<div dir="auto"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">Dear Thoko and Emmanuel </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">Thank you very much for your suggestions that I have taken note of to include within the webinar's objectives:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><ul><li><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"> Targetting digital inclusion, rights-based internet governance, meaningful participation in ICANN processes, and the visibility of African perspectives in global policy conversations.</span></li></ul></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><ul><li><span style="font-size:12.8px">Focussing on underlying structural issues that remain insufficiently addressed at the continental level as well as c</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">ritical digital infrastructures.</span></li></ul></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px">You are very welcome. I will liaise with you to develop these ideas into the webinar's concept note. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color:rgb(250,248,255);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color:rgb(250,248,255);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 2 avr. 2026, 17:09, Internet Society Togo <<a href="mailto:Contact@isoc.tg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Contact@isoc.tg</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p>Good one Ines. Thank you Thoko for the thoughtful framing and for elevating the ambition of this discussion.</p><p>I share the sense that while we are collectively present across many important events, there are underlying structural issues that remain insufficiently addressed at the continental level.</p><p>In that regard, I would strongly encourage us to consider dedicating part of this webinar to a focused discussion on AFRINIC, not only in light of the current crisis, but more broadly in terms of its long term governance, resilience, and strategic importance for Africa. As a Regional Internet Registry, its stability and integrity are directly tied to the functioning of the global internet, and recent developments have highlighted both vulnerabilities and gaps in coordinated regional engagement.</p><p>Beyond the crisis itself, this could be an opportunity to reflect on our collective role and contribution to AFRINIC’s policy development processes, and to explore how African stakeholders can more effectively shape and safeguard such critical infrastructure in the public interest.</p><p>I would be glad to volunteer to contribute to this segment by bringing context, updates, and facilitating a grounded discussion with the community.</p><p>Looking forward to continuing this important exchange.</p><p>Warm regards,<br>Emmanuel Vitus</p><p><b>ISOC Togo Chapter President </b></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le jeu. 2 avr. 2026 à 16:03, Thoko Miya <<a href="mailto:msthokomiya@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">msthokomiya@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:inherit">
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<p>Thank you for initiating this important conversation.</p>
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<p>I believe this presents a valuable opportunity for NCUC Africa to do more than provide event updates, and instead use the session as a space to sharpen our regional priorities and strengthen coordination across the community.</p>
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<p>A useful approach may be to frame the webinar around the key implications emerging from recent internet governance engagements: what these developments mean for African non-commercial users, where there are opportunities for stronger regional advocacy, and how we can position ourselves more strategically in upcoming policy and governance processes.</p>
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<p>In addition to updates, it may be worthwhile to include a forward-looking discussion on actionable next steps for the region — particularly around issues such as digital inclusion, rights-based internet governance, meaningful participation in ICANN processes, and the visibility of African perspectives in global policy conversations.</p>
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<p>This could also serve as an opportunity to identify areas where NCUC Africa can take a more coordinated leadership role, whether through thematic working groups, community statements, or increased participation in forthcoming engagements.</p>
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<p>I would be glad to support the shaping of the agenda and help contribute to ensuring the discussion is outcome-driven and strategically aligned with our regional priorities.</p>
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<p>Looking forward to collaborating with colleagues on this.</p>
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We can also do this through a Doodle to see what works best for the majority.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">The <span style="background-color:rgb(253,226,147);color:rgb(60,64,67)">webinar</span> could be about one single theme we can agree on, or about regional and global updates as we have/had many colleagues attending important IG events recently that resulted in key decisions for the future of the internet.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">The <span style="background-color:rgb(253,226,147);color:rgb(60,64,67)">webinar</span> is open to all suggestions whether the themes, updates and especially the speakers.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">Looking forward to hearing from you.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(250,248,255)">Best regards</div></div>
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