Session
The world is going digital!
Equipping next generation of Internet governance experts and leaders
We are living in a time when each and every aspect of our lives is going through digital transformation, from education and work to communication and entertainment. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the power and importance of digital technologies. While the physical distancing measures associated with the pandemic has closed schools across the world, disrupted people’s ability to work and forced families and friends to stay apart, the Internet has enabled many to continue their education and jobs and maintain social interaction.
However, the increase in the use of online technologies prompted by COVID-19 has exacerbated many digital policy related issues and has starkly illustrated the widening gap between the connected and unconnected. For example, it has highlighted the importance of issues related to online security and safety, data protection and utilisation, as well as freedoms and rights on the Internet. Even before the pandemic, there was broad recognition of the need to conquer the digital divide, particularly the gender digital divide, as well as online segregation and discrimination of various marginalised groups. These problems have been around ever since the Internet entered our lives, just over 50 years ago, and the complexity and global nature of the issues clearly requires the involvement of multiple generations. The youth of today will be tomorrow’s Internet leaders and experts. The sooner we start with developing the capacity of today’s youth, the sooner we can start to make progress, across the generations, and create an Internet that benefits all.
About the IGF 2020 Youth Summit This year’s IGF Youth Summit aims at serving as an interactive discussion platform for the ideas and concerns of youth participation organised across all regions. The summit will also create opportunities for networking and creating long-term partnerships. A set of comprehensive messages voicing the concerns and advice of young people from all parts of the world will be developed out of the youth engagement across both phases of IGF 2020 and widely disseminated to all stakeholders!
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PROGRAMME
The interactive discussion is divided into three main thematic blocks. Each thematic block will begin with a three to five-minute overview from key discussants providing concrete specific examples of issues or good practices pertaining to their countries/regions.
Each block will allow for interventions from participants.
While discussants are speaking, participants are invited to post comments and questions in the chat. These will be summarised by the rapporteurs and addressed, when necessary, by the key discussants.
16:30-16:40 UTC
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Welcome and Introductions
The organiser will provide a short introduction of the bottom-up consultative process conducted in preparations for this Summit. |
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16:45-17:20 UTC |
Thematic Block 1
Open Discussion |
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17:20-17:55 UTC |
Thematic block 2
Co-moderation: Mr. Alex Wong, ITU Keynote input: Mr. Jakub Borkowski, Business Development Director and 5G Wireless Solution Architect for CEE&Nordic region, Huawei |
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17:50-18:45 UTC |
Thematic Block 3
Open Discussion |
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18:45-19:00 UTC |
Conclusion High-level reflections to the IGF 2020 Youth Summit messages |