[DC] Fwd: DCCG Discussion: Providing Inputs on GDC Consultations

Tue Feb 21 08:02:07 EST 2023

Many thanks Judith.

My intention is to compile the responses which you and other DC colleagues
provide to our three questions, in the form of a Google doc which I will
submit to you all for final agreement and submission by the end of March
deadline set by the Tech Envoy.

Kind regards

Mark

On Tue, 21 Feb 2023, 12:26 Judith Hellerstein, <judith at jhellerstein.com>
wrote:

> H All,
>
> I forgot where the Google Doc was for putting in our submissions to the DC
> Submission to the Global Digital Compact.  We spoke about adding a new
> Thematic area on accessibility and security. These issues cut across all
> thematic areas but are not covered in the thematic areas chosen by the GDC
> and the Tech Envoy.  Here are some points that I would like to have
> included in our submission. I originally created these talking points for
> people to keep in mind when they were at the EGM in early 2022
>
> On accessibility, we wanted to highlight the following issues. I will
> likely not be on the call but my colleague Shabbir will be on the call. I
> am travelling and the call is after midnight and I have early meeting the
> next day
>
> The need for the national coordinators to add in their promotion for their
> National/ Regional/ Youth events the accessibility features that they plan
> to have in place and secondly, to add this feature to their IGF reports.
>
> We need to work with all vendors to ensure that all Websites and documents
> follow the W3C WCAG and web authoring tools guidelines. For the IGF, it is
> all the UN sites, the regional IGF and local IGF sites to do likewise
>
> -The need for meaningful involvement of person with disabilities at all
> levels of IT organisations
>
> The need for the development of curriculum on Accessibility issues and to
> educate others on how to make documents, websites, videos and social media
> more accessible
>
> The requirement to embed disability inclusion in strategic plans and
> establishing institutional ownership. We need to build the knowledge and
> capacities of staff on disability inclusion.
>
> -The need to dramatically Improve physical and digital accessibility.at
> venues and ensuring that hotel rooms, vendor show rooms or in the IGF, the
> IGF Village and conference center be fully accessible
>
> The efforts that need to happen, so we can make all IGF working groups be
> aware that persons with cognitive disabilities prefer to write in the chat
> and not raise their hand to speak, so please ask people if they want their
> chat comments read out loud, so they can be recorded
>
> -Supporting meaningful participation of persons with disabilities and
> their representative organisations.
>
> --The need for digital accessibility to be recognised as a fundamental
> right and a necessity, regardless of the experience of individuals who may
> or may not be directly impacted
>  The need to support meaningful participation of persons with disabilities
> and their representative organisations.
> -The need for Persons with Disabilities to be involved in planning,
> implementation and evaluation of IT projects in order to assure
> accessibility.
>
> -The need for accessibility measures to be developed and implemented in
> countries outside the Global North and in non-English-speaking cultures
>
> Last but not the least, on the principle of ‘nothing about us without us’,
> including and encouraging representation of people with disabilities
> themselves in the decision-making bodies of IGF as MAG, Leadership Panel,
> and other forums, such as the EGM.
>
>  Best,
>
> Judith
>
>
>
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>
> On 1/21/23 1:31 AM, Amali De Silva - Mitchell wrote:
>
> Please include ehealth and the security and accessibility issues that go
> with a quality interent for ehealth UN SDG Goal 3.  Healtly citizens
> support healthy societies on every level of input and output for the global
> economy.
> Supporting Judith !
>
> Amali
> Coord DC DDHT
>
> Amali De Silva - Mitchell MSC., CPA, CMA
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Judith Hellerstein <judith at jhellerstein.com> <judith at jhellerstein.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:39
> Subject: Re: [DC] DCCG Discussion: Providing Inputs on GDC Consultations
> To: <dc at intgovforum.org> <dc at intgovforum.org>
>
>
> HI Markus,
>
> Thanks for your summary. It was a great session.  I just wanted to add, It
> was
> not just DCAD, but accessibility issues in general as a theme that cuts
> across
> all the other 7 themes.  We talked about possibly including it along with
> another issue as either a separate theme or as a cross theme discussion.
>
> Best,
>
> Judith
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
> Hellerstein & Associates
> 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008
> Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein
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> Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide
>
> On 1/19/2023 7:44 AM, Markus Kummer wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> We had our call yesterday and by and large endorsed the template send out
>
> to this list shortly before Christmas (cc’d below). One priority we all
> felt was important was to make sure that there would be a common narrative
> emphasising the collective contribution of all DCAD as integral part of the
> IGF ecosystem!
>
>
> We also agreed on a timeline and set 20 February as a deadline for this
>
> DCs who would like to provide input into this collective contribution.
>
>
> A more detailed summary record will be provided by the Secretariat in die
>
> course.
>
>
> Best regards
> Markus
>
>
> 1. On which of the 7 proposed thematic areas for the Global Digital
>
> Compact would your DC like to submit an input setting out a) core
> principles;  and b) stakeholder commitments, for inclusion in the DCs
> collective submission to the Tech Envoy?
>
> (2500 characters maximum on each thematic area)
>
> 2. Does your DC propose any additional thematic area(s) for the GDC not
>
> stated by the Tech Envoy which are relevant to the work of your DC?
>
>
> If yes, please provide the rationale for the additional thematic area,
>
> supported by core principles and stakeholder commitments.
>
> (2500 characters maximum).
>
> 3. The Tech Envoy stated during the DCs Main Session at IGF 2022 in Addis
>
> Ababa, that the DCs have the potential to contribute actively both to the
> GDC's development and to its implementation following the UN Summit of the
> Future in 2024. What do you think the DC submission to the Tech Envoy
> should say with regard to the role of the DCs generally in the GDC
> process?  (max 750 characters)
>
>
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