<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As may be discerned from the speaker line up featuring distinguished regulators, this is a very high level event in Nepal. Sorry, no interpretation, all sessions will be in Nepali except the 'Business Perspective' at 15:30 NPT / 09:45 UTC which will be in English.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="msg7526005799080142115"><u></u>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><a href="https://isoc.live/16528" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/np-ict-policy-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width:100%;margin-bottom:24px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Wednesday May 3 2023</strong>, on the occasion of <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Hello_MoCIT/status/1652547918883348481" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">National ICT Day 2023</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2023" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">World Press Freedom Day 2023</a></strong>, the <strong><a href="https://digitalfreedom.org.np/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Digital Freedom Coalition</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://nepalbar.org.np/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Nepal Bar Association</a></strong> will hold a symposium '<strong><a href="https://digitalfreedom.org.np/ict-policy-symposium-2023/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Regulatory Frameworks for Cyberspace in Nepal</a></strong>'</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">A webcast will be provided by the <strong><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Internet Society Internet for Education Special Interest Group</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>AGENDA</strong> (NPT = UTC +5:45)</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>13:30 Opening Ceremony</strong> (NP)<br><strong>Hon. Purna Bahadur Khadka</strong>, Deputy Prime Minister / Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs<br><strong>Hon. Rekha Sharma</strong>, Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology<br><strong>Senior Advocate Gopal Krishna Ghimire</strong>, President, Nepal Bar Association</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>14:00 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives</strong> (NP)<br><strong>Hon. Gagan Kumar Thapa</strong>, Member of Parliament, Nepali Congress<br><strong>Hon. Gokul Prasad Banskota</strong>, Member of Parliament,CPN (UML)<br><strong>Hon. Sumana Shrestha</strong>, Member of Parliament, Rastriya Swotantra Party<br><strong>Hon. Bhanu Bhakta Joshi</strong>, Member of Parliament, CPN (Unified Socialist)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Er. Ananda Raj Khanal</strong>, Former Senior Director, Nepal Telecommunication Authority</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>15:30 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Business Perspective</strong> (EN)<br><strong>Mr. Abhishek Malhotra</strong>, Managing Partner, TMT Law Practice<br><strong>Ms. Ayesha Hashem</strong>, Policy Head for Nepal, Meta<br><strong>Mr. Kishor Panth</strong>, Chair, NPIX<br><strong>Mr. Umesh Ragubanshi</strong>, CEO, InfoDevelopers<br>
Moderator: <strong>Dr. Amrita Sharma</strong>, Researcher, IIDS</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>16:30 Mass Media Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives</strong> (NP)<br><strong>Hon. Ramesh Lekhak</strong>, Chief Whip, Nepali Congress<br><strong>Hon. Padam Giri</strong>, Chief Whip, CPN (UML)<br><strong>Hon. Hit Raj Pandey,</strong> Chief Whip, CPN (Maoist Center)<br><strong>Hon. Santosh Pariyar</strong>, Chief Whip, Rastriya Swatantra Party<br><strong>Ms. Nitu Pandit</strong><br>
Moderator: <strong>Mr. Narayan Kafle</strong>, Past President, Society of Parliamentary Affairs Journalists</p>
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