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clusive as could be. This for me, lends trust. Trust in the organization, t=
rust in its capacity to bring key actors to the table. The R-O-A-M principl=
es of the study (Rights based, Open, Accessible, Multistakeholder participa=
tion) are not just important for the study, but they also are key in implem=
enting its recommendations.  So  it is only natural that we engage as civil=
 society, during, now and going forward.




Do we endorse the outcome  document? I do.  But the Civil Society is too la=
rge a constituency for just one person to say yes on behalf of all others.



On the issues, I will settle for one. Just one. Access.  Just today, the Al=
liance for Affordable Internet launched the Affordability report. Affordabi=
lity Report shows that Over 2 billion people living in poverty cannot acces=
s the Internet affordably and that a fixed broadband connection costs on av=
erage 40% of monthly income across 51 developing countries.=20





And we are working  towards access for everyone.



To UNESCO,  I must say, that the Global Internet is of global importance an=
d we must  seek at all times, to manage it for global interest, global bene=
fit and global utility.  So,  many thanks for putting Internet Governance  =
and the IGF in the heart of the process.

-        - In working for  access to knowledge and information,=20

-        - in working  for freedom of expression

-        - in working for privacy

-        - in working for ethics

We are not   just connecting dots. We are connecting people. We are connect=
ing cultures, we are extending science by connecting knowledge to knowledge=
,  men and women, we are connecting continents.  We are righting the wrongs=
 of the past,  consolidating the present and  building a viable future.




We have a heritage.  A global heritage.  The Internet.

The Internet represents a masterpiece of human creative genius

It is  the most important  tool of interchange of human values

And an exceptional testimony to our common civilization

These are the basis on which UNESCO  selects sites as heritage. And here, w=
e have more than a heritage. The Internet is our global heritage



Ladies and gentlemen, friends here and online.  Tomorrow is my birthday. An=
d my sister told me to make a wish.   I asked if I should keep my eyes open=
 or closed and she said =E2=80=9Cany way=E2=80=9D.  So I will close an eye =
and keep one open, for security purposes.  And here is my wish..




That the open Internet, the open web, will be established as global public =
good and a basic right of all men and women, all humans and that everyone c=
an access it can use it  freely.



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<DIV>may all your birthday wishes come true, Nnenna!</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=3Dnnenna75 at gmail.com=
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 05, 2015 3:56 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [bestbits] Text of speech - losing remarks at UNESCO=20
Connecting the Dots Conference</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Connecting the Dots: Options for Future=20
Action</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></S=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">UNESCO headquarters, Paris, France.<BR>Closing =
Remarks=20
by Nnenna Nwakanma</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Africa Regional Coordinator</SPAN></SPAN></P><S=
PAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">The World Wide Web Foundation.</SPAN></SPAN></P=
><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">March 4, 2015</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Deputy Director General<BR>Friends and=20
colleagues<BR>Onsite and online</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">My name is Nnenna.<SPAN>  </SPAN>I<SPAN>&n=
bsp;=20
</SPAN>come from the Internet. And I have been asked to say a few words to =
us,=20
as a member of the civil society, before we leave. I coordinate the activit=
ies=20
of the World Wide Web Foundation in my continent, Africa. The Web Foundatio=
n=20
is<SPAN>  </SPAN>that organization that believes that the Internet is =
for=20
everyone.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Therefore we work on affordable access to all,=
 we=20
work on opening up data for participation and <SPAN> </SPAN>we=20
support<SPAN>  </SPAN>the global Web We Want=20
Coalition.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">I have three things to say.<SPAN>  </SPAN>=
The=20
first is on the UNESCO study itself.<SPAN>  </SPAN>The second is on on=
e of=20
the issues raised.<SPAN>  </SPAN>The third is<SPAN>  </SPAN>on wh=
ere=20
we go from here.<BR><BR>From the Civil Society end, we recognize that UNESC=
O=E2=80=99s=20
consultation towards the study was open, online, multistakeholder and tried=
 to=20
be as inclusive as could be. This for me, lends trust. Trust in the=20
organization, trust in its capacity to bring key actors to the table. The=20
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">R-O-A-M princip=
les of=20
the study (Rights based, Open, Accessible, Multistakeholder=20
participation</SPAN>) are not just important for the study, but they also a=
re=20
key in implementing its recommendations.<SPAN>  </SPAN>So<SPAN> =
=20
</SPAN>it is only natural that we engage as civil society, during, now and =
going=20
forward.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><BR></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Do we endorse the=20
outcome<SPAN>  </SPAN>document? I do.<SPAN>  </SPAN>But the Civil=
=20
Society is too large a constituency for just one person to say yes on behal=
f of=20
all others.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPA=
N=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">On the issues, I will settle=
 for=20
one. Just one. Access.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Just today, the Alliance for=20
Affordable Internet launched the Affordability report. </SPAN><SPAN lang=3D=
EN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Affordability Report shows that Over 2 billion =
people=20
living in poverty cannot access the Internet affordably and that a fixed=20
broadband connection costs on average 40% of monthly income across 51 devel=
oping=20
countries. <BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">And we are working=20
<SPAN> </SPAN>towards access for everyone.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">To UNESCO,<SPAN>  </SPAN>I mu=
st say,=20
that the Global Internet is of global importance and we must<SPAN> =20
</SPAN>seek at all times, to manage it for global interest, global benefit =
and=20
global utility. <SPAN> </SPAN>So,<SPAN>  </SPAN>many thanks for=20
putting Internet Governance <SPAN> </SPAN>and the IGF in the heart of =
the=20
process.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><=
/SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN>-<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LIN=
E-HEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> &nbsp=
;     =20
- </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN></SPAN>In working for<SPAN>  </SPAN>=
access=20
to knowledge and information, </SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN>-<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LIN=
E-HEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> &nbsp=
;     =20
- </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">in=20
working<SPAN>  </SPAN>for freedom of expression</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN>-<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LIN=
E-HEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> &nbsp=
;     =20
- </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">in wo=
rking for=20
privacy</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></=
SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN>-<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LIN=
E-HEIGHT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> &nbsp=
;     =20
- </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">in wo=
rking for=20
ethics</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></S=
PAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We are not<SPAN>   </SPA=
N>just=20
connecting dots. We are connecting people. We are connecting cultures, we a=
re=20
extending science by connecting knowledge to knowledge, <SPAN> </SPAN>=
men=20
and women, we are connecting continents.<SPAN>  </SPAN>We are righting=
 the=20
wrongs of the past, <SPAN> </SPAN>consolidating the present and=20
<SPAN> </SPAN>building a viable future.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We have a heritage.<SPAN>  </=
SPAN>A=20
global heritage. <SPAN> </SPAN>The Internet.</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">The Internet represents a masterpiece of human=
=20
creative genius</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">It is<SPAN>  </SPAN>the most important=20
<SPAN> </SPAN>tool of interchange of human values</SPAN></SPAN></P><SP=
AN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">And an exceptional testimony to our common=20
civilization</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">These are the basis on which UNESCO<SPAN> =
=20
</SPAN>selects sites as heritage. And here, we have more than a heritage. T=
he=20
Internet is our global heritage</SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></SPAN> </P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Ladies and gentlemen, friends here and=20
online.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Tomorrow is my birthday. And my sister told me t=
o=20
make a wish.<SPAN>  </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>I asked if I should keep=
 my=20
eyes open or closed and she said =E2=80=9Cany way=E2=80=9D.<SPAN>  </S=
PAN>So I will close=20
an eye and keep one open, for security purposes.<SPAN>  </SPAN>And her=
e is=20
my wish..</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif"><I><U>=
<SPAN=20
style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">That the open Internet, the open web, will be=20
established as global public good and a basic right of all men and women, a=
ll=20
humans and that everyone can access it can use it=20
<SPAN> </SPAN>freely.</SPAN></U></I></SPAN></P></DIV>
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