[Telecentres] Important: WGIG nominations mustbesubmittedbymidnight GMT

Tue Sep 28 20:49:13 BST 2004

Okay, so I will submit David rather than you, Tai, as you originally 
suggested. Please confirm in the next few minutes if possible.

thanks,

ac

David Leeming PFnet wrote:
> Andy,
> 
> I accept nomination, hoping that if I am picked I can meet the requirements,
> as I will be very busy indeed from shortly.....
> 
> David
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Carvin" <acarvin at edc.org>
> To: "David Leeming PFnet" <leeming at pipolfastaem.gov.sb>;
> <telecentres at wsis-cs.org>
> Cc: "'Tai Purcell'" <taipurcell at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Important: WGIG nominations
> mustbesubmittedbymidnight GMT
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi David,
>>
>>Actually, I was referring to Tai's role in the Samoan govt; your
>>nomination certainly wouldn't be a problem. Would you like us to include
>>you? I wish I could give you a sense of the time commitment, but I
>>imagine it would be significant; but the reality is that there are
>>several dozen people being nominated and only a handful of them will
>>likely be picked. (Which means all of this could just be an academic
>>exercise on our part.)
>>
>>Please let me know asap - I have to submit the list in 30 minutes!
>>
>>ac
>>
>>David Leeming PFnet wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Actually I am not a government official, I am an independant consultant
> 
> and
> 
>>>UK citizen. Just happens I have been TA for PFnet since formulation and
> 
> in
> 
>>>the Sols since 1996. PFnet is a CSO (actually it is an activity of an
>>>umbrella CSO - RDVA). At the moment I don't even have a contract. Since
> 
> June
> 
>>>I have been waiting for a 2-year application of Pfnet to start funded by
> 
> the
> 
>>>EU, and am speaking on behalf of PFnet in a voluntary capacity. That
> 
> makes
> 
>>>it difficult for me to accept any new commitments, so really I hope
> 
> Stuart
> 
>>>would accept the nomination. But if you convince me it would not be too
> 
> time
> 
>>>consuming after Stuart's 90 minutes are up, get back to me.
>>>
>>>David
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Andy Carvin" <acarvin at edc.org>
>>>To: "Fuatai Purcell" <fuatai.purcell at mof.gov.ws>;
> 
> <telecentres at wsis-cs.org>
> 
>>>Cc: "David Leeming PFnet" <leeming at pipolfastaem.gov.sb>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:06 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Important: WGIG nominations
>>>mustbesubmittedbymidnight GMT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi Tai,
>>>>
>>>>The only problem is that technically we can't nominate a government
>>>>official for a civil society slot. :-( You would have to wear a civil
>>>>society hat -- an affiliation with a NGO, etc.
>>>>
>>>>ac
>>>>
>>>>Fuatai Purcell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Got your point Andy.
>>>>>In that case then, If you don't hear from Stuart in the next 90 minutes
>>>
>>>as
>>>
>>>
>>>>>you stated, then I nominate David Leeming from the Solomon Islands.
>>>>>If David does not want to, then I will nominate myself on the basis
> 
> that
> 
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>>will attend the WSIS prepCOM in February as head of delegation from
>>>
>>>Samoa.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>See how small our countries are in the Pacific region? Decisions are
>>>
>>>easy to
>>>
>>>
>>>>>make!!
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Andy Carvin" <acarvin at edc.org>
>>>>>To: "David Leeming PFnet" <leeming at pipolfastaem.gov.sb>;
>>>>><telecentres at wsis-cs.org>
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 11:14 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Telecentres] Important: WGIG nominations
>>>>>mustbesubmittedbymidnight GMT
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>David, I will take your endorsement as seconding Stuart's nomination.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If I am not mistaken, isn't Stuart in Australia? Would it not be
> 
> better
> 
>>>>>>to have either you or Tai represent small SIDS directly? I don't have
> 
> an
> 
>>>>>>opinion on this; just curious.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So now we have four people, one of whom has acknowledged interest in
>>>>>>being nominated. If we don't hear from the other three, we are left
> 
> with
> 
>>>>>>two choices: going forward with Taran, or submitting the others as
> 
> well
> 
>>>>>>and hoping they'll say yes after the fact.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At this point I think we should close the nominations, since we would
>>>>>>really be pushing the ettiquette of the process if we submitted more
>>>>>>than four names.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>ac
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David Leeming PFnet wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I would like to echo Tai's comments. Small Islands Developing States
>>>>>
>>>>>(SIDS)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>suffer from enourmous challenges caused by small scale, lack of
>>>>>
>>>>>opportunity
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>to aggregate demand, high costs, vulnerability to natural disasters,
>>>>>
>>>>>ethnic
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>tension, lack of strategy and awareness at policy level etc etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>However, if
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>done correctly, "telecentres" can bridge these constellations of
>>>>>
>>>>>islolated
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>small communities in many ways. Also backing up Tai's comments
> 
> further,
> 
>>>>>>>sustainability through multi-sector partnerships is an essential
>>>>>
>>>>>strategy,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>that we have proven in the Solomons. We have self-sustaining
>>>>>
>>>>>Internet-based
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>community communications facilities that are sustainable with a
> 
> monthly
> 
>>>>>>>income of not much more than it costs to buy a bubblejet ink
> 
> cartridge
> 
>>>>>(@
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>AUD 2,000 per litre of ink!!!! - so we use dot matrix printers.....).
>>>
>>>In
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>recent research, we showed that affordability was not a major factor
>>>>>>>affecting utilisation of PFnet. The poorest of the 5 communities
>>>>>
>>>>>researched
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>showed the second most utilisation, and all five communities had an
>>>>>
>>>>>average
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>income of around USD1 per day or less. Therefore we need the SIDS
>>>>>>>perspective recognised.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>David Leeming
>>>>>>>Technical Advisor
>>>>>>>People First Network
>>>>>>>Solomon Islands
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>We do not have telecentres
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>in the Pacific yet, other than the PFNet in the Solomon Islands. It
> 
> is
> 
>>>>>>>very
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>important that we include someone to represent the small island
>>>>>
>>>>>developing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>states. After all, telecentres will be one strong ICT initiative
> 
> that
> 
>>>>>can
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>help bridge the digital divide in our countries that are made up of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hundreds
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>of smaller islands. I have no objection to the nominated people so
>>>
>>>far.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>But
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>it sounds to me that while they are experienced in telecentres etc.
>>>
>>>they
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>all from the "highly populated" developing countries. The digital
>>>
>>>divide
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>cannot be bridged if small island developing states continue to sit
> 
> on
> 
>>>>>the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>sidelines. There telecentre issues that are unique to small island
>>>>>>>>developing states. Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>Program Director
>>>>>>EDC Center for Media & Community
>>>>>>acarvin @ edc . org
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>>>>EDC Center for Media & Community
>>>>acarvin @ edc . org
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>>Andy Carvin
>>Program Director
>>EDC Center for Media & Community
>>acarvin @ edc . org
>>http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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