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- UNESCO presented the 2nd draft of Internet Universality indicators and engaged with Eurodig stakeholders on how to implement them at national level for assessing Internet development and formulating evidence-based policy improvements, in order to foster online democracy and human rights towards building inclusive knowledge societies and achieving 2030 sustainable development agenda.
- EuroDIG stakeholders recognize that 281 draft Internet Universality indicators assessing human rights, openness, access and multi stakeholder participation as well as crosscutting issues serve a holistic approach to combine institutional, quantitative and quantitative so as to draw a comprehensive picture of national development and dynamics on Internet policies.
- However given the complexity of conducting national assessment, EuroDIG stakeholders suggested UNESCO continue its effort to engage with regional and national stakeholders and provide training and capacity building workshops/webinars/for national assessment conductors to grasp the methodology and secure the quality of the national assessment.
Source: https://comment.eurodig.org/eurodig-2018-messages/pre-4-unesco-launch-of-the-2nd-draft-of-internet-universality-indicators-as-a-comprehensive-tool-for-enhancing-a-free-open-rights-based-and-inclusive-internet/
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28th June 2020 at 8:03 pm
The overall objective is the production and fruition of local content – i.e. in the local language and using the local writing system. Universal Acceptance is a tool to get there, but we should not confuse the means with the purpose.
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28th June 2020 at 7:39 pm
Regulatory, funding, and connectivity challenges are often common in CNs around the world. Peer exchange among CNs and identifying best practices is one way to deal with these challenges.
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28th June 2020 at 7:32 pm
We could add something about local services here. CNs not only provide connectivity to internet, but also serve as a local infrastructure on which to deploy local services and generate local content. We could simply add:
Community network provide internet access and local services for and by [..]
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26th June 2020 at 1:00 pm
Well done!
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26th June 2020 at 12:59 pm
+1 Ilias
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26th June 2020 at 12:53 pm
Easy access to and findability of trusted content needs to be ensured.
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26th June 2020 at 12:48 pm
Add at the end: Support for R&D which brings together technology innovation and creativity is key.
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26th June 2020 at 12:45 pm
Sorry, the comment which slipped into para 3 should have been for par 2:
At the end a sentence should be added: The DSA package offers the perfect opportunity.
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26th June 2020 at 12:44 pm
At the end a sentence should be added: The DSA package offers the perfect opportunity.
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26th June 2020 at 12:43 pm
You could add after the last sentence: the DSA package offers the perfect opportunity.
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