On 18 December 2024, during IGF 2024 in Riyadh, the CADE consortium hosted a workshop titled Empowering Civil Society: Bridging Gaps in Policy Influence. With close to 40 participants joining in person and online, the session explored how CSOs – especially from the Global South – can overcome structural barriers to engaging in global digital policy forums.
The discussion drew from CADE’s baseline studies and highlighted successful advocacy strategies from across Africa and Latin America. Speakers proposed new models for CSO engagement in multistakeholder processes and shared insights on reforming participation mechanisms in spaces such as ICANN, the ITU, and the UN IGF.
Photos from the CADE session and partners’ operational meeting during IGF2024: (from left) Ms Rosemarie Kimwatu, KICTANet; Mr Carlos Severo, DG INTPA, European Commision; Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila, DiploFoundation; and Dr Slavica Karajic, DiploFoundation, with a session participant
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