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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Minda, IRPC members, and Global
      Digital Compact team</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">This is great news after the hard work
      on readying the IRPC submission. Thank you to the Tech Envoy's
      office for resolving the issue. <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you also to Minda for taking the
      lead on this submission on behalf of the IRPC and the new IRPC
      Steering Committee. <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Wishing everyone attending the EuroDIG
      a productive meeting in Tampere as well. <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Best wishes</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">MF<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16/06/2023 22:02, minda moreira
      wrote:<br>
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        Thank you, this is fantastic news!</div>
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        Minda</div>
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        [on behalf of the IRPC SC]<br>
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      <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt"
          face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b>
          Digital-Compact <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
            href="mailto:digitalcompact@un.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><digitalcompact@un.org></a><br>
          <b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 16, 2023 6:36 PM<br>
          <b>To:</b> minda moreira <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
            href="mailto:mindamoreira@hotmail.com"
            moz-do-not-send="true"><mindamoreira@hotmail.com></a>;
          IRPC Main List <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
            href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true"><irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org></a><br>
          <b>Cc:</b> Envoy on Technology Office <a
            class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:techenvoy@un.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true"><techenvoy@un.org></a><br>
          <b>Subject:</b> RE: Update on our input to the Global Digital
          Compact submitted last April</font>
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              font-family:Roboto">You can find the contribution uploaded
              <a
href="https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/GDC-submission_Internet_Rights_and_Principles_Coalition.pdf"
                moz-do-not-send="true"> here</a>.</span></p>
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          <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
              font-family:Roboto">We apologise for the inconvenience and
              the delay. </span></p>
          <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
              font-family:Roboto">We thank you for the contribution and
              confirming that the input is well received and it will be
              taken into due consideration.</span></p>
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                font-family:Roboto">With best regards,</span></p>
            <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Roboto">The Office of the Envoy on
                Technology</span></p>
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                    lang="EN-US">digitalcompact@un.org</span></a></span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> minda moreira <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:mindamoreira@hotmail.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><mindamoreira@hotmail.com></a>
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, 16 June, 2023 12:42 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> IRPC Main List <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Digital-Compact <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:digitalcompact@un.org"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><digitalcompact@un.org></a>;
                Envoy on Technology Office <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:techenvoy@un.org" moz-do-not-send="true"><techenvoy@un.org></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Update on our input to the Global
                Digital Compact submitted last April<br>
                <b>Importance:</b> High</p>
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                color:black">Dear all,</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">Another important update this time
                  regarding our input to the Global Digital Compact. </span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">Firstly, I would like to thank you all
                  for the input on the draft document. The input was
                  submitted last April 29th, via the online form, and an
                  email with supplementary information (i.e., a digital
                  copy of the IRPC Charter) was sent the following day.
                </span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">Unfortunately, our input was never
                  published. After a few emails to the Global Digital
                  Compact team and the Envoy on Technology office to
                  enquire on the status of our submission, we were
                  finally informed that the submission had not been
                  received, which I believe was a technical glitch.</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">I re-submitted our input as advised on
                  May 19th, but since then we have not received any
                  further updates:</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">1. The reception of our (re)submission
                  has not been confirmed;</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">2. There is no answer yet on whether our
                  input will be taken into account or published online;</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">3. There are still no details on what
                  could have been the cause of the technical glitch
                  following the submission via the GDC website on April
                  29th.</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">I have cc'd the Global Digital Compact
                  team and the Envoy on Technology office and I
                  seriously hope that someone will get back to us on
                  this as soon as possible.</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">We plan to continue the discussion on how
                  the IRPC can better contribute to the future of the
                  IGF and to the development and implementation of the
                  Global Digital Compact, particularly on the
                  application of human rights online at our annual
                  meeting at the IGF 2023.</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">Please see attached a PDF copy of our
                  submission.</span></p>
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              <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                  color:black">Very best wishes,</span></p>
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            <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
                color:black">Minda</span></p>
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Chair of Media, Cultural Industries, and Society
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen/University of Groningen
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