[Pal-dc] Recent submissions on internet governance issues from IFLA

[Mei Lin Fung]

Stephen

Thank you for the update - it looks like the UN high level panel took
seriously your comments and there is a call for Community Dialog
<https://digitalcooperation.org/get-involved/>
posted here
<https://digitalcooperation.org/>

In particular - I would like to HIGHLY RECOMMEND that IFLA roll out a
process for member associations to host community dialogs using the toolkit
they have provided which includes a method for uploading summary insights
and inputs

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Dirlling down into Host your own discussion you'll see

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I would be more than willing and urge the P4PA to take on this challenge to
trigger many local discussions at local libraries, community centers,
educational institutions.

Stephen - if IFLA would host a webinar for library associations on this - I
am sure you can call on P4PA members to speak.

Jane - likewise for ISOC

Karen and Konstantinos and Kartik - can we trigger especially Student
branches to host dialogs?

Mei Lin


On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 3:34 AM Stephen Wyber <Stephen.Wyber at ifla.org>
wrote:

> Dear all,
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> We wanted to share a couple of submissions IFLA has recently made to UN
> processes around internet governance, with a strong focus on public access.
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> First of all, we submitted initial comments
> <https://www.ifla.org/node/91762> to the UN High Level Panel on Digital
> Cooperation, an initiative launched by the UN Secretary General in order to
> encourage more effective collaboration between stakeholders to find
> solutions to common challenges. IFLA focuses, in its reply, on the need to
> engage with organisations such as libraries which are in a position to
> deliver on social policy goals, as well as to cooperate to find new ways of
> ensuring that the remaining 50% of the world’s population online has the
> possibility to connect.
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> Secondly, we have responded <https://www.ifla.org/node/91772> to the call
> for inputs on the annual review of the WSIS process, tackling in particular *Target
> 4 – Connect All Public Libraries*. We underline some evidence of greater
> awareness of the role of libraries as connectors and hotspots, but also
> concerns about laws and other government and commercial practices that make
> internet access costlier, riskier, and less attractive.
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> Many thanks,
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> Stephen
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> *Stephen Wyber*
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> Manager, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA
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> stephen.wyber at ifla.org
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> +31(0)703140884
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> Skype: dswyber
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> Twitter: @dswyber
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> www.ifla.org
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-- 
Mei Lin Fung
Unit Coordinator, California Health Medical Reserve Corp
Board member, co-founder, People Centered Internet
<http://www.peoplecentered.net/>
External advisor to the Stanford Center for Population Health Science
<http://med.stanford.edu/phs.html>
Member of the Steering Committee, World Economic Forum, Internet for All
<https://www.weforum.org/projects/internet-for-all>
Vice Chair, Internet Inclusion, IEEE Internet Initiative
<http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/>

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