As may be discerned from the speaker line up featuring distinguished regulators, this is a very high level event in Nepal. Sorry, no interpretation, all sessions will be in Nepali except the 'Business Perspective' at 15:30 NPT / 09:45 UTC which will be in English. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16528>On *Wednesday May 3 2023*, on the occasion of *National ICT Day 2023 <https://twitter.com/Hello_MoCIT/status/1652547918883348481>* and *World Press Freedom Day 2023 <https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2023>*, the *Digital Freedom Coalition <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/>* and *Nepal Bar Association <https://nepalbar.org.np/>* will hold a symposium '*Regulatory Frameworks for Cyberspace in Nepal <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/ict-policy-symposium-2023/>*' A webcast will be provided by the *Internet Society Internet for Education Special Interest Group <https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/>.* *AGENDA* (NPT = UTC +5:45) *13:30 Opening Ceremony* (NP) *Hon. Purna Bahadur Khadka*, Deputy Prime Minister / Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs *Hon. Rekha Sharma*, Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology *Senior Advocate Gopal Krishna Ghimire*, President, Nepal Bar Association *14:00 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives* (NP) *Hon. Gagan Kumar Thapa*, Member of Parliament, Nepali Congress *Hon. Gokul Prasad Banskota*, Member of Parliament,CPN (UML) *Hon. Sumana Shrestha*, Member of Parliament, Rastriya Swotantra Party *Hon. Bhanu Bhakta Joshi*, Member of Parliament, CPN (Unified Socialist) Moderator: *Er. Ananda Raj Khanal*, Former Senior Director, Nepal Telecommunication Authority *15:30 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Business Perspective* (EN) *Mr. Abhishek Malhotra*, Managing Partner, TMT Law Practice *Ms. Ayesha Hashem*, Policy Head for Nepal, Meta *Mr. Kishor Panth*, Chair, NPIX *Mr. Umesh Ragubanshi*, CEO, InfoDevelopers Moderator: *Dr. Amrita Sharma*, Researcher, IIDS *16:30 Mass Media Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives* (NP) *Hon. Ramesh Lekhak*, Chief Whip, Nepali Congress *Hon. Padam Giri*, Chief Whip, CPN (UML) *Hon. Hit Raj Pandey,* Chief Whip, CPN (Maoist Center) *Hon. Santosh Pariyar*, Chief Whip, Rastriya Swatantra Party *Ms. Nitu Pandit* Moderator: *Mr. Narayan Kafle*, Past President, Society of Parliamentary Affairs Journalists *17:30 Closing Ceremony* (NP) *Advocate Babu Ram Aryal*, Chair, Digital Freedom Coalition *Mr. Purusottam Khanal*, Chairman, Nepal Telecommunication Authority *Mr. Bipul Pokharel*, President, Federation of Nepali Journalists *Advocate. Anjita Khanal*, Secretary General, Nepal Bar Association *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/np-ict-policy <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/np-ict-policy>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3nvdSXL <https://bit.ly/3nvdSXL>* *TWITTER #npictpolicy <https://bit.ly/3AJyTBf> #Nepal #netgov @igovinstitute @igovinstitute @DigitalMediaNP @MediaActionNpl @Educating_Nepal @yigfnepal @AntennaFN #NationalICTDAY2023 #NepalICTDAY2023* *MASTODON #Nepal <https://mastodon.social/tags/nepal>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> * *https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/np-ict-policy <https://archive.org/details/np-ict-policy>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16528 <https://isoc.live/16528>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -