Dear all,
I have some encouraging news to share: a fellow young professional I met in Guadalajara at IGF 2016 wants to include sustainable access in the agenda of the 2017 Colombian IGF. I was really touched by her email, especially since the idea came out of conversations her and I had in December.
Specifically, she is interested in discussing:
-- The extra energy needed and what type of sources should we promote in conjunction with the introduction of internet to villages.
-- The production process of technology and what should we promote in terms of job quality and equal conditions. She wants to highlight the situation of cobalt mining, for instance.
Would a Spanish-speaker or anyone working in Latin America, specifically someone with experience with getting villages connected, be willing to be introduced to her? I thought this would be the perfect place to seek expertise.