[alac] WSIS last version (ii)
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An the: Advanced Copy of the Draft Plan of Action
(http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs/pc3/plan-action.pdf)
Document WSIS/PC-3/DT/5 (Rev. 2)-E
6 December 2003
Original: English
[Draft Plan of Action
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c) Governments are invited to:"
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ii) manage or supervise, as appropriate, their respective country code
top-level domain name (ccTLD);
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C6. Enabling environment
13. To maximize the social, economic and environmental benefits of the
Information Society,
governments need to create a trustworthy, transparent and
non-discriminatory legal, regulatory and policy environment. Actions include:
(...)
b) We ask the Secretary General of the United Nations to set up a working
group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that ensures
a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the
private sector and civil society from both developing and developed
countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international
organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as
appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005. The group should, inter
alia:
i) develop a working definition of Internet governance;
ii) identify the public policy issues that are relevant to Internet governance;
iii) develop a common understanding of the respective roles and
responsibilities of governments,
existing intergovernmental and international organisations and other forums
as well as the private sector and civil society from both developing and
developed countries;
iv) prepare a report on the results of this activity to be presented for
consideration and appropriate action for the second phase of WSIS in Tunis
in 2005.
c) Governments are invited to:
i) facilitate the establishment of national and regional Internet Exchange
Centres;
ii) manage or supervise, as appropriate, their respective country code
top-level domain name (ccTLD);
iii) promote awareness of the Internet.
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d) In cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, promote regional root
servers and the use of
internationalised domain names in order to overcome barriers to access.
e) Governments should continue to update their domestic consumer protection
laws to respond to the new requirements of the Information Society.
f) Promote effective participation by developing countries and countries
with economies in transition in international ICT forums and create
opportunities for exchange of experience.
g) Governments need to formulate national strategies, which include
e-government strategies, to make public administration more transparent
efficient and democratic.
h) Develop a framework for the secure storage and archival of documents and
other electronic records of information.
i) Governments, and stakeholders, should actively promote user education
and awareness about online privacy and the means of protecting privacy.
j) Invite stakeholders to ensure that practices designed to facilitate
electronic commerce also permit consumers to have a choice over whether or
not to use electronic communication.
k) Encourage the ongoing work in the area of effective dispute settlement
systems, notably alternative dispute resolution (ADR), which can promote
settlement of disputes.
l) Governments in collaboration with stakeholders are encouraged to
formulate conducive ICT policies that foster entrepreneurship, innovation
and investment, and with particular reference to the promotion of
participation by women.
m) Recognising the economic potential of ICTs for Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises (SMEs), they should be assisted in increasing their
competitiveness by streamlining administrative procedures, facilitating
their access to capital and enhancing their capacity to participate in
ICT-related projects.
n) Governments should act as model users and early adopters of e-commerce
in accordance with their level of socio-economic development.
o) Governments, in cooperation with other stakeholders, should raise
awareness of the importance of international interoperability standards for
global e-commerce.
p) Governments, in cooperation with other stakeholders, should promote the
development and use of open, interoperable, non-discriminatory and
demand-driven standards.
q) ITU, pursuant to its treaty capacity, coordinates and allocates
frequencies with the goal of facilitating ubiquitous and affordable access.
r) Additional steps should be taken in ITU and other regional organisations
to ensure rational, efficient and economical use of, and equitable access
to, the radio-frequency spectrum by all countries, based on relevant
international agreements.
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Yours,
Erick Iriarte Ahon
Latinoamericann Project
http://latinoamericann.org