By Emmanuel Oluebube, Correspondent UK

The International Institute of Communications(IIC’s) annual Washington DC Telecommunications and Media Forum (TMF) returns in December, albeit virtually, Cyber Era NG gathers.

A headsup from the Director-General of IIC, Lynn Robinson says the forum will be taking the topical themes discussed during Communications Policy & Regulation Week in October and looking at them through the Americas lens.

This year’s discussions will consider:

• Multilateral, plurilateral and bilateral cooperation around the tech/trade/geopolitical nexus. How will cooperation on tech policy, regulation and supply chains work in practice? Spotlight on the TTC

• New rules for the Internet / Section 230 reforms – what might ‘well-crafted’ regulation look like? How to reach consensus?

• Infrastructure legislation and implications of broadband ‘everywhere’ rollout – supply and demand perspectives

Registration is currently ongoing.