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<span style="font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11pt;">Dear all,</span></div>
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I would like to share some fantastic news: the Japanese translation of the Charter is now published and available in
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digital format </a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXbnwHbTeSATXkHMI-Q4DtFpLTnwNALd/view?usp=sharing" id="OWA814c7395-246f-bf80-88a4-56d96730090f" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXbnwHbTeSATXkHMI-Q4DtFpLTnwNALd/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.
It will be available on the IRPC website very soon!</div>
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We are incredibly grateful for excellent work and dedication of our team of Japanese translators: Tomoe Watashiba, Ryoko Arakawa and Yuichiro Abe, and for the leadership and enthusiasm of our co-chair Dennis. We hope we will be able to have a few copies in
printed format for the next IGF in Nairobi, Kenya next December.</div>
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We are ready to start the election process this year and as the selected election officer for this year’s IRPC SC elections I will sending the call for nominations in the next few days. As per our last open meeting a few current IRPC SC members will be willing
to renew their mandates to ensure continuity, and we will open the call for a couple of nominations. </p>
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Finally, the EuroDIG 2026 registration for on-site participation is closing today (April 30th). If you are planning to join us on 26-27 May 2026 in Brussels please follow
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the link for registration today by 11.59 CEST</a>. </p>
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The EuroDIG will be held at the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission and is hosted by EURid – the registry for the .eu domain name and supported by the European Commission.</p>
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The IRPC is supporting sessions:</p>
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Main Topic 4 - <a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/MT_04_2026" id="OWAca9d3679-9973-3e6c-2728-d61959cba65c" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="MT 04 2026" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Platforms Engagement to Strengthen the Digital Public Sphere</a> , 27 May, 16.00 CEST</p>
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Workshop 1 -<a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/EUDI_Wallet_and_EU_Business_Wallet_as_Tools_for_Enhancing_the_European_Digital_Single_Market_%E2%80%93_WS_01_2026" id="OWA164c8dbc-5fbd-b592-421d-7f8728b4c163" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/EUDI_Wallet_and_EU_Business_Wallet_as_Tools_for_Enhancing_the_European_Digital_Single_Market_%E2%80%93_WS_01_2026" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">EUID
Wallet and EU Business Wallet as Tools for Enhancing the European Digital Single Market</a>, 27 May, 09.30 CEST</p>
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Workshop 4 - <a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_04_2026" id="OWA947c6c7f-0a0c-83b0-1f58-9a98d12adbd4" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="WS 04 2026" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;" data-auth="NotApplicable">
</a><a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_04_2026" id="OWA06bbc18f-8aa1-ba6c-f006-a56b4cd9838a" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_04_2026" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">Advancing Gender
Equality in the Digital Public Sphere: Tackling Online Violence and AI-Discrimination
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Workshop 6- <a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_06_2026" id="OWAe960bcee-6adf-a147-73a1-77c9323a1c1f" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_06_2026" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Youth Online Safety – Social Media Age Bans</a> 27 May, 14.30 CEST</p>
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We will be also sharing a booth with UNESCO’s on both days of the event. </p>
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Many thanks and best wishes,</p>
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Minda</div>
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[on behalf of the IRPC SC]</p>
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