[Governance] Invitation to sign on : Civil society calls for a virtual IGF 2021 to strengthen inclusivity

[Mohamed ElGohary]

In hybrid IGF events, interpretation should be available for both online and offline audiences. Multilingualism is not affected by the nature of the event as long as it is reliably supported.   
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On 10-Aug-21 10:30:48 AM, chantal lebrument <lebrument at open-root.eu> wrote:
Above all, a Virtual only IGF still favors English speakers at the disadvantage of rich, multilingual meetings.

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Le mar. 10 août 2021 à 06:02, Mohamed ElGohary via Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org]> a écrit :

Being a hybrid does not automatically include inclusivity when it is an offline-first event, as historically it is. 

On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 9:54 AM sivasubramanian muthusamy via Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org]> wrote:

How does hybrid affect 'inclusivity'? The caption seems to imply that the IGF 2021 should be a Virtual (only) IGF, rather than a hybrid.  As hybrid includes the inclusive virtual components, what is the emphasis of this statement?  The hybrid meeting should also anticipate a large proportion of virtual participants?


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On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 12:49 AM Valeria Betancourt via Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance at lists.igcaucus.org]> wrote:

Dear all,
 
The 2021 IGF has been announced as a hybrid event. APC considers that it
is important to make a call to ensure inclusiveness and balanced
participation of stakeholders, particularly the ones from the Global South.

In our view, the pandemic has multiplied inequalities in access and
participation in policy processes, especially global and regional ones
where travel is required. We fear that the adoption of a hybrid model,
while mobility constraints imposed by the pandemic have not yet been
fully lifted, will contribute to exacerbating those inequalities and
limit opportunities for meaningful participation and engagement. We urge
the organisers to ensure that the decision of adopting a hybrid model is
accompanied by relevant measures to ensure a truly inclusive meeting.

We've prepared a statement in this regard and would like to invite you
to join us in raising these issues.

Here is the link to the draft and the form to endorse it: Civil society
calls for a virtual IGF 2021 to strengthen inclusivity | Association for
Progressive Communications (apc.org [http://apc.org]):
https://crm.apc.org/statement/VirtualParticipation-IGF2021 [https://crm.apc.org/statement/VirtualParticipation-IGF2021]

The statement will be made public on Tuesday Aug 10th and submitted
formally to the IGF Secretariat and MAG. 

We would kindly ask you to confirm your endorsement by Monday 10pm ET.

Thank you,

Valeria

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Programa de Políticas de Information y Comunicación / Communication and
Information Policy Programme
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Progressive Communications, APC
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