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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Dear UASG colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">During the <a href="https://intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019">
upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Berlin</a> there will be a Dynamic Coalition main session on Day 3 – or Thursday, Nov 28 – which will focus on how work of the 18 different Dynamic Coalitions advances the
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Sustainable Development Goals</a>. The Dynamic Coalition on DNS Issues (DC-DNSI) is anticipating to participate during this main session to advocate for UA-readiness.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">DC-DNSI members briefly discussed linking UA-readiness with Sustainable Development Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), and specifically the
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Target 9C</a>, namely to “significantly increase access to information and communications technology.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The argument we are interested in making is that UA-readiness is a contributory factor of “Infrastructure for Digital Inclusion.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The organizing team wants to engage the collective wisdom of this group to test underlying assumptions involved in linking UA-readiness with this SDG, i.e. whether UA-readiness:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB">is a component or an aspect of “resilient infrastructure,”</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB">promotes inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and/or</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB">fosters innovation.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Further, would UA-readiness significantly increase access to information and communications technology?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">SDG 9</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Target 9C </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">“<u>Significantly increase access to information and communications technology</u> and strive to provide universal and affordable access
 to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020.” </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Accordingly, we are seeking input on the following questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">Is UA-readiness a component or aspect of “resilient infrastructure”?  If yes, how?  If no, why not?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">Does UA-readiness promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization?  If yes, how?  If no, why not?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">Does UA-readiness foster innovation? If yes, how?  If no, why not?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">Would UA-readiness significantly increase access to information and communications technology? If yes, how?  If no, why not?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Please provide, where possible, supporting arguments and illustrations.  Feel free to share your thoughts on or off list.  If you elect to share them privately with the organizing team (Nik Smith (<a href="mailto:nsmith@verisign.com">nsmith@verisign.com</a>),
 Dennis Tan Tanaka (<a href="mailto:dtantanaka@verisign.com">dtantanaka@verisign.com</a>), Melinda Clem (<a href="mailto:mclem@afilias.info">mclem@afilias.info</a>) and/or Susan Chalmers (<a href="mailto:schalmers@ntia.gov">schalmers@ntia.gov</a>) ) we will
 share anonymize and summarize the responses with the list to build discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Thank you, and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Mark Svancarek</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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