<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Listers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Colleagues who are keen on Internet Governance Forum, this might be of interest to you, especially that this year's edition is on African soil.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Apologies for possible duplication.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Keith</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">IGF Secretariat</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:info@intgovforum.org">info@intgovforum.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 7:46 PM<br>Subject: [IGF] IGF Newsletter: March 2022<br>To: IGF Secretariat <<a href="mailto:info@intgovforum.org">info@intgovforum.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">IGF 2022 Overarching Theme & Themes<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">Intersessional Activities & NRIs: PNs & BPFs Announced<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">Capacity Development<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">Syllabus for Schools on Internet Governance Published<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">IGF Expert Group Meeting in New York<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">IGF 2022 Second Open Consultations & MAG Meeting<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">For Your Action!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ea6e00">Key Dates & Deadlines<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007879">IGF 2022 Overarching Theme & Themes
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Following its
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2022-first-open-consultations-and-mag-meeting" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">First Open Consultations and Meeting</span></a> of the 2022 planning cycle, the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has decided on an overarching theme for the 17<sup>th</sup> IGF: “Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable
and Common Future”. The banner title references both the UN’s <i><a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">2030 Sustainable Development Agenda</span></a></i> and
<i><a href="https://www.un.org/en/un75/common-agenda" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Our Common Agenda</span></a></i>.
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In parallel, the constituent themes of the meeting have been conceived to closely align with the calls to action of the UN Secretary-General’s proposed
<i><a href="https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/assets/pdf/Common_Agenda_Report_English.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Global Digital Compact</span></a>.
</i>The <a href="http://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2022-themes" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">five themes</span></a> this year, which will guide upcoming calls for session proposals and the structure of the IGF programme, are “Connecting All People
and Safeguarding Human Rights”; “Avoiding Internet Fragmentation”; “Governing Data and Protecting Privacy”; “Enabling Safety, Security and Accountability”; and “Addressing Advanced Technologies, including AI”.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A new IGF
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<span style="text-decoration:none">PN on Meaningful Access (PNMA)</span></a> will continue in 2022, as will the
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/bpf-cybersecurity" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">BPFs on Cybersecurity</span></a> and on
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<span style="text-decoration:none">Gender & Digital Rights</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All are invited to contribute to these continuing and emergent
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/thematic-intersessional-work" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">intersessional work streams</span></a>, and sign up to their
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/sign-up-and-contribute-to-igf-mailing-lists" target="_blank">
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dynamic Coalitions (DCs)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">There’s an issue-based DC for everyone:</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="http://intgovforum.org/content/dynamic-coalition-on-childrens-rights-in-the-digital-environment" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">Children’s Rights</span></a>, <a href="http://intgovforum.org/content/dynamic-coalition-on-community-connectivity-0" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">Community Connectivity</span></a>, <a href="http://intgovforum.org/en/content/dynamic-coalition-on-the-internet-of-things-0" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">Internet of Things</span></a>, <a href="http://intgovforum.org/en/content/dynamic-coalition-on-data-driven-health-technologies-dc-ddht" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">Data Driven Health Technologies</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">,</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and
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<span style="text-decoration:none">Public Access in Libraries</span></a>, are only some of the 22 coalitions to explore</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">.
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/explore-dynamic-coalitions" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Learn about their work</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">DCs collaborate throughout the
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">year, including through
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/dc-coordination-activities" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">coordination meetings</span></a>, which this year are set to focus on strengthening the involvement of coalitions in the IGF meeting programme planning,
increasing </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">links with other intersessional activities, and raising the profile of
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</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">outputs</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, among other issues. See coalitions’
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/36/21179" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">joint update</span></a> to the
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-expert-group-meeting-egm" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">IGF Expert Group Meeting (EGM)</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More Information on the
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/explore-dynamic-coalitions" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">DCs Page</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">National, Regional and Youth IGF
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">nitiatives (NRIs)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The network
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">of national, regional and youth IGF initiatives
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Substantive areas of mutual interest are mapped and looked at holistically by the NRIs to focus their sessions on.
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Safeguarding and strengthening the core principles of a trusted Internet” will be the topic of the NRIs main session, while a selection of topics for collaborative sessions is
underway. </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">See the</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/248/21186" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">top ranked digital themes</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472c4">
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0e101a">across NRIs</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and check out the
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/252/21171" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">NRIs status update</span></a> provided to the
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-expert-group-meeting-egm" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">IGF EGM</span></a>.
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007879">Syllabus for Schools on Internet Governance Published
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This newly-published
<a href="https://intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/253/21174" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">syllabus</span></a> is an advisory document for convening a school on or teaching Internet governance, and can be used as a general reference guide on the structure
of IG courses. Developed by the IGF Secretariat together with the <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/dynamic-coalition-on-schools-of-internet-governance" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">community of Schools on Internet Governance (SIGs)</span></a> around the world, the syllabus contains sections on core IG modules, teaching methods, and how to find the expertise that’s right for your course. Not limited to
IG practitioners and students, any professional and interested groups are encouraged to browse this resource.
<i>The syllabus is currently under review by the Dynamic Coalition on Schools on Internet Governance (DC-SIG) and the broader community.</i></span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IGF capacity development activities are expanding on the significant results achieved in 2021, with plans for: capacity development workshops, support to remote hubs, support to IGF participants
and session organizers, and cooperation with schools on Internet governance as well as systematic engagement with legislators and youth.<b>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007879">IGF Expert Group Meeting in New York</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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IGF’s <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-expert-group-meeting-egm" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:none">Expert Group Meeting (EGM)</span></a>, held 31 March to 1 April, has wrapped up at the Permanent Mission of Finland in New York. The gathering of more than 30 multistakeholder and international
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/egm-participants" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">experts</span></a> discussed the future of the IGF in the context of ever-evolving digital cooperation, including initiatives by the UN, such as the
<i><a href="https://www.un.org/en/content/digital-cooperation-roadmap/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Roadmap for Digital Cooperation</span></a></i> and envisioned
<i><a href="https://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/assets/pdf/Common_Agenda_Report_English.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Global Digital Compact</span></a></i>. A report of the meeting and its recommendations will be made available in the
coming weeks. <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/egm-background-reading" target="_blank">
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The<b> </b>
<a href="https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2022-second-open-consultations-and-mag-meeting" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second Open Consultations and Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)</span></a> will take place on 6-8 July 2022
at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Registration and other details are forthcoming on the
<a href="https://intgovforum.org/en" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">IGF homepage</span></a>.<b>
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