IGF 2025 Day 0 Event #263 Public Service Media and Meaningful Digital Access

    British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
    Abdallah Alsalmi Patrick Leusch (moderator)

    Speakers

    Open Technology Fund (OTF) Public Service Media representative from Asia-Pacific Someone to represent a government view from Africa

    Onsite Moderator
    Patrick Leusch
    Online Moderator
    Sharon Zhao
    Rapporteur
    Sharon Zhao
    SDGs

    10. Reduced Inequalities


    Targets: 10. Reduced Inequalities

    Format

    Classroom

    The session will be moderated and the speakers in turn will talk about the subject for 30 minutes. This will be followed by a discussion with the attendees online and onsite.

    Duration (minutes)
    60
    Description

    This workshop will deal with the learned lessons from policies followed by public service media to reach audiences via the internet, and the challenges they face particularly in reaching global audiences. The concept of "Meaningful Connectivity" will be explored in the context of what public service media can offer, whether it is via the content (e.g. multilingual and accessible, educational, fact-checking), editorial policies (child online protection), or technical solutions to blocking.

    The moderator will pose questions for the attendees in the classroom and online to consider during the panellists presentations using an online tool (eg Slido). Audience members will be encouraged to comment and pose questions online throughout presentations. These will be curated by the presenter after all the panellists have spoken.