[Air-L] WEBCAST MAY 3 – National Symposium on Regulatory Frameworks for Cyberspace in Nepal!

[Joly MacFie]

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.



[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16528>On *Wednesday May 3 2023*, on
the occasion of *National ICT Day 2023
<https://twitter.com/Hello_MoCIT/status/1652547918883348481>* and *World
Press Freedom Day 2023
<https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2023>*,
the *Digital
Freedom Coalition <https://digitalfreedom.org.np/>* and *Nepal Bar
Association <https://nepalbar.org.np/>* will hold a symposium '*Regulatory
Frameworks for Cyberspace in Nepal
<https://digitalfreedom.org.np/ict-policy-symposium-2023/>*'

A webcast will be provided by the *Internet Society Internet for Education
Special Interest Group <https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/>.*

*AGENDA* (NPT = UTC +5:45)

*13:30 Opening Ceremony* (NP)
*Hon. Purna Bahadur Khadka*, Deputy Prime Minister / Minister for Law,
Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
*Hon. Rekha Sharma*, Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information
Technology
*Senior Advocate Gopal Krishna Ghimire*, President, Nepal Bar Association

*14:00 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives* (NP)
*Hon. Gagan Kumar Thapa*, Member of Parliament, Nepali Congress
*Hon. Gokul Prasad Banskota*, Member of Parliament,CPN (UML)
*Hon. Sumana Shrestha*, Member of Parliament, Rastriya Swotantra Party
*Hon. Bhanu Bhakta Joshi*, Member of Parliament, CPN (Unified Socialist)
Moderator: *Er. Ananda Raj Khanal*, Former Senior Director, Nepal
Telecommunication Authority

*15:30 Cyberspace Regulation in Nepal: Business Perspective* (EN)
*Mr. Abhishek Malhotra*, Managing Partner, TMT Law Practice
*Ms. Ayesha Hashem*, Policy Head for Nepal, Meta
*Mr. Kishor Panth*, Chair, NPIX
*Mr. Umesh Ragubanshi*, CEO, InfoDevelopers
Moderator: *Dr. Amrita Sharma*, Researcher, IIDS

*16:30 Mass Media Regulation in Nepal: Issues and Perspectives* (NP)
*Hon. Ramesh Lekhak*, Chief Whip, Nepali Congress
*Hon. Padam Giri*, Chief Whip, CPN (UML)
*Hon. Hit Raj Pandey,* Chief Whip, CPN (Maoist Center)
*Hon. Santosh Pariyar*, Chief Whip, Rastriya Swatantra Party
*Ms. Nitu Pandit*
Moderator: *Mr. Narayan Kafle*, Past President, Society of Parliamentary
Affairs Journalists

*17:30 Closing Ceremony* (NP)
*Advocate Babu Ram Aryal*, Chair, Digital Freedom Coalition
*Mr. Purusottam Khanal*, Chairman, Nepal Telecommunication Authority
*Mr. Bipul Pokharel*, President, Federation of Nepali Journalists
*Advocate. Anjita Khanal*, Secretary General, Nepal Bar Association

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