[IGFmaglist] Reply to the 27 July letter

[Peter Dengate Thrush]

Thanks Janis
Excellent letter!

Regards 

Peter Dengate Thrush

> On 5/08/2015, at 10:30 am, Janis Karklins <karklinsj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Mr. Wu,
> 
>  
> 
> I would like to thank you for your letter of 27 July by which you encourage the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum to embrace the spirit of sustainable development agenda in the preparations for the 2015 IGF hosted by the Government of Brazil.
> 
> The MAG fully appreciates the importance of the topic for the United Nations in the year of the review of the Millennium Development Goals and the establishment the new Sustainable Development Agenda that will guide the work of the United Nations for decades to come. With that in mind, the overall title of the 2015 IGF was chosen: “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development”.
> 
> As intended from the Tunis Agenda, the ten year review of the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society outcomes aims to inform the sustainable development agenda on how technology could be leveraged to accelerate economic and social development. In that respect, the MAG has decided to organize a dedicated main session directly linked with sustainable development agenda: WSIS + 10 review, including IGF at 10 cluster; Sustainable Development and Internet Economy as well as Human Rights on the Internet.
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> Moreover, this year for the first time the MAG will attempt to link national, regional and global IGF initiatives through a common discussion theme: “Policy menus for the next billion online”.  The topic will be discussed in approximately 14 national and regional IGF meetings and the conclusions will be compiled and brought to Joao Pessoa for presentation at the 2015 IGF. The policy document will be considered as a guide for those governments who are planning to invest in furthering the enabling environment for Internet deployment.
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> I have extended an invitation to the co-facilitators of the WSIS + 10 high level meeting preparatory process to attend the IGF meeting in Brazil and participate in the WSIS + 10 review session. For them it will be unique opportunity to engage with representatives of different stakeholders on lessons learned and experiences gathered over the past decade in implementing the WSIS decisions.
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> Please rest assured, Excellency, that the MAG will spare no effort to make the 2015 Internet Governance Forum a successful international conference with meaningful outcomes that will reflect upon and inform the sustainable development agenda.
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> We are hoping to welcome you in Brazil among the several thousands of participants of the 2015 IGF.
> 
> Janis Karklins
> 
> Chair of the MAG
> 
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