HLGM Session 3. Towards a Better Digital Inclusion

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Jun

2024

HLGM Session 3. Towards a Better Digital Inclusion

12:30 - 14:15 UTC

Session Details:

Objectives of the Session:

Stress the importance of a holistic answer to the Digital Divide issues (connectivity, local content and security/resiliency)
Provide an overview on Meaningful Connectivity initiatives and current challenges

Chair: Ms. Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation, Republic of Rwanda & Chair of the HLGM.

Moderator: Ms. Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President of Global Domains and Strategy, ICANN.

Panel:

Ms. Bernadette Lewis, Secretary General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO)
H.E. Mr. Boukar Michel, Ministre des télécommunications et de l'économie numérique, Republic of Chad
H.E. Mr. Belfor Fabio Garcia Henao, Vice-Minister of Digital Transformation, Republic of Colombia
Mr. Brigadier General Kazi Mustafizur Rahman, Director General (Engineering & Operations), Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Bangladesh
Mr. Hossein Mirzapour, Commissioner in Communications Regulatory Authority and Advisor to the Minister of ICT, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Iran

Potential discussion points:

Connecting the next Billion, current initiatives and challenges?

- The development of local content (Internationalized domain names/Universal Acceptance, ccTLDs)

- The need to ensure a single, stable, secure and resilient Internet

The development of “digital economies” in Africa and other underserved regions
New round of generic top level domains applications, Applicant Support Program, Universal Acceptance (UA)

Session Recordings

Zoom Webinar Archive
English audio archive
Archive audio en français
Archivo de audio en español
中文音频存档
 Архив аудиозаписей на русском языке
أرشيف التسجيلات الصوتية باللغة العربية
Arquivo de áudio em português

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