[Parliamentary Session 2] What are parliamentary priorities in the digital sphere today? An open exchange.

Description

The Internet Governance Forum is a year-round process that has a network of over 170 National and Regional IGF initiatives. These initiatives involve local actors, including Members of Parliament. In 2024, regional Parliamentary Tracks were organized in Africa, in Central Asia and in Latin America and the Caribbean.
 
This session will report back on the most pressing digital issues that emerged from the regional Parliamentary Tracks, as a starting point for discussion on the priorities for parliaments in the coming year. These priorities will guide the discussions and inform the outputs from the global IGF Parliamentary Track.

Speakers:

• Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, Senator, National Assembly of Nigeria
• Martin Yeza, Member of Parliament, Argentina
• Muneer Soroor, Member of Parliament, Bahrain
• Gulsharkan Kultaeva, Member of Parliament, Kyrgyzstan (to be confirmed)
• Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Member of the European Parliament (to be confirmed)

Moderator:

• Agustina Ordonez, Chamber of Deputies, Argentina