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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif">***Apologies for cross-posting***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">We would like to invite you to the<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>panel discussion
<b>“Governance in International Organizations: Potentials and pitfalls for digitalization”</b><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> organized by the Democracy group at the Digital Society Initiative of the University of Zurich, Switzerland (a brief intro
is appended below).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">This event will host Prof. Lu Xiankun (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#212121">Managing Director
of LEDECO Geneva,<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#1E1E1E">Founder and CEO of FMG)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">,<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>Rashmi
Jose (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#212121">Senior Policy Advisor at IISD)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">, Costa Vayenas (ProCivis), Tom Hunter
(University of Zurich), and Gianluca Miscione<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>(University College Dublin and ZHAW School of Management and Law)</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">This event takes place on<b> April 25th, 17:00 - 18:30 (Central Europe Time).</b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">For in person participation, please register here (a networking apero will follow the event):<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/850849613097?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/850849613097?aff=oddtdtcreator"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.eventbrite.ch/e/850849613097?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">For remote attendance, please use this Zoom link:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/67795397222?pwd=djg5VUxjMDA1ZlBMR0llVVgxTU50Zz09" target="_blank">https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/67795397222?pwd=djg5VUxjMDA1ZlBMR0llVVgxTU50Zz09</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">,
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">Meeting ID: 677 9539 7222, Passcode: 615804<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif">Please distribute this invite across relevant networks</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#202124">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#202124">Thanks and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#202124">Gianluca</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#212121">Governance in international organizations - Potentials and pitfalls for digitalization<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#212121">Panel discussion</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">International organizations, such as the World Trade Organization, hold a central role on the global stage and thus play a significant part in shaping our daily lives.
A prime example is the 1998 moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions. This agreement has enabled digital goods and services to be traded globally without tariffs, which could be used to modulate the development of digital societies across
the world. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black">This panel seeks to unravel often impenetrable aspects of international negotiations and affairs. We bring together insiders from these organizations and researchers
specializing in digital transformation to delve into the inner workings of international relations. The discussion will explore the potentials and pitfalls of digitalization for international governance.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gianluca Miscione<br>
University College Dublin</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://bit.ly/3HOiNrS" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"garamond",serif;color:#0563C1">https://people.ucd.ie/gianluca.miscione</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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