[At-Large] Prepare to Reap Benefits from Global Digital Compact & Summit of the Future 2024 Speakers ask all multi-stakeholders of Bangladesh.

Tue Apr 9 02:22:54 UTC 2024

Bazlur,

I find the tone of this message deeply unsettling. Most of the community
convinced of the benefits of an open, horizontal,
multistakeholder-governed Internet are troubled by the GDC documents and
process so far. This concern has been widely documented. Was there any
dissent expressed in the meeting?

Alejandro Pisanty

On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:49 PM AHM Bazlur Rahman via At-Large <
at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:

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> *Prepare to Reap Benefits from Global Digital Compact & Summit of the
> Future 2024 Speakers ask *
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> *all multi-stakeholders of Bangladesh.*
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> The speakers at the consultation stressed the need for all-out
> preparations by Bangladesh's multi-stakeholders to reap the benefits of the
> upcoming Global Digital Compact and Summit of the Future 2024. The speakers
> directed preparatory work on the expected benefits of the summit. Besides,
> speakers were asked to develop the Bangladesh position paper on GDC and
> Summit of the Future in a multi-stakeholder manner to ensure Unified
> Voices.
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> Bangladesh Pre-Summit of the Future 2024 National Consultation Before the
> Summit of the Future 2024 was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 27 March 2024
> under the Bangladesh Initiative for Connecting, Empowering & Amplifying
> Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact & Summit for the Future 2024,
> which was organized with the support of UNDP Bangladesh and the Ministry of
> Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
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> H.E. Mr. Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary), Ministry
> of Foreign Affairs, was present in the consultation as Chief Guest, and Mr.
> Stefan Liller, UNDP Resident Representative of Bangladesh, was present as
> Guest of Honor. Brig Gen Mohammad Khalil-Ur-Rahman, NDC, psc, te, Director
> General, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), was
> present as Special Guest, and Ms Louise Barber, Head of Resident
> Coordinator’s Office, UN Office of the UN Resident Coordinator of
> Bangladesh, was present as Discussant.
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> Representatives from the relevant Ministries and government Officials
> participated in the consultation, along with Representatives from NGOs,
> CSOs, Academics, Researchers, UN Agencies, Development Partners, Networks,
> Trade bodies, Media, Youth Communities, and the Private Sector.
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> “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow” Theme of the Summit of the
> Future 2024 will be held in the UN HQs, New York, USA on 22-23 September
> 2024, and Summit of the Future will agree on a Global Digital Compact: An
> Open, Free and Secure Digital Future for All.
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> Bangladesh Initiative for Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact &
> Summit of the Future 2024, under the auspices of the Bangladesh Internet
> Governance Forum (BIGF) & Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
> Communication (BNNRC), has been actively engaging stakeholders since 2022.
> This engagement encompasses various actors, including Parliamentarians,
> Government officials, the UN system, private sector representatives,
> technical communities, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, and
> youth communities.
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> Prof.  Dr. Samia A. Selim of the University of Liberal Arts,
> Bangladesh, presented the keynote address in the session.  The head of the
> United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in Bangladesh, Ms. Louis
> Barber, and the Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGO's Network for
> Radio and Communication, Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman, were the Discussants. The
> topics discussed in this session were the UN Secretary General's 'Our
> Common Agenda' and 'Global Digital Compact’.  Professor Dr Shameem Reza,
> Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the University of
> Dhaka moderated the first panel.
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> The tone and context of the consultation were set by Mr Abdul Haque Anu,
> Secretary General of Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum, with a vivid
> presentation touched on all the Responses and Actions of Bangladesh
> Initiative for Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact & Summit of the
> Future 2024 since 2022.
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> Ms. Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury, a Research Fellow of the Bangladesh
> Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), presented the keynote speech in
> the second panel. The second session's topic was 'Summit of the Future
> 2024'—Director General of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
> Commission (BTRC) Brigadier General Khalil-Ur-Rahman, a discussant. The
> second session was moderated by Mr Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, Editor-in-Chief
> and Chief Executive Officer of TV Today. Regarding the future of the
> summit, what will Bangladesh's preparation, role, and action plan be?
> The negotiator's statement comes up.
>
> In the concluding session, Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Aspire to
> Innovate (a2i), ICT Division, Ministry of Ministry of Posts,
> Telecommunications, and Information Technology, presented the keynote
> speech.
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> Closing Remarks delivered by H.E. Masud Bin Momen as the Chief Guest,
> Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
> Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Brigadier General
> Khalil-Ur-Rahman, Director General of Bangladesh Telecommunication
> Regulatory Commission (BTRC), and Mr. Stephen Liler, UNDP Bangladesh
> Resident Representative as the guest of honour.
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> *AHM. Bazlur Rahman*
> Executive Coordinator
> Bangladesh Initiative for Unified Voices on
> Global Digital Compact and UN Summit of the Future 2024
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