<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear everyone,<br><br></div>Sharing this annoucement, which may be of interest to those who would like to keep up-to-date with WSIS Forum disussions.<br><br></div><div>Direct link to GIP reports: <a href="http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/wsisforum2016">http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/wsisforum2016</a><br></div><div><br></div>Best,<br></div>Stephanie<br></div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Day 1 Update - What happened so far at WSIS Forum 2016 </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify">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>
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<li>9:00-10:45 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=af7ae26b5c&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Harnessing ICTs for greater access to education for girls and women</a> (WS 176)</li>
<li>9:00-10:45 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=9a94bcb1d8&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Global Internet Policy Observatory Tool</a> (WS 130)</li>
<li>9:00-10:45 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=e9623fcfc6&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Child Online Protection: The Road Ahead</a> (WS 144)</li>
<li>9:00-10:45 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=dd51cc3238&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">The Opportunity of the Digital Age to Achieve Bottom-up Democracy</a> (WS 160)</li>
<li>9:00-10:45 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=fadcbea744&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Creative Internet-based Solutions to Social and Economic Development</a> (WS 147)</li>
<li>11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=3f915e3692&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Action Line C7 E- business - Leveraging ICT to Support the SDG on Trade Growth for Least Developed Countries</a> (116)</li>
<li>11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=bff7bd1794&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Making ICT Accessibility a Reality: Policies and Standards on the Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs</a> (181)</li>
<li>11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=71c294c054&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Global Kids Online - Children's Rights in the Digital World</a> (145)</li>
<li>11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=339025711a&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Cyberlaw, Bitcoins, Blockchains, Cybercrimes & Darknet</a> (161)</li>
<li>11:00-13:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=4e6e75779a&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Engaging Digital Actors, Fostering Effective Digital Policy and Monitoring Digital Governance</a> (167)</li>
<li>13:15-14:00 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=4110acdf33&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">From Bits to Bytes - Scaling Sustainable Development</a> (162)</li>
<li>14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=fdfdd401c1&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Leave No One Behind</a> (182)</li>
<li>14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=689409f99b&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">ICT Statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda</a> (123)</li>
<li>14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=d06c352485&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Gender Equality and e-Skills Gap</a> (178)</li>
<li>14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=ad230fafa4&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Smart Sustainable Cities</a> (132)</li>
<li>14:30-16:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=8e88a296bb&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Enhanced Cooperation and Internet Governance</a> (168)</li>
<li>16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=a142c3eb60&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Action Line C7 E-Health and C7 E-Agriculture ICT Applications for achieving SDGs</a> (117)</li>
<li>16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=bf9d9b92f2&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">ICT4SDG: Digital Economy for Development</a> (179)</li>
<li>16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=134db13421&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">The Role of Web Accessibility in Digital Inclusion</a> (142)</li>
<li>16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=14aa0ac84b&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Local Innovation Leading to System Transformation</a> (163)</li>
<li>16:30-18:15 <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=65d3760614&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Internet Fragmentation</a> (169)</li>
<li><i>and more...</i></li>
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<p style="text-align:center"><br>
<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)"><b>Live updates from WSIS Forum 2016</b></span></p>
<p>This week, the Geneva Internet Platform is providing <b>live updates and just-in-time session reports</b> 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=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/wsisforum2016</a>. A final WSIS Forum summary report will be available by Tuesday, 10th May.<br>
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We also invite you to join the <a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=254fe0406b&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(0,148,216);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">GIP's sessions and activities during WSIS Forum 2016</a>.</p>
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