<div dir="ltr">Dear all, <div><br></div><div>Please find below a Call for Public Input on Phase II of the IGF intersessional theme 'Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion'.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:14.72px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;line-height:13.8px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(10,40,80)">Lea Kaspar</span></b><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:14.72px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(10,40,80)">Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL</span><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:14.72px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(83,83,83)">Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL</span><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(136,136,136)"></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:14.72px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(83,83,83)">T: +44 (0)20 3818</span><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(83,83,83)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(83,83,83)">3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:14.72px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:14.72px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8pt;line-height:12.2667px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="http://gp-digital.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">gp-digital.org</span></a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Constance Bommelaer</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bommelaer@isoc.org">bommelaer@isoc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:03 PM<br>Subject: [IGFmaglist] Call for input / Connecting & Enabling the Next Billion 2016 -- Please disseminate<br>To: IGF Maglist <<a href="mailto:igfmaglist@intgovforum.org">igfmaglist@intgovforum.org</a>><br><br><br>




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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span>This is to invite all MAG members to disseminate the attached
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<span style="color:blue">Call for Public Input</span></a> on Phase II of the intersessional theme '<b><i>Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion</i></b><i>'</i>.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span>This call is based on the
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<span style="color:blue">framework document</span></a> which was developed with the generous assistance of various stakeholders over the past few months. In this document, both the need for emphasizing national and regional specificities, as well as the importance
 of investigating the ways in which connecting and enabling more users can help support the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) were stressed. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span>All IGF stakeholders, as well as leaders of IGF initiatives, including best practice forums (BPFs), dynamic coalitions (DCs) and
 workshop sessions are encouraged to contribute to this important initiative, which will help pave the way to
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 in Guadalajara, Mexico, in December this year.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span>While all contributions will be welcomed, a proposed format for submissions is contained in the attached Call for Input. Kindly
 send all input to Anri van der Spuy (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:avanderspuy@unog.ch" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,233)" lang="EN-US">avanderspuy@unog.ch</span></a></span><span>)
 and Brian Gutterman (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:gutterman@un.org%29" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue" lang="EN-US">gutterman@un.org)</span></a></span><span>.</span></p>
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