Tijani, thanks for the feedback! 

We often assume Indigenous communities are captured under the term underserved. It's not so. It's better to differentiate and mention explicitly. 

Also, we have advanced countries with indigenous communities. However, Matthew agrees with my opinion but modified the word communities to people. I believe this is to remove ambiguity of claims, and sticking to individuality. 

Thus, "developing countries, underserved people, and indigenous people".

Regards.

- Adebunmi Akinbo.




On Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 6:26 PM Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn> wrote:

Do you think that indigenous communities are not included in underserved poeple, or do you mean that the indigenous communities should be included even if they are not underserved ?

In my opinion, the proposal of Matthew is the best.
Tijani

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adebunmi Akinbo <adebunmi.akinbo@gmail.com> a écrit :

---
Matthew,

Please reword it to "developing countries, underserved people, and indigenous communities." My submission is based on this specific definition.

Regards.


On Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 1:52 PM Tijani BEN JEMAA via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org> wrote:

Fully agree with Matthew's proposal.
Tijani

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Matthew Cowen <matthew@dgtlfutures.com> a écrit :

Good morning all,

 
I’ve been following along for a while and haven’t felt the need to add anything. However, I think “communities” is a word that is too vague and leads to confusion about who we are talking about. It is used and over-used on the interent to describe a few people playing the same video game as it is used to describe an ancient tribe.
 
I would suggest something like “ … the full participation of developing countires and all under-represented peoples …"
 
My 2c.

—
My best/Cordialement,

Matthew Cowen
 

On 23 Jul 2025, at 06:44, Tijani BEN JEMAA via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org> wrote:

 

I absolutely agree with you Anne to add Indigenous people community, and all the other communities such as cultural, People with disability, etc.

So my proposal is to add "and communities" to read:

"4. Ensuring the full participation of developing countries and communities is a priority, supported by capacity building, technology development, and financial resources."

Tijani


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Anne ICANN via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org> a écrit :

Many thanks Jen.  Regarding the Elements Paper, I note that indigenous people are mentioned in Item 8 but there is no specific provision for full participation by this group in the WSIS process.  There is a provision emphasizing participation in relation to developing countries but I think we all know that indigenous populations are generally underserved.  In the U.S., for example, these populations are on reservations and struggling with issues as basic as lack of running water etc.  How can written comment on the Elements Paper be submitted to modify Item 4 as shown below in bold?
 
"4. Ensuring the full participation of developing countries and indigenous peoples is a priority, supported by capacity building, technology development, and financial resources."
 
Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2026

On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM jen--- via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org> wrote:

Dear All,

 

The follow-up WSIS+20 Informal Stakeholder Consultation Session for 29 July 2025 (10:00-13:00 EDT / 14:00-17:00 UTC) is now announced with a registration deadline of 23 July. This is a multistakeholder consultation with the participation of Member States and all other stakeholder groups together. The session will be on the Elements Paper, with specific focus on topics where feedback was requested.

 

Please see the announcement containing registration link and additional information here: https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/wsisinformalsession

 

Best,

Jennifer

_______________________________________________


Learn more about the WSIS+20 Outreach Network and review relevant resources: https://go.icann.org/wsis20

Read the public archives for this mailing list: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/wsis20/

_______________________________________________
By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.


 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tijani BENJEMAA
Executive Director
Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI)
Telephone: +216 52 385 114
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

_______________________________________________


Learn more about the WSIS+20 Outreach Network and review relevant resources: https://go.icann.org/wsis20

Read the public archives for this mailing list: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/wsis20/

_______________________________________________
By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tijani BENJEMAA
Executive Director
Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI)
Telephone: +216 52 385 114
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
_______________________________________________


Learn more about the WSIS+20 Outreach Network and review relevant resources: https://go.icann.org/wsis20

Read the public archives for this mailing list: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/wsis20/

_______________________________________________
By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.



------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tijani BENJEMAA
Executive Director
Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI)
Telephone: +216 52 385 114
------------------------------------------------------------------------------