<div dir="ltr">In case you missed some sessions, the Geneva Internet Platform is reporting - I find it very helpful:<br><br><p style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong><span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Day 1 Update - What<span class="" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="" style=""><span class=""> </span>happened<span class=""> </span></span></span>so far at WSIS Forum 2016</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The opening day of the WSIS Forum 2016 was packed with discussions. The Geneva Internet Platform provided live updates and reports from sessions. Catch up with Day 1 through our just-in-time reports:</p><ul style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="margin-left:15px">9:00-10:45<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=af7ae26b5c&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Harnessing ICTs for greater access to e<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">ducation f</span></span>or girls and women</a>(WS 176)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">9:00-10:45<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=9a94bcb1d8&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Global Internet<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class=""> </span>Policy Ob</span></span>servatory Tool</a><span class=""> </span>(WS 130)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">9:00-10:45<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=e9623fcfc6&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Child Online Protection: The Road Ahead</a> (WS 144)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">9:00-10:45<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=dd51cc3238&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">The Opportunity of the Digital Age to Achieve Bottom-up Democracy</a>(WS 160)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">9:00-10:45<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=fadcbea744&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Creative Internet-based Solutions to Social and Economic Development</a><span class=""> </span>(WS 147)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=3f915e3692&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Action Line C7 E- business - Leveraging ICT to Support the SDG on Trade Growth for Least Developed Countries</a><span class=""> </span>(116)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=bff7bd1794&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Making ICT Accessibility a Reality: Policies and Standards on the Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs</a><span class=""> </span>(181)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=71c294c054&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Global Kids Online - Children's Rights in the Digital World</a><span class=""> </span>(145)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=339025711a&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Cyberlaw, Bitcoins, Blockchains, Cybercrimes & Darknet</a><span class=""> </span>(161)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=4e6e75779a&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Engaging Digital Actors, Fostering Effective Digital Policy and Monitoring Dig<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">ital Govern</span></span>ance</a><span class=""> </span>(167)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">13:15-14:00<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=4110acdf33&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">From Bit<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">s to Bytes<span class=""> </span></span></span>- Scaling Sustainable Development</a> (162)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=fdfdd401c1&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Leave No One Behind</a><span class=""> </span>(182)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=689409f99b&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">ICT Stat<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">istics in s</span></span>upport of the 2030 Agenda</a><span class=""> </span>(123)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=d06c352485&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Gender Equality and e-Skills Gap</a><span class=""> </span>(178)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=ad230fafa4&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Development Goals: Role of<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">Smart Susta</span></span>inable Cities</a><span class=""> </span>(132)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=8e88a296bb&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Enhanced Cooperation and Internet Governance</a><span class=""> </span>(168)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=a142c3eb60&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Action Line C7 E-Health and C7 E-Agriculture ICT App<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">lications f</span></span>or achieving SDGs</a><span class=""> </span>(117)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=bf9d9b92f2&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">ICT4SDG: Digital Econom<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">y for Devel</span></span>opment</a><span class=""> </span>(179)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=134db13421&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">The Role of Web Accessibility i<span class="" style="border:medium none!important"><span class="" style="border:medium none!important">n Digital I</span></span>nclusion</a><span class=""> </span>(142)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=14aa0ac84b&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Local Innovation Leading to System Transformation</a><span class=""> </span>(163)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=65d3760614&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Internet Fragmentation</a><span class=""> </span>(169)</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><em>and more...</em></li></ul><p style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br><span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)"><strong>Live updates from WSIS Forum 2016</strong></span></p><p style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This week, the Geneva Internet Platform is providing<span class=""> </span><strong>live updates and just-in-time session reports</strong><span class=""> </span>from sessions. These are available on our dedicated page, at<a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=6d372ad738&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/wsisforum2016</a></p>. A final WSIS Forum summary report will be available by Tuesday, 10th May.<br><br>We also invite you to join the<span class=""> </span><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=254fe0406b&e=5c004f3770" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">GIP's sessions and activities during WSIS Forum 2016</a>.<p style="color:rgb(88,88,90);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:21px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>The GIP Team</strong><br> </p><br><br clear="all"><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Ginger (Virginia) Paque</div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">DiploFoundation</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13.3333px"><p style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><i>DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:</i><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> </span><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses</a></p></div></div><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" size="1"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-style:italic"><i><i><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(35,71,162)"></span></a></i></i></span></span></font><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><span style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><div><i></i><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></i></b></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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