Dear All,

Later today we will issue the attached Call for Public Input on Phase II of the intersessional theme Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion.

This call is based on the framework document which was developed with the generous assistance of MAG members and various stakeholders over the past few months. This document stressed both the need for emphasizing national and regional specificities, as well as the importance of investigating the ways in which connecting and enabling more users can help support the new sustainable development goals (SDGs). 

We would like to hereby encourage all MAG members to spread this Call for Input among your networks and to contribute to this important initiative, which will help pave the way to IGF 2016 in Guadalajara. While all contributions will be welcomed, a proposed format for submissions is contained in the attached Call for Input. Kindly send all input to Anri van der Spuy ([log in to unmask]) and Brian Gutterman ([log in to unmask]).

We would also like to thank the MAG volunteers – Julian Casasbuenas G., Wisdom Donkor, Alejandra Erramuspe, Miguel Estrada, Segun Olugbile, Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro – who will help us gather and analyse the input we hope to receive from diverse stakeholders over the next few months, and Constance Bommelaer, the coordinator of this initiative.

Best regards,

IGF Secretariat