Hi people, the IGF secretariat is announcing these two requests for contributions to IGF 2021, open to all:
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Dear All,
The IGF 2021 Call for Thematic Inputs is open until 31 January, 23:59 UTC.
All stakeholders are invited to share Internet governance issues of priority that could shape the IGF 2021 thematic focus. More information is available at the IGF website https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2021-call-for-thematic…
Also, we kindly remind that the call to share feedback on IGF 2020 format and logistics and suggest improvements for IGF 2021 is open until 20 January: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/taking-stock-of-igf-2020-a…
It would be much appreciated if you would share this information across your networks.
Best regards,
IGF Secretariat
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Carlos A. Afonso
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Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br
ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br
Caras e caros, nós do Nupef compartilhamos aqui um resumo de nossas atividades em 2020 e o desejo de um melhor 2021. O texto abaixo está em português e inglês.
Dear all, we at Nupef would like to share an overview of our activities in 2020, and to wish you all a better 2021! Please find our messages in Portuguese and in English below.
https://nupef.org.br/node/101
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Carlos A. Afonso
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Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br
ISOC-BR - https://isoc.org.br
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Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
Here is the ISOC Action Plan as a Ebook
https://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/mdxw/
Highlights on CN
Supporting new and existing CNs In 2021, we will support a total of 10
new and existing CNs. For new ones, we will identify communities ready for
network build-out and help them with deployment. For existing ones, we will
help communities grow their coverage and technical capacity. Scaling our
work though new partnerships We can achieve more by working together with
our partners. That’s why we will collaborate with five new partners who can
help amplify our efforts in deploying and promoting CNs, expanding our
advocacy efforts, and building a stronger baseline of supporters. Building
a global network of Community Networks champions We will train 300
individuals on essential skills and knowledge in technical,
community-building, and policy topics directly related to CNs through our
online moderated and self-paced courses and regional capacity building
activities
. In addition, we will deliver more advanced training to 15 motivated
Community Network Leaders who have had hands-on experience building CNs in
their own community or region.
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
*YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION *
Hi everyone,
After all the noise some of us have made at national, regional and
international Internet Governance spaces, it looks like the ITU Council
wants to hear directly “How can small/community/non-profit operators
help in promoting the increase of Internet connectivity?”
This poses an unique opportunity to showcase directly to the ITU Council
all the amazing work that most of you are doing, specially at times
where CNs are gaining more and more visibility to curve the digital
divide and rural marginalization that is now more and more apparent due
to the pandemic. And I say directly because this request is made through
one of the very few consultations the ITU open to all stakeholders: the
Open Public Consultation of the Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet). I provide a bit of
background about it below for those who are interested.
The consultation is structured as a set of questions, one of them the
one included above, available in the following link:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
where you can also find important information and instructions on the
submission process.
I think it is strategically important that the ITU receives as many
contributions from each of us as possible highlighting the many
different ways community operators help in promoting the increase of
Internet connectivity. This will surely contribute in creating a more
policy and regulatory environment for community networks in each of your
countries.
I’ve copied some of the basic instructions to participate below.
Participating can be as easy as forwarding existing text you may have
written (the GISWatch country report for those of you who wrote it:
https://www.giswatch.org/community-networks) to the email address below.
Note that your online submission can be drafted in a UN language other
than English (these are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish),
but you are encouraged (not obliged) to provide a translation in English
for the benefit of all readers.
At APC we are available to provide support to any of you wanting to make
a submission but struggling with the process. Please do not hesitate to
reach out to me directly.
Best,
carlos
== Basic instructions ==
You can include your responses to the questions into the online form in
the following link :
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx OR
send it to InternetPublicViews(a)itu.int including your Full Name, Title,
Country and Organization you are representing.
Your response will then be published on the ITU Website:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
Please include each submission also includes a short summary/abstract
(1-3 paragraphs). This will form part of the final summary document to
be published after the end of the physical open consultation meeting.
== Background ==
ITU Council Working Groups
There are different Working Groups set up to provide input to the ITU
Council in different matters. In the last last Council Group (February,
2020) meeting four appeared to be active [1]:
- Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy
Issues (CWG-Internet)
- Council working group on Child Online Protection (WG-CP)
- Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
- Council Working Group on Financial and Human Resources (CWG-FHR)
The participation in those working groups varies and some are for
Members States (MS) only, others allow for the participation of Sector
Members (too).
CWG-Internet is limited to Member States, but they hold an open
consultation to all stakeholders. This poses one of the few
opportunities for Civil Society Organizations that are not Sector
Members of the ITU to present their views to the ITU Council. In most
other ITU’s consultations, organizations such as the Association for
Progressive Communications and the Internet Society, both with Sector
Member status do their best to bring the voice of the Civil Society in
general, and of community networks in particular to these spaces.
In particular, CWG-Internet is tasked to identify, study and develop
matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues
and to disseminate its outputs throughout ITU's membership, as well as
to report annually to the Council on activities undertaken on these
subjects [2] [3].
The 13th Session of the ITU Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet) decided on 20
September 2019 to hold an open consultation (online and physical) on
“International internet-related public policy issues on harnessing new
and emerging telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable development” where
some of our contributions provided already content in relation to
community connectivity [4].
In the 13th Session it was also decided that the next round of Open
Consultations (February 2020 – August 2020), on the topic of “Expanding
Internet Connectivity” with the questions below: [5]
Expanding Internet Connectivity
- What are the challenges and opportunities for expanding Internet
connectivity, particularly to remote and under-served areas? What are
the roles of governments and non-government actors in overcoming these
challenges?
- Are there particular challenges facing land-locked countries in
securing affordable Internet access? What can be done to overcome these
challenges?
- How can small/community/non-profit operators help in promoting the
increase of Internet connectivity?
[1] https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx
[2] https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
[3] https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
[4]
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx
[5]
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-001…
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Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
*Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy*
Public libraries have historically played a pivotal role in bridging the
digital divide, but with the closure of most indoor library spaces,
Brooklyn Public Library faced the challenge of creatively continuing to
prioritize digital equity. Access to free public broadband became one of
the Library’s top priorities, expressed in tactical responses like putting
wifi expanders on library rooftops, outfitting BookMobiles to be mobile
hotspots, and establishing laptop loan services outside of branches.
Please join us for a webinar on December 3 at 2pm with Nick Higgins, Maya
Wagoner, Selvon Smith and David Giles from Brooklyn Public Library to learn
more about these practical interventions and how they fit into a broader
digital equity strategy that positions libraries on the front lines of
universal access to knowledge and information.
Register and/or learn more about the Digital Equity Webinar Series:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/digitalequity. The series is organized by the New
York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in
partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York
Library Network.
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
www.virtualsig.org
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