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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">As some of you may know, the WSIS+20 review is a UN-led process assessing the 20 years of progress in using ICTs to support development. The process will also shape the next steps
to strengthen digital cooperation going forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">As part of our work related to this process, we’re forming a working group for our members to exchange ideas, share updates, and shape our contributions. This will be a space to connect,
collaborate, and reflect on how to turn <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/02/advancing-the-wsis-vision-together/">
our high-level ideas</a> into concrete recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">If you’re interested in joining the group, please follow this link. We just kicked things off with a brief introduction round, and we’ll share a first discussion prompt with the group
soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Isra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Medium";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none">Isra Rosas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none">Director,
Partnerships and Internet Development</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<a href="mailto:email@isoc.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#183247">rosas</span><span style="color:#183247">@isoc.org</span></a> |
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#183247">Donate today.</span></a></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none">Help protect the Internet for everyone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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