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            <div class="moz-forward-container">Dear colleagues, <br>
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              <div class="moz-forward-container">Hope you are well. <br>
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                  <div class="moz-forward-container">Association for
                    Progressive Communications and IT for Change (as
                    part of the Global Digital Justice Forum) have
                    developed a survey to map civil society perspectives
                    on the WSIS +20 process and a way forward for the
                    broader digital justice agenda. <br>
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                  <div class="moz-forward-container">The survey
                    specifically solicits your perspectives on the WSIS
                    Action Lines, global internet governance, and
                    strategic imperatives for civil society at this
                    critical juncture. We invite both civil society
                    organisations and individual activists to
                    participate. <br>
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                  <p>Your insights will help us:</p>
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                    <li><strong>Inform the WSIS+20 review</strong> by
                      focusing attention on the still-unattained WSIS
                      goal of a “people-centred, inclusive, and
                      development-oriented Information Society"</li>
                    <li><strong>Reflect critically</strong> on the state
                      of achievement of the goals set out in the Tunis
                      Agenda</li>
                    <li><strong>Contribute to a broader vision</strong>
                      <b>for digital justice</b> that drives the <a
                        href="https://globaldigitaljusticeforum.net/"
                        moz-do-not-send="true">Global Digital Justice
                        Forum</a></li>
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                  <p><span><span
style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;white-space:pre-wrap">T</span>he
                      results of the survey will be used to prepare a
                      synthesis report which will inform our engagement
                      in the WSIS+20 review process and support our
                      advocacy efforts. </span>The deadline for
                    responding to the survey is <b>31st December, 2024.
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                  <p><span><b>Access the survey <a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRh3YjQTQUjaj_XaSnzN9YUOHQQavyrhljdySZji7hXijzHQ/viewform"
                          moz-do-not-send="true">here</a>.</b></span></p>
                  <p>Completing the survey will take approximately 30–40
                    minutes. Your responses are crucial to shaping an
                    inclusive and forward-looking digital justice
                    agenda.</p>
                  <p>For additional context, you can access <b>b</b><span><span><span><span><b><span
style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">ackground Information</span></b><span
style="font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span
style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;white-space:pre-wrap">with a brief historical account of the WSIS process <a
href="https://globaldigitaljusticeforum.net/the-world-summit-on-the-information-society-wsis20-review-civil-society-perspectives-and-proposals/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">here</a>. For any additional information/queries, write to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
                            href="mailto:merrin@itforchange.net"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">merrin@itforchange.net</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
                  <p>We eagerly look forward to your responses.
                    Together, let us drive meaningful change in digital
                    justice and governance!</p>
                  <p>We request you also to circulate this further in
                    your networks. <br>
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                  <p><b>Warm regards,</b></p>
                  <b>APC and IT for Change Teams</b>
                  <div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
                    <p class="Text_20_body">Nandini Chami</p>
                    <p class="Horizontal_20_Line"> <span class="T2">Deputy
                        Director and Fellow - Research and Policy
                        Engagement <br>
                        IT for Change<br>
                      </span><span class="T1">In special consultative
                        status with the United Nations ECOSOC</span><span
                        class="T3"><br>
                      </span><a href="http://www.itforchange.net/"
                        class="Internet_20_link" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                          class="T1">www.ITforChange.net</span></a> <span
                        class="T1">T: 080 2653 6890</span> </p>
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