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IGF 2024 Lightning Talk #194 Chat with ITU: International Internet Public Policy Issues

    ITU
    Dr. Xiao Zhang, Vice President of China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and Vice Chair, ITU Council Working Group on International Internet Related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet)

    Ms. Sadhvi Saran, Strategy and Policy Advisor, Emerging Technologies, ITU

    Speakers

    Dr. Xiao Zhang, Vice President of China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) and Vice Chair, ITU Council Working Group on International Internet Related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet)

    Onsite Moderator

    Ms. Sadhvi Saran, Strategy and Policy Advisor, Emerging Technologies, ITU

    Rapporteur

    Ms. Sadhvi Saran, Strategy and Policy Advisor, Emerging Technologies, ITU

    SDGs

    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure


    Targets: The session aims at advancing multi-stakeholder engagement with the ITU on identifying, studying and developing matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues.

    Format

    Short presentation followed by open Q&A

    Duration (minutes)
    20
    Description

    The ITU Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG Internet) was established in 2010 by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. The Group, comprised of ITU Member States, meets bi-annually to identify, study and develop matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues.

    Recognizing the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration to address the complex and emerging questions related to such issues, the Group regularly holds public consultations on different topics, open to all stakeholders, with a view to soliciting diverse perspectives that can inform any new or ongoing work within the ITU and/or the UN on the subject.

    Inputs on the topics can be submitted online, followed by an in-person multi-stakeholder meeting, with remote participation, at the ITU premises in Geneva, during the CWG-Internet meetings. This session aims to strengthen collaboration with the multi-stakeholder IGF community on international Internet-related public policy issues.


    The Chair of ITU CWG-Internet will also join online to contribute to this session.