This is underway. It is in Nepalese, with English subtitles. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16123>On *Friday December 9 2022* the *Digital Freedom Coalition <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/#!/organizers>* will convene the *Digital Freedom Summit 2022 <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/>* in *Kathmandu, Nepal*. Digital Freedom Summit is an multi-stakeholder platform to discuss various issues of Digital Freedom in Nepal. *AGENDA https://digitalfreedom.org.np/#!/schedule <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/#!/schedule>* (NPT/UTC) *13.00/07:15 Promoting Democracy in Digital Age* *Babu Ram Aryal*, CEO,Internet Governance Institute *Dr. Swarnim Wagle*, Former Vice-Chair, National Planning Commission *Purusottam Khanal*, Chairman, Nepal Telecommunication Authority *Moderator: Priyanka Jha*, Vice-Chairperson, Media Action Nepal *13.30/07:45 Democracy in Digital Age: Political Perspective* *Dr. Binda Pandey, MP*, CPN UML *Pradip Poudel, MP*, Nepali Congress *Ashim Rai*, Chairman, Thulung Dudhkoshi Gaupalika *Dr. Chandra Dev Bhatta*, Political Scientist Moderator: *Laxman Datt Pant*, Chairperson,Media Action Nepal *14:30/08:45 Freedom to Connect: Infrastructure & Content* *Dipesh Bista*, CEO, e-Governance Commission *Dipesh Acharya*, Director, Nepal Telecommunications Authority *Sarita Lamichhane*, Founder, Prayatna Nepal *Bikram Shrestha*, President, Nepal Internet Foundation Moderator: *Ashirwad Tripathy*, President, Educating Nepal *15:15/09:30 Digital Freedom and Civil Engagement* *Bipul Pokharel*, President, Federation of Nepali Journalists *Jhabindra Bhusal*, Chief Administrative Officer, Press Council Nepal *Adv. Prapoosa KC*, Lawyer/Human Right Activist *Prabesh Subedi*, Founding Chair, Digital Media Foundation Moderator: *Laxmi Basnet*, Journalist *16:15/10:30 Digital Economy: The Road Ahead* *Dr. Narayan Prasad Regmi*, Spokesperson, Ministry of Supply, Commerce and Industries *Sanjib Subba*, CEO, Nepal Electronic Payment System Limited (NePS) *Ganesh Raj Gautam*, Managing Director, Bizbazar Limited *Dibya Tara Shakya*, Assistant Manager, Digital Banking Department, Global IME Bank Moderator:* Pushparaj Acharya*, Consultant, Investment Board Nepal *17:15/11:30 Closing Remarks* *Dr. Ganesh Raj Pandeya*, Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers *Adv. Laxmi Dahal Rawal*, Secretary General, Nepal Democratic Lawyers Association *Rewati Sapkota*, Communications Registrar, Bagamati Province *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/digitalfreedomsummit2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/digitalfreedomsummit2022>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-KS <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC-KS>* *TWITTER #digitalfreedomsummit <https://bit.ly/3VtR72l> #nepal @igovinstitute @DigitalMediaNP @MediaActionNpl @Educating_Nepal @yigfnepal @AntennaFN #Nepal @isoc_community* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVEhttps://archive.org/details/digitalfreedomsummit2022 <https://archive.org/details/digitalfreedomsummit2022>* Permalink https://isoc.live/16123 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -