>> Is a very powerful tool.  Following its launch in April last year, we already have 70 partner signatories and no others might join.  This is a great achievement.  I am pleased to see this process carry on in Kyoto.This event, co‑organised…
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>> NADIA TJAHJA:  Good morning, everyone.  And thank you very much for coming to this launch event on the legitimacy of multistakeholderism in Internet Governance spaces.  My name is Tjahja.  I'm a PhD fellow at University of Kris and Free…
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>> Hi, everyone.  Welcome.  We're going to take five minutes.  So people are still arriving.  Thank you for joining, people inside and online.  Thank you.      >> MODERATOR:  Hi, everyone.  Good morning for those in Japan.  Good…
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>> MODERATOR: Okay.  Welcome, everyone, to the annual DC-SIDS -- all right -- welcome to the annual SIDS.  All right.  Welcome to the annual Dynamic Coalition on Small Island Developing States.      …
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>> MODERATOR: Amali, can you hear me?     >> AMALI DESILVA-MITCHELL: Yes, I can hear you.  Thank you so much.     >> MODERATOR: We will start in one minute.     >…
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>> MODERATOR: Welcome back to this parliamentarian round table that is, as I said, focusing this year on in particular on shaping, strengthening, earning, digital trust, which is even more fundamental with new technologies like using AI…
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>> ANJA GENGO: Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning.  I hope you can hear me well.  Thank you for being here in beautiful Kyoto. I hope that the fact that you are here means, first of all, that this is your first physical IGF meeting.  And if so…
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>> MODERATOR:  Good evening, everyone.  I want to check also if the folks online have been able to join?  Bobina, Dr. Meena, are you online.>> This is Meena, yes, I am online, thank you.   >> MODERATOR:  Bob Bobina?   >…
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>> MODERATOR:  Hi, everyone.  Good evening and warm welcome to those online and joining us in the room.  I am the Coordinator of IGF Youth and Board Member of the international telecommunication union, ITU.  I'm be the on‑site moderator today…
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>> OLGA CAVALLI:  We have two remote participants, but we are not able to ‑‑ I cannot open the Zoom. OK. Thank you. OK, thank you, for being with us. In the meantime, just let's start our conversation.   They're in, OK, but I cannot see…
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>> ZHANG FANG:  OK. Let's start. Distinguished leaders, guests, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. Welcome to the number 30, open forum of this year, United Nations Internet Governance Forum. The theme of this open forum is intelligent…
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>> ANNOUNCER: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the opening statements of the 18th Annual of the Internet Governance Forum.  May I have your attention, please.  Simultaneous interpretation service in six United Nations language and…
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>> EVELYNE TAUCHNITZ:  Good afternoon. Welcome to the session, Promoting Human Rights through an International Data Agency. Welcome, both to our participants and speakers here on site and also to our online audience. I'm Evelyne Tauchnitz. I'm…
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>> ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Opening Ceremony of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.  May I draw your attention, please, simultaneous interpretation service in six United Nations language and in…
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>> VLADMIR GARAY:  For the people in the Zoom channel, we're just waiting for eight minutes, and then we're going to start.  And this is going to ‑‑ we're going to finish at 10:00 like it's scheduled.     Thank you so much for joining us…
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