>>> What are the primary financing frameworks that have guided the #WSISProcess implementation since 2005? What kind of financing architectures are needed for equitable and inclusive innovation futures?
----> Join us on 15 December, with #globaldigitaljusticeforum and #ITforChange:
Ahead of the WSIS consultation, we've published:
>>> Ten steps to strengthen stakeholder engagement in the WSIS+20 intergovernmental phase:
"We recognise the progress made during the preparatory phase. To fully implement these recommendations and advance meaningful stakeholder engagement in the intergovernmental stage, we recommend the following ten actions."
----> Read more: https://lnkd.in/drSV2f7N hashtag
>>> The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa will take place on 22-26 September
In addition to ongoing efforts to shape technologies in support of social, gender, and environmental justice, #fifafrica will also serve as a platform for African voices to influence global digital governance processes, such as the #WSISProcess review and the #GlobalDigitalCompact:
>>> Over the past two decades, the #WSISProcess has served as a valuable platform for dialogue, target setting and multistakeholder engagement. Yet the digital divide remains stubbornly entrenched. Connectivity gaps persist between regions and within countries.
At the heart of these challenges lies a common denominator: financing.
---> Read more in our new piece on financing #DigitalEquity at #WSIS20: A task force to turn commitments into action
https://www.apc.org/en/news/financing-digital-equity-wsis20-task-force-turn-commitments-action
"A people-centred and development-oriented inclusive information society".
> As we confront the challenges of rapid digitalisation, climate change-related uncertainty and persisting inequalities that are mirrored in digital divides, this vision is even more relevant now than it was 20 years ago.
Read the cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the tech community on #WSISProcess, the #InternetGovernanceForum and the #GlobalDigitalCompact:
As the 2024 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concludes, we, the undersigned organisations and individuals from civil society, the private sector and the technical community, call on all governments, institutions and organisations to affirm the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) of a people-centred and development-oriented inclusive information society.
APC