1 August, 2019
| A First Draft outline of the report by the Secretary-General shall be posted online for comments.
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21 August, 2019
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Deadline for nominations for a balanced group of experts to advise the Secretary-General on further elaboration of the report and of draft opinions associated with it.
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1st IEG Meeting (September 2019 during the CWG cluster)
| First meeting of the group of experts to discuss the First Draft of the report by the Secretary-General and the comments received.
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1 November, 2019
| The Second Draft of the report by the Secretary-General will be posted online, incorporating discussions from the 1st IEG meeting. Now available here
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23 December, 2019
| Deadline for receipt of comments on the Second Draft, and for contribution on broad outlines for possible draft opinions.
Deadline for inputs from the open public consultations.
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2nd IEG Meeting (January/February 2020 during the CWG cluster)
10-11 February 2020 | Second meeting of the group of experts to discuss the Second Draft of the report by the Secretary-General and the comments received, including from the open public consultation.
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1 April, 2020
| The Third Draft of the report by the Secretary-General will be posted online, incorporating discussions from the 2nd IEG meeting and including outlines of draft Opinions.
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15 June, 2020
| Deadline for receipt of comments on the Third Draft, and for contribution on possible draft Opinions.
Deadline for inputs from the open public consultations.
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3rd IEG Meeting (September 2020 during the CWG cluster)
| Third meeting of the group of experts to discuss the Third Draft of the report by the Secretary-General and the comments received, including from the open public consultation.
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1 November, 2020
| The Fourth Draft of the report by the Secretary-General will be posted online, including the draft Opinions, and incorporating discussions from the 3rd IEG meeting.
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23 December, 2020
| Deadline for receipt of comments on the Fourth Draft
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4th IEG Meeting (February 2021 during the CWG cluster)
| Fourth meeting of the group of experts to discuss the Fourth Draft of the report by the Secretary-General, including the draft Opinions, and the comments received
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15 March, 2021
| The Fifth Draft of the report by the Secretary-General will be posted online, incorporating discussions from the 4th IEG meeting, and including the text of the possible draft Opinions as an Annex.
This draft will also be made available online for open public consultations.
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1 May, 2021
| Deadline for receipt of comments on the Fifth Draft, including the possible draft Opinions.
Deadline for receipt of comments from the open public consultation.
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5th IEG Virtual Meeting (Mid-May, 2021 close to the WSIS Forum 2021 duration)
| Fifth meeting of the group of experts to discuss the Fifth Draft of the report by the Secretary-General, as well as the draft Opinions and the comments received, including from the open public consultation.
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1 July, 2021
| The Sixth Draft of the report by the Secretary-General will be posted online incorporating discussions from the 5th IEG meeting and including the draft Opinions as an Annex
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15 August, 2021
| Deadline for receipt of comments on the Sixth Draft, including the text of the draft Opinions.
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6th IEG Meeting (24, 27, 28 September 2021)
| Sixth meeting of the group of experts to discuss the Sixth Draft Report by the Secretary-General, as well as the draft Opinions and the comments received.
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3 November, 2021
| Deadline for receipt of contributions for the 7th IEG meeting
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7th IEG Meeting (15-17 November 2021)
| Seventh meeting of the group of experts to finalize the Draft Report by the Secretary-General, including the final text of the draft Opinions to be submitted to the Sixth WTPF
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1 December, 2021
| The final report of the Secretary-General to WTPF will be posted online, including the draft Opinions
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16-18 December, 2021
| Sixth World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum, Geneva
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