01 Koliwe Majama #DataMustFall The first session moderated by Koliwe Majama, gave a brief background on the MISA-Zimbabwe IGC initiative and why it was necessary to the Zimbabwean internet space. Opening Remarks: MISA Zimbabwe Chairperson 02 Mr Golden Maunganidze, recently elected MISA-Zimbabwe chairperson, gave the opening remarks. He started off by highlighting the progress that had been made since the 2015 MISAZimbabwe Multi Stakeholder IGC. He 7 Tatira Zvinoira “Zim data costs nightmare” 8 “Data Must Fall: Right2Know June 16 Statement” 07 Misa Zimbabwe Second Internet Governance Multi Stakeholder Conference 21 September 2017 explained how dialogue between the various stakeholders involved in Internet governance remains a challenging but vital component in ensuring that Zimbabwe has an open, accessible, and free internet space. He said the main challenge lies in convening successful dialogue between State actors and entities operating in the private sector; due to the fact that in some instances government interests in the internet space appear to be at odds with the interests of private sector actors such as ISPs, MNOs, and the internet users themselves. Mr Maunganidze also spoke about the high cost of data pricing and internet pricing which remains a problem not only for Zimbabwe7 but the region as a whole, as shown by the recent #DataMustFall movement in South Africa.8 Data pricing remains one of the major barriers to accessible