Session
UNESCO
Tatevik Grigoryan, UNESCO, Intergovernmental organization
Anriette Esterhuysen, Association for Progressive Communications, South Africa Fabio Senne, Cetic.br/Nic.br, Brazil Tenanoia Simona, Chief Executive Officer, Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation, Tuvalu Nkundwe M. Mwasaga, Director-General, Information and Communication Technologies Commission
Tatevik Grigoryan
Camila Gonzalez
Camila Gonzalez
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
10. Reduced Inequalities
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: session will highlight the significance of indicators in equipping stakeholders across various sectors with the means to align themselves with the UN SG's roadmap for digital cooperation and the Global Digital Compact, aimed at achieving the SDGs. By providing concrete solutions towards fulfilling Goals 4, 5, 10, 16, and 17 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNESCO's Internet Universality Indicators framework addresses a global and national standard-setting gap. It serves as a comprehensive research tool to promote Internet policies for sustainable development in all countries.
Roundtable
It will be a 2-hour hybrid interactive session that serves a platform for UNESCO to give guidance to the stakeholder on the implementation of the updated ROAM-X framework. Further, it serves as the annual presentation to the global Internet Governance community, providing insights on the impact of the Internet Universality worldwide. Experts and partners from five continents will be invited to present evidence-based findings, recommendations and impact derived from national ROAM-X Internet Universality assessments, and share best practices and lessons learned during the implementation process.
UNESCO has developed the Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators as a holistic toolkit for Member States to conduct voluntary assessment of the Internet environment and formulate effective actionable policy recommendations to advance the national digital development. The framework is implemented through a multistakeholder approach, in which various interested, concerned stakeholders come together to discuss the various dimensions of the Internet environment covered by the indicators based on the principles of Rights, Openness, Accessibility for All, and Multistakeholder participation (ROAM), as well as a number of X-cutting issues such as gender equality and climate change. Since the launch of the ROAM-X framework in 2018, Internet Universality assessments have been progressing in over 40 countries, each of which has established a Multistakeholder Advisory Board (MAB) to steer the evidence-based assessments and the implementation of policy recommendations. Following 5 years of its deployment, UNESCO, through global consultations, updated the framework to ensure its continued value and relevance in light of the emerging technologies and drawing on the implementation experience across the globe. On the occasion of IGF 2024, the day 0 event aims to achieve two main objectives: Bring together key stakeholders from across the world, to discuss the role of the IUI ROAM-X framework in addressing major gaps identified through the assessment. Present the latest IUI framework and its significance in the ever-evolving digital landscape and guide the stakeholders through its further use to foster human-rights based, inclusive and open internet.
1. We will have targeted questions concerning the topics covered by the framework which we will ask not only to the online and onsite speakers, but also to the attendees as well to ensure active participation. 2. We will organize preparatory session with the speakers and some of key attendees to coordinate the dynamics of the session. The targeted questions will ensure lively interaction.