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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Contribute your questions on Digital Sustainability

From the European Green Deal to the UN's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, ICT sustainability is increasingly on the wider Internet policy agenda. Last year's plenary session on the topic left us with many areas to explore further, which is exactly what we plan to do at this year's first focus session dedicated to digitisation and sustainability. But we need your help! We are working to bring together decision-makers who can help us answer tough questions in the opening segment (in BBC Question Time style), which means we are looking for pointed, hard-hitting questions from the EuroDIG community to help enrich our discussion. We invite you to check out our Wiki page, and in case you have any questions you'd like to pose, to please email them directly to the co-focal points for the session. 


Meet the Focal Points

 #EuroDIG2021 Focus Session 1: Greening Internet Governance, Part II – Enabling an Environmentally Sustainable Digital Transformation in Europe will be the first session in the new deep-dive format on June 29. This week, let us introduce you to the co-focal Points Minda Moreira and Michael J. Oghia – both of whom are no strangers to the EuroDIG community!

Minda Moreira is the co-Chair of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC), an active part of EuroDIG and the UN Internet Governance Forum, providing input and guidance on the intersection of digital human rights, development, and sustainability.

Michael J. Oghia is the External Relations Coordinator at the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), a member of the Steering Committee of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC), a contributor to EuroDIG's Greening Internet Governance intersessional work, and an Associate Member of the EuroDIG Support Organisation.

 

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