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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Dear Chapter Delegates,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Following on our activities related to the WSIS+20 review, I’d like to inform you that <a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ElementsPaper_20June.pdf" title="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ElementsPaper_20June.pdf">the
WSIS+20 Elements Paper has just been released</a>. The document contains the main areas the co-facilitators will address in the Zero Draft (expected in August). As such, you’ll notice it doesn’t go into detail on many topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">On the IGF’s mandate, for instance, the co-facilitators mentioned their intention to address the topic in the Zero Draft, but they didn’t hint about
any particular choice.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">The definition of Internet Governance started from a mixed reference to the Tunis Agenda text, without reflecting the text adopted in the GDC.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">The term “enhanced cooperation” is mentioned again, as we saw during the deliberations leading to the Global Digital Compact.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">For the people following the IGF 2025 meeting, the Internet Society will organize a networking session on <a href="https://igf2025.sched.com/event/26G2M/networking-session-#127-the-internet-society-community-discusses-wsis+20-and-beyond?linkback=grid" title="https://igf2025.sched.com/event/26G2M/networking-session-#127-the-internet-society-community-discusses-wsis+20-and-beyond?linkback=grid">Monday,
23, at 16:00 CEST (14:00 UTC)</a> to discuss the Elements Paper. The session will allow for virtual participation, and we look forward to hearing from you either during the session, via this mailing list, or through our
<a href="https://community.internetsociety.org/s/join-process?groupId=a0OUO000006jWQ5">
WSIS+20 Community Working Group</a>. If you’d prefer to submit a shorter input, feel free to fill in
<a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ef6294b93dc0474a8971f87a880c7e41">this online form</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">If your chapter is planning to engage with government officials about this process, feel free to reach out. We can work together to develop talking points and other documents as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span 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 style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247;mso-ligatures:none">Director,
Partnerships and Internet Development<br>
Internet Society<br>
<u><a href="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#183247">Donate today.</span></a></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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