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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Dear All:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">UNESCO CONSULTATION ON INDICATORS FOR INTERNET UNIVERSALITY: INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE (DEADLINE 31 OCTOBER)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">As you know, UNESCO is holding a consultation on its work to develop indicators for Internet Universality. This consultation is open until 31 October, and I am writing (on behalf of the consortium responsible for
developing indictor proposals) to ask if you could encourage members of ICANN’s networks to contribute to it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">UNESCO's Internet Universality framework is built around four core themes in Internet development, which are concerned with Rights, Openness, Access and Multistakeholder Participation (the R-O-A-M principles). The
indicators which are to be developed will be used to assess progress towards an Internet which is consistent with the R-O-A-M principles at national and international levels.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Work to develop the indicators is being led by the Association for Progressive Communications, together with research partners from four continents (Research ICT Africa, LIRNEasia, DIRSI and ict Development Associates).
Particular attention is being paid, within the R-O-A-M framework, to indicators concerned with gender inclusion and the inclusion of children and young people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">UNESCO, APC and its partners are keen to ensure that as many stakeholders as possible contribute to the development of these indicators. Stakeholder contributions are vital to ensuring that the indicators meet the
needs and concerns of the whole Internet community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">A questionnaire inviting contributions to the project can be found in six languages at the following websites:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Arabic: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ar.unesco.org_internetuniversality&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=vXLRTvES6Bpa3x9WtwG_oH-QQdnbOw4WSXqfJKN2Z9A&e=">
https://ar.unesco.org/internetuniversality[ar.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Chinese: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zh.unesco.org_feedback_diao-2Dcha-2Dwen-2Djuan&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=cLAHyFMMkROAggOGepVHEiC3GGKcnML6UcCjkdd0WZs&e=">
https://zh.unesco.org/feedback/diao-cha-wen-juan[zh.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">English: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.unesco.org_internetuniversality&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=CpxHcYBqaBDYtWo38cF6ts9DOKP8gLEF7vzWOviqCP0&e=">
https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality[en.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">French: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fr.unesco.org_internetuniversality&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=xoWg1a4Oyb7K6Xrveg594yQl4JPT9wMvpgOIiJXabMw&e=">
https://fr.unesco.org/internetuniversality[fr.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Russian: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ru.unesco.org_internetuniversality&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=k0hCWt6i9suj9NT9u-nuNrcEVFIuTOA6iyKv6-7l7Eg&e=">
https://ru.unesco.org/internetuniversality[ru.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Spanish: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__es.unesco.org_internetuniversality&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=7Vkmyl-4IUiAw4jOwEJd2xlEEAaGlProgKB0Nnjt7Cg&e=">
https://es.unesco.org/internetuniversality[es.unesco.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">We very much hope that you will contribute and will encourage your member-organisations and supporters to do so too. That will help to ensure that the indicator framework which emerges will be of greater value to
all members of the Internet community. The closing date for contributions is 31 October.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">If you do circulate to your networks, it would be really helpful if you could let us know that you have done so.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Many thanks for your help. We look forward to reading your inputs and those from your networks. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p>
<p><b>And please note UNESCO is leading a session on Internet Universality Indicators at ICANN60 on Saturday October 28 from 13:30</b>
<a href="https://schedule.icann.org/event/CbJk/icann-unesco-session-on-defining-internet-universality-indicators">
https://schedule.icann.org/event/CbJk/icann-unesco-session-on-defining-internet-universality-indicators</a></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">David Souter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">on behalf of the APC consortium leading the UNESCO's Internet Universality project<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Inside the Information Society blog:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.apc.org_en_column_inside-2Dinformation-2Dsociety&d=DwMFAg&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=bE2HdgWRDycp9rTiVT4rniVxsxwRdmqYbQLSoy_sJEo&m=Y7XBq7pYXmDpsvywPhQGjOJeS7H4zUFzQgJ_D6FHjh8&s=VYf4OtWEc1uSgrZIEhhvaUCUvthIQRo8wD_a-4lEfl8&e="><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://www.apc.org/en/column/inside-information-society</span>[apc.org]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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