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

Tue Feb 21 16:19:27 EST 2023

Great points @judith at jhellerstein.com <judith at jhellerstein.com>
Warm regards
Olévié

Le mar. 21 févr. 2023 à 13:03, Mark Carvell <markhbcarvell at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________________
>> Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
>> Hellerstein & Associates
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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
>> Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517E-mail:Judith at jhellerstein.com    Website:www.jhellerstein.com
>> Linked In:www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/
>> 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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