[IGFmaglist] Revised IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks and Action Items

[livia.walpen at bakom.admin.ch]

Dear colleagues,

from the Swiss side, we are following these discussions with great interest. We are not an “official” MAG-member, but as a former host country, allow me to quickly share our view on the two options on the table:


We are in strong favour of option 2: “Create an additional track with the title “Sustainability” and then address environmental sustainability/climate change and/or digital economy as part of this additional track.”



The topic of climate change is of highest political relevance, and as we wish to enhance the political relevance of the IGF, we consider it crucial to make “climate change” explicitly visible in the IGF 2020 program. Furthermore, the Climate Change Conference COP 24 in 2018 was held Katowice, which is in our view an ideal occasion to place the interrelation between digitalization and climate change at the top of the IGF 2020 policy agenda.



Very best,

Livia


Livia Walpen
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Von: Chengetai Masango <chengetai.masango at un.org>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. Januar 2020 13:24
An: MAG-public <Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org>
Betreff: [IGFmaglist] Revised IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks and Action Items

Dear All,

Please see a revised version of the call based on an aggregate of your feedback :

https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-call-for-validation-of-thematic-tracks


The Secretariat intends to make  public  the call tomorrow morning Geneva time.

Best regards

Chengetai

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