First Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group Meeting (MAG)
22 - 24 February 2021. To be held virtually.
SCHEDULE
Day 1: 22 February, Open consultation, 09:00-11:15 and 11:45-13:45 and 14:00-16:00 - meeting duration 6 h 45 min including breaks
Day 2: 23 February, MAG meeting, 10:30-12:30 and 13:00-15:00 - meeting duration 4 h 30 min including break
Day 3: 24 February, MAG meeting, 09:00-11:15 and 12:15-14:30 - meeting duration 5h 30 min including break
DRAFT AGENDA
Day 1: 22 February 2021 - Open Consultation and MAG Meeting
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Agenda Item
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09:00 - 09:45
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- Opening statements and adoption of the agenda
- Message from UN DESA
- Welcome by MAG Chair
- Welcome by MAG Host country Co-chair 2021
- Presentation and update from IGF 2021 host country
- Adoption of the agenda
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09:45 - 11:15
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- IGF 2020 stock taking and considerations for 2021
- Overview of the IGF2020 stock taking process (5 min)
- Report on the 9th February Open Consultation on IGF 2020 stocktaking and presentation of key points to consider in 2021 (10 min)
- Feedback from the IGF community on IGF improvements
- Discussion on the IGF 2021 process, annual meeting and intersessional work
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11:15-11:45
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BREAK
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11:45-13:15
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- Issues and themes for IGF2021
- The idea of a more focused IGF
- IGF Secretariat’s summary of inputs received to the open call for issues
- A multi-year approach to IGF issues and themes
- Discussion in groups* on issues, themes and policy questions IGF2021 can focus on (1 hour)
- Reports from breakout groups* followed by discussion
*(See here guidelines for breakout groups)
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13:15-13:45
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- The IGF 2021 process and timeline
- Annual meeting
- Intersessional work
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13:45-14:00
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BREAK
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14:30-15:00 |
Meet with Ms. Maria Francesca Spatolisano, the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs and Officer in Charge of the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
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15:00-16:00
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OPEN CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED MULTI-STAKEHOLDER HIGH-LEVEL BODY - (para 93(a) of the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation)
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16:15-17:00
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Online social event hosted by the Government of Switzerland and the IGF 2021 MAG Working Group on Hybrid Meetings, supported by DiploFoundation and Geneva Internet Platform
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Day 2: 23 February 2021 - MAG Meeting (open to observers)
Meeting outputs:
- IGF intersessional work in 2021: BPFs and Policy Networks
- Review and approve recommendations from MAG Working Groups 2020 and approve activity plans for 2021 MAG Working Groups
- Finalise IGF2021 focus and theme
- Overall programme structure and flow
- Types and Number of sessions
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Agenda Item
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10:30-11:00
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- Opening of the MAG meeting
- Remarks from UN DESA
- Remarks from host-country chair
- Remarks from MAG chair and review of the agenda and meeting goals
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11:00-12:30
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- Shaping the IGF2021 programme - discussions in groups
- Event format and flow
- How can the IGF retain its open and bottom-up character while also being more focused?
- Type and number of sessions
- How to approach types of sessions, e.g. intro/closing sessions, workshops and open forums, main sessions and what could be the total number of sessions?
- Session proposal and selection criteria and process
- Timetable and process for calling for proposals and how to approach selection of sessions.
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12:30 - 13:00
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BREAK
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13:00-14:00
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- Shaping the IGF2021 programme continued
- Reports from group discussions
- *Other factors to consider
- Youth engagement
- Engaging parliamentarians
- Strategies for collaboration and complementarity across intersessional work
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14:00-15:00
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- Recap of input on issues/themes from the open consultation
- Capturing consensus if possible on IGF2021 main issues and themes
- Next steps
- Recap of overall programme structure and flow
- Capturing consensus if possible
- Next steps
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Day 3: 24 February MAG Meeting (open to observers)
Time in UTC
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Agenda item
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09:00 - 09:10
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- Review of the agenda and meeting goals
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09:15 - 11:15
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- BPFs and Policy Networks
- Final approval
- Strategic workplan including cooperation with other processes
- Annual workplan of DCs
- Collaboration with the NRIs in 2021
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11:15 - 12:15
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BREAK
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12:15-14:15
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- MAG Working Groups
- Reports and recommendations from 2020 MAG Working Groups
- Forming the IGF 2021 Working Groups
- Discussion and next steps
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14:15-14:30
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- Meeting closure and evaluation
- Closing remarks from host-country chair
- Closing remarks from MAG chair
- Evaluation (online poll)
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