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Comments on "Applications"

Submitted by : 
Frieda Werden, International Association of Women in Radio & TV; AMARC Women's Network; ITU-TFGI 
Suzanne Pinette, EveryWoman's Self-defense, Inc.
Angelal Miles, Women for a Just and Healthy Planet, Canada
Margaret Zunguze, Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network
Jo-Anne Green, Verizon

Comments:  re-word this section as follows: "To harness the potential of knowledge and technology for promoting the goals of the United Nations as represented in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its successor declarations, including the Vienna Declaration, the Beijing Declaration, and the Millennium Declaration."

Comments on "Document 4"

Submitted by : 
Alice Munyua, African Women's Development and Communication Network

Comments:  Considering the critical role that women play in all societies and their potential contribution to developing an information society, a gender perspective should crosscutting on the list of possible themes

Submitted by : 
B. Shadrach, Transparency International, Germany

Comments:  The role of ICTs in good governance should be one of the key themes for the Summit where by issues relating to people's participation and responsive governance using ICTs could be explored. There are a number of examples around the world. Hence, Transparency International, an NGO that promotes transparency, accountability and anti-corruption would strongly propose the theme, ICTs for good governance

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