This is a call for issues of high interest to stakeholders across the world. The IGF MAG In order to structure the proposals more easily have asked for a few categories that can attribute to IGF 2018 theme.

1. IGF 2018 Call For Issues
In 2 -3 sentences suggest an issue that you would like to see progressed at the annual IGF Meeting?
Digital inclusion is a bigger challenge where especially in Asia due to its population and limited
resources, the representation as well awareness level is very low. From GDPR to other cyber security
issues, people are still struggling with the overall concept of basics Digital Rights.
In some countries the online and offline human rights in context of governance and action is way
contrasting and complicated. Similarly, the buzzing concept of GDPR not only creates a bigger dilemma
but at times showcases the gap of how the developed nation is coping up with latest technology and
policies and the developing and least developed countries are suffering the harsh aspect of inequality
and standardization.
Any further comments?
Internet in Asia has just been passed on for the sake where there needs to be work done in context of
awareness, capacity building and core values. Digital Inclusion and accessibility is not only the right but it
has become a need where we have to focus more towards diversity and bottom’s up approach in
catering the lower economies.
More grassroots level initiative needs to be given priority in terms of inclusion and where gender
equality and right people at the right place needs to be focused.
Moving more towards a multilateral process IGF has to evolve within the overall concept of diversity.
Representation matters and lower economies matters.
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Shreedeep Rayamajhi
Editor -Rayznews
http://www.rayznews.com/
Founder- Learn Internet Governance
http://learninternetgovernance.blogspot.com/
Name : Shreedeep Rayamajhi
Organization : Rayznews | Learn IG
Stakeholder Group : Civil Society
Country : Nepal
Topic : Digital Inclusion and Accessibility
Link : https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-
call-for-issues