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<p class="v1MsoNormal"><span>All stakeholders are kindly invited to join the collaborative session organized by several national, regional, sub-regional and youth IGFs, hosted at the next week’s 16<sup>th</sup> Internet Governance Forum in Katowice, Poland:<br /><br /></span></p>
<p class="v1MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: #0070c0;"><br /></span></strong><strong><span>IGF 2021 NRIs Collaborative Sessions<br /><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/content/igf-2021-nris-collaborative-session-smart-local-solutions-to-connect-everyone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smart policies to empower local solutions to connect everyone. Special focus: people living in remote and rural areas</a><br />Wednesday 8 December 2021, 15:15-16:15 CET<br />Online and in Katowice in Multifunctional Hall A3</span></strong></p>
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<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome from the moderator</li>
<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Open exchange on the following policy questions with open floor segments in between:</li>
<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Mapping the connectivity status in rural and remote areas. Why do connecting those communities matter? Sharing experiences from NRIs communities. [10 min] Speakers reflect on what was said during the open floor and deliver remarks on:</li>
<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Driving access in rural and remote areas: what’s smart to do and how?</li>
<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Conclusion: What next? What could we do, as individuals and as NRIs?</li>
<li style="color: black; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; vertical-align: baseline;">Closing</li>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt: 11.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 11.0pt; margin-left: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: black;">SPEAKERS</span></strong></p>
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<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-top: 13.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Tanzania IGF, Ms. Catherine Kimambo, Coordinator, Basic Internet Foundation (onsite)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Ghana IGF, Hon. Samuel Natey George, Member of the national Parliament, Republic of Ghana (onsite)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Côte d'Ivoire IGF, Ms. Gertrude Kone Kouassi,Executive Director, National Union of Telecommunications Companies, (onsite)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Cameroon IGF, Ms. Lydienne NTOGUE, Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, (onsite)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;">Ha</span>iti IGF, Stephanie Joseph, Chair, ISOC HAITI (online)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Moldova IGF, <span style="color: black; background: white;">Ms. Galina Climov, Executive director, Alliance of Organizations of People with Disabilities, Republic of Moldova, </span>(online)</li>
<li class="v1MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; vertical-align: baseline;">Colombia IGF, Julián Casasbuenas G. (onsite)</li>
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<p style="vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Moderator:</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> Ms. Jane Coffin (online)<br /><strong>Rapporteur:</strong> Lily Edinam Botyoe, Ghana IGF / Ghana Youth IGF Coordinator (onsite); and Ines Hfaiedh, Tunisia IGF (onsite)</span></p>
<p class="v1MsoNormal">The calendar invite is attached and please share this invitation with your networks.</p>
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<p class="v1MsoNormal">Best regards,<br />IGF 2021</p>
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