGIG also started discussions on a working
definition of Internet governance
The WGIG open meetings were webcast . Click here
to download the webcast recordings.
The webcasting was provided by OMSP (Open
Media Streaming Project)�
and HIPATIA ONG. The servers for the streaming in Latin America
were provided by the Ministerio
para la Economia Popular de la Republica Bolivariana de
Venezuela (Republic of Venezuela).
A summary report of the Open Consultations held in
conjunction with the Second WGIG Meeting is available here.�
Comments received on
issue papers have been
grouped together in each issue area for easier reference.
Click here
to view the full list of comments.�
WSIS PrepCom Discussions of WGIG
Preliminary Report
- Preliminary
Report (click here
to view translated versions in all UN languages)
- Introductory Statement by Chairman Nitin
Desai
- Statements by
Governments and other stakeholders
- Audiocast
of the Plenary Meeting of the 24th of February��
- Official PrepCom
Documents
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