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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid17" class="ace-line"><span class="font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We are coming close to the</span><span class="b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">
World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC),</b></span><span class="font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> where stakeholders from around the world will set the agenda for discussions on closing the digital divide and
digital transformation for the next four years. </span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid19" class="ace-line"><span class="font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">After being postponed due to the ongoing pandemic in 2021, the meeting is set to happen in Kigali, Rwanda, between
6-16 of June. Following our ongoing work in the Regional Preparatory Meetings,</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">
</span><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">we have prepared a Background paper with useful information
</b></span><span class="b font-color-0c1c2c font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);"><b class="">about WTDC-22</b></span><span class="font-color-0c1c2c font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);">, stakeholder</span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-0c1c2c" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);">s</span><span class="font-color-0c1c2c font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);">
attending, a summary of activities and our focus areas, among other</span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-0c1c2c" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);"> topics</span><span class="font-color-0c1c2c font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(12, 28, 44);">.</span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid139" class="ace-line"><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">We
</b></span><span class="b font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">would
</b></span><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">value your input about
</b></span><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">the
</b></span><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">paper.
</b></span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The final version of the document</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> will be
later shared in </span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">the</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> WTDC
</span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">page on our</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> website, alongside other useful
materials</span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> that will help you support our call for governments to connect the unconnected</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.</span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid126" class="ace-line"><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Please
</span><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">access the paper through this link:
<a href="https://isoc.app.box.com/folder/163346190443?s=cybjgzvifhb3evjlf0gzvgsyrt25sc17" class="">
https://isoc.app.box.com/folder/163346190443?s=cybjgzvifhb3evjlf0gzvgsyrt25sc17</a></span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid126" class="ace-line"><span class="font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">And
</span><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">share your comments or questions via email to:
<a href="mailto:peirano@isoc.org" class="">peirano@isoc.org</a>.</span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid127" class="ace-line"><span class="b font-size-medium author-14421311214 font-color-000000" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">We ask you to provide comments by</b></span><span class="font-color-000000 b font-size-medium author-2143456228" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b class="">
25 May 2022.</b></span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid27" class="ace-line"><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">After this date, we will reach out with more content and information to engage with the WTDC process. </span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid29" class="ace-line"><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Stay tuned! </span></div>
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<div data-node-type="line" id="magicdomid29" class="ace-line"><span class="font-color-000000 font-size-medium author-7918530187"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">--</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">
</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">Juan Peirano, Senior Policy Advisor</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">
</span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><a href="mailto:peirano@isoc.org" class="">peirano@isoc.org</a></span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: -0.08px; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">
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