HLGM Session 3. Towards a Better Digital Inclusion

会议和记录

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Jun

2024

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:

- 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)

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