The first session of this is just finishing. High level could be interpreted to mean starchy wordiness, but there are nuggets to be found. Probably the best way to digest is to read the transcripts, which I will upload to the archive in short order. Spicing up proceedings is the inclusion of representatives from Cambodia and iran. ISOC is represented by Trustee Olga Cavalli, and USA by our FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Monday March 22 2021 at 11:00-15:15 UTC the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 (WSIS 2021) opens its High Level Sessions with two sessions, 133 and 154, on "Bridging Digital Divides". SESSION 133: 11:00-12:30 UTC OPENING Mr. Houlin " [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wsis2021-dd>Today, *Monday March 22 2021* at *11:00-15:15 UTC* the *World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2021 <https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/>* (WSIS 2021) opens its *High Level Sessions <https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/HighLevel>* with two sessions, *133 <https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/Agenda/Session/133>*and *154 <https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/Agenda/Session/154>*, on "*Bridging Digital Divides*". SESSION 133: 11:00-12:30 UTC *OPENING* *Mr. Houlin Zhao*, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *H.E. Mr. Maxim Parshin*, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Russian Federation *PANEL* *Mr. Stephen Bereaux*, Deputy Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *H.E. Ms. Masooma Khawari*, Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Afghanistan *H.E. Mr. Sanjay Dhotre*, Union Minister of State for Education, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications, India *H.E. Mr. Hajymyrat Hudayguliyev*, Chairman (Minister), «Türkmenaragatnasyk» (Turkmen Communications) Agency, Turkmenistan *H.E. Dr. Jenfan Muswere*, Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe *H.E. Mr. Sattar Hashemi*, Deputy-Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Iran (Islamic Republic of) *Mr. Chenda Thong*, Chairman, Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC), Cambodia *Dr. Jacek Oko*, President, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland *Dr. Salma Abbasi*, Chairperson and CEO, eWorldwide Group *Ms. Clarisse Iribagiza*, Founder and CEO, HeHe *MODERATOR* *Dr. Olga Cavalli*, South School on Internet Governance SESSION 154:14:00-15:15 UTC *OPENING* *Malcolm Johnson*, ITU *PANEL* *Dr. Bilel Jamoussi*, Chief of the Study Groups Department, Standardization Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *H.E. Dr. Daryl Vaz*, MP, Minister, Ministry of Science, Energy & Technology, Jamaica *H.E. Ms. Allyson West*, Minister, Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation, Trinidad and Tobago *H.E. Ms. Pamela Gidi*, Vice Minister, Under Secretariat of Telecommunications, Chile *Ms. Nahima Díaz*, Director General, Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos TELCOR, Nicaragua *Mr. Apollo Knights*, Director, National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines *Ms. Jessica Rosenworcel*, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission, United States *Dr. Mercedes Aramendia*, Presidenta de Directorio de URSEC, UNIDAD REGULADORA DE SERVICIOS DE COMUNICACIONES (URSEC), Uruguay *Mr. Luis Pacheco Zevallos*, Manager, Enforcement Directorate, Telecommunications Regulatory Agency - OSIPTEL, Peru *Ms. Kate Wilson*, CEO, DIAL *MODERATOR* *Ms. Eleanor Sarpong*, Deputy Director & Policy Lead, A4AI/Web Foundation *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wsis2021-dd <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wsis2021-dd>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=ITU-WSIS <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=ITU-WSIS>* *TWITTER #WSIS2021 <http://bit.ly/WSIS2021>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.facebook.com/WSISprocess/live <https://www.facebook.com/WSISprocess/live>* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live <https://www.facebook.com/isocny/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/wsis2021-dd <https://archive.org/details/wsis2021-dd>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13877/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -