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Closing the WSIS+20 Outreach Network
by Carlos Reyes April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

Dear WSIS+20 Outreach Network, Building on the success of the WSIS+20 Outreach Network, ICANN recently launched the Internet Governance Network. The Internet Governance Network is a space for members of the global Internet community to exchange information, resources, and perspectives on Internet governance issues connected to ICANN's remit. This includes developments in the United Nations intergovernmental and multilateral processes and related activities that ICANN is engaged in or monitoring. Similar to the WSIS+20 Outreach Network, the Internet Governance Network supports communication and collaboration among mailing list subscribers who wish to: * Discuss issues related to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance that pertain to ICANN's mission. * Share information on initiatives that support an open, secure, and interoperable Internet. To keep discussions focused, the network is organized around specific global processes and milestones. Once a given process concludes, the mailing list will be closed, and a new one may be created as needed for future milestones. As a result, this mailing list will be closed on 24 April 2026; the archives will remain public and available. To learn about Internet Governance Network and mailing list subscription options, please visit: https://www.icann.org/en/government-engagement/internet-governance-network Participation in any mailing list is voluntary and does not create any obligations for ICANN or the subscribers. Discussions are for informational purposes only and do not represent the positions of ICANN or community consensus. ICANN convenes and facilitates the network and participates in discussions in its institutional capacity alongside other participants. On behalf of my ICANN colleagues, thank you for your active participation in the WSIS+20 Outreach Network. Your collaboration contributed to the successful WSIS+20 review process and an affirmation of mulitstakeholder Internet governance in the WSIS+20 outcome document. Best, Carlos Carlos Reyes Senior Director, Technical Policy and Advice Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Washington, D.C. Engagement Center

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IMSB Final Report Published
by Jennifer Chung March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026

Dear All, I am pleased to let you know that the IMSB Final Report: Reflections and Recommendations have been published. You may view the report here: https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/imsb and as attached. It is our hope that these reflections and recommendations may inform and encourage future multistakeholder sounding boards and similar mechanisms that can complement and enhance multilateral processes particularly in digital governance processes. Best, Jen, on behalf of the IMSB

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RECORDING - ICANN 85 – WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps
by Joly MacFie March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

<https://isoc.live/20323> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20323>VIDEO <https://youtu.be/JaKScXfKNKk> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/icann85-wsis/icann85-wsis.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/152688168/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/icann85-wsis> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20323> On March 9 2026, during the ICANN 85 Community Forum <https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/> in Mumbai, in a panel ‘WSIS+20 Lessons Learned & Next Steps <https://sched.co/2GwkG>‘, Internet governance leaders and community members reflected on the WSIS+20 <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20> review process and discussed what comes next. SPEAKERS Kurtis Lindqvist – President and CEO, ICANN Sally Wentworth – President and CEO, ISOC Ian Sheldon – ICANN GAC Amrita Choudhury – ICANN community member Chris Disspain – ICANN community member Chengetai Masango – Head – IGF Secretariat Moderator: Janis Karklins – Head of Government Engagement, ICANN Host: Rebecca McGilley – Government and IGO Engagement Operations Senior Director, ICANN - -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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WSIS+20 Side Event | IGF Dynamic Coalitions at the Forefront of WSIS+20 and Beyond WSIS+20
by Joly MacFie Feb. 3, 2026

Feb. 3, 2026

<https://isoc.live/20159>VIDEO <https://youtu.be/RVg58p5siE8> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/wsis_dccg/wsis-dccg.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/149818872/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/wsis_dccg> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20159> On 15 December 2025 the IGF Secretariat <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/about#team> and the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund <https://www.unjspf.org/> (UNJSPF) organized a WSIS+20 side event <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/W…> ‘IGF Dynamic Coalitions at the Forefront of WSIS+20 and Beyond‘ at the United Nations in NYC. SPEAKERS Dino Dell’Accio – DC Emerging Technologies (DC-ET) Rajendra Pratap Gupta – DC-Health Dr Amado Espinosa – DC Data Driven Health Technologies (DDHT) Judith Hellerstein – DC on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD) Avri Doria – DC on Schools and Internet Governance (DC SIG) Mark Carvell – DC Internet Standards, Security & Safety (IS3C) Jutta Croll – DC-Children Vinicius W. O. Santos – CGI.br Steven Webb – DC on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) Moderator: Markus Kummer, Co-Facilitator, IGF Dynamic Coalitions Coordination Group (DCCG) -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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TCCM statement on WSIS+20 outcomes
by Annaliese Williams Dec. 19, 2025

Dec. 19, 2025

Hello all On behalf of the TCCM Secretariat, I'm sharing our statement on WSIS+20 https://www.tccm.global/tccm-welcomes-wsis20-internet-governance-outcomes/ Best wishes Annaliese _______ Annaliese Williams annaliese.williams(a)auda.org.au<mailto:annaliese.williams@auda.org.au> +61 439 673 155 [https://files.auda.org.au/images/AUDA_Fullrz1.jpg] .au Domain Administration www.auda.org.au<http://www.auda.org.au/> [cid:image001.png@01DC70DB.2ED2ADE0]<https://www.getyour.au/> ________________________________ Important Notice This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately.

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UNGA WSIS Session transcript
by Joly MacFie Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

A couple of people have asked for this. It is. of course, UN copyrighted https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bkQt781rzFo_LO8AIQfVrSoyK1zn5l8b/view?usp=… -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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ICANN and CEO intervention at the WSIS+20 UNGA HLM 17 December 2025.
by Alexey Trepykhalin Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

Dear All, Please find attached below the intervention of ICANN’s President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist at the High Level WIS+20 Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on 17 December 2025. Best regards, Alexey Speech Content: Madam President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and guests. It is my honor to speak on behalf of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, during this important and historic WSIS review. ICANN expresses its deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly; the Co-facilitators and the Permanent Representatives of Albania and Kenya, Ambassador Janina and Ambassador Lokaale; their dedicated staff; UNDESA; and all UN agencies and stakeholders who contributed to a transparent, inclusive, and collaborative process. The addition of the Sounding Board meaningfully strengthened engagement across the community. We all know the long road that has brought us to this moment, so I will focus on why this work matters now. The Internet remains one of the most powerful engines for human progress. Today, more than 6 billion people are online, and entire communities and economies have grown in ways once unimaginable. At the same time, an estimated 2.2 billion people remain offline, and many more who are online still lack meaningful connectivity. Ensuring secure, stable, and reliable access for them is one of the defining development challenges of our time. The multistakeholder model of Internet governance is essential to meeting that challenge. The Internet’s growth and resilience rely on the shared responsibility of academia, civil society, governments, international organizations, the private sector, and the technical community. This cooperative model works. It is why the Internet remains unified, global, and resilient. Sustaining and strengthening this bottom-up, collaborative approach is critical to the future of global digital cooperation. The Internet Governance Forum is a cornerstone of that cooperation. The IGF is the world’s most inclusive space for digital dialogue, bringing every stakeholder to the table on equal terms. A permanent, well-resourced IGF is not a procedural matter. It is foundational to effective global cooperation and to ensuring that the Internet continues to serve all people, in all regions. ICANN supports this vision through its work on Universal Acceptance readiness and adoption and the coordination of Internationalized Domain Names, which expands access in several languages and scripts, and through capacity-building initiatives such as the Coalition for Digital Africa. Through the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN, member states bring essential governmental expertise into the multistakeholder model. ICANN also cooperates closely with the specialized UN agencies ITU, UNESCO and WIPO in delivering our mission. This collaboration reinforces trust in the Domain Name System and supports the stability of the Internet’s unique identifier systems. The Internet - anchored in this multi-stakeholder model - has delivered extraordinary benefits across the world. Continuing that progress requires sustained commitment to this collaborative model of governance. ICANN strongly supports the WSIS+20 Outcome Document and stands ready to deepen its collaboration with all stakeholders as we work to ensure that the Internet remains secure, stable, and truly global. Thank you.

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RECORDING – YOUTH IGF LEGACY WSIS+20 Online Side Event
by Joly MacFie Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20019> VIDEO <https://youtu.be/vUw2G0sXz7A> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/youthigf-wsis/youthigf-wsis.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/146039381/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/youthigf-wsis> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20019> On 15 December 2025. the Youth IGF <https://events.youthigf.com/igf> convened an online side event to the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/GA%20High-Level-Meeting> at the United Nations General Assembly, with the theme ‘YOUTH IGF LEGACY – Shaping the Next Era of Internet Governance‘. The session reflected on more than a decade of Youth IGF evolution, highlighting how youth engagement has moved from participation to tangible policy influence at national, regional, and global levels. Speakers from youth leadership and parliaments emphasized the need to institutionalize youth voices as active co-authors of Internet governance, not merely participants or observers. SPEAKERS Julie Ward – Former Member of the European Parliament Daniel Molokele – Member of Parliament, Zimbabwe Amira Saber Qandil – Member of the Egyptian Senate Razoana Moslam – Youth IGF Leader, Australia Dunsin Fatuase – Youth IGF Leader, Nigeria Levy Syanseke – Youth IGF Leader, Zambia Sofija Stevanovic – Swiss Youth IGF Brando Benifei – Member of the European Parliament Host / Moderator: Yuliya Morenets – Founder, Youth IGF -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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Reshaping RDRS and geopolitics of data: Why global south’s voice matters by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS
by Remmy Nweke Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

This may interest some of us Reshaping RDRS and geopolitics of data: Why global south’s voice matters by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/2025/12/reshaping-rdrs-and-geopolitics-of-data.…> ___________________ REMMY NWEKE, *mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP, mnipr* Lead Consulting Strategist - *DigitalSENSE Africa* <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> Group Executive Editor, *ITREALMS Media* group [*Multiple-award winning medium*] (ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/>, DigitalSENSE Business Magazine <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; NaijaAgroNet <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/>) No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> @DigitalSENSEng 2025 *Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D*, Thursday June 1 <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/>9 2025 *ITREALMS* e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday November 20 <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> @Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria <http://welcomecentrehotels.com/> Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS) ______________________________________________________________ *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution. On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM Laura Becana Ball <lbecanaball(a)gfmd.info> wrote: > THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! > > Dear Partners and Colleagues, > > On behalf of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and ARTICLE 19, > we would like to extend our deepest thanks for your participation and > interest to the side-event during the WSIS+20 UNGA High Level meeting "Affordable > and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists > <https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…> > ". > > We truly appreciate your dedication to advancing media freedom online, > and we are honoured to have had you join us in these important discussions. > As we aim to continuously improve, we would greatly appreciate your > feedback. Please take a moment to complete our Feedback Form > <https://forms.gle/HA5JYDxc9m6Vb2yt6>. Your thoughts and suggestions will > help us improve future events and initiatives. > > Additionally, as requested by the WSIS Secretariat, we will prepare a > summary report jointly with three key messages / call to action which > will be published on the WSIS+20 website, as well as in our meeting page > here > <https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…>. > Do not hesitate to reach out should you want to share any materials or > action points that you wish we include in our summary or website. > > Thank you once again for your participation, and we look forward to seeing > you at our future events! > > We also want to wish you a restful end of the year, and a healthy, hopeful > and bright start to 2026. We look forward to continuing this work together > in the next year. > > With kind regards, > > The GFMD Secretariat > > https://gfmd.info > > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | X (Twitter) > <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD>| Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> >

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UK IGF WSIS Session
by Joly MacFie Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

VIDEO https://youtu.be/JqHUpry_5ew RECAP https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.EN.pdf -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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