<div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>This might be of interest to you.<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Anja Gengo</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:anja.gengo@un.org">anja.gengo@un.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:22 PM<br>Subject: [NRIs List] FW: [IGF 2021] New intersessional work project: Policy Network on Environment and Digitalisation<br>To: <a href="mailto:igfregionals@intgovforum.org">igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a> <<a href="mailto:igfregionals@intgovforum.org">igfregionals@intgovforum.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">With apologies for crossposting, please note that the IGF 2021 will focus on a new intersessional work activity:
<b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/policy-network-on-environment-and-digitalisation-pne" target="_blank">Policy Network on Environment and Digitalisation (PNE)</a></b>. Some of you will recall that, as part of the IGF 2020 Call for voluntary commitments,
the Swiss President announced the commitment to support the environmental matters related to Internet governance through the IGF.
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<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Please see below for more information. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">We would be most grateful if you would share this information across your networks and invite interested stakeholders to subscribe to a dedicated mailing list:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="color:red">Subscribe to the PNE mailing list via this link:
</span><span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/pne_intgovforum.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0;text-decoration:none">https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/pne_intgovforum.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">We are looking forward to a successful cooperation with many NRIs communities on the PNE project.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Anja<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: IGF Secretariat <<a href="mailto:igf@un.org" target="_blank">igf@un.org</a>> <br>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 January, 2021 11:08 AM<br>
To: IGF Secretariat <<a href="mailto:igf@un.org" target="_blank">igf@un.org</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:pne@intgovforum.org" target="_blank">pne@intgovforum.org</a><br>
Subject: [IGF 2021] New intersessional work project: Policy Network on Environment and Digitalisation</span></p>
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<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">After the environmental track has received much attention during the IGF 2020, the IGF 2021 cycle will focus on a new intersessional workstream: Policy Network on Environment and Digitalisation (PNE)<<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/policy-network-on-environment-and-digitalisation-pne" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/policy-network-on-environment-and-digitalisation-pne</span></a>>.
Overall, the PNE will focus on assessing and gathering best practices on environment matters of relevance for the digital public policy.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">The prime objective of the PNE would be to strengthen and enhance the ''intersessional policy development work'', as per the IGF's mandate and project document, but also the Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, through
building on the success of the so far implemented IGF's intersessional work including its Best Practice Forums (BPFs) and Dynamic Coalitions (DCs). The PNE would also help shed more light on the interplay between environment and digitalisation processes and
place this topic higher on the Internet governance global agenda, thus contributing to the overall goal of protecting the environment and planetary health. It will further contribute to better understanding local specificities when it comes to environmental
matters; assessing good practices and creating frameworks for long-term cooperation.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">In the coming days, more information about the timeline and concrete steps on the PNE implementation will be shared. The IGF Secretariat invites stakeholders to subscribe to this dedicated public mailing list
<a href="mailto:pne@intgovforum.org%3cmailto:pne@intgovforum.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">pne@intgovforum.org<mailto:pne@intgovforum.org</span></a>>, through which all PNE-related information will be shared:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Subscribe to the PNE mailing list via this link: <a href="https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/pne_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/pne_intgovforum.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText">IGF Secretariat<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_1970469553582634608MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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