INTERNAL Dear all As governments continue negotiations on the WSIS +20 Outcome Document, please find our invitation to our upcoming side event during the WSIS+20 High Level Meeting. Hope to see you all there online! Anna [cid:ii_mj1ovk4f0] Affordable and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists December 15, 2025 Dear Partners and Colleagues, We hope you are well, and our apologies for cross-posting. On behalf of the Global Forum for Media Development and ARTICLE 19, it is our pleasure to invite you to our upcoming 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-digita...>". 🗓️Date: December 15, 2025 🕐Time: 15:00–16:00 UTC / 16:00–17:00 CET / 10.00-11-00 ET. 📍Location: Online via Zoom. ✍️Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Seo9XWDYSJ2b9clMMAsqOA Background: As the WSIS+20 Review approaches its conclusion, this session explores how the WSIS+20 Outcome Document can be translated into concrete actions to strengthen media independence, access to information, and ensure that journalists and media can benefit from affordable, interoperable, and secure digital technologies. To that end, this session will introduce the Journalism Cloud Alliance as a collaborative initiative to advance open and affordable digital tools and services for media and journalists. By showcasing the JCA and other multistakeholder efforts, the session will demonstrate how WSIS commitments can be operationalised to create an inclusive, sustainable, and human rights-based digital ecosystem. AGENDA<https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digita...> The total duration of the side event is 60 minutes. REGISTER HERE<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Seo9XWDYSJ2b9clMMAsqOA> The final agenda, resources and literature review will be availabe here<https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digita...> ahead of the event. We look forward to your participation as we believe it will greatly enrich the meeting. We look forward to you joining us next Monday! With kind regards, The GFMD Secretariat https://gfmd.info<https://gfmd.info/> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | X (Twitter) <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> GLOBAL FORUM FOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT Stay up to date with GFMD's media development and journalism support updates, insights and initiatives: Follow us on <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/gfmd.info> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/@MediaGFMD>. Subscribe to our <https://linktr.ee/mediagfmd> newsletters and mailing lists<https://linktr.ee/mediagfmd>. _._,_._,_ ________________________________ _._,_._,_ Anna Oosterlinck (she/her/hers) Senior Global Advocacy Advisor [cid:logo_1c766458-35ee-431a-9a22-e00b47cd2091.png]<https://www.article19.org> Defending freedom of expression and information www.article19.org<https://www.article19.org> Subscribe to our Newsletter<https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up/> [cid:newsletter_02744340-c607-4374-8a37-11b8b216096d.png] <https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up> Notes: - Please update your records with my new email address. - We work half day Fridays (AM). Follow us [cid:bluesky1x_864ef831-9476-4116-88b8-2a3410741630.png]<https://bsky.app/profile/article19.bsky.social> [cid:facebook_2853baa0-f060-42e6-b448-6a8788c1b5dd.png] <https://www.facebook.com/article19org/> [cid:youtube_ffe95af1-d962-4acd-ab59-4eb4ea07466e.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDB6E_x0xRSfF62b872n9YQ> [cid:linkedin_199dc89c-14aa-41cd-b2a7-37b8ae8d667d.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19> [cid:instagram_05fbcc72-6df2-442b-8c34-146d0e9d8c41.png] <https://www.instagram.com/article19org/> [cid:x_d21e0607-da5a-44a7-80c7-e2d86bc18a92.png] <https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=article19org> [cid:impact-report_e2e95541-2ba2-48bb-9d04-b27f8b4030e6.jpg]<https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up/>
