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international-organisations:start [2021/08/30 09:27] – [UNESCAP] carlosinternational-organisations:start [2021/09/20 11:30] – Chairman's Summary from CWG-internet 2021 mentions CNs carlos
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   - Specific consultation and report about CNs at the [[start#cwg-internet | CWG-Internet]].   - Specific consultation and report about CNs at the [[start#cwg-internet | CWG-Internet]].
   - Inclusion of CNs in the preparatory documents for [[start#wtdc-21 | WTDC-21]] as well as in the draft Action Plan for some regions.   - Inclusion of CNs in the preparatory documents for [[start#wtdc-21 | WTDC-21]] as well as in the draft Action Plan for some regions.
 +  - The final versions of the reports of the [[start#itu-d_study_groups | 2017-2021 cycle for Questions 1/1 and Question 5/1]] incorporate several mentions to CNs, highlighting as part of the lessons learned during the cycle how they can contribute to close the digital divide. 
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 ====== Global Organizations ====== ====== Global Organizations ======
  
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 The Deadline was the 20th August 2021, and contributions are already available here ((https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-feb2021.aspx)), including the one from the Association for Progressive Communications and Derechos Digitales which discussed the role of community networks in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.{{ :international-organisations:apcderechosdigitalessubmission_itucwginternet_august2021.pdf| Download}} The Deadline was the 20th August 2021, and contributions are already available here ((https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-feb2021.aspx)), including the one from the Association for Progressive Communications and Derechos Digitales which discussed the role of community networks in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.{{ :international-organisations:apcderechosdigitalessubmission_itucwginternet_august2021.pdf| Download}}
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 +In the public session held on the 20th September, many speakers mentioned the need for fostering community networks, and so it was captured in the Chairman's summary under the steps to expand meaningful internet connectivity {{ :international-organisations:s21-opcwgint9-210920-dl-0001_msw-e.docx | Download}}:
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 +<callout>"Fostering community networks to reduce digital divides while taking into consideration national and international policies in this regard".</callout>
  
 === World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) === === World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) ===
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   * The Annual Deliverable 2019-2020 from ITU-D Study Groups Question 5/1((https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/oth/07/23/D07230000020001PDFE.pdf)) includes "//the following recommendations can be made for now: [...] Ease regulatory requirements for community network operators//".   * The Annual Deliverable 2019-2020 from ITU-D Study Groups Question 5/1((https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/oth/07/23/D07230000020001PDFE.pdf)) includes "//the following recommendations can be made for now: [...] Ease regulatory requirements for community network operators//".
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-  * In the , the document contained several references to Community Networks, in particular: 
-    * Section "//6.2 - Community Networks and village connectivity//",  
-    * Section "//6.4 - Strategies to promote small, non-profit community operators//", and 
-    * Section "//9.2 - Recommendations//", that contains the following text: "//It is important for an optimum mix of licensing models should be used for connecting rural and remote areas. The mix can include [...] the community network model, where small and medium operators are run by local entrepreneurs or cooperation or groups//" 
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   * Brazil's delegation submission to September 2019 also mentioned community networks ((https://www.itu.int/md/d18-sg01.rgq-c-0195))   * Brazil's delegation submission to September 2019 also mentioned community networks ((https://www.itu.int/md/d18-sg01.rgq-c-0195))
   * Côte d'Ivoire submission to the September 2019 meeting ((https://www.itu.int/md/d18-sg01.rgq-c-0213)) highlights the Lomé (Togo) workshop organized by the West African Regulators Association (WATRA), APC and ISOC from 26 to 28 June 2019, where policy makers and Telecommunication/ICT Regulatory Authorities, discussed the need to consider community networks as a viable form of connectivity. The participants at this workshop call for reflection at the international level through the ITU for a more global response to this concept.   * Côte d'Ivoire submission to the September 2019 meeting ((https://www.itu.int/md/d18-sg01.rgq-c-0213)) highlights the Lomé (Togo) workshop organized by the West African Regulators Association (WATRA), APC and ISOC from 26 to 28 June 2019, where policy makers and Telecommunication/ICT Regulatory Authorities, discussed the need to consider community networks as a viable form of connectivity. The participants at this workshop call for reflection at the international level through the ITU for a more global response to this concept.
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     * Section "//6.2 - Complementary access and village connectivity networks//",      * Section "//6.2 - Complementary access and village connectivity networks//", 
     * Section "//6.4 - Strategies to promote small complementary operators//",      * Section "//6.4 - Strategies to promote small complementary operators//", 
-    * Section "//9.1.4 - Conclusions about Financing mechanisms, that contains the following text: "Community networks are one of the options available to meet current Internet connectivity challenges, and the logistics and administration of community networks are less expensive because of their scale and local nature. They can also be sustainable as they frequently make use of renewable energy such as solar power"; and+    * Section "//9.1.4 - Conclusions about Financing mechanisms//", that contains the following text: "//Community networks are one of the options available to meet current Internet connectivity challenges, and the logistics and administration of community networks are less expensive because of their scale and local nature. They can also be sustainable as they frequently make use of renewable energy such as solar power//"; and
     * Section "//9.2 - Guidelines for Member States//", that contains the following text: "//It is important for an optimum mix of licensing models should be used for connecting rural and remote areas. The mix can include [...] the community network model, where small and medium operators are run by local entrepreneurs or cooperation or groups//"     * Section "//9.2 - Guidelines for Member States//", that contains the following text: "//It is important for an optimum mix of licensing models should be used for connecting rural and remote areas. The mix can include [...] the community network model, where small and medium operators are run by local entrepreneurs or cooperation or groups//"