[IGFmaglist] Connecting the Next Billion - Phase II

Mon Apr 25 13:06:28 EDT 2016

Dear all,

The Association for Progressive Communications APC, just released a new
policy paper on access to the internet, "Ending digital exclusion: Why
the access divide persists and how to close it".  There is a blog with
key highlights from the paper:

https://www.apc.org/en/news/ending-digital-exclusion-why-access-divide-persist

And you can read the full paper here:

https://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APC_EndingDigitalExclusion.pdf

I think this perspective from civil society is very important to be
considered. There are issues that are mentioned in this paper that
applies to Countries like Colombia, i.e.  the expansion of mobile
broadband by itself will not meet the connectivity needs of the rest and
the need to still focus on infrastructure: The main reason the internet
is still poorly dispersed and unaffordable for many is the poor
distribution of basic telecommunications infrastructure and limited
access to radio spectrum.

Best,

Julián

; .

El 25/04/16 a las 11:19, Constance Bommelaer escribió:
> Many thanks, Amelia et all. 
>
> I'll be working these suggestions in the draft framework document for CNB phase II, and will circulate tomorrow am (CET), ahead of the MAG call. 
>
> Best regards,
> Constance 
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Igfmaglist <igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org> on behalf of Amelia Andersdotter <amelia at andersdotter.cc>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 4:41 PM
> To: igfmaglist at intgovforum.org
> Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Connecting the Next Billion - Phase II
>
> Dear all,
>
> "Effective competition" should be addressed in a strategy for connecting
> the next billion. There is a bunch of materials from the European Union
> and its 28 member states on this topic, where also analyses can be made
> between rich/poor countries, different regulatory requirements on
> different infrastructures, etc.
>
> best regards,
>
> Amelia
>
> On 04/25/16 14:25, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
>> Dear Constance,
>>
>> I'm not sure how the discussions evolved on support for community
>> networks for the first phase but I believe finding out updates about
>> the global debate on how these networks play a part on increasing
>> access would be an interesting addition. I'd be glad to look into this
>> subject if it is deemed useful for the phase 2 work.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Renata
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer at isoc.org> wrote:
>>> Thank you, Lynn.
>>>
>>> I'm happy to assist. If MAG members would like any specific ideas to be incorporated in the first draft proposal, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts on this mailing list or to contact me directly.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Constance
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Lynn St.Amour <Lynn at Internet-Matters.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 7:47 PM
>>> To: IGF Maglist
>>> Cc: Constance Bommelaer
>>> Subject: Connecting the Next Billion - Phase II
>>>
>>> Dear MAG members,
>>>
>>> at our MAG meeting, there was considerable interest in a 2nd Phase of last years Intercessional work: Connecting the Next Billion(s).  During the meeting Constance Bommelaer suggested a possible direction for this effort and I have asked her to write up that proposal for review on our first virtual MAG call.    I am sure Constance would welcome any additional reflections.
>>>
>>> And, thank you to Constance for all the great work on last years 'Connecting the Next Billion' effort and for agreeing to help bring this proposal forward for MAG review.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>>
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