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The endorsement of the WSIS+10 Vision document
The two WSIS+10 High Level Event (HLE) outcome documents were applauded in the room in Geneva at about 5:30 pm on the second, and last, day of the High Level Event. ITU Secretary-General, Dr Toure,...
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Background to the WSIS+10 non-paper
Update: the non-paper is now available on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) website for the preparatory process for the WSIS+10 review. The date for submissions of comments on the non-paper...
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Deconstructing the WSIS+10 non-paper
Update: the non-paper is now available on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) website for the preparatory process for the WSIS+10 review. The date for submissions of comments on the non-paper...
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Drafting the WSIS resolution for ECOSOC at the CSTD 19th Session
The 19th Session of the Commission for Science and Technology (CSTD) was held in Geneva, 9-13 May. At each of its annual sessions, the Commission drafts two resolutions for the Economic and Social...
View ArticleWhy I still hold out hope for the IGF
While I’m not attending IGF this year, I still believe IGF has much value, and very much hope that IGF can be rescued from its funding woes and reclaim its place as a vital and indispensable centre of...
View ArticleFunding woes, sadly, but inevitably, have a negative impact on IGF
The Internet Governance Forum’s lack of resources is leading to a vicious circle where lack of funding means less ability to organize events that are interesting to a wide range of stakeholders,...
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The ever-expanding universe of Internet events and initiatives
“Galaxies – Gravitational lensing” by Marc Van Norden is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The number of forums hosting Internet policy discussions have grown like Topsy since governments at the World Summit on...
View ArticleWhy I’m not going to the IGF this year (and not tweeting it, either)
For many years, I have been a strong advocate for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and was even a member of the CSTD’s Working Group on IGF Improvements. I have been a consultant writer for the IGF...
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How to do remote participation at IGF 2017
Ideally, there should be links to all the remote participation modes on each IGF 2017 session page, as ICANN meetings have, but there aren’t. You’d think that 12 years into IGF’s existence, we’d have...
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My IGF 2017 lesson learned: remote participation wasn’t a viable alternative...
Ongoing problems with remote participation at IGF 2017 have made me realize that the only way to properly participate (or even observe) in IGF is to be there in person. This was only my second meeting...
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