IGF 2025: ITU Call for Inputs on the WSIS+20 Review
ITU
Session 504
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This session, organized by ITU and chaired by Ms. Cynthia Lesufi, Chair of the ITU Council Working Group on WSIS&SDG, invites stakeholders to share their perspectives on ITU’s contributions to the WSIS+20 review. The discussion will address key areas, including progress and challenges since the Geneva Plan of Action, the alignment of the WSIS Process with the 2030 Agenda, and the future of WSIS beyond 2025. The session will highlight ITU’s work over the past two decades and emphasize the importance of inclusive, multistakeholder engagement in supporting a comprehensive and forward-looking review of the WSIS Process.
Gitanjali Sah is an experienced International Civil Servant and has worked with several United Nations Organizations like ITU, UNESCO and UNDP in the field of ICT on Development related policy and implementation issues at an international, regional and national level. At present she is working with the International Telecommunication Union and is focussed on the coordination of global digital UN Processes like World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and others to achieve the internationally agreed development goals.
She has an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK and a Masters from the Jawarhar Lal Nehru University, India.
Renata Santoyo (born in February 8, 1980) is currently working with International Affairs at Anatel, the Telecommunications Regulator in Brazil, where she is also a government officer since 2005.
She is graduated in law with specialization in Telecommunications Regulation by the University of Brasília (UnB), by the National Telecommunications Institute (INATEL) and has Master’s degree in Roman Law and Contemporary
legal systems (Università di Roma Tor Vergata).
Over almost 18 years in Anatel, Ms Santoyo has served as Legal Specialist in in Satellite Regulation Management (March 2005 - March 2006); Legal Specialist in Engineering and Product Certification (March 2006 - August 2009); Deputy Chief of Internal Affairs (August 2009 - May 2013); Legal Advisor in the Certification and Numbering Management (May 2013 - Dec 2015); Legal Advisor to Counselor Otavio Rodrigues (December 2015 - March 2016); Specialization Standardization Coordinator in International Affairs (March 2016-2017) and as Telecom Expert in International Affairs from January 2020 until now.
She was also Chairman of Anatel's Ethics Committee (2007 - 2013).
She speaks English, Italian and Spanish.