Is UN-DESA setting up a global web spying network?

this is far from fiction. On May 2009, Sarbuland Khan Executive Director of UNDESA-GAID announced that the UN and NComputing (a provider of ultra low-cost computing solutions) are partnering to provide 500,000 PC's to schools in developing world.

While the above is quite an applaudable story, we were intrigued to learn that UNDESA - GAID Strategy Council includes NComputing/USA as well as companies like Nokia Siemens Networks/Germany.

Coincidently - a story in today's Wall Street Journal entitled "Iran's Web Spying Aided by Western Technologies" , is reporting on the sale of advanced web monitoring equipment to Iran by no other but Nokia Siemens Networks. The technology provided by Nokia Siemens Networks enabled Iranian authorities to monitor Internet Information, block websites or even sever internet connections remotely without user permission.

According to IT experts, this "Strategic Partner" of UN-DESA, handpicked by Sarbuland Khan, has allegedly facilitated the Iranian Regime in past week to engage in practices often called deep packet inspection, which enables authorities to not only block communication but to monitor it to gather information about individuals, as well as alter it for disinformation purposes.

Right now the world is asking :

• how did Sarbuland Khan and UNDESA selected the Strategy Partners for GAID ?
• isn't it a conflict of interest that UN-DESA signs an agreement to assist in commercializing 500,000 Computers of NComputing, which on other hands seats in UN-DESA-GAID Strategy Board?
• what role will Nokia Siemens Network play in this deal ?
• who is Sarbuland Khan and what does he represents ?
• how can UN-DESA certify that Nokia Siemens Networks monitoring-spy technologies will not be included in the 500,000 computers?