The June 2023 monthly meeting of Civil20 (C20) Global Internet Governance, Digital Empowerment and Security Alliance (GLIDES) was held on 23rd June 2023 with a presentation and policy dialogue on Internet Governance (IG) by Mr. Satish Babu, Member-At-large advisory committee, ICANN and Chair, Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance. Internet Bolivia, Internet society chapters, and the Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India, were some of the civil society organizations that participated in this GLIDES monthly meeting. In his presentation, Mr. Satish Babu provided an overview of the gamut of issues in IG, such as governance mechanisms, data privacy, digital public infrastructure & goods, accessibility, the digital divide, and the role that civil society can play towards the development of a multi-stakeholder framework for IG. He also outlined how Civil20 (C20) Technology, Security & Transparency (TST) Working Group (WG) and GLIDES can get representation in various committees and events of ICANN, Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and Internet Society. Dr. Krishnashree Achuthan, Coordinator; Ms. Alison Richards, International Coordinator; and Dr. Prashant R. Nair, GLIDES coordinator of C20 TST WG, also spoke during the GLIDES meeting.
