Cuba to hold 2nd Internet Governance Forum 2022

Havana, Apr 13 (RHC)-- The 2nd Internet Governance Forum 2022 will be held at Havana's Convention Center on November 8 and 9, organizers informed.

The call was made jointly by the Union of Cuban Informatics (UIC) and the Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU) at whose headquarters the details of the meeting were disclosed.

According to UIC Vice President Maria Alfonso, one of the main objectives of the meeting is to consolidate the vision of Cuba in this field.

It will also be an integrating space for exchange where different stakeholders such as the academia, civil society, experts and government representatives will discuss issues such as local development, the concept of Internet for all and the use of this tool by children and adolescents, she said.

The meeting will also contribute to the digital transformation process undertaken by Cuba, Alfonso pointed out.

The registration criteria for the event will be based on the contribution of topics made by the interested parties, she added.

ACNU President, ambassador  Norma Goicochea considered that this is a space to demonstrate the strength of Cuban civil society.

It will be a participatory, democratic, inclusive platform from where the narrative aimed at attacking the country and distorting the national reality will also be confronted, she remarked.

Goicochea said that the 2nd Internet Governance Forum is also part of multiple events designed by the ACNU, which will be extended throughout this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization in May.