Hi to all
Attached is GDC Rev 4 which has made it my way from a few different people this morning. I understand that like Rev 3 the draft was released under silence procedures. I don't have the details on the silence procedures deadline this time around, perhaps others
do.
I'm still digesting the text but a quick assessment on the issues I have been most closely following:
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leans into ITU more on connectivity and bridging the digital divide;
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2005 status quo on Internet governance (a pity in my view on the IGF funding challenge);
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More caution on Digital Public Infrastructure;
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The new AI panel and annual dialogue remain;
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Follow up seems a bit more grounded in existing mechanisms and a GDC implementation map produced and linked to next year's WSIS +20; and,
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A proposal for creation of a new UN office remains and will go to the General Assembly meetings next month, presumably for approval.
Look forward to hearing others perspectives.
Fiona