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Ihita G speaks at Generation Connect Youth Summit

July 2022

Ihita Gangavarapu, MS student in SPCRC working in IoT security under the guidance of Dr. Sachin Chaudhari was invited by  International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and supported by the Government of Canada to speak and engage in the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 – 16 June. She actively engages and contributes to internet governance-based dialogues. She is a member of the Generation Connect Visionaries Board of the International Telecommunications Union, a specialized agency of the United Nations. The youth summit engaged global youth in deliberations around emerging technologies, digital transformations, digital cooperation, and human rights. She moderated an intergenerational dialogue on Mind the Gap: Turning Equality into Reality. The session covered the importance of equipping digitally disenfranchised groups and promoting literacy and digital inclusion. She also contributed to the Call-to-Action document which was later presented to the world leaders. The document was created from global youth consultations around the digital future. 

 

Ihita then participated in the ITU World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC) along with the Indian delegation. At WTDC, member states and sector members of ITU proposed resolutions on topics such as IoT and smart cities for global developments, technological services in indigenous communities, ICT in disaster preparedness, transitioning to IPv6, multilingual internet, cybersecurity, and international cooperation. 

  • ITU GCVB: https://www.itu.int/generationconnect/generation-connect-visionaries-board/
  • Generation Connect Youth Summit: https://www.itu.int/generationconnect/generation-connect-youth-summit-2022/
  • WTDC: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC21/Pages/default.aspx
  • ITU GCVB session on “Mind the Gap: Turning Equality into Reality”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwUPbdKlsY&t=1455s&ab_channel=ITU
  • ITU GCVB closing ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVAakgseY5E&ab_channel=ITU
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ihitagangavarapu/