Below is the list of Launches and Awards session proposals, received in a response to the IGF 2021 call for sessions. These proposals were cleared against the basic entry criteria of the IGF and are currently under detailed evaluation for possible inclusion in the IGF 2021 programme. It is expected that the final list of all accepted sessions will be announced shortly after the 2nd IGF 2021 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, 22-23 and 30 June.
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South School on Internet Governance
CCAT LAT - Centro de Capacitación para América Latina y el Caribe South School on Internet Governance University of Buenos Aires ISOC Argentina Chapter

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #7 Launch of the New South School on Internet Governance
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Brock University
Anit Gurumurthy, IT for Change, NGO, Asia and the Pacific Blayne Haggart, Brock University, Academic, WEOG Manal Ismail, Chief Expert, Internet Policies, National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt, Government, Africa Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University, WEOG

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #19 Power and Authority in Internet Governance: Return of the State?
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World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
1. Lourdes Montenegro (Philippines), Lead, Digital Sector Transformation, WBA

2. Nicholas Sewe (Kenya), Engagement Manager, Digital Inclusion Benchmark, WBA

3. Megan Roberts (U.S.), Director of Policy Planning, United Nations Foundation

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #25 Corporate action on digital inclusion: progress and prospects
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #28 Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) 2020 IGF launch: Technology, the environment and a sustainable world
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China Federation of Internet Societies (CFIS)
Xiuyun Ding, Civil Society, China Federation of Internet Societies

Jiatong Chen, Civil Society, China Federation of Internet Societies

Xinrui Wei, Civil Society, China Federation of Internet Societies

United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), China

Wenying Su, Intergovernmental Organization, UNICEF China

Communication University of China

Ming Yan, Civil Society, Communication University of China

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #39 Application of Artificial Intelligence for Children - Research Report and Case Study Collection
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ITU - EQUALS Global Partnership
Lena Ostlund, International Telecommunication Union

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #42 2021 EQUALS in Tech Awards
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International Federation of Film Producers Associations [FIAPF]
Bertrand Moullier, International Federation of Film Producers Associations [FIAPF], WEOG, Private Sector

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #51 A Vision for the Internet from the Professional Audiovisual Content Sector
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Institute of Social Ethics, University of Lucerne

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #55 “Human Rights-Based Data-Based Systems”
62 IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #62 Mapping and measuring digital trade integration
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Al Sur

IGF 2021 Launch / Award Event #63 Fighting disinformation on the Internet beyond censoring: a study on public officials responsibility