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    <p>Dear friends, I wanted to share details of our events at the WSIS
      Forum 2026 as some of the topics with South-specificity may be of
      interest to members on this list. </p>
    <p>warm regards</p>
    <p>Nandini</p>
    <p>IT for Change</p>
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style="background-color: transparent">We are delighted to invite you to
                                                          connect with
                                                          us at the WSIS
                                                          Forum 2026,
                                                          taking place
                                                          6–10 July in
                                                          Geneva.
                                                          Register to
                                                          attend the
                                                          WSIS Forum
                                                          2026 in person
                                                          or online </span></span></span></span><a
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style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">We hope you can join us at the
                                                          following
                                                          sessions:</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Monday, 6 July</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">14:00–14:45 (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="UTC+02:00" moz-do-not-send="true">UTC+02:00</a>)
                                                          | Room G3, ITU
                                                          Varembé
                                                          Building<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
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style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Session 271. Measuring what
                                                          matters:
                                                          Embedding
                                                          gender
                                                          equality in AI
                                                          governance
                                                          through
                                                          gender-specific
                                                          indicators<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span
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style="background-color: transparent">Organizer: The Gender in Digital
                                                          Coalition
                                                          (GiDC)<br>
                                                          Speakers: </span></span></span></span></em><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Marina Meira </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Derechos Digitales), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Nandini Chami</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (IT for Change), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Pavitra Ramanujam </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Association for Progressive
                                                          Communications),
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Caitlin Kraft-Buchman</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Women At The Table / A+ Alliance
                                                          for Inclusive
                                                          Algorithms /
                                                          AI &
                                                          Equality
                                                          Initiative), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Mrinalini Dayal</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Equality Now).</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Learn more and register </span></span></span></span><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/271"
target="_blank" style="color: #056cb0;" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">here</span></span></span></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Wednesday, 8 July</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">11:00–11:45 (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="UTC+02:00" moz-do-not-send="true">UTC+02:00</a>)
                                                          | Room K,
                                                          Palexpo<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Session 385. Putting data justice
                                                          at the heart
                                                          of AI
                                                          governance<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Organizer: IT for Change<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"><i>Speakers</i>:</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> H.E. Amb. Muhammadou M.O. Kah </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Ambassador & Permanent
                                                          Representative
                                                          of the
                                                          Republic of
                                                          Gambia to the
                                                          United Nations
                                                          Office and
                                                          other
                                                          international
                                                          organizations
                                                          in Geneva), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Soledad Vogliano </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(ETC Group), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Arturo Sánchez Pineda </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Nyon, Vaud),</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> Nandini Chami </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(IT for Change), <i>Moderator</i>:
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Anriette Esterhuysen </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Association for Progressive
                                                          Communications).</span></span></span></span><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"><br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Learn more and register </span></span></span></span><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/385"
style="color: #056cb0;" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">here</span></span></span></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="line-height: 1.56; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-line-height-alt: 156%; direction: ltr;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">15:00–15:30 (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="UTC+02:00" moz-do-not-send="true">UTC+02:00</a>)
                                                          | Room C,
                                                          Palexpo<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Leaders TalkX 3 – Artificial
                                                          Intelligence:
                                                          Policy,
                                                          Ethics, and
                                                          Global
                                                          Cooperation<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Organizer: WSIS<br>
                                                          Speakers: </span></span></span></span></em><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Dr. Ohoud Ali Shehail</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ajman Digital Department and
                                                          Telecommunications,
                                                          United Arab
                                                          Emirates), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Mr. Alonso Zeledón</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ministry of Science, Innovation,
                                                          Technology and
Telecommunications, Costa Rica), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Mr. Samuel Nartey George</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ministry of Communication,
                                                          Digital
                                                          Technology and
                                                          Innovations,
                                                          Ghana),  </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Mr. Gatis Ozols </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Deputy State Secretary for
                                                          Digital
                                                          Transformation
                                                          and Minister
                                                          of Smart
                                                          Administration
                                                          and Regional
                                                          Development of
                                                          the Republic
                                                          of Latvia),  </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Mr. Chaichanok Chidchob</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ministry of Digital Economy and
                                                          Society,
                                                          Thailand), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ministry of Transport and
                                                          Infrastructure,
                                                          Türkiye),</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Ms. Tatenda Annastacia
                                                          Mavetera</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Ministry of ICT, Postal and
                                                          Courier
                                                          Services,
                                                          Zimbabwe), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Thibaut Kleiner</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (European Commission),</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Deutsche Gesellschaft für
                                                          Internationale
                                                          Zusammenarbeit
                                                          (GIZ) GmbH), <i>High-Level
                                                          Track
                                                          Facilitator</i>
                                                          and </span></span></span></span><em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Moderator</span></span></span></span></em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">:</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> Nandini Chami </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(IT for Change).</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Learn more and register </span></span></span></span><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/465"
style="color: #056cb0;" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">here</span></span></span></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Thursday, 9 July</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">15:00–15:45 (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="UTC+02:00" moz-do-not-send="true">UTC+02:00</a>)
                                                          | Room G,
                                                          Palexpo<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Session 116. Sustainable Financing
                                                          for Digital
                                                          Development<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Organizers: Association for
                                                          Progressive
                                                          Communications
                                                          and the Swiss
                                                          Federal Office
                                                          of
                                                          Communication<br>
                                                          Speakers: </span></span></span></span></em><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Nandini Chami </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(IT for Change), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Dr. Mehdi Snene </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(UN Office for Digital and
                                                          Emerging
                                                          Technologies),
                                                          <b>Dr. </b></span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">David Souter, Rob Floyd </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(African Center for Economic
                                                          Transformation),
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Anriette Esterhuysen </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Association for Progressive
                                                          Communications),
                                                          <b>Céliane
                                                          Pochon</b>
                                                          (Swiss Federal
                                                          Office of
                                                          Communications
                                                          (OFCOM)), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Deniz Susar </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(UNDESA),</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> Lauren Bieniek </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(International Telecommunications
                                                          Union (ITU)),
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Dr. Carlos Rey-Moreno </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Association for Progressive
                                                          Communications).</span></span></span></span></p>
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class="mcePastedContent"
style="line-height: 1.56; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-line-height-alt: 156%; direction: ltr;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Learn more and register </span></span></span></span><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/116"
style="color: #056cb0;" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">here</span></span></span></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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class="mcePastedContent"
style="line-height: 1.56; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-line-height-alt: 156%; direction: ltr;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">16:00–16:45 (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="UTC+02:00" moz-do-not-send="true">UTC+02:00</a>)
                                                          | Room E,
                                                          Palexpo<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Session 237. Common But
                                                          Differentiated
Responsibilities – How can we realize this principle in WSIS
                                                          implementation?<br>
                                                          </span></span></span></span></strong><em><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Organizer: Global Digital Justice
                                                          Forum<br>
                                                          Speakers: </span></span></span></span></em><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">H.E. Amb. Erika Almeida Watanabe</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Patriota</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (Permanent Mission of Brazil to
                                                          the WTO), <b>Dr. </b></span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Alison Gillwald </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(</span></span></span></span><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Research ICT Africa), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Danish</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (South Centre), </span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Anriette Esterhuysen </span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">(Association for Progressive
                                                          Communications),
                                                          <i>Moderator</i>:</span></span></span></span><strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> Nandini Chami</span></span></span></span></strong><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent"> (IT for Change).</span></span></span></span></p>
                                                          <p
class="mcePastedContent last-child"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span
style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Learn more and register </span></span></span></span><a
href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/237"
style="color: #056cb0;" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">here</span></span></span></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">.</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"
                                                          valign="top"
class="mceGutterContainer" id="gutterContainerId-22">
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                                                          border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
style="border-collapse:separate" role="presentation">
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                                                          <td
style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;border:0;border-radius:0"
                                                          valign="top"
                                                          id="b22">
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                                                          width="100%"
style="border:0;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate">
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style="padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:0"
class="mceTextBlockContainer">
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data-block-id="22" class="mceText" id="d22" style="width:100%">
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class="mcePastedContent"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span
style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">We look forward to meeting you at
                                                          the WSIS Forum
                                                          2026.</span></span></span></span></p>
                                                          <p
class="mcePastedContent last-child"
style="line-height: 1.56; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-line-height-alt: 156%; direction: ltr;"><span
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt"><span
style="font-family: "Be Vietnam Pro", sans-serif"><span
style="background-color: transparent">Warm regards,<br>
                                                          IT for Change</span></span></span></span></p>
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style="background-color:transparent;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px;border:0;border-radius:0"
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style="min-width:100%;border-top-width:2px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#A3CD39;line-height:0;font-size:0"
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                                                          align="left"
                                                          border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="display:inline;float:left"
role="presentation">
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style="padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:12px;padding-right:12px"
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class="mceSocialFollowIcon" align="center" width="40"><a
href="https://linkedin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true"><img class="mceSocialFollowImage" width="40"
                                                          height="40"
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moz-do-not-send="true"></a></td>
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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="display:inline;float:left"
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style="padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:12px;padding-right:12px"
                                                          valign="top"
class="mceSocialFollowIcon" align="center" width="40"><a
href="https://instagram.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true"><img class="mceSocialFollowImage" width="40"
                                                          height="40"
alt="Instagram icon"
src="https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v3/block-icons-v3/instagram-filled-color-40.png"
moz-do-not-send="true"></a></td>
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style="padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:12px;padding-right:12px"
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class="mceSocialFollowIcon" align="center" width="40"><a
href="https://bsky.app/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
moz-do-not-send="true"><img class="mceSocialFollowImage" width="40"
                                                          height="40"
alt="Bluesky icon"
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class="mceFooterSection">
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style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover"
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style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" valign="top" class="mceColumn"
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                                                          border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation">
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style="background-color:transparent;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:48px;padding-left:48px;border:0;border-radius:0"
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href="https://itforchange.net/" style="display:block" target="_blank"
data-block-id="12" moz-do-not-send="true">
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style="border:0;border-radius:0;margin:0" valign="top"><img alt=""
src="https://brand-assets.mailchimp.com/01KWEK3R3TMXW51TWVRXJFJ0C5.png"
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style="display: block; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0px; height: auto;"
class="imageDropZone mceLogo" moz-do-not-send="true"></td>
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