- Session Type (Workshop, Open Forum, etc.): Launching of the 2018 annual edition of the Global Information Society Watch, with a focus on Community Networks.
- Title: GISWatch 2018 launch
- Date & Time: Tuesday 13 Nov 13:30 -15 – Salle X
- Organizer(s): Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
- Chair/Moderator: Valeria Betancourt
- Rapporteur/Notetaker: To be confirmed
- List of speakers and their institutional affiliations (Indicate male/female/ transgender male/ transgender female/gender variant/prefer not to answer):
Kathleen Diga, APC, female
Valeria Betancourt, APC, female
Carlos Rey-Moreno, APC, male
Mike Jensen, APC, male
Chat Garcia Ramillo, APC, female
Phet Sayo, IDRC, male
- Theme (as listed here): Digital Inclusion & Accessibility
- Subtheme (as listed here): Community Networks
- Please state no more than three (3) key messages of the discussion. [150 words or less]
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The importance of community networks to contribute to digital inclusion and accessibility
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Sharing of experiences and stories of community networks in different parts of the world by authors
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Progress and challenges in the development of community networks