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<p><em><span>Facilitated by <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Multistakeholder
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<p class="rtecenter"><strong><dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet Governance Forum
">IGF</dfn> 2021 – Official Opening of the <dfn
class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help"
title="Internet Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> 2021
Preparatory and Engagement Phase</strong></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><strong>- <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet Governance Forum
">IGF</dfn> 2021 Preparatory Sessions on (i) Universal
access and meaningful connectivity and (ii) Economic and
social inclusion and human rights -</strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#c0392b;"><strong>Introducing <dfn
class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help"
title="Internet Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> 2021 issue
areas - 12:00 UTC</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li>Keynote address by David Souter, Managing Director, ICT
Development Associates; Member, UK <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet Governance Forum
">IGF</dfn> Organising Committee</li>
<li>Overview of the issue areas</li>
<li>Strategic goals for <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet Governance Forum
">IGF</dfn> 2021</li>
<li>Discussion</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Main challenges associated with the main focus areas </strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The main goal is to</span><strong
style="font-size: 1rem;"> </strong><span style="font-size:
1rem;">refine the scope of these issues with input from the
perspective of different regions and stakeholder groups; and
to establish a common ground on expectations for <dfn
class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help"
title="Internet Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> 2021
outcomes.</span></p>
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<p><em>>>Twitter Comments for this Session: </em><strong><em>#IGF2021
#UAMCIntr</em>o</strong><em>>></em></p>
<p><span style="color:#c0392b;"><strong>PART I [12:30-14:00 UTC]</strong></span><br>
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<strong>Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity </strong><br>
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This preparatory session will offer attendees an introduction
to the policy issue area of Universal Access & Meaningful
Connectivity (UAMC), one of two Main Focus areas of the
IGF2021, as well as a preview of related <dfn
class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet
Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> programming. The session will
feature discussion on developing meaningful access to
Internet infrastructure where there is none, for example
through innovative business models and the creation and
maintenance of community networks, as well as key topics
relating to accessibility and use of the Internet, such as
Universal Acceptance, content in one’s own language, and
digital skill-building. All interested are welcome, and
organizers and speakers in UAMC sessions planned for IGF2021
are particularly encouraged to attend, in order to foster
early connections and exchange in preparation for the hybrid
event in December.</p>
<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>
<p>*Introduction - 5 minutes - Sylvia Cadena (Moderator)</p>
<p>*Scene-Setting Remarks - 8 minutes - Sonia Jorge</p>
<p>*Universal Access to Infrastructure – 15 minutes</p>
<p>•Community networks and capacity building, Carlos Baca</p>
<p>•Access to spectrum, Adriana Labardini</p>
<p>*Q&A - 10 minutes</p>
<p>*Accessibility - 15 minutes</p>
<p>•Topic 1 – Domain names as a navigation tool for other
languages, Edmon Chung</p>
<p>•Topic 2 – Applications/content in underserved languages,
Chenai Chair</p>
<p>*Q&A - 10 minutes</p>
<p>*How do universal access to infrastructure and accessibility
relate to each other? - 15 minutes – All panelist discussion</p>
<p>*Conclusion - 5 minutes</p>
<hr>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>30-Minute Break</em></p>
<hr>
<p><em>>>Twitter Comments for this Session: </em><strong><em>#IGF2021
#ESIHRIntr</em>o</strong><em>>></em></p>
<p><span style="color:#c0392b;"><strong>PART II [14:30-16:00
UTC]</strong></span><br>
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<strong>Economic and social inclusion and human rights</strong><br>
<br>
While the topic of economic and social inclusion and human
rights is not new to internet governance, this issue area has
been gaining strength as compared to previous IGFs. This was
also reflected by the total number of workshop applications
received (34%), which made this the issue group with the
highest number of submissions. On the one hand, the increased
importance of inclusion and human rights as compared to
previous years may be attributable to middle to long term
tendencies as is also reflected in the UN Secretary General’s
Road map for digital cooperation that identified inclusion
and human rights as central to digital public goods. On the
other hand, however, this new trend might at least partly be
attributed to the disrupting effect of the still ongoing
covid-19 pandemic. Social and economic consequences have
affected societies to different extents and stressed the need
to rethink the values that we want digital technologies and
the internet to serve. </p>
<p>High-level speakers from government, business, academia and
civil society will discuss emerging trends, challenges and
opportunities. How can the rising significance of inclusion
and human rights in societal debates and public awareness be
explained? What new risks have emerged since the pandemic?
How can we use new opportunities offered by digital
technologies and the internet for positive change? And to
this aim, what governance strategies should international
organizations, governments, civil society and business adopt
to promote inclusive societies (e.g. sustainable development,
education, health) recognising the needs of vulnerable and
marginalised groups and at the same time prevent new harms and
risks to civil and political rights (e.g. data privacy,
freedom of expression, new forms of surveillance and
manipulation of behaviour by private and state actors, AI
ethics, hate speech, child protection)? What is the role of
the <dfn class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help"
title="Internet Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> to promote
economic and social inclusion and human rights? </p>
<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>
<p>*Introductory remarks by moderator / <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Multistakeholder Advisory
Group ">MAG</dfn> member, welcome to the audience, short
description of topic and introduction of speakers (5
minutes)</p>
<p>*First block - Trends, new opportunities and risks (35 min)</p>
<ul>
<li>Short input talks of 4 speakers / panellist, 4 min per
speaker (16 min) </li>
<li>Possibility to respond to other speakers’ inputs, 2 min
per speaker (8 min)</li>
<li>Poll, ranking the top risks and opportunities identified
by panellists</li>
<li> Questions from the audience (10 min)</li>
</ul>
<p>*Second block - Possible governance strategies to promote
inclusion and human rights, including the role of the <dfn
class="onomasticon onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet
Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn> (35 min)</p>
<ul>
<li>Short input talks from speakers / panellists, 4 min each
(16 min in total)</li>
<li>Possibility to respond to other speakers’ inputs, 2 min
per speaker (8 min)</li>
<li>Poll, ranking the top governance strategies identified by
panellists</li>
<li>Questions from the audience (10 min)</li>
<li>Final discussion among audience and panellist (15 min)</li>
</ul>
<p>*Short summary of main points by the moderator and outlook to
the main session at <dfn class="onomasticon
onomasticon-cursor-help" title="Internet Governance Forum ">IGF</dfn>
2021 (5 min)</p>
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Anriette Esterhuysen - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anriette@apc.org//anriette@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">anriette@apc.org//anriette@gmail.com</a>
Chair, United Nations Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.intgovforum.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.intgovforum.org</a>
Senior advisor global and regional internet governance
Association for Progressive Communications
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.apc.org" moz-do-not-send="true">www.apc.org</a> // afrisig.org</pre>
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