IGF 2024 Open Forum #75 The Portuguese Speaking Community as a case study on digital cooperation

    Roundtable
    Duration (minutes): 60
    Format description: The Open Forum intends to promote a dialogue of different stakehoders, a roundtable format seems the best suited to promote such dialogue

    Description

    With approximately 250 million total speakers from 4 different continents (Europe, South America, Africa, Asia), Portuguese language is listed as the fifth-most spoken native language and the most spoken in the Southern hemisphere,. Portuguese language is also one of the most used in the Internet. Knowledge and access to information are two key components to address digital divides that still remain Different protocols have been guiding digital cooperation activities in the Portuguese Speaking community, which comprise training programmes and information exchanges in different areas of competence, bu also the provision of consultancy services and the donation of equipment, as well as the organisation of high level coordination meetings. This Open Forum intends to be a space for dialogue between governments and other stakeholders from different regions on digital cooperation in the Portuguese Countries. The Open Forum will discuss this case study on how such digital cooperation is taking place and what meaningful results it has been delivered. It will also address the lessons learned from such cooperation activities.

    Yes

    Organizers

    ANACOM
    ANACOM (Portugal)

    Speakers

    ANACOM (Portugal). We intend to bring representatives of Portuguese Speaking countries and Association of regulators

    Onsite Moderator

    ANACOM (Portugal) will indicate

    Online Moderator

    ANACOM (Portugal) will indicate

    Rapporteur

    ANACOM (Portugal) will indicate

    SDGs

    4. Quality Education
    5. Gender Equality
    8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    10. Reduced Inequalities
    16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

    Targets: 1.3Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable 1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance 1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors 8.10 Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all 9.b Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities 9.c Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status 13.b Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels 17.6Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism 17.7 Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed 17.9 Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation